Debt-to-equity improved from 1.48 in 2024Q4 to 0.52 in 2026Q3 with cash of $407M against $2.6B of total debt, though goodwill of $2.5B makes asset quality and tangible equity a key watch item.
Terex Corporation (TEX) balance sheet — 30-year assets, liabilities & shareholders' equity history
| Metric | TTM | Dec'25 | Dec'24 | Dec'23 | Dec'22 | Dec'21 | Dec'20 | Dec'19 | Dec'18 | Dec'17 | Dec'16 | Dec'15 | Dec'14 | Dec'13 | Dec'12 | Dec'11 | Dec'10 | Dec'09 | Dec'08 | Dec'07 | Dec'06 | Dec'05 | Dec'04 | Dec'03 | Dec'02 | Dec'01 | Dec'00 | Dec'99 | Dec'98 | Dec'97 | Dec'96 |
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| Total Current Assets | 3.4B | 2.73B | 2.32B | 2.25B | 1.96B | 1.77B | 1.88B | 2.02B | 2.42B | 2.38B | 2.7B | 3.14B | 3.36B | 3.64B | 3.8B | 4.02B | 3.97B | 3.91B | 4.04B | 4.78B | 3.43B | 2.9B | 2.65B | 2.19B | 2.22B | 1.38B | 1.24B | 1.32B | 771.6M | 426.5M | 390.2M |
| Cash & Short-Term Investments | 407M | 772M | 388M | 371M | 304.1M | 266.9M | 665M | 535.1M | 368M | 626.5M | 428.5M | 466.5M | 478.2M | 408.1M | 678M | 777.1M | 1.42B | 929.5M | 484.4M | 1.27B | 676.7M | 553.6M | 418.8M | 467.5M | 352.2M | 250.4M | 181.4M | 133.3M | 25.1M | 28.7M | 72M |
| Cash Only | 407M | 772M | 388M | 371M | 304.1M | 266.9M | 665M | 535.1M | 368M | 626.5M | 428.5M | 466.5M | 478.2M | 408.1M | 678M | 774.1M | 894.2M | 929.5M | 484.4M | 1.27B | 676.7M | 553.6M | 418.8M | 467.5M | 352.2M | 250.4M | 181.4M | 133.3M | 25.1M | 28.7M | 72M |
| Short-Term Investments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3M | 521.4M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Accounts Receivable | 1.12B | 730M | 643M | 548M | 547.5M | 507.7M | 476.4M | 478.2M | 607M | 579.9M | 512.5M | 746M | 1.09B | 1.18B | 1.11B | 1.18B | 782.5M | 610M | 967.5M | 1.2B | 950.5M | 735M | 683.6M | 540.2M | 578.6M | 351.1M | 360.2M | 429.2M | 249.8M | 139.3M | 110.3M |
| Days Sales Outstanding | 48.52 | 49.15 | 45.78 | 38.82 | 45.23 | 47.68 | 56.52 | 40.1 | 49.05 | 55.79 | 42.1 | 54.22 | 72.31 | 60.63 | 57.78 | 66.11 | 64.64 | 55.07 | 35.71 | 47.77 | 45.36 | 42.05 | 49.71 | 50.59 | 75.49 | 70.7 | 63.55 | 84.38 | 73.94 | 60.36 | 59.34 |
| Inventory | 0 | 1.11B | 1.15B | 1.19B | 988.4M | 813.5M | 610.4M | 847.7M | 1.21B | 969.6M | 853.8M | 1.45B | 1.46B | 1.61B | 1.72B | 1.76B | 1.45B | 1.42B | 2.23B | 1.93B | 1.5B | 1.32B | 1.28B | 1.01B | 1.11B | 704.8M | 598.1M | 665.6M | 472.8M | 232.1M | 190.6M |
| Days Inventory Outstanding | 65.55 | 92.63 | 103.14 | 108.9 | 101.71 | 94.88 | 87.82 | 89.29 | 124.43 | 116.94 | 84.98 | 130.28 | 120.31 | 104.52 | 112.35 | 115.81 | 138.59 | 137.4 | 102.45 | 97.31 | 88.36 | 89.06 | 108.34 | 109.08 | 165.44 | 167.49 | 130.95 | 160.86 | 174.12 | 122.6 | 116.8 |
