Interest Expense
The latest quarterly interest expense is $1.79 Million with a quarter-over-quarter change of -1.63%. Interest expense is the cost a company incurs for borrowed funds, including interest on bonds, loans, and other forms of debt financing.
FT Interest Expense
Reported quarterly interest expense; no daily interpolation.
Current Interest Expense
$1.79M
$1.79 Million
Quarter-over-Quarter Change
-1.63%
vs. $1.82M prior quarter
Historical Data
43
Quarters of data available
Quarterly Interest Expense History
| Period | Interest Expense | QoQ Change | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $1.79M | $-29,749 | -1.63% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.82M | +$29,749 | +1.66% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.79M | $-28,766 | -1.58% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.82M | +$69,497 | +3.96% |
| Q2 2024 | $1.75M | +$460,601 | +35.61% |
| Q4 2023 | $1.29M | +$20,618 | +1.62% |
| Q2 2023 | $1.27M | $-19,715 | -1.53% |
| Q4 2022 | $1.29M | +$15,458 | +1.21% |
| Q2 2022 | $1.28M | $-20,284 | -1.56% |
| Q4 2021 | $1.30M | +$32,865 | +2.60% |
| Q2 2021 | $1.26M | $-27,451 | -2.12% |
| Q4 2020 | $1.29M | +$24,343 | +1.92% |
| Q2 2020 | $1.27M | $-11,177 | -0.87% |
| Q4 2019 | $1.28M | $-2.67M | -67.59% |
| Q4 2018 | $3.95M | +$85,210 | +2.21% |
| Q4 2017 | $3.86M | $-6.64M | -63.23% |
| Q2 2017 | $10.50M | $-16.02M | -60.41% |
| Q4 2016 | $26.52M | +$25.65M | +2952.45% |
| Q2 2016 | $868,809 | $-9,385 | -1.07% |
| Q4 2015 | $878,194 | +$9,744 | +1.12% |
| Q2 2015 | $868,450 | $-4.23M | -82.97% |
| Q4 2014 | $5.10M | $-8.43M | -62.31% |
| Q2 2014 | $13.53M | +$12.25M | +954.51% |
| Q4 2013 | $1.28M | $-6.36M | -83.21% |
| Q2 2013 | $7.64M | +$2.93M | +62.21% |
| Q4 2012 | $4.71M | $-5.81M | -55.23% |
| Q2 2012 | $10.52M | +$15.84M | +297.74% |
| Q4 2011 | $-5.32M | $-18.50M | -140.36% |
| Q2 2011 | $13.18M | +$7.12M | +117.49% |
| Q4 2010 | $6.06M | $-5.56M | -47.85% |
| Q2 2010 | $11.62M | $-26.17M | -69.25% |
| Q4 2009 | $37.79M | +$100.75M | +160.02% |
| Q2 2009 | $-62.96M | $-58.21M | -1225.47% |
| Q4 2008 | $-4.75M | +$2.93M | +38.15% |
| Q2 2008 | $-7.68M | +$790,000 | +9.33% |
| Q4 2007 | $-8.47M | $-24.56M | -152.64% |
| Q2 2007 | $16.09M | +$15.69M | +3922.50% |
| Q4 2006 | $400,000 | +$2.19M | +122.35% |
| Q2 2006 | $-1.79M | $-4.34M | -170.20% |
| Q4 2005 | $2.55M | $-11.64M | -82.03% |
| Q2 2005 | $14.19M | +$14.43M | +6012.50% |
| Q4 2004 | $-240,000 | $-21.07M | -101.15% |
| Q2 2004 | $20.83M | — | — |
About Franklin Universal Trust
Established on September 23, 1988, Franklin Universal Trust operates as a U.S.-domiciled, closed-end balanced mutual fund. It was initiated by Franklin Resources, Inc. and is actively managed by Franklin Advisers, Inc. The fund directs its capital towards the public equity and fixed income markets throughout the United States, specifically focusing its equity investments on the utility sector. Employing fundamental analysis, it constructs a diverse portfolio comprising corporate debt instruments and dividend-yielding utility stocks. For performance evaluation, the trust measures its equity holdings against the S&P 500 Electric Utilities Index, while its fixed income components are benchmarked against the Credit Suisse High Yield.
- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Asset Management
- CEO
- Rupert Harris Johnson Jr.