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Caterpillar (CAT) Times Interest Earned (2016 - 2026)

Caterpillar's Times Interest Earned history spans 18 years, with the latest figure at $8.94 for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Times Interest Earned fell 59.78% to $8.94 in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $22.37 through Mar 2026, up 110.7% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $22.21 for FY2025, 13.0% down from the prior year.
  • Times Interest Earned came in at $8.94 for Q1 2026, 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.
  • The 5-year median for Times Interest Earned is $14.91 (2023), against an average of $14.08.
  • Year-over-year, Times Interest Earned surged 253.85% in 2023 and then crashed 126.96% in 2024.
  • Caterpillar's Times Interest Earned stood at $7.03 in 2022, then soared by 253.85% to $24.87 in 2023, then crashed by 126.96% to -$6.71 in 2024, then rose by 21.61% to -$5.26 in 2025, then surged by 270.1% to $8.94 in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for CAT's Times Interest Earned are $8.94 (Q1 2026), -$5.26 (Q4 2025), and $8.82 (Q3 2025).