---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001130310-23-000062"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CNP"
cik: "0001130310"
company_name: "CENTERPOINT ENERGY INC"
filed_at: "2023-04-27T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-16T08:10:57.989959+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# CenterPoint Q1 GAAP EPS $0.49, non-GAAP $0.50; reaffirms 2023 guidance $1.48-$1.50

## Summary
- GAAP net income $313M, diluted EPS $0.49; non-GAAP EPS $0.50, up 6% YoY.
- Q1 results driven by regulatory recovery and O&M reductions, partially offset by interest expense and mild weather.
- 2023 non-GAAP EPS guidance reaffirmed at $1.48-$1.50, representing 8% growth over 2022.
- Capital spending on track: $3.6B planned for 2023, over 25% deployed in Q1.
- CEO cites strong execution and addition of CFO Chris Foster to management team.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001130310-23-000062
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CNP
- cik: 0001130310
- company_name: CENTERPOINT ENERGY INC
- filed_at: 2023-04-27T23:59:59+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/1130310/000113031023000062/0001130310-23-000062-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1130310/000113031023000062/cnp-20230427.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  CENTERPOINT ENERGY INC reported first quarter 2023 results: net income $313 million, EPS $0.49 per diluted share on a GAAP basis. Guidance reaffirmed.
  - Period: first quarter 2023
  - Net income: $313 million
  - EPS: $0.49 per diluted share on a GAAP basis
  - Guidance: reaffirmed
  - Result: reported results
  source text: On April 27, 2023, CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (“CenterPoint Energy”) reported first quarter 2023 earnings.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1130310/000113031023000062/0001130310-23-000062-index.htm

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