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| Metric | Q1 2026 | Q1 2025 | YoY |
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| Revenue | 2,975 | 2,920 | +1.9% |
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| Corporate And Other | 2 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Corporate And Other · Operating Segments | 2 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Electric | 1,209 | 1,066 | +13.4% |
| Electric · Operating Segments | 1,209 | 1,066 | +13.4% |
| Natural Gas | 1,764 | 1,852 | -4.8% |
| Natural Gas · Operating Segments | 1,764 | 1,852 | -4.8% |
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| CERC | 1,697 | 1,788 | -5.1% |
| Houston Electric | 991 | 884 | +12.1% |
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| Operating Segments | 2,975 | 2,920 | +1.9% |
| Revenue | 2,975 | 2,956 | +0.6% |
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| Corporate And Other | 2 | 1 | +100.0% |
| Corporate And Other · Consolidation Eliminations | -1 | — | — |
| Electric | 1,213 | 1,072 | +13.2% |
| Natural Gas | 1,760 | 1,883 | -6.5% |
| Natural Gas · Consolidation Eliminations | -1 | -1 | 0.0% |
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| CERC | 1,695 | 1,819 | -6.8% |
| Houston Electric | 1,002 | 892 | +12.3% |
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| Consolidation Eliminations | -2 | -1 | -100.0% |
| Cost of Revenue | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
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| CERC | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Total Costs & Expenses | 2,317 | 2,271 | +2.0% |
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| CERC | 1,327 | 1,381 | -3.9% |
| Houston Electric | 785 | 702 | +11.8% |
| Operating Income | 658 | 649 | +1.4% |
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| CERC | 370 | 407 | -9.1% |
| Houston Electric | 206 | 182 | +13.2% |
| Non-Operating Income (Expense) | -249 | -271 | +8.1% |
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| CERC | -63 | -2 | -3050.0% |
| Houston Electric | -87 | -78 | -11.5% |
| Interest Expense | 279 | 238 | +17.2% |
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| Corporate And Other · Operating Segments | 87 | 85 | +2.4% |
| Electric · Operating Segments | 131 | 101 | +29.7% |
| Natural Gas · Operating Segments | 70 | 59 | +18.6% |
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| Intersegment Elimination | -9 | -7 | -28.6% |
| Operating Segments | 288 | 245 | +17.6% |
| Other Non-Operating Income (Expense) | 29 | 10 | +190.0% |
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| CERC | 3 | 2 | +50.0% |
| Houston Electric | 23 | 8 | +187.5% |
| Income Before Taxes | 409 | 378 | +8.2% |
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| CERC | 307 | 405 | -24.2% |
| CERC · Disposal Group Held For Sale Or Disposed Of By Sale Not Discontinued Operations | 32 | 35 | -8.6% |
| Houston Electric | 119 | 104 | +14.4% |
| Income Tax Expense (Benefit) | 93 | 81 | +14.8% |
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| Corporate And Other · Operating Segments | -4 | -49 | +91.8% |
| Electric · Operating Segments | 16 | 25 | -36.0% |
| Natural Gas · Operating Segments | 81 | 105 | -22.9% |
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| CERC | 77 | 100 | -23.0% |
| Houston Electric | 23 | 20 | +15.0% |
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| Operating Segments | 93 | 81 | +14.8% |
| Net Income | 316 | 297 | +6.4% |
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| Corporate And Other · Operating Segments | -74 | -39 | -89.7% |
| Electric · Operating Segments | 140 | 108 | +29.6% |
| Natural Gas · Operating Segments | 250 | 228 | +9.6% |
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| Retained Earnings | 316 | 297 | +6.4% |
| Retained Earnings · CERC | 230 | 305 | -24.6% |
| Retained Earnings · Houston Electric | 96 | 84 | +14.3% |
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| CERC | 230 | 305 | -24.6% |
| Houston Electric | 96 | 84 | +14.3% |
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| Operating Segments | 316 | 297 | +6.4% |
| EPS (Basic) | 0.48 | 0.45 | +6.7% |
| EPS (Diluted) | 0.48 | 0.45 | +6.7% |
| Wtd Avg Shares (Basic) | 653 | 652 | +0.2% |
| Wtd Avg Shares (Diluted) | 659 | 653 | +0.9% |
| Interest Income Expense Net | -3 | -6 | +50.0% |
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| Corporate And Other · Operating Segments | -8 | -7 | -14.3% |
| Electric · Operating Segments | -4 | -4 | 0.0% |
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| Intersegment Elimination | 9 | 7 | +28.6% |
