Asset Retirement Obligation
Ameren Asset Retirement Obligation increased by 1.8% to $869.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 4.1%, from $835.00M to $869.00M. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Asset Retirement Obligation shows an upward trend with a 2.5% CAGR. This increase may warrant attention — for this metric, lower values are generally preferred.
Analysis
How to read this metric
An increase reflects expanded operational footprints or rising costs for future environmental remediation, impacting long-term balance sheet leverage.
Detailed definition
This represents the total estimated long-term liability for the future retirement of tangible long-lived assets. It acco...
Peer comparison
Standard across oil and gas companies; magnitude is highly correlated with the scale and age of the company's asset base.
other_asset_retirement_obligationHistorical Data
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $771.00M | $764.00M | $764.00M | $776.00M | $781.00M | $778.00M | $786.00M | $792.00M | $798.00M | $784.00M | $791.00M | $798.00M | $810.00M | $817.00M | $827.00M | $835.00M | $843.00M | $849.00M | $854.00M | $869.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | -0.9% | +0.0% | +1.6% | +0.6% | -0.4% | +1.0% | +0.8% | +0.8% | -1.8% | +0.9% | +0.9% | +1.5% | +0.9% | +1.2% | +1.0% | +1.0% | +0.7% | +0.6% | +1.8% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +1.3% | +1.8% | +2.9% | +2.1% | +2.2% | +0.8% | +0.6% | +0.8% | +1.5% | +4.2% | +4.6% | +4.6% | +4.1% | +3.9% | +3.3% | +4.1% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Ameren's asset retirement obligation?
- Ameren (AEE) reported asset retirement obligation of $869.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has Ameren's asset retirement obligation changed year-over-year?
- Ameren's asset retirement obligation increased by 4.1% year-over-year, from $835.00M to $869.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Ameren's asset retirement obligation?
- Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Ameren's asset retirement obligation has grown at a 2.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $756.00M to $854.00M.
- What does asset retirement obligation mean?
- The total estimated cost to dismantle and clean up assets at the end of their useful life.