| Other Current Assets | 1.87B | 114M | 142M | 15M | 16.7M | 57.3M | 126.8M | 158.7M | 496.1M | 0 | 732.9M | 846.4M | 82.7M | 220.4M | 326.1M | 300.2M | 322.1M | 956.6M | 354.2M | 374.4M | 303.6M | 296.7M | 263.4M | 176.6M | 184M | 76.7M | 102.7M | 87.2M | 23.9M | 26.4M | 17.3M |
| Total Non-Current Assets | 6.9B | 3.41B | 3.41B | 1.37B | 1.16B | 1.1B | 1.15B | 1.18B | 1.06B | 1.08B | 2.31B | 2.49B | 2.57B | 2.9B | 2.95B | 3.06B | 1.55B | 1.8B | 1.4B | 1.54B | 1.35B | 1.3B | 1.53B | 1.53B | 1.4B | 1B | 741.3M | 862.2M | 379.6M | 162M | 81M |
| Property, Plant & Equipment | 966M | 886M | 714M | 696M | 465.6M | 528.8M | 509.5M | 512.3M | 345.6M | 311M | 304.6M | 675.8M | 690.3M | 789.4M | 813.3M | 835.5M | 573.5M | 629.9M | 481.5M | 419.4M | 338.5M | 329.9M | 362.6M | 370.1M | 309.4M | 173.9M | 153.9M | 172.8M | 99.5M | 47.8M | 31.7M |
| Fixed Asset Turnover | 7.98x | 6.12x | 7.18x | 7.40x | 9.49x | 7.35x | 6.04x | 8.50x | 13.07x | 12.20x | 14.59x | 7.43x | 7.94x | 8.97x | 8.59x | 7.79x | 7.70x | 6.42x | 20.54x | 21.79x | 22.59x | 19.34x | 13.84x | 10.53x | 9.04x | 10.42x | 13.44x | 10.74x | 12.39x | 17.62x | 21.40x |
| Goodwill | 2.51B | 1.09B | 1.09B | 295M | 284.4M | 280.1M | 275.4M | 269.9M | 265.2M | 273.6M | 259.7M | 1.02B | 1.13B | 1.25B | 1.25B | 1.27B | 492.9M | 511.1M | 457M | 699M | 632.8M | 555.7M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Intangible Assets | 2.9B | 1.03B | 1.11B | 16M | 17.4M | 13.4M | 8.3M | 9.7M | 13.2M | 13.8M | 18.4M | 249.5M | 325.4M | 444.8M | 474.4M | 520M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 667.1M | 603.5M | 622.9M | 620.1M | 491.4M | 554.7M | 240.9M | 88.4M | 32.4M |
| Long-Term Investments | 0 | 0 | 7M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77.3M | 103M | 122.5M | 116M | 0 | 900K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Non-Current Assets | 518M | 410M | 489M | 363M | 388.7M | 273.4M | 282.7M | 281M | 438.9M | 481.1M | 1.72B | 544.4M | 425.1M | 417.5M | 418.7M | 353.3M | 390.6M | 504.8M | 381.5M | 277.9M | 209.3M | 251.4M | 276.3M | 317.3M | 318.8M | 134.6M | 96M | 134.7M | 39.2M | 25.8M | 16.9M |
| Total Assets | 10.3B | 6.14B | 5.73B | 3.62B | 3.12B | 2.86B | 3.03B | 3.2B | 3.49B | 3.46B | 5.01B | 5.64B | 5.93B | 6.54B | 6.75B | 7.08B | 5.52B | 5.71B | 5.45B | 6.32B | 4.79B | 4.2B | 4.18B | 3.72B | 3.63B | 2.39B | 1.98B | 2.18B | 1.15B | 588.5M | 471.2M |
| Asset Turnover | 0.81x | 0.88x | 0.89x | 1.43x | 1.42x | 1.36x | 1.01x | 1.36x | 1.30x | 1.10x | 0.89x | 0.89x | 0.93x | 1.08x | 1.03x | 0.92x | 0.80x | 0.71x | 1.82x | 1.45x | 1.60x | 1.52x | 1.20x | 1.05x | 0.77x | 0.76x | 1.04x | 0.85x | 1.07x | 1.43x | 1.44x |
