Interest Expense
Entergy Interest Expense increased by 17.9% to $379.74M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 15.1%, from $329.79M to $379.74M. Over 3 years (FY 2021 to FY 2024), Interest Expense shows an upward trend with a 11.3% CAGR. This is a positive signal — lower values indicate better performance for this metric.
Analysis
How to read this metric
Increasing interest expense may signal higher debt levels or rising interest rates, which can reduce net profitability.
Detailed definition
Interest expense represents the cost incurred by a company for borrowed funds, such as loans, bonds, or other debt instr...
Peer comparison
Highly dependent on the company's capital structure; peers with lower debt-to-equity ratios will show lower interest expenses.
interest_expenseHistorical Data
| 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 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $213.38M | $209.50M | $211.95M | $221.53M | $226.86M | $227.46M | $236.39M | $245.74M | $250.87M | $255.44M | $254.36M | $267.20M | $289.58M | $295.14M | $298.90M | $329.79M | $322.07M | $379.74M |
| QoQ Change | — | -1.8% | +1.2% | +4.5% | +2.4% | +0.3% | +3.9% | +4.0% | +2.1% | +1.8% | -0.4% | +5.0% | +8.4% | +1.9% | +1.3% | +10.3% | -2.3% | +17.9% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +6.3% | +8.6% | +11.5% | +10.9% | +10.6% | +12.3% | +7.6% | +8.7% | +15.4% | +15.5% | +17.5% | +23.4% | +11.2% | +15.1% |
Business Segments
| Segment | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Utility | $204.16M | $204.16M | $204.16M | $212.15M | $225.51M | $267.13M | $261.03M | $303.07M |
| Corporate Segment and Other Operating Segment | $47.62M | $47.62M | $47.62M | $55.41M | $65.83M | $62.87M | $61.48M | $77.21M |
| Corporate and Other | $47.62M | $47.62M | $47.62M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Eliminations | -$176.25K | -$176.25K | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total | $250.87M | $255.44M | $254.36M | $267.20M | $289.58M | $329.79M | $322.07M | $379.74M |
Corporate and Other, Eliminations are derived from annual filings.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Entergy's interest expense?
- Entergy (ETR) reported interest expense of $379.74M in Q1 2026.
- How has Entergy's interest expense changed year-over-year?
- Entergy's interest expense increased by 15.1% year-over-year, from $329.79M to $379.74M.
- What is the long-term trend for Entergy's interest expense?
- Over 3 years (2021 to 2024), Entergy's interest expense has grown at a 11.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $834.69M to $1.15B.
- What does interest expense mean?
- The cost of borrowing money, paid as interest on debt.