Ameren (AEE) Interest Expense (2009 - 2026)
Ameren (AEE) reported Interest Expense of $209 million for Q2 2026, up 11.8% from $187 million a year earlier and up 2.5% from the prior quarter.
Ameren (AEE) Interest Expense (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, Ameren's Interest Expense came in at $827 million, up 17.1% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $776 million, up 17.0% from FY2024.
- Interest Expense has increased for four consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 13.1% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Interest Expense came in at $663 million in FY2024 (+17.1%), $566 million in FY2023 (+16.5%), $486 million in FY2022 (+26.9%) and $383 million in FY2021 (-8.6%).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Interest Expense in data going back to Q1 2009.
- Year over year, Interest Expense has now increased in each of the last 18 quarters, with growth averaging 15.2% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Interest Expense in five years was Q4 2022 (growth of 39.8%); the low point was Q3 2021 (a decline of 14.5%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at $204 million (Q1 2026), $206 million (Q4 2025) and $208 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Interest Expense (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wisconsin Electric Power | 99,216.00 Bn | 99,215.99 Bn | 911.30 Mn | - |
| 2 | Enel Chile | 301.57 Bn | 301.57 Bn | 1.33 Bn | - |
| 3 | Nextera Energy | 180.93 Bn | 179.04 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | Southern | 109.04 Bn | 101.70 Bn | 7.31 Bn | - |
| 5 | Duke Energy | 100.59 Bn | 99.24 Bn | 6.37 Bn | - |
| 6 | National Grid | 86.94 Bn | 59.27 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | American Electric Power | 69.61 Bn | 68.67 Bn | 4.75 Bn | - |
| 8 | Entergy | 53.37 Bn | 42.94 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Sempra | 51.29 Bn | 84.11 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Ameren | 31.48 Bn | 31.53 Bn | - | - |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 216.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 209.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 204.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 206.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 208.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 187.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 175.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 171.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 173.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 165.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 154.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 153.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 152.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 134.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 127.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 130.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 126.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 126.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 104.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 93.00 Mn |
Ameren Interest Expense API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=interest-expense&ticker=AEE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "interest-expense", "ticker": "AEE", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=interest-expense&ticker=AEE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();