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

Caterpillar's Interest Coverage Ratio history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 8.94 for Q1 2026.

• In Q1 2026, Interest Coverage Ratio fell 59.78% year-over-year to 8.94; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 22.37 (up 110.7% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 22.21, down 13.0% from the prior year.
• Interest Coverage Ratio was 8.94 for Q1 2026 at Caterpillar, 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.
• Historically, Interest Coverage Ratio has averaged 14.08 across 5 years, with a median of 14.91 in 2023.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Interest Coverage Ratio soared 253.85% in 2023, then plunged 126.96% in 2024.
• A 5-year view of Interest Coverage Ratio shows it stood at 7.03 in 2022, then jumped by 253.85% to 24.87 in 2023, then sank by 126.96% to 6.71 in 2024, then gained by 21.61% to 5.26 in 2025, then soared by 270.1% to 8.94 in 2026.
• The last three Interest Coverage Ratio figures came in at 8.94 (Q1 2026), 5.26 (Q4 2025), and 8.82 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.