Mfa Financial (MFA) Interest Paid (2018 - 2026)
Mfa Financial's Interest Paid came in at $143.83 million for Q3 2026, up 12.6% from $127.77 million a year earlier and up 5.8% from the prior quarter.
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Mfa Financial (MFA) Interest Paid (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, Mfa Financial reported Interest Paid of $543.1 million, up 7.7% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $508.31 million, down 1.5% from FY2024.
- Interest Paid carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of 14.9% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Interest Paid was $516.22 million in FY2024 (+23.5%), $418.14 million in FY2023 (+74.8%), $239.19 million in FY2022 (+104.5%) and $116.97 million in FY2021 (-54.0%).
- The Q3 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Interest Paid in data going back to Q1 2018.
- Year-over-year, Interest Paid has increased for four consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 3.0% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Interest Paid over five years came in Q3 2022 (growth of 170.9%), and the weakest in Q4 2021 (a decline of 13.7%).
- Business Quant data shows MFA's Interest Paid at $135.95 million (Q2 2026), $132.3 million (Q1 2026) and $131.02 million (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Interest Paid (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Royalty Pharma | 39.80 Bn | 40.13 Bn | - | 172.85 Mn |
| 2 | Rocket Companies | 38.90 Bn | 27.72 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Orix | 38.66 Bn | 9.30 Bn | 13.83 Bn | - |
| 4 | Federal National Mortgage Association Fannie Mae | 26.46 Bn | -16,107.65 Bn | - | 35.61 Bn |
| 5 | Synchrony Financial | 22.47 Bn | -45.15 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Affirm Holdings | 22.07 Bn | 15.11 Bn | - | 122.40 Mn |
| 7 | Royal Gold | 21.71 Bn | 20.92 Bn | 402.46 Mn | - |
| 8 | Ares Capital | 13.84 Bn | 11.59 Bn | - | 179.00 Mn |
| 9 | Annaly Capital Management | 13.83 Bn | 4.86 Bn | - | 1.03 Bn |
| 10 | Mfa Financial | 588.06 Mn | 577.22 Mn | - | 143.83 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 143.83 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 135.95 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 132.30 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 131.02 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 127.77 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 126.92 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 122.60 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 126.77 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 130.94 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 135.77 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 122.75 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 124.25 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 105.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 101.83 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 87.06 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 87.44 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 62.38 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 54.64 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 34.73 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 35.33 Mn |
API Access
Mfa Financial Interest Paid 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-paid&ticker=MFA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "interest-paid", "ticker": "MFA", "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-paid&ticker=MFA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();