Wintrust Financial Corp (WTFC) Interest Expense - Debt (2009 - 2026)
Wintrust Financial's Interest Expense - Debt was $28.22 million in Q2 2026, up 9.7% from $25.72 million a year earlier and up 1.9% from the prior quarter.
Wintrust Financial Corp (WTFC) Interest Expense - Debt (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Wintrust Financial's Interest Expense - Debt was $108.33 million through Jun 30, 2026, up 4.7% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $103.58 million, up 4.5% from FY2024.
- Interest Expense - Debt has now increased for eight consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 36.4% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Interest Expense - Debt was $99.15 million in FY2024 (+37.2%), $72.29 million in FY2023 (+138.3%), $30.33 million in FY2022 (+38.0%) and $21.98 million in FY2021 (+0.1%).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Interest Expense - Debt in data going back to Q2 2009.
- Compared with a year earlier, Interest Expense - Debt has increased for three straight quarters, with growth averaging 16.4% over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Interest Expense - Debt over five years was Q4 2021 (growth of 403.7%); the worst was Q4 2022 (a decline of 9.4%).
- Per Business Quant data, WTFC's Interest Expense - Debt in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was $27.7 million (Q1 2026), $26.41 million (Q4 2025) and $26.01 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 32.15 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 35.63 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 36.54 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 37.26 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 37.01 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 36.54 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 38.23 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 40.29 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 38.68 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 36.78 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 33.40 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 32.31 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 31.41 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 32.48 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 32.64 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 16.31 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 13.13 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 12.54 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 26.70 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 12.91 Mn |
Wintrust Financial Corp Interest Expense - Debt API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=interest-expense-debt&ticker=WTFC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "interest-expense-debt", "ticker": "WTFC", "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=WTFC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();