| Asset Growth % | 216.71% | 7.14% | 58.51% | 15.94% | 8.89% | -5.55% | -5.13% | -8.33% | 0.68% | -30.84% | -11.18% | -4.91% | -9.31% | -3.15% | -4.61% | 28.26% | -3.45% | 4.93% | -13.79% | 31.98% | 13.94% | 0.51% | 12.23% | 2.71% | 51.89% | 20.33% | -8.9% | 89.15% | 95.62% | 24.89% | -24.84% |
| Total Current Liabilities | 1.93B | 1.19B | 1.07B | 1.12B | 998.6M | 909.9M | 723.3M | 872.4M | 1.21B | 1.04B | 1.41B | 1.46B | 1.64B | 1.72B | 1.72B | 1.9B | 1.67B | 1.55B | 1.82B | 2.18B | 2.03B | 1.52B | 1.53B | 1.16B | 1.11B | 627.1M | 575.6M | 579.5M | 425.4M | 236.1M | 195M |
| Accounts Payable | 986M | 683M | 580M | 703M | 624.6M | 537.7M | 369.9M | 508.1M | 687.2M | 592.4M | 522.7M | 560.7M | 736.1M | 689.1M | 600.2M | 764.6M | 570M | 540.9M | 789.1M | 1.21B | 1.03B | 913.4M | 895.8M | 608.6M | 542.9M | 291M | 311.2M | 297M | 226.9M | 138.1M | 104.4M |
| Days Payables Outstanding | 53.71 | 57.05 | 52.16 | 64.55 | 64.27 | 62.72 | 53.22 | 53.52 | 70.55 | 71.45 | 52.03 | 50.53 | 60.62 | 44.65 | 39.3 | 50.34 | 54.53 | 52.39 | 36.17 | 61.02 | 60.85 | 61.71 | 75.74 | 65.75 | 81.19 | 69.15 | 68.14 | 71.78 | 83.56 | 72.95 | 63.98 |
| Short-Term Debt | 24M | 39M | 4M | 3M | 1.9M | 5.6M | 32.4M | 32.8M | 4.1M | 5.2M | 13.8M | 66.4M | 152.5M | 86.8M | 83.8M | 77M | 346.8M | 73.7M | 39.4M | 32.5M | 227M | 48.1M | 84.6M | 86.8M | 74.1M | 34.7M | 20.5M | 57.6M | 44.7M | 26.6M | 19.2M |
| Deferred Revenue (Current) | 478M | 21M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -788.2M | -592.4M | 186.3M | 142.7M | 197.4M | 302.1M | 312.9M | 223.2M | 95.8M | 132M | 119.3M | 181.8M | 276.9M | 216.1M | 201.5M | 183M | 160M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Current Liabilities | 919M | 321M | 458M | 247M | 239.5M | 234.8M | 235.2M | 231.2M | 398.4M | 278.3M | 745.4M | 560.3M | 482.9M | 550.5M | 619.8M | 536.3M | 388.4M | 677.2M | 826.8M | 735.1M | 596.6M | 429.8M | 437.6M | 281M | 329.2M | 301.4M | 243.9M | 224.9M | 153.8M | 71.4M | 71.4M |
| Current Ratio | 1.76x | 2.30x | 2.16x | 2.01x | 1.96x | 1.94x | 2.60x | 2.32x | 1.99x | 2.30x | 1.92x | 2.16x | 2.04x | 2.11x | 2.21x | 2.12x | 2.37x | 2.52x | 2.21x | 2.20x | 1.69x | 1.90x | 1.73x | 1.89x | 2.01x | 2.21x | 2.16x | 2.27x | 1.81x | 1.81x | 2.00x |
| Quick Ratio | 1.76x | 1.36x | 1.09x | 0.95x | 0.97x | 1.05x | 1.75x | 1.34x | 1.00x | 1.36x | 1.31x | 1.16x | 1.15x | 1.17x | 1.21x | 1.19x | 1.51x | 1.61x | 0.99x | 1.31x | 0.95x | 1.04x | 0.89x | 1.02x | 1.01x | 1.08x | 1.12x | 1.12x | 0.70x | 0.82x | 1.02x |
| Cash Conversion Cycle | 60.37 | 84.73 | 96.76 | 83.17 | 82.67 | 79.84 | 91.12 | 75.87 | 102.92 | 101.29 | 75.06 | 133.98 | 132 | 120.51 | 130.82 | 131.58 | 148.71 | 140.08 | 101.98 | 84.06 | 72.88 | 69.4 | 82.3 | 93.93 | 159.75 | 169.04 | 126.37 | 173.46 | 164.49 | 110.02 | 112.16 |
