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Interest Paid
Equity Residential Interest Paid increased by 80.6% to $90.49M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 1.1%, from $89.54M to $90.49M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Interest Paid shows relatively stable performance with a 2.0% CAGR. This increase may warrant attention — for this metric, lower values are generally preferred.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionSupplemental
CategoryEfficiency
SignalLower is better
VolatilityStable
First reportedQ1 2017
Last reportedQ4 2025
How to read this metric
Increasing interest payments relative to debt levels may signal rising interest rates or a higher cost of borrowing.
Detailed definition
The total cash outflow for interest payments on debt obligations during the period. This metric highlights the cash cost...
Peer comparison
Used to compare the cost of debt and interest coverage ratios against industry peers.
Metric ID:
interest_paidHistorical 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 | $52.68M | $73.06M | $53.04M | $81.39M | $55.40M | $84.43M | $46.39M | $79.69M | $45.83M | $80.56M | $42.91M | $77.15M | $43.81M | $76.63M | $43.45M | $89.54M | $44.19M | $90.32M | $50.10M | $90.49M |
| QoQ Change | — | +38.7% | -27.4% | +53.5% | -31.9% | +52.4% | -45.1% | +71.8% | -42.5% | +75.8% | -46.7% | +79.8% | -43.2% | +74.9% | -43.3% | +106.1% | -50.6% | +104.4% | -44.5% | +80.6% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +5.1% | +15.6% | -12.5% | -2.1% | -17.3% | -4.6% | -7.5% | -3.2% | -4.4% | -4.9% | +1.3% | +16.1% | +0.9% | +17.9% | +15.3% | +1.1% |
Range$42.91M – $90.49M
CAGR+12.1%
Avg YoY Growth+1.0%
Median YoY Growth-0.6%
Interest Paid at Other Companies
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Equity Residential's interest paid?
- Equity Residential (EQR) reported interest paid of $90.49M in Q1 2026.
- How has Equity Residential's interest paid changed year-over-year?
- Equity Residential's interest paid increased by 1.1% year-over-year, from $89.54M to $90.49M.
- What is the long-term trend for Equity Residential's interest paid?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Equity Residential's interest paid has grown at a 2.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $252.84M to $274.15M.
- What does interest paid mean?
- The total cash paid for interest on debt.