Caterpillar (CAT) Times Interest Earned (2009 - 2026)
Caterpillar (CAT) posted Times Interest Earned of 11.86 for Q2 2026, up 32.68% on a QoQ basis from 8.94 in Q1 2026, and up 39.39% year-over-year from 8.51 in Q2 2025.
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Caterpillar (CAT) Times Interest Earned (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Caterpillar has reported Times Interest Earned for 18 years, with the latest figure at 11.86 in Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Times Interest Earned rose 39.39% year-over-year to 11.86 in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 9.32, a 8.24% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 8.21, down 19.28% from the prior year.
- Times Interest Earned was 11.86 for Q2 2026 at Caterpillar, up from 8.94 in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Times Interest Earned was 17.02 in Q1 2022, with the low at 7.58 in Q4 2025.
- Average Times Interest Earned over 5 years is 11.3, with a median of 10.99 recorded in 2023.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2026: Times Interest Earned slumped 37.87% in 2022, then soared 39.39% in 2026.
- Over 5 years, Times Interest Earned stood at 8.94 in 2022, then advanced by 21.77% to 10.88 in 2023, then retreated by 20.5% to 8.65 in 2024, then dropped by 12.4% to 7.58 in 2025, then soared by 56.56% to 11.86 in 2026.
- The last three Times Interest Earned figures came in at 11.86 (Q2 2026), 8.94 (Q1 2026), and 7.58 (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Times Interest Earned (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 371.58 Bn | 364.86 Bn | 7.76 Bn | 11.86 |
| 2 | Amphenol | 204.28 Bn | 198.29 Bn | 3.55 Bn | 12.09 |
| 3 | Deere | 189.58 Bn | 180.70 Bn | 12.32 Bn | 2.81 |
| 4 | Eaton | 171.87 Bn | 171.22 Bn | 2.86 Bn | 6.93 |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 121.60 Bn | 121.11 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 14.45 |
| 6 | Vertiv Holdings | 97.62 Bn | 94.51 Bn | 1.23 Bn | 36.66 |
| 7 | 3M | 87.32 Bn | 84.04 Bn | 2.68 Bn | - |
| 8 | Emerson Electric | 86.05 Bn | 83.88 Bn | 2.66 Bn | - |
| 9 | Illinois Tool Works | 77.02 Bn | 76.18 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 14.52 |
| 10 | Cummins | 72.43 Bn | 68.82 Bn | 2.47 Bn | 15.99 |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 11.86 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 8.94 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 7.58 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 8.82 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 8.51 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 7.91 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 8.65 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 9.37 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 11.09 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 11.81 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 10.88 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 12.32 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 14.91 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 12.59 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 8.94 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 16.06 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 16.20 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 17.02 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 14.38 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 14.60 |
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Caterpillar Times Interest Earned API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=times-interest-earned&ticker=CAT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "times-interest-earned", "ticker": "CAT", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=times-interest-earned&ticker=CAT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();