Pinnacle West Capital (PNW) Interest Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Pinnacle West Capital's Interest Expenses was $115.9 million in Q1 2026, up 22.2% from $94.84 million a year earlier and up 1.7% from the prior quarter.
Pinnacle West Capital (PNW) Interest Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Pinnacle West Capital's Interest Expenses was $443.02 million through Mar 31, 2026, up 14.9% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $421.97 million, up 11.8% from FY2024.
- Interest Expenses has now increased for six consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 13.0% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Interest Expenses was $377.47 million in FY2024 (+13.9%), $331.32 million in FY2023 (+29.7%), $255.54 million in FY2022 (+9.6%) and $233.26 million in FY2021 (+1.9%).
- The Q1 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Interest Expenses in data going back to Q2 2009.
- Compared with a year earlier, Interest Expenses has increased for 19 straight quarters, with growth averaging 13.8% over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Interest Expenses over five years was Q3 2023 (growth of 38.3%); the worst was Q2 2021 (a decline of 0.6%).
- Per Business Quant data, PNW's Interest Expenses in the three quarters before Q1 2026 was $113.96 million (Q4 2025), $111.2 million (Q3 2025) and $101.97 million (Q2 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Int Expense (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nextera Energy | 162.78 Bn | 152.72 Bn | - | 1.00 Mn |
| 2 | Southern | 100.19 Bn | 91.25 Bn | 5.92 Bn | 796.00 Mn |
| 3 | Duke Energy | 91.91 Bn | 88.50 Bn | 6.74 Bn | 968.00 Mn |
| 4 | National Grid | 77.40 Bn | 49.69 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | American Electric Power | 68.36 Bn | 65.53 Bn | 3.84 Bn | 585.00 Mn |
| 6 | Dominion Energy | 54.82 Bn | 52.81 Bn | - | 555.00 Mn |
| 7 | Sempra | 53.87 Bn | 52.99 Bn | 2.89 Bn | 430.00 Mn |
| 8 | Entergy | 48.18 Bn | 37.31 Bn | - | 433.11 Mn |
| 9 | Xcel Energy | 46.63 Bn | 41.53 Bn | - | 443.00 Mn |
| 10 | Pinnacle West Capital | 12.32 Bn | 12.26 Bn | 712.87 Mn | 115.90 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 115.90 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 113.96 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 111.20 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 101.97 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 94.84 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 94.96 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 98.02 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 97.86 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 86.63 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 86.59 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 87.82 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 81.52 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 75.40 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 68.91 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 63.49 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 62.23 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 60.91 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 59.95 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 58.79 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 57.58 Mn |
Pinnacle West Capital Interest Expenses 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-expenses&ticker=PNW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "interest-expenses", "ticker": "PNW", "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-expenses&ticker=PNW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();