| Total Non-Current Liabilities | 3.41B | 2.86B | 2.83B | 824M | 938.3M | 844M | 1.39B | 1.39B | 1.41B | 1.2B | 2.08B | 2.27B | 2.25B | 2.6B | 3B | 2.99B | 1.73B | 2.48B | 1.9B | 1.8B | 1.01B | 1.51B | 1.51B | 1.69B | 1.75B | 1.16B | 956.6M | 1.17B | 627.7M | 292.2M | 291.7M |
| Long-Term Debt | 2.55B | 2.66B | 2.57B | 611M | 769.4M | 665M | 1.16B | 1.17B | 1.21B | 979.6M | 1.56B | 1.73B | 1.64B | 1.89B | 2.01B | 2.22B | 1.34B | 1.89B | 1.4B | 1.32B | 536.1M | 1.08B | 1.11B | 1.27B | 1.49B | 1.02B | 882M | 1.1B | 586.6M | 273.5M | 262.1M |
| Capital Lease Obligations | 107M | 107M | 115M | 101M | 67M | 76.6M | 87.3M | 107.4M | 0 | 3.1M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deferred Tax Liabilities | 1.21B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Non-Current Liabilities | 268M | 67M | 142M | 112M | 101.9M | 102.4M | 137.9M | 117.4M | 199.6M | 221.8M | 516.6M | 515.6M | 609.5M | 707.3M | 986.9M | 765.5M | 391.3M | 592M | 502.7M | 478.3M | 471.6M | 438.9M | 400.2M | 412.9M | 263.2M | 143.8M | 74.6M | 66.4M | 41.1M | 18.7M | 29.6M |
| Total Liabilities | 5.34B | 4.04B | 3.9B | 1.94B | 1.94B | 1.75B | 2.11B | 2.26B | 2.62B | 2.24B | 3.49B | 3.73B | 3.89B | 4.32B | 4.72B | 4.89B | 3.4B | 4.04B | 3.72B | 3.97B | 3.03B | 3.04B | 3.04B | 2.85B | 2.86B | 1.79B | 1.53B | 1.74B | 1.05B | 528.3M | 486.7M |
| Total Debt | 2.58B | 2.81B | 2.72B | 743M | 864.6M | 767.4M | 1.28B | 1.31B | 1.22B | 984.8M | 1.58B | 1.83B | 1.79B | 1.98B | 2.1B | 2.3B | 1.69B | 1.97B | 1.44B | 1.35B | 763.1M | 1.12B | 1.2B | 1.36B | 1.56B | 1.06B | 902.5M | 1.16B | 631.3M | 300.1M | 281.3M |
| Net Debt | 2.17B | 2.04B | 2.33B | 372M | 560.5M | 500.5M | 616.5M | 771.2M | 851.4M | 358.3M | 1.15B | 1.36B | 1.31B | 1.57B | 1.42B | 1.53B | 792.1M | 1.04B | 951.4M | 79.6M | 86.4M | 570.3M | 780M | 894.1M | 1.21B | 805M | 721.1M | 1.02B | 606.2M | 271.4M | 209.3M |
| Debt / Equity | 0.52x | 1.34x | 1.48x | 0.44x | 0.73x | 0.69x | 1.39x | 1.40x | 1.42x | 0.83x | 1.04x | 0.96x | 0.88x | 0.89x | 1.03x | 1.05x | 0.80x | 1.17x | 0.83x | 0.58x | 0.44x | 0.97x | 1.06x | 1.55x | 2.03x | 1.77x | 2.00x | 2.67x | 6.44x | 4.99x | - |
| Debt / EBITDA | 3.64x | 4.44x | 4.47x | 1.07x | 1.85x | 2.03x | 10.85x | 3.40x | 2.58x | 3.34x | - | 4.01x | 3.16x | 3.46x | 3.84x | 11.02x | 54.40x | - | 2.97x | 1.30x | 0.98x | 2.49x | 4.15x | 8.72x | 13.74x | 7.50x | 3.82x | 5.56x | 4.56x | 3.62x | 14.96x |
| Net Debt / EBITDA | 3.06x | 3.22x | 3.83x | 0.54x | 1.20x | 1.32x | 5.22x | 2.01x | 1.80x | 1.22x | - | 2.99x | 2.32x | 2.75x | 2.60x | 7.31x | 25.55x | - | 1.97x | 0.08x | 0.11x | 1.27x | 2.70x | 5.72x | 10.64x | 5.72x | 3.05x | 4.92x | 4.38x | 3.28x | 11.13x |
