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

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.