Caterpillar (CAT) Interest Expenses (2009 - 2026)

Caterpillar's Interest Expenses history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $345.0 million for Q1 2026.

• In Q1 2026, Interest Expenses rose 197.41% year-over-year to $345.0 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $521.0 million (up 998.28% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $502.0 million, down 1.95% from the prior year.
• Interest Expenses was $345.0 million for Q1 2026 at Caterpillar, up from -$506.0 million in the prior quarter.
• In the past five years, Interest Expenses ranged from a high of $346.0 million in Q3 2025 to a low of -$506.0 million in Q4 2025.
• Historically, Interest Expenses has averaged $120.5 million across 5 years, with a median of $137.0 million in 2024.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2026: Interest Expenses tumbled 446.03% in 2024, then soared 197.41% in 2026.
• A 5-year view of Interest Expenses shows it stood at $239.0 million in 2022, then tumbled by 47.28% to $126.0 million in 2023, then sank by 446.03% to -$436.0 million in 2024, then slipped by 16.06% to -$506.0 million in 2025, then jumped by 168.18% to $345.0 million in 2026.
• The last three Interest Expenses figures came in at $345.0 million (Q1 2026), -$506.0 million (Q4 2025), and $346.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.