Business Segments · Interest Expense
Mortgage-Related Assets — Interest Expense
MFA Financial Mortgage-Related Assets — Interest Expense increased by 1.9% to $101.26M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 30.9%, from $77.36M to $101.26M. Over 3 years (FY 2022 to FY 2025), Mortgage-Related Assets — Interest Expense shows an upward trend with a 25.9% CAGR. This increase may warrant attention — for this metric, lower values are generally preferred.
Analysis
StatementSegment
CategoryEfficiency
SignalLower is better
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ3 2021
Last reportedQ1 2026May 5, 2026
Rolls up toInterest Expense
How to read this metric
An increase suggests higher borrowing costs or increased leverage, which may compress net interest margins if not offset by higher asset yields.
Detailed definition
The total interest costs incurred on the debt and financing arrangements used to fund the company's mortgage-related ass...
Peer comparison
Common interest expense metric for leveraged financial institutions.
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mfa_segment_mortgage_related_assets_interest_expenseHistorical Data
19 periods
| 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 | $23.35M | $28.87M | $33.01M | $39.89M | $47.78M | $55.30M | $57.08M | $57.31M | $62.99M | $66.54M | $66.85M | $70.01M | $72.37M | $76.10M | $77.36M | $84.42M | $89.85M | $99.40M | $101.26M |
| QoQ Change | — | +23.7% | +14.3% | +20.8% | +19.8% | +15.7% | +3.2% | +0.4% | +9.9% | +5.6% | +0.5% | +4.7% | +3.4% | +5.1% | +1.7% | +9.1% | +6.4% | +10.6% | +1.9% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +104.7% | +91.6% | +72.9% | +43.7% | +31.8% | +20.3% | +17.1% | +22.2% | +14.9% | +14.4% | +15.7% | +20.6% | +24.1% | +30.6% | +30.9% |
Range$23.35M – $101.26M
CAGR+38.6%
Avg YoY Growth+37.0%
Median YoY Growth+24.1%
Current Streak18+ quarters growth
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is MFA Financial's mortgage-related assets — interest expense?
- MFA Financial (MFA) reported mortgage-related assets — interest expense of $101.26M in Q1 2026.
- How has MFA Financial's mortgage-related assets — interest expense changed year-over-year?
- MFA Financial's mortgage-related assets — interest expense increased by 30.9% year-over-year, from $77.36M to $101.26M.
- What is the long-term trend for MFA Financial's mortgage-related assets — interest expense?
- Over 3 years (2022 to 2025), MFA Financial's mortgage-related assets — interest expense has grown at a 25.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $175.98M to $351.04M.
- What does mortgage-related assets — interest expense mean?
- The total interest paid on debt used to finance mortgage investments.