| Operating Segments | -12 | -13 | +7.7% |
Balance Sheet
| Metric | Q1 2026 | Q1 2025 | YoY |
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| Marketable Securities (Current) | 555 | 640 | -13.3% |
| Income Taxes Receivable | 26 | — | — |
| Cash & Cash Equivalents | 639 | — | — |
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| CERC | 1 | — | — |
| Houston Electric | 39 | — | — |
| Houston Electric · Variable Interest Entity Primary Beneficiary | 39 | — | — |
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| Variable Interest Entity Primary Beneficiary | 54 | — | — |
| Accounts Receivable | 872 | — | — |
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| CERC · Nonrelated Party | 443 | — | — |
| Houston Electric · Nonrelated Party | 338 | — | — |
| Houston Electric · Variable Interest Entity Primary Beneficiary | 13 | — | — |
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| Variable Interest Entity Primary Beneficiary | 14 | — | — |
| Unbilled Receivables Current | 408 | — | — |
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| CERC | 218 | — | — |
| Houston Electric | 141 | — | — |
| Houston Electric · Variable Interest Entity Primary Beneficiary | 8 | — | — |
| Accounts And Notes Receivable Current (Q) | — | — | — |
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| CERC · Affiliated Entity | 1 | 1,226 | -99.9% |
| Houston Electric · Affiliated Entity | 768 | 161 | +377.0% |
| Inventory Raw Materials And Supplies | 578 | 520 | +11.2% |
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| CERC | 114 | 108 | +5.6% |
| Houston Electric | 412 | 366 | +12.6% |
| Energy Related Inventory Natural Gas In Storage | 89 | 88 | +1.1% |
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| CERC | 54 | 57 | -5.3% |
| Prepaid Expenses & Other Current Assets | 125 | — | — |
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| CERC | 35 | — | — |
| Houston Electric | 34 | — | — |
| Houston Electric · Variable Interest Entity Primary Beneficiary | 11 | — | — |
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| Variable Interest Entity Primary Beneficiary | 12 | — | — |
| Total Current Assets | 6,187 | 4,136 | +49.6% |
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| CERC | 3,569 | 2,317 | +54.0% |
| Houston Electric | 1,732 | 983 | +76.2% |
| Assets Of Disposal Group Including Discontinued Operation Current | 2,631 | — | — |
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| CERC | 2,457 | — | — |
| CERC · Disposal Group Held For Sale Or Disposed Of By Sale Not Discontinued Operations | 2,457 | — | — |
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| Disposal Group Held For Sale Or Disposed Of By Sale Not Discontinued Operations · Ohio Regulated Natural Gas LDC Businesses | 2,631 | — | — |
| Regulatory Assets Current | 264 | 168 | +57.1% |
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| CERC | 246 | 155 | +58.7% |
| CERC · February 2021 Winter Storm Event | 48 | — | — |
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| Property, Plant & Equipment | 34,262 | 33,100 | +3.5% |
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| CERC | 10,939 | 11,572 | -5.5% |
| Houston Electric | 18,976 | 17,532 | +8.2% |
| Goodwill | 3,550 | — | — |
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| CERC | 1,242 | — | — |
| Regulatory Assets Noncurrent | 3,610 | — | — |
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| CERC | 461 | — | — |
| Houston Electric | 2,242 | — | — |
| Houston Electric · Variable Interest Entity Primary Beneficiary | 1,551 | — | — |
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| Variable Interest Entity Primary Beneficiary | 1,848 | — | — |
| Other Non-Current Assets | 228 | 221 | +3.2% |
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| CERC | 63 | 65 | -3.1% |
| Houston Electric | 37 | 37 | 0.0% |
| Total Assets | 47,837 | 44,486 | +7.5% |
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| Corporate And Other · Operating Segments | 1,387 | 1,582 | -12.3% |
| Electric · Operating Segments | 28,051 | 24,605 | +14.0% |
| Natural Gas · Operating Segments | 18,399 | 18,299 | +0.5% |
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| CERC | 16,274 | 16,244 | +0.2% |
| Houston Electric | 22,987 | 19,898 | +15.5% |
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| Property Plant And Equipment Gross | 45,201 | 43,868 | +3.0% |
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| CERC | 14,878 | 15,788 | -5.8% |
| Houston Electric | 24,090 | 22,256 | +8.2% |
| Accumulated Depreciation Depletion And Amortization Property Plant And Equipment | 10,939 | 10,768 | +1.6% |
