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Caterpillar (CAT) Interest Coverage Ratio (2016 - 2026)

Caterpillar's Interest Coverage Ratio history spans 18 years, with the latest figure at 8.94 for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Interest Coverage Ratio fell 59.78% to 8.94 in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 22.37 through Mar 2026, up 110.7% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 22.21 for FY2025, 13.0% down from the prior year.
  • Interest Coverage Ratio came in at 8.94 for Q1 2026, up from 5.26 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Interest Coverage Ratio ranged from a high of 25.42 in Q2 2024 to a low of 6.71 in Q4 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Interest Coverage Ratio is 14.91 (2023), against an average of 14.08.
  • Year-over-year, Interest Coverage Ratio surged 253.85% in 2023 and then crashed 126.96% in 2024.
  • Caterpillar's Interest Coverage Ratio stood at 7.03 in 2022, then soared by 253.85% to 24.87 in 2023, then crashed by 126.96% to 6.71 in 2024, then rose by 21.61% to 5.26 in 2025, then surged by 270.1% to 8.94 in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for CAT's Interest Coverage Ratio are 8.94 (Q1 2026), 5.26 (Q4 2025), and 8.82 (Q3 2025).