Christopher Foster compensation by year
CENTERPOINT ENERGY Summary Compensation Table · all 3 fiscal years held| Component | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salary | $433,461 | $718,269 | $751,923 |
| Bonus | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Stock awards | $5,720,028 | $1,884,987 | $2,204,004 |
| Option awards | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive | $980,000 | $725,000 | $966,720 |
| Pension and deferred compensation | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| All other | $690,273 | $245,915 | $156,977 |
| Total | $7,823,763 | $3,574,172 | $4,079,624 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: CENTERPOINT ENERGY INC DEF 14A filed March 4, 2026, accession 0001104659-26-023457, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.
Equity holdings
unvested awards at FY2025 year-end| Type | Unvested units | Value at year-end | Exercise price |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSU | 196,160 | $7,520,774 | — |
| RSU | 46,475 | $1,781,852 | — |
Per the Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End table in CENTERPOINT ENERGY INC's FY2025 proxy; value at the fiscal year-end close, as the company printed it.
Insider transactions since the last proxy
1 Form 4 line since the FY2025 proxy (filed March 4, 2026)current to 2026-09-24 · updated nightly
| Date | Transaction | Plan | Shares | Price | Held after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-05 | Tax withholding | — | 5,867 | $43.53 | 197,917 |
The 1 most recent of 1 lines, each as reported on the Form 4. "10b5-1" marks a trade the filing reports under a pre-arranged trading plan. View every Form 4 filing on EDGAR →
CENTERPOINT ENERGY’s named executive officers, FY2025
as the company reported each| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Jason Wells | Chair of the Board, President, and Chief Executive Officer | $12,092,341 |
| Jesus Soto Jr. | Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer | $9,129,272 |
| Monica Karuturi | Executive Vice President and General Counsel | $4,145,655 |
| Christopher Foster · this page | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | $4,079,624 |
| Jason Ryan | Executive Vice President, Regulatory Services & Government Affairs | $2,623,510 |
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