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Caterpillar (CAT) Interest Expenses (2016 - 2026)

Caterpillar's Interest Expenses history spans 18 years, with the latest figure at $345.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Interest Expenses rose 197.41% to $345.0 million in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $521.0 million through Mar 2026, up 998.28% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $502.0 million for FY2025, 1.95% down from the prior year.
  • Interest Expenses came in at $345.0 million for Q1 2026, 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.
  • The 5-year median for Interest Expenses is $137.0 million (2024), against an average of $120.5 million.
  • Year-over-year, Interest Expenses crashed 446.03% in 2024 and then surged 197.41% in 2026.
  • Caterpillar's Interest Expenses stood at $239.0 million in 2022, then tumbled by 47.28% to $126.0 million in 2023, then plummeted by 446.03% to -$436.0 million in 2024, then decreased by 16.06% to -$506.0 million in 2025, then soared by 168.18% to $345.0 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for CAT's Interest Expenses are $345.0 million (Q1 2026), -$506.0 million (Q4 2025), and $346.0 million (Q3 2025).