Item 5. Market For Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

CMS Energy

CMS Energy’s common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol CMS. At January 12, 2024, the number of registered holders of CMS Energy’s common stock totaled 25,328, based on the number of record holders.

For additional information regarding securities authorized for issuance under equity compensation plans, see Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data—Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements—Note 11, Stock-based Compensation and Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters. For additional information regarding dividends and dividend restrictions, see Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data—Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements—Note 4, Financings and Capitalization.

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Comparison of Five‑year Cumulative Total Return

These cumulative total returns assume reinvestments of dividends.

Consumers

Consumers’ common stock is privately held by its parent, CMS Energy, and does not trade in the public market.

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Issuer Repurchases of Equity Securities

CMS Energy repurchases common stock to satisfy the minimum statutory income tax withholding obligation for common shares that have vested under the PISP. The value of shares repurchased is based on the market price on the vesting date. Presented in the following table are CMS Energy’s repurchases of common stock for the three months ended December 31, 2023:

As of December 31, 2023, CMS Energy has no other publicly announced plans or programs that permit the repurchase of equity securities.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities

None.