Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance Debt issuance costs and discount amortization increased by 3.2% to -$9.54M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 69.1%, from -$5.64M to -$9.54M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Debt issuance costs and discount amortization shows an upward trend with a -17.0% CAGR. This increase may warrant attention — for this metric, lower values are generally preferred.
An increase indicates higher non-cash interest expense, which reduces net income without impacting cash flow.
The non-cash expense recognized over the life of a debt instrument to account for the difference between the face value...
Standard across capital-intensive firms with significant long-term debt structures.
amortization_of_debt_discount| 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 | -$18.32M | -$18.04M | -$8.56M | -$14.33M | -$12.49M | -$13.01M | -$11.14M | -$10.01M | -$6.75M | -$8.16M | -$5.92M | -$6.72M | -$6.75M | -$8.56M | -$7.95M | -$5.64M | -$6.15M | -$11.44M | -$9.86M | -$9.54M |
| QoQ Change | — | +1.5% | +52.5% | -67.4% | +12.9% | -4.2% | +14.4% | +10.1% | +32.6% | -20.9% | +27.5% | -13.5% | -0.5% | -26.8% | +7.2% | +29.0% | -9.0% | -86.0% | +13.8% | +3.2% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +31.8% | +27.9% | -30.1% | +30.1% | +45.9% | +37.2% | +46.9% | +32.9% | +0.0% | -4.8% | -34.3% | +16.0% | +8.8% | -33.7% | -24.1% | -69.1% |