Caterpillar (CAT) Interest Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Caterpillar (CAT) posted quarterly Interest Expenses of $227.0 million for Q1 2026, down 30.37% year-over-year from $326.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 81.24% quarter-over-quarter from $1.2 billion in Q4 2025.
Caterpillar (CAT) Interest Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Caterpillar's Interest Expenses history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $227.0 million for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Interest Expenses fell 30.37% year-over-year to $227.0 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $2.1 billion (up 17.01% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $1.8 billion, up 5.98% from the prior year.
- Interest Expenses for Q1 2026 stood at $227.0 million, down from $1.2 billion in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Interest Expenses was $1.2 billion in Q4 2025, with the low at $108.0 million in Q2 2022.
- The 5-year median for Interest Expenses is $253.0 million (2024), against an average of $378.3 million.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Interest Expenses soared 1150.98% in 2022, then tumbled 40.0% in 2024.
- Caterpillar's Interest Expenses stood at $638.0 million in 2022, then decreased by 15.36% to $540.0 million in 2023, then soared by 110.74% to $1.1 billion in 2024, then grew by 6.33% to $1.2 billion in 2025, then tumbled by 81.24% to $227.0 million in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows CAT's Interest Expenses at $227.0 million in Q1 2026, $1.2 billion in Q4 2025, and $346.0 million in Q3 2025.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Interest Expense (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 391.81 Bn | 385.10 Bn | 7.76 Bn | 362.00 Mn |
| 2 | Deere | 166.62 Bn | 158.72 Bn | 13.06 Bn | 712.00 Mn |
| 3 | Paccar | 69.47 Bn | 60.80 Bn | 1.56 Bn | 4.40 Mn |
| 4 | CNH Industrial | 13.35 Bn | 11.48 Bn | 1.41 Bn | 372.00 Mn |
| 5 | Oshkosh | 9.80 Bn | 9.39 Bn | 480.30 Mn | 45.50 Mn |
| 6 | Terex | 7.69 Bn | 7.28 Bn | 444.00 Mn | 197.00 Mn |
| 7 | Agco | 7.25 Bn | 6.67 Bn | 645.90 Mn | 607.00 Mn |
| 8 | Blue Bird | 2.25 Bn | 2.13 Bn | 103.37 Mn | 2.95 Mn |
| 9 | Alamo | 2.08 Bn | 1.88 Bn | 110.86 Mn | 18.77 Mn |
| 10 | Lindsay | 1.19 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 47.83 Mn | 14.46 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 362.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 362.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 227.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 227.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.21 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.21 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 346.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 346.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 336.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 336.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 326.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 326.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.14 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.14 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 200.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 200.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 147.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 147.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 253.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 253.00 Mn |