---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-26-047123"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CNP"
cik: "0001130310"
company_name: "CENTERPOINT ENERGY INC"
filed_at: "2026-04-23T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T04:25:27.441868+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# CenterPoint Q1 non-GAAP EPS $0.56; reiterates 2026 guidance; sees 12.2 GW committed industrial load

## Summary
- GAAP net income $316M ($0.48 diluted); non-GAAP EPS $0.56, up from $0.53 in Q1 2025.
- Reiterates 2026 non-GAAP EPS guidance at least midpoint of $1.89-$1.91, representing 8% growth over 2025.
- Announces 12.2 GW firmly committed industrial load at Houston Electric; expects 8 GW data center load by 2029, 3.5 GW under construction.
- Management cites growth and regulatory recovery as drivers; load growth expected to deliver ~$4B customer savings over next decade.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-26-047123
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CNP
- cik: 0001130310
- company_name: CENTERPOINT ENERGY INC
- filed_at: 2026-04-23T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1130310/000110465926047123/0001104659-26-047123-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1130310/000110465926047123/tm2612248d1_8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  CENTERPOINT ENERGY INC reported first quarter of 2026 results: net income $316 million, EPS $0.48 per diluted share. Guidance reaffirmed.
  - Period: first quarter of 2026
  - Net income: $316 million
  - EPS: $0.48 per diluted share
  - Guidance: reaffirmed
  - Result: reported results
  source text: CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (NYSE: CNP), or “CenterPoint,” today reported net income of $316 million, or $0.48 per diluted share, on a GAAP basis for the first quarter of 2026, compared to $0.45 per diluted share in the comparable period of 2025.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1130310/000110465926047123/0001104659-26-047123-index.htm

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