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

Caterpillar (CAT) has reported Interest Coverage Ratio for 18 consecutive years, with 8.94 the latest figure, recorded in 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 came in at 8.94 for Q1 2026 at Caterpillar, up from 5.26 in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Interest Coverage Ratio was 25.42 in Q2 2024, with the low at 6.71 in Q4 2024.
• Average Interest Coverage Ratio over 5 years is 14.08, with a median of 14.91 recorded in 2023.
• Across the five-year window, Interest Coverage Ratio soared 253.85% in 2023 and sank 126.96% in 2024, its largest moves.
• Year by year, Interest Coverage Ratio stood at 7.03 in 2022, then jumped by 253.85% to 24.87 in 2023, then slumped by 126.96% to 6.71 in 2024, then grew by 21.61% to 5.26 in 2025, then soared by 270.1% to 8.94 in 2026.
• According to Business Quant data, Interest Coverage Ratio over the past three periods registered 8.94, 5.26, and 8.82 for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.