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

Caterpillar (CAT) posted quarterly Times Interest Earned of $13.59 for Q1 2026, up 71.79% year-over-year from $7.91 in Q1 2025, and up 518.21% quarter-over-quarter from $2.2 in Q4 2025.

Caterpillar (CAT) Times Interest Earned (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Caterpillar's Times Interest Earned history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $13.59 for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Times Interest Earned rose 71.79% year-over-year to $13.59; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $5.5 (down 17.88% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $6.05, down 19.51% from the prior year.
  • Times Interest Earned for Q1 2026 stood at $13.59, up from $2.2 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Times Interest Earned was $23.69 in Q2 2024, with the low at $2.2 in Q4 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Times Interest Earned is $12.97 (2022), against an average of $11.75.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Times Interest Earned plunged 91.66% in 2022, then jumped 120.4% in 2023.
  • Caterpillar's Times Interest Earned stood at $2.63 in 2022, then surged by 120.4% to $5.8 in 2023, then sank by 55.73% to $2.57 in 2024, then slipped by 14.44% to $2.2 in 2025, then soared by 518.21% to $13.59 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows CAT's Times Interest Earned at $13.59 in Q1 2026, $2.2 in Q4 2025, and $8.82 in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Times Interest Earned (Qtr)
1 Caterpillar 388.84 Bn 382.13 Bn 7.76 Bn 11.86
2 Deere 166.78 Bn 158.87 Bn 13.06 Bn 0.35
3 Paccar 69.70 Bn 61.03 Bn 1.56 Bn -1,060.89
4 CNH Industrial 13.24 Bn 11.37 Bn 1.41 Bn 1.76
5 Oshkosh 9.73 Bn 9.33 Bn 480.30 Mn 5.35
6 Terex 7.70 Bn 7.29 Bn 444.00 Mn 0.95
7 Agco 7.21 Bn 6.64 Bn 645.90 Mn 0.23
8 Blue Bird 2.28 Bn 2.16 Bn 103.37 Mn 21.21
9 Alamo 2.06 Bn 1.87 Bn 110.86 Mn 2.44
10 Lindsay 1.19 Bn 1.04 Bn 47.83 Mn 1.28

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 11.86
Mar 31, 2026 13.59
Dec 31, 2025 2.20
Sep 30, 2025 8.82
Jun 30, 2025 8.51
Mar 31, 2025 7.91
Dec 31, 2024 2.57
Sep 30, 2024 15.74
Jun 30, 2024 23.69
Mar 31, 2024 13.91
Dec 31, 2023 5.80
Sep 30, 2023 12.32
Jun 30, 2023 14.91
Mar 31, 2023 15.34
Dec 31, 2022 2.63
Sep 30, 2022 20.91
Jun 30, 2022 18.00
Mar 31, 2022 12.97
Dec 31, 2021 31.59
Sep 30, 2021 10.40