How has Ameren's ameren illinois natural gas — interest charges changed year-over-year?

Ameren's ameren illinois natural gas — interest charges increased by 6.7% year-over-year, from $15M to $16M.

What does ameren illinois natural gas — interest charges mean?

The interest expense allocated to the gas segment, typically associated with the debt used to finance the segment's capital assets. This reflects the cost of capital required to maintain and expand the gas distribution infrastructure. It is a key factor in determining the segment's net contribution to the parent company's earnings.

Ameren AEE Ameren Illinois Natural Gas — Interest Charges

Other segment segments

Union Electric Company

$82M+36.7%

Ameren Transmission

$31M+10.7%

Ameren Illinois Electric Distribution

$27M+8.0%

Ameren Illinois Transmission

$23M+9.5%

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$16.29M+9.5%

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$65M+6.6%

XELRegulated Natural Gas Segment — Interest and Debt Expense

$34M+13.3%

CMS

CMSGas Utility — Total interest charges

$56M+16.7%

UTLGas — Interest Expense

$6.9M+13.1%

WTRGNatural Gas — Interest Expense Net Of Afudc

$27.75M+6.1%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$2.2B+3.8%

Gross profit$1.8B+19.9%

Operating income$532.0M+23.7%

Net income$358.0M+23.4%

EPS (diluted)$1.28+19.6%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$485.0M+29.0%

Total debt$20.2B+2.9%

Total equity$13.6B+10.9%

Total assets$49.8B+9.2%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$421.0M-2.3%

CapEx$1.6B+47.9%

Free cash flow-$1.2B-82.1%

Valuation

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Market cap$32.75B+25.3%

Enterprise value$52.44B+14.8%

P/E21.4×+0.2×

P/S3.7×+0.6×

Profitability

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Gross margin82.2%+3.0pp

Operating margin24%+4.0pp

Net margin17.2%+1.9pp

FCF margin-18.1%-3.0pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity11.9%+1.6pp

Debt / equity1.5×-0.1×

Current ratio0.6×-0.2×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Ameren in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:InterestExpense.

The official record: Ameren’s 10-Q, filed May 8, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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What is Ameren's ameren illinois natural gas — interest charges?: Ameren (AEE) reported ameren illinois natural gas — interest charges of $16M in Q1 2026.
How has Ameren's ameren illinois natural gas — interest charges changed year-over-year?: Ameren's ameren illinois natural gas — interest charges increased by 6.7% year-over-year, from $15M to $16M.
What does ameren illinois natural gas — interest charges mean?: The interest expense allocated to the gas segment, typically associated with the debt used to finance the segment's capital assets. This reflects the cost of capital required to maintain and expand the gas distribution infrastructure. It is a key factor in determining the segment's net contribution to the parent company's earnings.