Financing
Debt Repayments
CMS Energy Debt Repayments decreased by 23.3% to $204.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 71.5%, from $717.00M to $204.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Debt Repayments shows an upward trend with a 48.7% CAGR. This is a positive signal — lower values indicate better performance for this metric.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionFinancing
CategoryLeverage
SignalLower is better
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ1 2013
Last reportedQ1 2026
How to read this metric
A decrease may indicate a focus on capital preservation or refinancing, while a significant increase signals active debt reduction or maturity fulfillment.
Detailed definition
Represents the total cash outflows used to reduce the principal balance of short-term and long-term debt obligations. Th...
Peer comparison
Standard across all capital-intensive industries; peers with high leverage typically show higher repayment activity.
Metric ID:
debt_repaymentHistorical Data
20 periods
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $16.00M | $0.00 | $217.00M | $3.00M | $89.00M | $0.00 | $14.00M | $1.00B | $465.00M | $381.00M | $286.00M | $319.00M | $114.00M | $356.00M | $163.00M | $717.00M | $124.00M | $43.00M | $266.00M | $204.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | -100.0% | — | -98.6% | >999% | -100.0% | — | >999% | -53.5% | -18.1% | -24.9% | +11.5% | -64.3% | +212.3% | -54.2% | +339.9% | -82.7% | -65.3% | +518.6% | -23.3% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +456.3% | — | -93.5% | >999% | +422.5% | — | >999% | -68.1% | -75.5% | -6.6% | -43.0% | +124.8% | +8.8% | -87.9% | +63.2% | -71.5% |
Range$0.00 – $1.00B
CAGR+70.9%
Avg YoY Growth>999%
Median YoY Growth+1.1%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is CMS Energy's debt repayments?
- CMS Energy (CMS) reported debt repayments of $204.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has CMS Energy's debt repayments changed year-over-year?
- CMS Energy's debt repayments decreased by 71.5% year-over-year, from $717.00M to $204.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for CMS Energy's debt repayments?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), CMS Energy's debt repayments has grown at a 48.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $235.00M to $1.15B.
- What does debt repayments mean?
- The total amount of cash used to pay down debt principal.