Caterpillar (CAT) Interest Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2026)

Caterpillar's Interest Coverage Ratio history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 13.59 for Q1 2026.

• In Q1 2026, Interest Coverage Ratio rose 71.79% year-over-year to 13.59; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 5.5 (down 17.88% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 6.05, down 19.51% from the prior year.
• Interest Coverage Ratio for Q1 2026 stood at 13.59, up from 2.2 in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Interest Coverage Ratio was 23.69 in Q2 2024, with the low at 2.2 in Q4 2025.
• The 5-year median for Interest Coverage Ratio is 12.97 (2022), against an average of 11.75.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Interest Coverage Ratio plunged 91.66% in 2022, then jumped 120.4% in 2023.
• Caterpillar's Interest Coverage Ratio stood at 2.63 in 2022, then surged by 120.4% to 5.8 in 2023, then sank by 55.73% to 2.57 in 2024, then slipped by 14.44% to 2.2 in 2025, then soared by 518.21% to 13.59 in 2026.
• Business Quant data shows CAT's Interest Coverage Ratio at 13.59 in Q1 2026, 2.2 in Q4 2025, and 8.82 in Q3 2025.