Interest coverage ratio - breakdown by industry

The interest coverage ratio (ICR) is a measure of a company's ability to meet its interest payments.
Calculation: EBIT / Interest expenses. More about interest coverage ratio.

Number of U.S. listed companies included in the calculation: 2392 (as of 2025).

Ratio: Interest coverage ratio     Measure of center:

Industry title Year
2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
All Industries 2.45 1.62 2.51 3.04 1.22
01 - Agricultural Production Crops -16.86 -1.66 -5.76 -3.77 3.40
02 - Agriculture production livestock and animal specialties - - - 1613.23 -160.42 48258.46
07 - Agricultural Services 7.27 0.97 0.56 -13.38 0.19
08 - Forestry - - - - - -
09 - Fishing, hunting, and trapping - - -42.37 -51.63 -88.71 -80.62
10 - Metal Mining -4.32 -9.08 -4.18 -6.53 -4.36
12 - Coal Mining 17.58 23.01 31.04 4.49 -4.06
13 - Oil And Gas Extraction 3.03 6.99 9.31 1.43 -15.51
14 - Mining And Quarrying Of Nonmetallic Minerals, Except Fuels 2.83 3.69 5.02 5.74 2.25
15 - Building Construction General Contractors And Operative Builders 170.01 11.07 73.43 66.53 16.82
16 - Heavy Construction Other Than Building Construction Contractors 12.22 6.21 8.27 7.82 8.17
17 - Construction Special Trade Contractors 12.50 9.13 16.37 9.78 13.69
20 - Food And Kindred Products 8.47 3.33 2.89 5.69 5.77
21 - Tobacco Products 6.39 9.23 16.15 2.82 2.11
22 - Textile Mill Products 11.18 0.76 2.40 8.57 -1.17
23 - Apparel And Other Finished Products Made From Fabrics And Similar Materials 8.26 7.25 10.14 7.49 -0.93
24 - Lumber And Wood Products, Except Furniture 77.43 53.27 83.79 11.74 37.62
25 - Furniture And Fixtures 2.81 3.65 9.80 9.88 1.69
26 - Paper And Allied Products 0.92 1.19 5.45 3.51 2.84
27 - Printing, Publishing, And Allied Industries 1.82 0.78 1.35 2.19 -0.83
28 - Chemicals And Allied Products -4.13 -7.93 -8.09 -9.63 -12.64
29 - Petroleum Refining And Related Industries 7.34 21.71 18.47 4.10 -5.09
30 - Rubber And Miscellaneous Plastics Products 13.93 2.61 2.16 4.86 3.51
31 - Leather And Leather Products 10.88 11.19 27.51 39.24 -67.19
32 - Stone, Clay, Glass, And Concrete Products 63.33 20.39 10.22 7.22 2.52
33 - Primary Metal Industries 5.24 6.84 7.71 8.27 -0.12
34 - Fabricated Metal Products, Except Machinery And Transportation Equipment 3.57 3.44 4.85 7.10 4.97
35 - Industrial And Commercial Machinery And Computer Equipment 7.24 5.83 5.43 4.26 1.51
36 - Electronic And Other Electrical Equipment And Components, Except Computer Equipment -0.22 -0.48 0.53 3.25 3.75
37 - Transportation Equipment 2.59 2.33 1.77 3.08 -0.23
38 - Measuring, Analyzing, And Controlling Instruments; Photographic, Medical And Optical Goods; Watches And Clocks -1.84 -2.20 -6.43 -2.57 -3.84
39 - Miscellaneous Manufacturing Industries -0.05 1.50 1.93 5.28 6.92
40 - Railroad Transportation 7.17 4.21 8.33 7.67 7.12
41 - Local And Suburban Transit And Interurban Highway Passenger Transportation - - - - 139.75 -
42 - Motor Freight Transportation And Warehousing 9.88 11.92 28.46 32.13 15.00
44 - Water Transportation 9.22 3.59 2.02 -2.22 -6.76
45 - Transportation By Air 1.33 1.43 1.26 2.22 -37.23
46 - Pipelines, Except Natural Gas 2.89 5.19 4.49 5.20 4.50
47 - Transportation Services 2.77 2.21 2.63 2.55 1.64
48 - Communications -1.55 -0.57 1.86 3.41 1.17
49 - Electric, Gas, And Sanitary Services 3.16 2.80 2.99 2.83 2.65
50 - Wholesale Trade-durable Goods 3.70 4.85 10.27 8.49 0.32
51 - Wholesale Trade-non-durable Goods 2.69 2.13 2.50 4.74 -0.17
52 - Building Materials, Hardware, Garden Supply, And Mobile Home Dealers 26.88 11.25 14.90 33.12 29.10
53 - General Merchandise Stores 15.04 11.11 13.04 20.45 7.61
54 - Food Stores 20.07 11.25 12.86 15.15 10.37
55 - Automotive Dealers And Gasoline Service Stations 5.64 6.80 12.96 15.04 8.37
56 - Apparel And Accessory Stores 2.45 2.22 7.95 12.08 1.17
57 - Home Furniture, Furnishings, And Equipment Stores 161.45 0.72 4.38 10.48 2.01
58 - Eating And Drinking Places 2.92 3.38 2.55 3.02 -1.43
59 - Miscellaneous Retail 0.41 -1.10 -4.56 1.85 0.61
60 - Depository Institutions 44.75 1.68 4.23 6.94 3.26
61 - Non-depository Credit Institutions 1.80 1.09 1.25 3.07 1.89
62 - Security And Commodity Brokers, Dealers, Exchanges, And Services 19.78 5.93 12.47 14.85 7.62
63 - Insurance Carriers 13.56 8.48 4.51 11.91 10.55
64 - Insurance Agents, Brokers, And Service 7.56 4.99 7.99 7.00 6.48
65 - Real Estate -0.20 -0.65 0.38 0.90 0.92
67 - Holding And Other Investment Offices 1.34 1.31 1.48 1.57 0.73
70 - Hotels, Rooming Houses, Camps, And Other Lodging Places 3.57 3.35 2.52 1.80 -2.34
72 - Personal Services 3.72 0.23 -6.82 -1.33 0.07
73 - Business Services 0.88 -0.52 -2.22 0.01 -1.15
75 - Automotive Repair, Services, And Parking -125.84 2.67 4.71 5.82 -6.55
76 - Miscellaneous Repair Services 0.27 -0.25 -0.27 -2.77 -5.86
78 - Motion Pictures -4.01 -4.08 -4.00 -2.15 -6.36
79 - Amusement And Recreation Services 2.65 0.90 0.97 1.64 -5.96
80 - Health Services -3.87 -5.47 -9.88 -2.74 -0.51
81 - Legal Services 16.00 14.72 33.20 56.95 28.65
82 - Educational Services 6.50 3.34 3.76 7.66 11.59
83 - Social Services 5.06 - - 36.14 40.13
87 - Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management, And Related Services 3.85 0.07 -0.93 -0.18 0.76
89 - Miscellaneous Services -24.48 -2.23 -27.89 -57.07 0.48
99 - Nonclassifiable Establishments - - - - - -

These ratios are calculated for publicly traded U.S. companies that submit financial statements to the SEC. Hover over the ratio value in the table to see the exact number of companies included in the calculation.

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