Since the Great Recession, the interest coverage ratio of the 1,000 largest U.S. companies has been falling, with the 25 largest nonfinancial companies reducing their ratio by 4.5 percent points between 2010 and 2017. This compares to an increase of 4.5 percentage points in the period between 2002 and 2007.
The interest coverage ratio is calculated by dividing a company's earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) by their interest payments due.
Change in the interest coverage ratio of nonfinancial companies in the United States between 1992 and 2017, by company size
(in percentage points)
Company size by market value
1992-2000
2002-2007
2010-2017
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Earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) used to calculate ratio.
Companies have been categorized in terms of market value as of January 2019.
Values relate to financial years, not calendar years, in line with company reporting.
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Deloitte. (April 15, 2019). Change in the interest coverage ratio of nonfinancial companies in the United States between 1992 and 2017, by company size (in percentage points) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1075706/interest-coverage-ratio-change-us-nonfinancial-companies-size/
Deloitte. "Change in the interest coverage ratio of nonfinancial companies in the United States between 1992 and 2017, by company size (in percentage points)." Chart. April 15, 2019. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1075706/interest-coverage-ratio-change-us-nonfinancial-companies-size/
Deloitte. (2019). Change in the interest coverage ratio of nonfinancial companies in the United States between 1992 and 2017, by company size (in percentage points). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1075706/interest-coverage-ratio-change-us-nonfinancial-companies-size/
Deloitte. "Change in The Interest Coverage Ratio of Nonfinancial Companies in The United States between 1992 and 2017, by Company Size (in Percentage Points)." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Apr 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1075706/interest-coverage-ratio-change-us-nonfinancial-companies-size/
Deloitte, Change in the interest coverage ratio of nonfinancial companies in the United States between 1992 and 2017, by company size (in percentage points) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1075706/interest-coverage-ratio-change-us-nonfinancial-companies-size/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Change in the interest coverage ratio of nonfinancial companies in the United States between 1992 and 2017, by company size (in percentage points) [Graph], Deloitte, April 15, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1075706/interest-coverage-ratio-change-us-nonfinancial-companies-size/
