# CENTERPOINT ENERGY INC

Summary updated: 2026-10-03T21:46:47.922326Z
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## Overview

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. is a U.S. energy-delivery utility focused on regulated electric transmission and distribution and natural-gas distribution. It provides electric transmission and distribution services in the Greater Houston area, and natural-gas distribution and related utility services in Texas, Indiana, Minnesota and Ohio. The company describes its purpose in terms of safely and reliably delivering energy to homes and businesses. [1](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=D278113)[2](https://www.centerpointenergy.com/en-us/about-us)

CenterPoint served more than 7 million metered customers and had nearly 8,800 coworkers in 2025. Its FY2025 revenue was approximately $10.3 billion. These full-year figures are for the year ended December 31, 2025; the 2026 reporting available covers the six months ended June 30, 2026. [3](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1130310/000110465926023471/tm261341d6_ars.pdf)[4](https://investors.centerpointenergy.com/sec-filings/sec-filing/10-k/0001130310-26-000008)[5](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=D347262)
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## Products & services

CenterPoint Energy’s principal services are electric transmission and distribution in the Houston area. Houston Electric provides transmission service to ERCOT transmission customers and delivers electricity to retail electric providers serving the Texas Gulf Coast; it served approximately 67 retail electric providers at year-end 2025. [6](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P15413455)[7](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P50109385)

The company also provides natural-gas distribution through subsidiaries operating in Minnesota and Texas, and in Indiana and Ohio through indirect subsidiaries, and owns permanent pipeline connections to interstate and intrastate pipeline companies. [8](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P64652212) In southwestern Indiana, SIGECO delivers electricity and natural gas and operates generation assets that serve electric customers and participate in wholesale markets. [9](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P101622282) A named technical offering in its gas-system investments is the Intelis natural-gas meter with an integrated safety shutoff valve. [10](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P72822354) CenterPoint acquired the Posey Solar project in Indiana in March 2025; the project is a 191-MW solar array that was under construction at the time described. [11](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P28104868) The cited materials do not state revenue percentages for individual products or services. [12](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P34525461)
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## Geographic presence

CenterPoint Energy’s electric operations are concentrated in the Houston area of Texas and southwestern Indiana. Its natural-gas service territory spans Indiana, Minnesota, and Texas; Houston, Minneapolis, and Evansville are among its major metropolitan areas. As of October 3, 2026, Ohio is no longer part of its operating footprint: the company completed the sale of its Ohio gas business on October 1, 2026. [2](https://www.centerpointenergy.com/en-us/about-us)[13](https://www.centerpointenergy.com/en-us/about-us/news/2026/october/ohio-sale-national-fuel-gas-company)[14](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P84587589)

The company’s principal executive office is in Houston, Texas. CenterPoint reported nearly 8,800 employees companywide at year-end 2025, including a 2,800-person workforce in Greater Houston; available disclosures do not provide a full employee distribution by state or office. [15](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P39284022)[16](https://sustainability.centerpointenergy.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/2025-CenterPoint-Energy-Sustainability-Report.pdf)[17](https://www.centerpointenergy.com/en-us/about-us/news/2026/january/2025-year-end-review-centerpoint-energy-makes-hist)

CenterPoint reports its business through Electric, Natural Gas, and Corporate and Other segments rather than by geography. Its 2025 annual filing does not provide revenue or revenue percentages by state, region, or country. [18](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P1532309)[19](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/48732/000113031026000008/cnp-20251231.htm)
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## Business segments

CenterPoint Energy reports three segments: Electric, Natural Gas, and Corporate and Other. Electric includes electric transmission and distribution businesses in Texas and Indiana, plus power generation and wholesale operations in MISO. Natural Gas comprises regulated natural-gas sales, transportation and distribution operations in Indiana, Minnesota, Ohio, and Texas following the 2025 sale of its Louisiana and Mississippi local distribution businesses. Corporate and Other consists primarily of corporate support operations and office buildings and other business-use real estate. [18](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P1532309)[20](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P35392547)[21](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P39703982)[22](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P51198061)[23](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P28403594)

For 2025, external-customer revenue was $4,866 million for Electric, $4,483 million for Natural Gas, and $8 million for Corporate and Other. Of their combined $9,357 million, these amounts represent approximately 52.0%, 47.9%, and 0.1%, respectively. Segment net income was $705 million, $570 million, and a $223 million loss, respectively; against combined segment net income of $1,052 million, that is approximately 67.0%, 54.2%, and negative 21.2%. These contribution percentages are calculated from reported segment amounts; net income is the measure CenterPoint says its chief operating decision maker uses to assess segment performance and allocate resources. [24](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=T10095616)[25](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P110761257)
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## Company history

CenterPoint Energy’s corporate lineage reaches back to Houston Gas Light Company, founded in 1866, and Houston Electric Lighting & Power, which began electric service in 1882. In 1990, three regional energy businesses combined to form NorAm Energy; Houston Industries acquired NorAm in 1997 and adopted the Reliant Energy name in 1999. [26](https://www.centerpointenergy.com/en-us/about-us/history)

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. was created in 2002 through Reliant Energy’s restructuring, which included the spin-off of Reliant Resources; CenterPoint began trading on the New York Stock Exchange that year. It distributed and later sold its Texas Genco generation business, completing the sale in 2005. [27](https://investors.centerpointenergy.com/corporate-transactions)[28](https://investors.centerpointenergy.com/news-releases/news-release-details/centerpoint-energy-completes-partial-distribution-texas-genco)[29](https://actioncenter.centerpointenergy.com/so-us/news/2005/04/13/centerpoint-energy-completes-sale-of-texas-genco-holdings-inc)

In 2013, CenterPoint joined OGE Energy and ArcLight Capital in combining midstream assets to form Enable Midstream Partners. CenterPoint completed its merger with Vectren in 2019, expanding its regulated utility operations beyond Texas. After Energy Transfer acquired Enable in 2021, CenterPoint completed its exit from its resulting midstream interest in 2022. [30](https://investors.centerpointenergy.com/news-releases/news-release-details/centerpoint-energy-oge-energy-corp-and-arclight-capital-combine)[31](https://www.centerpointenergy.com/en-us/about-us/news/2019/february/centerpoint-energy-and-vectren-complete-merger)[32](https://investors.centerpointenergy.com/static-files/42f6c879-81d2-405c-bf37-44fa4dfd76ae)[33](https://investors.centerpointenergy.com/news-releases/news-release-details/centerpoint-energy-announces-full-exit-midstream-interest-and)

In 2025, the company completed the sale of its Louisiana and Mississippi natural gas distribution businesses, a further change to its utility portfolio. [34](https://www.centerpointenergy.com/en-us/about-us/news/2025/april/centerpoint-energy-completes-sale-of-its-louisiana)
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