CMS Energy Corporation CMS

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CMS Energy Corporation (CMS) Debt to equity

CMS Energy Corporation's debt to equity at the end of the quarter to 30 June 2026 was 1.9×, down 0.1× from fiscal 2025 (1.9×). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 1.7× (fiscal 2021) to 2.6× (fiscal 2019); the current reading is higher than 45% of that period. That is above the Utilities Regulated Electric industry median of 1.5× and above the Utilities sector median of 1.2×.

Debt to equity, annual

Annual

Period Debt to equity Change
FY2025 1.9× 3.16%
FY2024 1.9× (1.44%)
FY2023 1.9× 1.72%
FY2022 1.9× 8.41%
FY2021 1.7× (14.89%)
FY2020 2.0× (21.66%)
FY2019 2.6× 6.79%
FY2018 2.4× 5.79%
FY2017 2.3× 2.57%
FY2016 2.2× (3.20%)

Quarterly

Period Debt to equity Change
Jun 2026 1.9× (2.22%)
Mar 2026 1.9× (2.46%)
Dec 2025 1.9× 1.55%
Sep 2025 1.9× (4.73%)
42 more quarters

Against its own ten years

Low 1.7× High 2.6×
Ten-year median 2.0×
Current reading's percentile 45

Debt to equity against peers

Company Debt to equity
FTS Fortis compare 1.3×
EVRG Evergy Inc. compare 1.3×
PPL PPL Corporation compare 1.4×
ES Eversource Energy compare 1.8×
CMS CMS Energy Corporation 1.9×
FE FirstEnergy Corporation compare 2.0×
CNP CenterPoint Energy, Inc. compare 2.1×
EIX Edison International compare 2.2×
DTE DTE Energy Company compare 2.3×
Utilities Regulated Electric industry median 1.5×
Utilities sector median 1.2×
Market median 0.2×

What Debt to equity is

Debt to Equity Ratio shows how much a company relies on borrowed money compared with the money its shareholders have in the business.

(Long Term Debt (Total) + Current Part of Debt) ÷ Shareholders Equity (Total)

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