| 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 September 30, | | Nine Months Ended September 30, | | 2025 | | 2024 | | 2025 | | 2024 | | (in millions, except per share and share amounts) | | Numerator: | | | | | | | | Net income | $ | 293 | | | $ | 193 | | | $ | 788 | | | $ | 771 | | | Denominator: | | | | | | | | Weighted average common shares outstanding – basic | 652,862,000 | | | 647,797,000 | | | 652,605,000 | | | 640,287,000 | | Plus: | | | | | | | | | Restricted stock | 2,161,000 | | | 417,000 | | | 1,460,000 | | | 1,074,000 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Equity forwards | 981,000 | | — | | | 591,000 | | — | | Convertible notes (1) | 24,000 | | | — | | | 24,000 | | | — | | Weighted average common shares outstanding – diluted | 656,028,000 | | | 648,214,000 | | | 654,680,000 | | | 641,361,000 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Earnings Per Common Share: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Basic | $ | 0.45 | | | $ | 0.30 | | | $ | 1.21 | | | $ | 1.20 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Diluted | $ | 0.45 | | | $ | 0.30 | | | $ | 1.20 | | | $ | 1.20 | |
(1)Related to the 2026 Convertible Notes.
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