Cabot (CBT) EBITDA Margin (2009 - 2026)

Cabot (CBT) reported EBITDA Margin of 14.27% for Q1 2026, down 304.0% year-over-year from 7.0% in Q1 2025, and down 6.08% quarter-over-quarter from 15.19% in Q4 2025.

Cabot (CBT) EBITDA Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Cabot (CBT) has 18 years of EBITDA Margin data on file, last reported at 14.27% in Q1 2026.

  • EBITDA Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 14.27%, down 304.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 1.68% (down 180.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 3.2%, up 43.0% from the prior year.
  • EBITDA Margin slipped to 14.27% in Q1 2026 per CBT's latest filing, from 15.19% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, EBITDA Margin peaked at 18.09% in Q2 2025 and troughed at 40.6% in Q3 2025.
  • A 5-year average of 6.05% and a median of 14.62% in 2022 frame the typical range for EBITDA Margin.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: EBITDA Margin surged 1946 bps in 2022, then tumbled 4281 bps in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of EBITDA Margin shows it stood at 10.88% in 2022, then soared by 30 bps to 14.2% in 2023, then rose by 14 bps to 16.23% in 2024, then fell by 6 bps to 15.19% in 2025, then retreated by 6 bps to 14.27% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows CBT's EBITDA Margin at 14.27% in Q1 2026, 15.19% in Q4 2025, and 40.6% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBITDA Margin (Qtr)
1 Linde 237.64 Bn 233.69 Bn 4.26 Bn 27.78%
2 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 127.66 Bn 124.93 Bn 778.60 Mn 47.55%
3 Sherwin Williams 78.87 Bn 78.66 Bn 2.78 Bn 14.31%
4 Ecolab 76.59 Bn 75.97 Bn 1.85 Bn 16.97%
5 Air Products & Chemicals 62.39 Bn 63.94 Bn 987.40 Mn 23.73%
6 Ppg Industries 26.44 Bn 24.97 Bn 1.66 Bn 16.72%
7 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.67 Bn 19.14 Bn 1.02 Bn 3.25%
8 DuPont de Nemours 19.57 Bn 19.68 Bn 602.00 Mn 17.85%
9 LyondellBasell Industries 19.28 Bn 19.39 Bn 701.00 Mn 3.32%
10 Cabot 4.72 Bn 4.59 Bn 210.00 Mn 14.27%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 14.27%
Dec 31, 2025 15.19%
Sep 30, 2025 -40.60%
Jun 30, 2025 18.09%
Mar 31, 2025 17.31%
Dec 31, 2024 16.23%
Sep 30, 2024 -35.26%
Jun 30, 2024 16.93%
Mar 31, 2024 15.31%
Dec 31, 2023 14.20%
Sep 30, 2023 -29.95%
Jun 30, 2023 15.50%
Mar 31, 2023 12.49%
Dec 31, 2022 10.88%
Sep 30, 2022 12.86%
Jun 30, 2022 14.62%
Mar 31, 2022 14.74%
Dec 31, 2021 -8.57%
Sep 30, 2021 8.19%
Jun 30, 2021 14.61%