secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     CENTERPOINT ENERGY INC (CNP)
CIK:        0001130310
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-04-23T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001104659-26-047123
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

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

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1130310/000110465926047123/0001104659-26-047123-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1130310/000110465926047123/tm2612248d1_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-26-047123

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