| Interest Coverage | 18.77x | 2.65x | 5.58x | 10.16x | 8.47x | 6.12x | 1.17x | 3.82x | 4.92x | 3.42x | -1.65x | 2.81x | 3.27x | 3.10x | 1.53x | 1.49x | -0.64x | -3.39x | 1.81x | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total Equity | 4.96B | 2.1B | 1.83B | 1.67B | 1.18B | 1.11B | 921.5M | 932.3M | 861.5M | 1.19B | 1.52B | 1.91B | 2.04B | 2.21B | 2.03B | 2.19B | 2.11B | 1.67B | 1.72B | 2.34B | 1.75B | 1.16B | 1.14B | 876.7M | 769.2M | 595.4M | 451.5M | 432.8M | 98.1M | 60.2M | -15.5M |
| Equity Growth % | 472.3% | 14.36% | 9.57% | 41.55% | 6.45% | 20.41% | -1.16% | 8.22% | -27.39% | -22% | -20.44% | -6.23% | -7.93% | 9.03% | -7.2% | 3.68% | 26.1% | -2.75% | -26.52% | 33.82% | 50.82% | 2.27% | 29.49% | 13.98% | 29.19% | 31.87% | 4.32% | 341.18% | 62.96% | 488.39% | 76.08% |
| Book Value per Share | 43.49 | 31.60 | 27.10 | 24.48 | 17.02 | 15.65 | 13.15 | 12.98 | 11.20 | 12.50 | 14.10 | 17.45 | 17.86 | 18.93 | 17.83 | 19.77 | 19.42 | 16.32 | 17.27 | 22.34 | 17.00 | 11.32 | 11.13 | 9.11 | 4.06 | 4.08 | 3.09 | 8.45 | 2.19 | 1.70 | -0.38 |
| Total Shareholders' Equity | 4.96B | 2.1B | 1.83B | 1.67B | 1.18B | 1.11B | 921.5M | 932.3M | 861M | 1.19B | 1.48B | 1.88B | 2.01B | 2.19B | 2.01B | 1.91B | 2.08B | 1.65B | 1.72B | 2.34B | 1.75B | 1.16B | 1.14B | 876.7M | 769.2M | 595.4M | 451.5M | 432.8M | 98.1M | 59.6M | -15.5M |
| Common Stock | 1M | 1M | 1M | 1M | 900K | 900K | 900K | 800K | 800K | 1.3M | 1.3M | 1.3M | 1.2M | 1.2M | 1.2M | 1.2M | 1.2M | 1.2M | 1.1M | 1.1M | 1M | 500K | 500K | 500K | 500K | 400K | 300K | 300K | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Retained Earnings | 2.22B | 2.14B | 1.96B | 1.68B | 1.2B | 936.9M | 750.3M | 771.4M | 749M | 2B | 1.9B | 2.1B | 1.98B | 1.69B | 1.47B | 1.36B | 1.32B | 958.2M | 1.36B | 1.28B | 707.3M | 307.4M | 118.9M | 41.9M | 67.4M | 199.9M | 187.1M | 92M | -80.9M | -115.4M | -126.1M |
| Treasury Stock | -812M | -722M | -672M | -623M | -560.3M | -459.7M | -459.2M | -406.8M | -401.8M | -1.86B | -935.1M | -852.2M | -801.9M | -630.2M | -597.8M | -599.1M | -599.3M | -598.7M | -599.9M | -203.3M | -36.2M | -35M | -35.2M | -17.8M | -17.8M | -17.5M | -17M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Accumulated OCI | -276M | -265M | -382M | -287M | -341.6M | -228.5M | -208.4M | -257.5M | -284.8M | -239.5M | -779.4M | -649.6M | -429.8M | -116.5M | -124.1M | -124.8M | 100.4M | 36M | -82.3M | 256.6M | 155.2M | 26.2M | 206.5M | 57M | -53.6M | -119.8M | -77.8M | -14.5M | -49.5M | -35.2M | -33.7M |
| Minority Interest | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 500K | 500K | 36.5M | 34.6M | 33.2M | 24.7M | 23.6M | 277.8M | 28.2M | 24.2M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 600K | 0 |
Quick answers to the most common questions about buying TEX stock.
