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Caterpillar (CAT) Debt Ratio (2016 - 2026)

Caterpillar's Debt Ratio history spans 18 years, with the latest figure at 0.21 for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Debt Ratio rose 3.26% to 0.21 in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.21 through Mar 2026, up 3.26% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.11 for FY2025, 69.96% down from the prior year.
  • Debt Ratio came in at 0.21 for Q1 2026, up from 0.11 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Debt Ratio ranged from a high of 0.39 in Q4 2022 to a low of 0.11 in Q4 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Debt Ratio is 0.2 (2025), against an average of 0.22.
  • Year-over-year, Debt Ratio soared 64.22% in 2024 and then tumbled 69.96% in 2025.
  • Caterpillar's Debt Ratio stood at 0.39 in 2022, then fell by 13.89% to 0.33 in 2023, then increased by 8.67% to 0.36 in 2024, then crashed by 69.96% to 0.11 in 2025, then surged by 92.68% to 0.21 in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for CAT's Debt Ratio are 0.21 (Q1 2026), 0.11 (Q4 2025), and 0.18 (Q3 2025).