Caterpillar Inc (CAT) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026)

Caterpillar (CAT) has reported Debt Ratio for 18 consecutive years, with 0.21 the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

• In Q1 2026, Debt Ratio rose 3.26% year-over-year to 0.21; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.21 (up 3.26% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 0.11, down 69.96% from the prior year.
• Debt Ratio came in at 0.21 for Q1 2026 at Caterpillar, up from 0.11 in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Debt Ratio was 0.39 in Q4 2022, with the low at 0.11 in Q4 2025.
• Average Debt Ratio over 5 years is 0.22, with a median of 0.2 recorded in 2025.
• Across the five-year window, Debt Ratio jumped 64.22% in 2024 and slumped 69.96% in 2025, its largest moves.
• Year by year, Debt Ratio stood at 0.39 in 2022, then dropped by 13.89% to 0.33 in 2023, then climbed by 8.67% to 0.36 in 2024, then plunged by 69.96% to 0.11 in 2025, then soared by 92.68% to 0.21 in 2026.
• According to Business Quant data, Debt Ratio over the past three periods registered 0.21, 0.11, and 0.18 for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.