---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-23-084518"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CMS-PB"
cik: "0000201533"
company_name: "CONSUMERS ENERGY CO"
filed_at: "2023-07-27T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-13T01:01:06.755756+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# CMS Energy Q2 adj EPS $0.75 beats $0.53 YoY; reaffirms FY adj EPS $3.06-$3.12

## Summary
- Reported Q2 EPS $0.67 vs $0.50 YoY; adjusted EPS $0.75 vs $0.53 YoY.
- Reaffirmed 2023 adjusted EPS guidance $3.06-$3.12 and long-term adj EPS growth 6%-8%.
- Closed Karn coal plants (515 MW) in support of net-zero carbon by 2040; acquired ~1.2 GW Covert gas plant.
- Five-year capital plan increased to $15.5B (2023-2027), up $1.2B from prior plan.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-23-084518
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CMS-PB
- cik: 0000201533
- company_name: CONSUMERS ENERGY CO
- filed_at: 2023-07-27T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/201533/000110465923084518/0001104659-23-084518-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/201533/000110465923084518/tm2322123d1_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-23-084518
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-23-084518.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-23-084518.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  CONSUMERS ENERGY CO reported the second quarter of 2023 results: EPS $0.67 per share. Guidance reaffirmed.
  - Period: the second quarter of 2023
  - EPS: $0.67 per share
  - Guidance: reaffirmed
  - Result: reported results
  source text: CMS Energy announced today reported earnings per share of $0.67 for the second quarter of 2023, compared to $0.50 per share for the same quarter in 2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/201533/000110465923084518/0001104659-23-084518-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.