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% quarter-over-quarter from 6.71% in Q4 2025.

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

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

  • FCF Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 3.54%, up 343.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 12.08% (up 402.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 10.53%, down 76.0% from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin retreated to 3.54% in Q1 2026 per CBT's latest filing, from 6.71% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, FCF Margin peaked at 20.37% in Q2 2025 and troughed at 2.84% in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 7.67% and a median of 6.22% in 2023 frame the typical range for FCF Margin.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: FCF Margin soared 1823 bps in 2023, then sank 1295 bps in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of FCF Margin shows it stood at 1.76% in 2022, then jumped by 202 bps to 5.32% in 2023, then dropped by 8 bps to 4.92% in 2024, then jumped by 36 bps to 6.71% in 2025, then plunged by 47 bps to 3.54% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows CBT's FCF Margin at 3.54% in Q1 2026, 6.71% in Q4 2025, and 17.24% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Margin (Qtr)
1 Linde 237.64 Bn 233.69 Bn 4.26 Bn 10.23%
2 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 127.66 Bn 124.93 Bn 778.60 Mn -
3 Sherwin Williams 78.87 Bn 78.66 Bn 2.78 Bn 0.01%
4 Ecolab 76.59 Bn 75.97 Bn 1.85 Bn 18.06%
5 Air Products & Chemicals 62.39 Bn 63.94 Bn 987.40 Mn 34.80%
6 Ppg Industries 26.44 Bn 24.97 Bn 1.66 Bn -0.48%
7 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.67 Bn 19.14 Bn 1.02 Bn 3.36%
8 DuPont de Nemours 19.57 Bn 19.68 Bn 602.00 Mn 7.73%
9 LyondellBasell Industries 19.28 Bn 19.39 Bn 701.00 Mn -7.48%
10 Cabot 4.72 Bn 4.59 Bn 210.00 Mn 3.54%

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%