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| CERC | 3,939 | 4,216 | -6.6% |
| Houston Electric | 5,114 | 4,724 | +8.3% |
| Assets Noncurrent Other Than Property Plant And Equipment | 7,388 | 7,250 | +1.9% |
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| CERC | 1,766 | 2,355 | -25.0% |
| Houston Electric | 2,279 | 1,383 | +64.8% |
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| Transition And System Restoration Bonds Long Term Debt Current | 92 | — | — |
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| Houston Electric | 78 | — | — |
| Other Long Term Debt Current | 2,115 | — | — |
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| Houston Electric | 600 | — | — |
| Accounts Payable | 1,023 | 1,042 | -1.8% |
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| CERC · Nonrelated Party | 290 | 376 | -22.9% |
| Houston Electric · Nonrelated Party | 583 | 518 | +12.5% |
| Accounts And Notes Payable Current (Q) | — | — | — |
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| CERC · Affiliated Entity | 441 | 80 | +451.2% |
| Houston Electric · Affiliated Entity | 159 | 93 | +71.0% |
| Taxes Payable Current | 208 | — | — |
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| CERC | 191 | — | — |
| Houston Electric | 146 | — | — |
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| Variable Interest Entity Primary Beneficiary | 4 | — | — |
| Deferred Revenue (Current) | 89 | — | — |
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| CERC | 76 | — | — |
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| Variable Interest Entity Primary Beneficiary | 3 | — | — |
| Interest Payable Current | 278 | — | — |
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| CERC | 47 | — | — |
| Houston Electric | 136 | — | — |
| Houston Electric · Variable Interest Entity Primary Beneficiary | 15 | — | — |
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| Variable Interest Entity Primary Beneficiary | 21 | — | — |
| Liabilities Of Disposal Group Including Discontinued Operation Current | 471 | — | — |
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| CERC | 471 | — | — |
| CERC · Disposal Group Held For Sale Or Disposed Of By Sale Not Discontinued Operations | 471 | — | — |
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| Disposal Group Held For Sale Or Disposed Of By Sale Not Discontinued Operations · Ohio Regulated Natural Gas LDC Businesses | 471 | — | — |
| Other Liabilities Current | 430 | — | — |
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| CERC | 161 | — | — |
| Houston Electric | 186 | — | — |
| Houston Electric · Variable Interest Entity Primary Beneficiary | 18 | — | — |
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| Variable Interest Entity Primary Beneficiary | 15 | — | — |
| Total Current Liabilities | 5,312 | 4,441 | +19.6% |
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| CERC | 1,677 | 1,400 | +19.8% |
| Houston Electric | 1,888 | 1,443 | +30.8% |
| Transition And System Restoration Bonds Long Term Debt Non Current | 1,797 | — | — |
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| Houston Electric | 1,502 | — | — |
| Indexed Debt Securities Derivative | 606 | 698 | -13.2% |
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| Deferred Tax Liabilities | 4,692 | — | — |
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| CERC | 1,469 | — | — |
| Houston Electric | 1,636 | — | — |
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| Variable Interest Entity Primary Beneficiary | 4 | — | — |
| Pension And Other Postretirement Defined Benefit Plans Liabilities Noncurrent | 477 | 491 | -2.9% |
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| CERC | 61 | 62 | -1.6% |
| Houston Electric | 38 | 31 | +22.6% |
| Regulatory Liability Noncurrent | 2,650 | 3,001 | -11.7% |
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| CERC | 1,632 | 1,904 | -14.3% |
| Houston Electric | 793 | 846 | -6.3% |
| Other Non-Current Liabilities | 781 | 759 | +2.9% |
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| CERC | 316 | 407 | -22.4% |
| Houston Electric | 142 | 87 | +63.2% |
| Liabilities Other Than Longterm Debt Noncurrent | 8,600 | 8,728 | -1.5% |
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| CERC | 3,478 | 3,802 | -8.5% |
| Houston Electric | 2,609 | 2,483 | +5.1% |
| Other Long Term Debt Noncurrent | 20,679 | — | — |
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| Houston Electric | 9,377 | — | — |
| Long-Term Debt | 22,476 | 20,362 | +10.4% |
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| CERC | 4,716 | 4,566 | +3.3% |
| Houston Electric | 10,879 | 8,819 | +23.4% |
