First Busey (BUSE) Interest Expense - Debt (2010 - 2026)
First Busey (BUSE) recorded Interest Expense - Debt of $1.36 million in Q2 2026, down 47.9% from $2.6 million a year earlier but up 0.1% from the prior quarter.
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First Busey (BUSE) Interest Expense - Debt (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, First Busey's Interest Expense - Debt came in at $5.52 million as of Jun 30, 2026, down 54.5% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $8.6 million, down 32.0% from FY2024.
- Annual Interest Expense - Debt has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 4.2% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Interest Expense - Debt came in at $12.65 million in FY2024 (+2.0%), $12.41 million in FY2023 (+0.6%), $12.34 million in FY2022 (+24.4%) and $9.92 million in FY2021 (+41.8%).
- Quarterly Interest Expense - Debt has ranged from $1.35 million in Q1 2026 to $3.74 million in Q3 2022 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Interest Expense - Debt has declined for five consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 28.5% over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Interest Expense - Debt in the last five years was growth of 50.7% in Q3 2022, against a decline of 57.5% in Q1 2026 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $1.35 million (Q1 2026), $1.4 million (Q4 2025) and $1.42 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Interest Expense - Debt (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jpmorgan Chase | 895.36 Bn | 924.83 Bn | - | 4.47 Bn |
| 2 | Banco Santander Chile | 425.01 Bn | 544.95 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Bank Of America | 389.22 Bn | -1,986.85 Bn | - | 3.10 Bn |
| 4 | Hsbc Holdings | 347.56 Bn | 347.61 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Morgan Stanley | 304.44 Bn | -204.66 Bn | - | 3.41 Bn |
| 6 | Royal Bank Of Canada | 281.54 Bn | 132.29 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Mitsubishi Ufj Financial | 277.23 Bn | -1,311.26 Bn | 10.89 Bn | - |
| 8 | Goldman Sachs | 267.12 Bn | -3,289.99 Bn | - | 2.62 Bn |
| 9 | Wells Fargo & Company | 244.76 Bn | 246.90 Bn | - | 2.39 Bn |
| 10 | First Busey | 2.48 Bn | 794.99 Mn | - | 1.36 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.36 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.35 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.40 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.42 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.60 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.19 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3.18 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 3.18 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 3.18 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 3.11 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.11 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 3.10 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 3.10 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 3.10 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 3.10 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 3.74 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 3.02 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 2.48 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 2.48 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 2.48 Mn |
API Access
First Busey Interest Expense - Debt API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=interest-expense-debt&ticker=BUSE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "interest-expense-debt", "ticker": "BUSE", "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-debt&ticker=BUSE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();