West Bancorporation (WTBA) Interest Expense - Debt (2009 - 2026)
West Bancorporation (WTBA) recorded Interest Expense - Debt of $1.5 million in Q2 2026, down 7.0% from $1.61 million a year earlier and down 0.4% from the prior quarter.
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West Bancorporation (WTBA) Interest Expense - Debt (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, West Bancorporation's Interest Expense - Debt came in at $6.16 million as of Jun 30, 2026, down 6.9% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $6.39 million, down 62.8% from FY2024.
- Annual Interest Expense - Debt has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 0.9% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Interest Expense - Debt came in at $17.17 million in FY2024 (+14.9%), $14.95 million in FY2023 (+107.1%), $7.22 million in FY2022 (+69.1%) and $4.27 million in FY2021 (-30.3%).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the lowest quarterly Interest Expense - Debt since Q2 2022.
- On a year-over-year basis, Interest Expense - Debt has declined for ten consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 6.8% over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Interest Expense - Debt in the last five years was growth of 399.7% in Q4 2022, against a decline of 7.5% in Q1 2026 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $1.5 million (Q1 2026), $1.57 million (Q4 2025) and $1.59 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Interest Expense - Debt (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jpmorgan Chase | 909.02 Bn | 886.77 Bn | - | 4.66 Bn |
| 2 | Banco Santander Chile | 406.67 Bn | -7,110.43 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Bank Of America | 350.91 Bn | -2,025.20 Bn | - | 3.08 Bn |
| 4 | Hsbc Holdings | 308.71 Bn | -2,966.46 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Morgan Stanley | 293.66 Bn | -249.15 Bn | - | 3.46 Bn |
| 6 | Royal Bank Of Canada | 283.56 Bn | -546.44 Bn | - | 1.07 Bn |
| 7 | Goldman Sachs | 262.71 Bn | -3,480.74 Bn | - | 3.05 Bn |
| 8 | Wells Fargo & Company | 257.44 Bn | 92.87 Bn | - | 2.43 Bn |
| 9 | Mitsubishi Ufj Financial | 256.82 Bn | -75.42 Bn | 10.89 Bn | 39.83 Bn |
| 10 | West Bancorporation | 522.56 Mn | 250.14 Mn | - | 3.45 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 3.45 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 3.77 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 3.75 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 3.88 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 3.89 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 3.87 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.86 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 4.19 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 4.46 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 4.45 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 4.08 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 4.27 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 4.14 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 3.47 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 3.07 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 2.50 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 2.22 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.36 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.14 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.01 Mn |
API Access
West Bancorporation Interest Expense - Debt API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=interest-expense-debt&ticker=WTBA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "interest-expense-debt", "ticker": "WTBA", "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=WTBA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();