---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001130310-26-000010"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CNP"
cik: "0001130310"
company_name: "CENTERPOINT ENERGY INC"
filed_at: "2026-02-19T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T01:39:18.000364+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# CenterPoint Q4 non-GAAP EPS $0.45; FY2025 $1.76 (+9% YoY); capital plan raised to $65.5B

## Summary
- GAAP diluted EPS Q4 2025 $0.40 vs $0.38 in Q4 2024; FY2025 GAAP EPS $1.60.
- Non-GAAP EPS Q4 $0.45, FY $1.76; FY2024 non-GAAP EPS was $1.62 (up 9% YoY).
- Reiterates FY2026 non-GAAP EPS guidance $1.89–$1.91; midpoint implies 8% growth.
- 10-year capital plan increased $500M to $65.5B for 2026–2035, driven by electric transmission.
- Expects to meet 50% peak load growth by 2029, two years ahead of prior 2031 forecast.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001130310-26-000010
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CNP
- cik: 0001130310
- company_name: CENTERPOINT ENERGY INC
- filed_at: 2026-02-19T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1130310/000113031026000010/0001130310-26-000010-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1130310/000113031026000010/cnp-20260219.htm

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