| Schedule of Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share |
The following table reconciles numerators and denominators of CenterPoint Energy’s basic and diluted earnings per common share: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Three Months Ended June 30, | | Six Months Ended June 30, | | 2025 | | 2024 | | 2025 | | 2024 | | (in millions, except per share and share amounts) | | Numerator: | | | | | | | | Net income | $ | 198 | | | $ | 228 | | | $ | 495 | | | $ | 578 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Denominator: | | | | | | | | Weighted average common shares outstanding – basic | 652,783,000 | | | 640,754,000 | | | 652,474,000 | | | 636,491,000 | | | | | | | | | | | Restricted stock | 1,060,000 | | | 1,062,000 | | | 1,109,000 | | | 1,402,000 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Equity forwards | 201,000 | | — | | | 100,000 | | — | | Weighted average common shares outstanding – diluted | 654,044,000 | | | 641,816,000 | | | 653,683,000 | | | 637,893,000 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Earnings Per Common Share: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Basic | $ | 0.30 | | | $ | 0.36 | | | $ | 0.76 | | | $ | 0.91 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Diluted | $ | 0.30 | | | $ | 0.36 | | | $ | 0.76 | | | $ | 0.91 | |
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