What is Ameren's interest expense?

Ameren (AEE) reported interest expense of $204M in Q1 2026.

How has Ameren's interest expense changed year-over-year?

Ameren's interest expense increased by 16.6% year-over-year, from $175M to $204M.

What is the long-term trend for Ameren's interest expense?

Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Ameren's interest expense has grown at a 19.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $383M to $776M.

What does interest expense mean?

Cost of borrowing — interest paid or accrued on bonds, bank loans, credit facilities, finance leases, and other debt obligations.

Ameren AEE Interest Expense

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Segments

By segment

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Union Electric Company$82M+36.7%

Ameren Transmission$31M+10.7%

Ameren Illinois Electric Distribution$27M+8.0%

Ameren Illinois Transmission$23M+9.5%

Ameren Illinois Natural Gas$16M+6.7%

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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Questions, answered.

What is Ameren's interest expense?: Ameren (AEE) reported interest expense of $204M in Q1 2026.
How has Ameren's interest expense changed year-over-year?: Ameren's interest expense increased by 16.6% year-over-year, from $175M to $204M.
What is the long-term trend for Ameren's interest expense?: Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Ameren's interest expense has grown at a 19.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $383M to $776M.
What does interest expense mean?: Cost of borrowing — interest paid or accrued on bonds, bank loans, credit facilities, finance leases, and other debt obligations.