Cabot (CBT) Change in Inventory (2009 - 2025)

Cabot's (CBT) quarterly Change in Inventory came in at -$2.0 million in Q4 2025, down 125.0% year-on-year from $8.0 million in Q4 2024, and up 92.86% on a QoQ basis from -$28.0 million in Q3 2025.

Cabot (CBT) Change in Inventory (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Cabot (CBT) has 17 years of Change in Inventory data on file, last reported at -$2.0 million in Q4 2025.

  • On a quarterly basis, Change in Inventory fell 125.0% year-over-year to -$2.0 million in Q4 2025; TTM through Dec 2025 was -$57.0 million, a 9.62% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at -$47.0 million, down 14.63% from the prior year.
  • Change in Inventory for Q4 2025 stood at -$2.0 million, up from -$28.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Change in Inventory for CBT reached as high as $95.0 million in Q4 2021 and fell as low as -$86.0 million in Q1 2023.
  • Historically, Change in Inventory has averaged $11.1 million across 5 years, with a median of $11.0 million in 2024.
  • Across the five-year window, Change in Inventory surged 4200.0% in 2021 and slumped 450.0% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Change in Inventory stood at $95.0 million in 2021, then slumped by 85.26% to $14.0 million in 2022, then soared by 35.71% to $19.0 million in 2023, then plunged by 57.89% to $8.0 million in 2024, then tumbled by 125.0% to -$2.0 million in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Change in Inventory figures were -$2.0 million in Q4 2025, -$28.0 million in Q3 2025, and -$27.0 million in Q2 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change in Inventory (Qtr)
1 Linde 237.95 Bn 233.99 Bn 4.26 Bn 48.00 Mn
2 Sherwin Williams 78.17 Bn 77.95 Bn 2.78 Bn -
3 Ecolab 76.02 Bn 75.37 Bn 1.85 Bn -74.00 Mn
4 Air Products & Chemicals 66.38 Bn 65.43 Bn 987.40 Mn -16.00 Mn
5 Ppg Industries 26.02 Bn 24.40 Bn 1.66 Bn 156.00 Mn
6 LyondellBasell Industries 22.51 Bn 19.87 Bn 701.00 Mn 96.00 Mn
7 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 19.70 Bn 15.83 Bn 778.60 Mn -
8 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.51 Bn 18.95 Bn 1.02 Bn 33.00 Mn
9 DuPont de Nemours 18.80 Bn 18.71 Bn 602.00 Mn -
10 Cabot 4.77 Bn 4.52 Bn 210.00 Mn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2025 -2.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -2.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -28.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -28.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -27.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -27.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 8.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 8.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -14.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -14.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 11.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 11.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -57.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -57.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 19.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 19.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 4.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 4.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -28.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -28.00 Mn