Trinity Industries TRN
NYSE TRN
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As of: Oct 21, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

Trinity Industries (TRN) Times Interest Earned (2009 - 2021)

Updated

Trinity Industries' Times Interest Earned was 1.00 in Q1 2021, down 8.7% from 1.10 a year earlier but up 73.4% from the prior quarter.

Analysis

Trinity Industries (TRN) Times Interest Earned (2009 - 2021) Analysis & Trends

On a trailing twelve-month basis, Trinity Industries' Times Interest Earned was -0.81 through Mar 31, 2021; for FY2020, it came in at -0.71.

  • In earlier years, Times Interest Earned was 1.79 in FY2019 (+1.8%), 1.76 in FY2018 (-12.2%), 2.00 in FY2017 (-24.0%) and 2.63 in FY2016 (-64.4%).
  • Quarterly Times Interest Earned has moved between -5.97 (Q2 2020) and 4.20 (Q2 2016) over five years.
  • Compared with a year earlier, Times Interest Earned has declined for three straight quarters, with an average decline of 21.4% over the last seven quarters.
  • The best year-over-year quarter for Times Interest Earned over five years was Q1 2019 (growth of 29.9%); the worst was Q1 2017 (a decline of 67.7%).
  • Per Business Quant data, TRN's Times Interest Earned in the three quarters before Q1 2021 was 0.58 (Q4 2020), 1.22 (Q3 2020) and -5.97 (Q2 2020).
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Times Interest Earned (Qtr)
1 Caterpillar 340.33 Bn 312.03 Bn 7.76 Bn 8.64
2 Amphenol 195.04 Bn 189.62 Bn 3.55 Bn 12.09
3 Deere 171.72 Bn 139.81 Bn 4.66 Bn 2.81
4 Eaton 152.74 Bn 149.93 Bn 2.86 Bn 6.93
5 Parker-Hannifin 120.82 Bn 118.95 Bn 2.25 Bn 14.45
6 Emerson Electric 91.30 Bn 84.04 Bn 2.66 Bn -
7 3M 90.37 Bn 71.82 Bn 2.78 Bn -
8 Vertiv Holdings 81.71 Bn 72.33 Bn 1.23 Bn 36.66
9 Illinois Tool Works 79.34 Bn 75.90 Bn 1.90 Bn 14.52
10 Trinity Industries 2.01 Bn 1.45 Bn 109.90 Mn -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2021 1.00
Dec 31, 2020 0.58
Sep 30, 2020 1.22
Jun 30, 2020 -5.97
Mar 31, 2020 1.10
Dec 31, 2019 1.73
Sep 30, 2019 2.16
Jun 30, 2019 1.88
Mar 31, 2019 1.74
Dec 31, 2018 1.94
Sep 30, 2018 1.76
Jun 30, 2018 2.01
Mar 31, 2018 1.34
Dec 31, 2017 2.48
Sep 30, 2017 2.25
Jun 30, 2017 1.82
Mar 31, 2017 1.44
Dec 31, 2016 3.62
Sep 30, 2016 4.05
Jun 30, 2016 4.20
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