What does investment portfolio — interest expense mean?

Represents the total interest costs incurred on the debt used to finance the company's leveraged investment portfolio. This reflects the cost of capital associated with borrowing to acquire mortgage assets. Monitoring this metric is essential for assessing the impact of interest rate environments on the firm's net interest margin.

Chimera Investment Corp. (CIM) Investment Portfolio — Interest Expense

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Residential Origination

$0—

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$221.6M+10.1%

Net income$17.4M-51.0%

EPS (diluted)-$0.05-129%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$451.3M+80.4%

Total debt$252.6M+86.8%

Total equity$2.4B-8.0%

Total assets$16.0B+8.0%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow-$339.2M-4,466%

Valuation

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Market cap$992.82M-7.3%

Enterprise value$794.03M-16.9%

P/E819.8×+814×

P/S1.1×-0.2×

Profitability

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Net margin0.1%-24.6pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity0%-7.3pp

Debt / equity0.1×+0.1×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Chimera Investment Corp. in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:InterestExpenseOperating.

The source filing: Chimera Investment Corp.’s 10-Q, filed August 5, 2026.

Filed: Aug 5, 2026, 4:11 PM EDT
Fiscal quarter: Q2 FY2026
Calendar quarter: Q2 2026
Accession: 0001409493-26-000050

Line item	Investment Portfolio	Residential Origination	Total
Net Interest Income:
Interest income	$206,910	$14,715	$221,625
Interest expense	140,205	10,911	151,116
Net interest income	66,705	3,804	70,509
Increase in provision for credit losses	7,192	—	7,192
Other income (losses):
Net unrealized gains (losses) on derivatives	15,398	—	15,398
Realized gains (losses) on derivatives	9,527	—	9,527

Item 1. Consolidated Financial Statements

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What is Chimera Investment Corp.'s investment portfolio — interest expense?: Chimera Investment Corp. (CIM) reported investment portfolio — interest expense of $140.21M in Q2 2026.
What does investment portfolio — interest expense mean?: Represents the total interest costs incurred on the debt used to finance the company's leveraged investment portfolio. This reflects the cost of capital associated with borrowing to acquire mortgage assets. Monitoring this metric is essential for assessing the impact of interest rate environments on the firm's net interest margin.