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Reportable Segments (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2025
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment
Financial data for reportable segments is as follows:

CenterPoint Energy
Three Months Ended September 30, 2025
Electric
Natural Gas
Corporate and Other
Total Reportable Segments
Eliminations
Total
(in millions)
Revenues from external customers
$1,365 $622 $$1,988 $— $1,988 
Utility natural gas, fuel and purchased power72 147 — 219 — 219 
Non-utility cost of revenues, including natural gas— — — 
Operation and maintenance expenses
520 219 741 — 741 
Depreciation and amortization
247 139 392 — 392 
Taxes other than income taxes
82 53 (2)133 — 133 
Interest expense and other finance charges116 52 81 249 (6)243 
Income tax expense (benefit)
56 (54)(9)(7)— (7)
Interest income (1)
(1)— (5)(6)— 
Other expense (income), net (2)
(20)(6)(1)(27)— (27)
Net income (loss)
$293 $71 $(71)$293 $— $293 

Three Months Ended September 30, 2024
Electric
Natural Gas
Corporate and Other
Total Reportable Segments
Eliminations
Total
(in millions)
Revenues from external customers
$1,243 $611 $$1,856 $— $1,856 
Utility natural gas, fuel and purchased power58 139 — 197 — 197 
Non-utility cost of revenues, including natural gas— (1)— 
Operation and maintenance expenses
560 214 775 — 775 
Depreciation and amortization
201 129 334 — 334 
Taxes other than income taxes
73 51 125 — 125 
Interest expense and other finance charges
88 40 74 202 (7)195 
Income tax expense (benefit)
53 (10)52 — 52 
Interest income (1)
(4)(1)(2)(7)— 
Other expense (income), net (2)
(12)(2)(2)(16)— (16)
Net income (loss)
$226 $30 $(63)$193 $— $193 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2025
Electric
Natural Gas
Corporate and Other
Total Reportable Segments
Eliminations
Total
(in millions)
Revenues from external customers$3,622 $3,224 $$6,852 $— $6,852 
Intersegment revenues— — (2)— 
Utility natural gas, fuel and purchased power211 1,316 — 1,527 (2)1,525 
Non-utility cost of revenues, including natural gas— — — 
Operation and maintenance expenses1,527 679 (3)2,203 — 2,203 
Depreciation and amortization687 423 15 1,125 — 1,125 
Taxes other than income taxes240 183 427 — 427 
Interest expense and other finance charges323 154 226 703 (27)676 
Income tax expense (benefit)122 62 (55)129 — 129 
Interest income (1)(12)(10)(5)(27)27 — 
Other expense (income), net (2)(48)30 (7)(25)— (25)
Net income (loss)$572 $385 $(169)$788 $— $788 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024
Electric
Natural Gas
Corporate and Other
Total Reportable Segments
Eliminations
Total
(in millions)
Revenues from external customers
$3,499 $2,876 $$6,381 $— $6,381 
Utility natural gas, fuel and purchased power151 1,066 — 1,217 — 1,217 
Non-utility cost of revenues, including natural gas— (1)— 
Operation and maintenance expenses
1,532 637 (7)2,162 — 2,162 
Depreciation and amortization
664 403 16 1,083 — 1,083 
Taxes other than income taxes
228 177 410 — 410 
Interest expense and other finance charges276 152 212 640 (24)616 
Income tax expense (benefit)
131 88 (56)163 — 163 
Interest income (1)
(15)(2)(7)(24)24 — 
Other expense (income), net (2)
(30)(8)(5)(43)— (43)
Net income (loss)
$562 $360 $(151)$771 $— $771 
(1) Interest income from Securitization Bonds of less than $1 million and $1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively, and less than $1 million and $3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively, is included in Other expense (income), net on CenterPoint Energy’s Statements of Consolidated Income.
(2) Amount primarily includes AFUDC equity, non-service cost for pension and postretirement benefits, Gain (loss) on equity securities, Gain (loss) on indexed debt securities and Loss on sale.

Expenditures for Long-lived Assets
Nine Months Ended September 30,
20252024
(in millions)
Electric$2,534 $1,643 
Natural Gas 1,164 1,115 
Corporate and Other
32 
Consolidated$3,730 $2,766 
Total Assets
September 30, 2025December 31, 2024
(in millions)
Electric$26,338 $23,936 
Natural Gas 17,553 18,583 
Corporate and Other (1)
1,158 1,249 
Consolidated$45,049 $43,768 

(1)Total assets included pension and other postemployment-related regulatory assets of $365 million and $384 million as of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively.
Financial data related to interest income is as follows:
Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
2025202420252024
(in millions)(in millions)
Interest income (1)
$$$10 $14 
(1)Reflected in Other income, net on Houston Electric’s Statements of Consolidated Income.Financial data related to interest income is as follows:
Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
2025202420252024
(in millions)(in millions)
Interest income (1)
$— $$10 $
(1)Reflected in Other income, net on CERC’s Statements of Consolidated Income.