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| Common Stock | 6 | 6 | 0.0% |
| Additional Paid-In Capital | 9,110 | 9,097 | +0.1% |
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| CERC | 4,519 | 4,519 | 0.0% |
| Houston Electric | 5,683 | 5,589 | +1.7% |
| Retained Earnings | 2,359 | 1,869 | +26.2% |
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| CERC | 1,869 | 1,940 | -3.7% |
| Houston Electric | 1,930 | 1,565 | +23.3% |
| Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income | -26 | — | — |
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| CERC | 15 | — | — |
| Houston Electric | -2 | — | — |
| Total Stockholders' Equity | 11,449 | 10,955 | +4.5% |
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| Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income | -26 | -17 | -52.9% |
| Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income · CERC | 15 | 17 | -11.8% |
| Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income · Houston Electric | -2 | -1 | -100.0% |
| Additional Paid In Capital | 9,110 | 9,097 | +0.1% |
| Additional Paid In Capital · CERC | 4,519 | 4,519 | 0.0% |
| Additional Paid In Capital · Houston Electric | 5,683 | 5,589 | +1.7% |
| Common Stock | 6 | 6 | 0.0% |
| Retained Earnings | 2,359 | 1,869 | +26.2% |
| Retained Earnings · CERC | 1,869 | 1,940 | -3.7% |
| Retained Earnings · Houston Electric | 1,930 | 1,565 | +23.3% |
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| CERC | 6,403 | 6,476 | -1.1% |
| Houston Electric | 7,611 | 7,153 | +6.4% |
| Total Liabilities & Equity | 47,837 | 44,486 | +7.5% |
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| CERC | 16,274 | 16,244 | +0.2% |
| Houston Electric | 22,987 | 19,898 | +15.5% |
Cash Flow Statement
| Metric | YTD Q1 2026 | YTD Q1 2025 | YoY |
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| Depreciation & Amortization | 423 | 363 | +16.5% |
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| Corporate And Other · Operating Segments | 6 | 6 | 0.0% |
| Electric · Operating Segments | 269 | 210 | +28.1% |
| Natural Gas · Operating Segments | 148 | 147 | +0.7% |
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| CERC | 142 | 142 | 0.0% |
| Houston Electric | 232 | 179 | +29.6% |
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| Operating Segments | 423 | 363 | +16.5% |
| Deferred Income Taxes | 78 | 45 | +73.3% |
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| CERC | 37 | 26 | +42.3% |
| Houston Electric | 20 | 11 | +81.8% |
| Change in Inventory | 65 | 110 | -40.9% |
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| CERC | 110 | 82 | +34.1% |
| Houston Electric | -55 | 26 | -311.5% |
| Change in Accounts Payable | -259 | -216 | -19.9% |
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| CERC | -162 | -24 | -575.0% |
| Houston Electric | 57 | -132 | +143.2% |
| Change in Other Liabilities | -29 | 15 | -293.3% |
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| CERC | -9 | 45 | -120.0% |
| Houston Electric | -47 | -15 | -213.3% |
| Net Cash from Operations | 282 | 410 | -31.2% |
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| CERC | 302 | 578 | -47.8% |
| Houston Electric | 212 | 8 | +2550.0% |
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| Capital Expenditures | -1,198 | -1,038 | -15.4% |
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| CERC | -371 | -311 | -19.3% |
| Houston Electric | -848 | -603 | -40.6% |
| Other Investing Activities | 10 | -58 | +117.2% |
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| CERC | 26 | -46 | +156.5% |
| Houston Electric | 20 | -15 | +233.3% |
| Net Cash from Investing | -1,188 | -234 | -407.7% |
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| CERC | -345 | -360 | +4.2% |
| Houston Electric | -1,592 | -409 | -289.2% |
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| Debt Issuance Costs | -24 | -8 | -200.0% |
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| Houston Electric | -16 | -5 | -220.0% |
| Net Cash from Financing | 1,513 | 1,053 | +43.7% |
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| CERC | 44 | -219 | +120.1% |
| Houston Electric | 1,401 | 404 | +246.8% |
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| Interest Paid | 309 | 290 | +6.6% |
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| CERC | 139 | 90 | +54.4% |
| Houston Electric | 114 | 90 | +26.7% |
| Unpaid Capital Expenditures | 445 | 334 | +33.2% |
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| CERC | 70 | 80 | -12.5% |
| Houston Electric | 314 | 286 | +9.8% |
Values in millions USD. Source: SEC EDGAR 10-Q filing.