Growth Metrics

Cabot (CBT) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)

Cabot (CBT) reported FCF Margin of 3.54% for Q1 2026, up 343.0% year-over-year from 0.8% in Q1 2025, and down 47.28% on a QoQ basis from 6.71% in Q4 2025.

Cabot (CBT) has 18 years of FCF Margin data on file, last reported at 3.54% in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly FCF Margin rose 343.0% year-over-year to 3.54% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 12.08% (up 402.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 10.53%, down 76.0% from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin slipped to 3.54% in Q1 2026 per CBT's latest filing, from 6.71% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, FCF Margin topped out at 20.37% in Q2 2025 and bottomed at 2.84% in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for FCF Margin is 6.22% (2023), against an average of 7.67%.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when FCF Margin jumped 1823 bps; it then tumbled 1295 bps in 2025.
  • Tracing CBT's FCF Margin over 5 years: stood at 1.76% in 2022, then surged by 202 bps to 5.32% in 2023, then decreased by 8 bps to 4.92% in 2024, then surged by 36 bps to 6.71% in 2025, then slumped by 47 bps to 3.54% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest CBT FCF Margin figures stand at 3.54% (Q1 2026), 6.71% (Q4 2025), and 17.24% (Q3 2025).

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 3.54%
Dec 31, 2025 6.71%
Sep 30, 2025 17.24%
Jun 30, 2025 20.37%
Mar 31, 2025 0.11%
Dec 31, 2024 4.92%
Sep 30, 2024 11.19%
Jun 30, 2024 15.26%
Mar 31, 2024 13.05%
Dec 31, 2023 5.32%
Sep 30, 2023 6.22%
Jun 30, 2023 16.84%
Mar 31, 2023 10.75%
Dec 31, 2022 1.76%
Sep 30, 2022 1.35%
Jun 30, 2022 -1.39%
Mar 31, 2022 -2.84%
Dec 31, 2021 -8.16%
Sep 30, 2021 2.21%
Jun 30, 2021 2.73%
Mar 31, 2021 2.97%
Dec 31, 2020 -1.07%
Sep 30, 2020 9.26%
Jun 30, 2020 20.46%
Mar 31, 2020 -3.80%
Dec 31, 2019 5.09%
Sep 30, 2019 15.48%
Jun 30, 2019 6.75%
Mar 31, 2019 5.57%
Dec 31, 2018 -11.33%
Sep 30, 2018 10.94%
Jun 30, 2018 0.47%
Mar 31, 2018 -2.57%
Dec 31, 2017 -0.97%
Sep 30, 2017 13.28%
Jun 30, 2017 13.05%
Mar 31, 2017 -10.62%
Dec 31, 2016 13.91%
Sep 30, 2016 10.50%
Jun 30, 2016 12.72%
Mar 31, 2016 13.56%
Dec 31, 2015 9.78%
Sep 30, 2015 27.27%
Jun 30, 2015 5.76%
Mar 31, 2015 17.29%
Dec 31, 2014 1.85%
Sep 30, 2014 8.12%
Jun 30, 2014 7.55%
Mar 31, 2014 6.57%
Dec 31, 2013 -6.68%
Sep 30, 2013 23.21%
Jun 30, 2013 7.77%
Mar 31, 2013 -1.19%
Dec 31, 2012 -13.78%
Sep 30, 2012 47.52%
Jun 30, 2012 3.78%
Mar 31, 2012 2.01%
Dec 31, 2011 -5.38%
Sep 30, 2011 -2.76%
Jun 30, 2011 0.24%
Mar 31, 2011 -3.11%
Dec 31, 2010 1.30%
Sep 30, 2010 14.14%
Jun 30, 2010 8.64%
Mar 31, 2010 3.85%
Dec 31, 2009 -7.10%
Sep 30, 2009 10.74%