Caterpillar (CAT) Interest Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Caterpillar (CAT) posted Interest Expenses of $362.0 million for Q2 2026, up 4.93% on a QoQ basis from $345.0 million in Q1 2026, and up 7.74% year-over-year from $336.0 million in Q2 2025.
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Caterpillar (CAT) Interest Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Caterpillar has reported Interest Expenses for 18 years, with the latest figure at $362.0 million in Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Interest Expenses rose 7.74% year-over-year to $362.0 million in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was $1.4 billion, a 5.09% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $1.4 billion, up 5.68% from the prior year.
- Interest Expenses was $362.0 million for Q2 2026 at Caterpillar, up from $345.0 million in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Interest Expenses was $362.0 million in Q2 2026, with the low at $109.0 million in Q1 2022.
- Average Interest Expenses over 5 years is $275.0 million, with a median of $306.0 million recorded in 2024.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Interest Expenses dropped 23.24% in 2022, then soared 104.17% in 2023.
- Over 5 years, Interest Expenses stood at $188.0 million in 2022, then surged by 53.19% to $288.0 million in 2023, then advanced by 17.36% to $338.0 million in 2024, then grew by 3.85% to $351.0 million in 2025, then climbed by 3.13% to $362.0 million in 2026.
- The last three Interest Expenses figures came in at $362.0 million (Q2 2026), $345.0 million (Q1 2026), and $351.0 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Int Expense (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 371.58 Bn | 364.86 Bn | 7.76 Bn | 362.00 Mn |
| 2 | Amphenol | 204.28 Bn | 198.29 Bn | 3.55 Bn | 213.70 Mn |
| 3 | Deere | 189.58 Bn | 180.70 Bn | 12.32 Bn | 661.00 Mn |
| 4 | Eaton | 171.87 Bn | 171.22 Bn | 2.86 Bn | 201.00 Mn |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 121.60 Bn | 121.11 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 95.00 Mn |
| 6 | Vertiv Holdings | 97.62 Bn | 94.51 Bn | 1.23 Bn | 17.40 Mn |
| 7 | 3M | 87.32 Bn | 84.04 Bn | 2.68 Bn | - |
| 8 | Emerson Electric | 86.05 Bn | 83.88 Bn | 2.66 Bn | - |
| 9 | Illinois Tool Works | 77.02 Bn | 76.18 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 79.00 Mn |
| 10 | Cummins | 72.43 Bn | 68.82 Bn | 2.47 Bn | 80.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 362.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 345.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 351.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 346.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 336.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 326.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 338.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 336.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 314.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 298.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 288.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 280.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 245.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 217.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 188.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 151.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 120.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 109.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 112.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 114.00 Mn |
API Access
Caterpillar Interest Expenses API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=interest-expenses&ticker=CAT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "interest-expenses", "ticker": "CAT", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=interest-expenses&ticker=CAT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();