As of 2025, Terex Corporation (TEX) had total assets of $6.14B including $2.73B in current assets.
Terex Corporation (TEX) carries total debt of $2.81B, offset by $772.0M in cash and short-term investments. Comparing total debt to cash helps evaluate the company's debt burden and net leverage.
Terex Corporation (TEX) has total shareholders' equity (book value) of $2.10B ($31.60 book value per share). Book value represents the net worth of the company belonging to common stock holders.
Terex Corporation (TEX) reported a current ratio of 2.30x. A current ratio above 1.0x indicates that the company has more current assets than current liabilities, suggesting sufficient short-term liquidity.
Key Metrics
Top Statement Risk
Acquisition-driven balance sheet volatility
Metrics are mathematically derived from official filings.
Balance Sheet Expansion Through Acquisition Scale-Up
According to reported balance sheet figures, Terex's total assets rose from $3.8B in 2024Q3 to $10.3B in 2026Q3, a jump that appears driven by acquisitions rather than organic accumulation of equity.
Goodwill climbed from roughly $301M to $2.5B over the same period, which suggests the expansion is largely acquisition-funded and shifts the risk profile toward intangible-heavy assets. Equity grew more modestly to $5.0B, indicating the expansion was financed substantially through liabilities, and investors should monitor whether the acquired earnings base justifies the carrying values.
Leverage Rebuilt Then Moderated Recently
Based on Terex's reported figures, total debt rose from $628M in 2024Q3 to a peak near $2.8B before easing to $2.6B, with debt-to-equity improving from 1.48 to 0.52 in 2026Q3.
The D/E ratio spiked above 1.3 through 2025 as debt was added alongside acquisitions, then fell as equity rebuilt, suggesting the improvement reflects both earnings retention and a larger equity base rather than debt paydown alone. Current leverage of roughly 0.5x appears manageable, but the sharp swings warrant further investigation into the maturity profile and refinancing terms, which the supplied data does not disclose.
Current Ratio Stable Near Two Times
As reported in financial statements, Terex's current ratio held between 1.76 and 2.39 across the ten quarters, while cash reached $407M in 2026Q3 against $2.6B of total debt.
A current ratio consistently near or above 1.8 suggests short-term obligations are covered with a reasonable margin, though it declined from 2.39 to 1.76 as the balance sheet scaled. Cash of roughly $407M is modest relative to total debt, implying liquidity depends meaningfully on continued operating cash generation rather than a large reserve buffer.
Retained Earnings Recovery Drives Equity Base
Based on Terex's reported equity figures, retained earnings sat near $2.0B to $2.2B across the period while total equity reached $5.0B in 2026Q3, up from $1.8B in 2025Q1.
Retained earnings have been relatively flat, so the recent equity growth appears driven primarily by new share issuance or other equity-recognized items rather than accumulated profits, a distinction that bears on earnings quality. Investors should monitor dilution and the composition of equity movements, as the supplied data does not isolate buybacks or stock-based compensation.
Deferred Revenue Swings Limit Forward Read
According to reported balance sheet data, deferred revenue rose from zero in mid-2025 to $429M in 2026Q2 before declining to $176M in 2026Q3, a pattern that appears tied to project timing.
The lumpy deferred revenue profile suggests backlog recognition is uneven and difficult to extrapolate from a single quarter. Remaining performance obligation data is not provided, so forward revenue visibility remains limited and warrants further investigation before inferring durable order momentum.
Goodwill Concentration Could Mislead Asset Quality
As reported in the balance sheet, goodwill of $2.5B represents roughly one quarter of total assets, creating an impairment exposure that could make headline book equity overstate tangible value.
Because goodwill accounts for a substantial share of the asset base, a downturn in acquired business performance could trigger impairment charges that would reduce equity sharply and quickly. This suggests that the 0.52 D/E ratio may look more conservative on a headline basis than it would on a tangible equity basis, though the supplied data does not allow a precise tangible calculation.