Caterpillar (CAT) Times Interest Earned (2009 - 2026)

Caterpillar's Times Interest Earned history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $8.94 for Q1 2026.

• In Q1 2026, Times Interest Earned 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.
• Times Interest Earned was $8.94 for Q1 2026 at Caterpillar, up from -$5.26 in the prior quarter.
• In the past five years, Times Interest Earned ranged from a high of $25.42 in Q2 2024 to a low of -$6.71 in Q4 2024.
• Historically, Times Interest Earned has averaged $14.08 across 5 years, with a median of $14.91 in 2023.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Times Interest Earned soared 253.85% in 2023, then plunged 126.96% in 2024.
• A 5-year view of Times Interest Earned shows it stood at $7.03 in 2022, then jumped by 253.85% to $24.87 in 2023, then sank by 126.96% to -$6.71 in 2024, then gained by 21.61% to -$5.26 in 2025, then soared by 270.1% to $8.94 in 2026.
• The last three Times Interest Earned figures came in at $8.94 (Q1 2026), -$5.26 (Q4 2025), and $8.82 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.