Stock Performance
The line graph compares the cumulative total return on the common stock of CenterPoint Energy with the cumulative total return of the S&P 500 Index and the S&P 500 Utilities Index for the period commencing December 31, 2009, and ending December 31, 2014.

FIVE-YEAR CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN COMPARISON FOR THE FISCAL YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31 (1)(2)
- CenterPoint Energy
- S&P 500 Index
- S&P 500 Utilities Index
(1) Assumes that the value of the investment in the common stock and each index was $100 on December 31, 2009, and that all dividends were reinvested.
(2) Historical stock performance is not necessarily indicative of future stock performance.