CMS Energy Accrued rate refunds decreased by 100.0% to $0.00 in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 100.0%, from $2.00M to $0.00. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Accrued rate refunds shows an upward trend with a 7.0% CAGR. This is a positive signal — lower values indicate better performance for this metric.
An increase indicates a higher obligation to return funds to ratepayers, which may impact future cash flow.
This represents amounts owed to customers due to regulatory adjustments or over-collection of rates that must be returne...
Specific to regulated utilities; peers report similar items under regulatory accounting standards.
current_liabilities_accrued_rate_refunds| 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 | |
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| Value | $21.00M | $9.00M | $12.00M | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $28.00M | $21.00M | $29.00M | $54.00M | $28.00M | $50.00M | $53.00M | $38.00M | $2.00M | $4.00M | $9.00M | $28.00M | $0.00 |
| QoQ Change | — | -57.1% | +33.3% | -100.0% | — | — | — | — | -25.0% | +38.1% | +86.2% | -48.1% | +78.6% | +6.0% | -28.3% | -94.7% | +100.0% | +125.0% | +211.1% | -100.0% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -100.0% | -100.0% | -100.0% | — | — | — | — | +0.0% | +138.1% | +82.8% | -29.6% | -92.9% | -92.0% | -83.0% | -26.3% | -100.0% |