Business Segments · Total interest charges
Electric Utility — Total interest charges
CMS Energy Electric Utility — Total interest charges decreased by 7.8% to $83.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 1.2%, from $82.00M to $83.00M. Over 3 years (FY 2022 to FY 2025), Electric Utility — Total interest charges shows an upward trend with a 17.4% CAGR. This is a positive signal — lower values indicate better performance for this metric.
Analysis
StatementSegment
CategoryLeverage
SignalLower is better
VolatilityStable
First reportedQ1 2022
Last reportedQ1 2026
Rolls up toInterest Expense
How to read this metric
An increase suggests higher debt levels or rising interest rates, potentially pressuring net margins.
Detailed definition
Represents the total interest expense incurred by the electric utility segment on its debt obligations during the report...
Peer comparison
Standard across all capital-intensive utility companies; peers typically report this as interest expense on segment debt.
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cms_segment_electric_utility_total_interest_chargesHistorical Data
17 periods
| 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 | $54.50M | $54.50M | $54.50M | $54.50M | $71.25M | $71.25M | $71.25M | $71.25M | $81.00M | $79.00M | $82.00M | $82.00M | $82.00M | $89.00M | $92.00M | $90.00M | $83.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +30.7% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +13.7% | -2.5% | +3.8% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +8.5% | +3.4% | -2.2% | -7.8% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +30.7% | +30.7% | +30.7% | +30.7% | +13.7% | +10.9% | +15.1% | +15.1% | +1.2% | +12.7% | +12.2% | +9.8% | +1.2% |
Range$54.50M – $92.00M
CAGR+11.1%
Avg YoY Growth+16.5%
Median YoY Growth+13.7%
Current Streak2 quarters decline
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is CMS Energy's electric utility — total interest charges?
- CMS Energy (CMS) reported electric utility — total interest charges of $83.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has CMS Energy's electric utility — total interest charges changed year-over-year?
- CMS Energy's electric utility — total interest charges increased by 1.2% year-over-year, from $82.00M to $83.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for CMS Energy's electric utility — total interest charges?
- Over 3 years (2022 to 2025), CMS Energy's electric utility — total interest charges has grown at a 17.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $218.00M to $353.00M.
- What does electric utility — total interest charges mean?
- The total cost of interest payments for the electric utility business segment.