Cabot (CBT) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)
Cabot's FCF Margin came in at 3.77% for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), down 16.60 percentage points from 20.37% a year earlier but up 0.23 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Cabot (CBT) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Cabot reported FCF Margin of 7.73%, down 1.39 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Sep 30, 2025), it came in at 10.53%, down 0.76 percentage points from FY2024.
- FCF Margin carries a five-year change of +3.76 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by fiscal year, FCF Margin was 11.29% in FY2024 (+2.36 pp), 8.93% in FY2023 (+11.50 pp), -2.57% in FY2022 (-4.39 pp) and 1.82% in FY2021 (-4.95 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly FCF Margin is -8.16% (fiscal Q1 2022) to 20.37% (fiscal Q3 2025).
- Year-over-year, FCF Margin increased in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.07 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in FCF Margin over five years came in fiscal Q3 2023 (a gain of 18.23 percentage points), and the weakest in fiscal Q3 2026 (a drop of 16.60 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows CBT's FCF Margin at 3.54% (Q2 2026), 6.71% (Q1 2026) and 17.24% (Q4 2025) in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 218.80 Bn | 201.92 Bn | 4.43 Bn | 8.97% |
| 2 | Corning | 132.43 Bn | 125.56 Bn | 1.63 Bn | 28.75% |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 78.49 Bn | 77.53 Bn | 3.34 Bn | 18.25% |
| 4 | Air Products & Chemicals | 61.97 Bn | 59.87 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 9.79% |
| 5 | Corteva | 51.82 Bn | 40.62 Bn | 3.66 Bn | -9.22% |
| 6 | LyondellBasell Industries | 37.12 Bn | 26.74 Bn | 2.04 Bn | 5.25% |
| 7 | Nutrien | 33.86 Bn | 30.73 Bn | 3.25 Bn | 27.52% |
| 8 | Qnity Electronics | 26.31 Bn | 23.73 Bn | 666.00 Mn | 10.57% |
| 9 | Ati | 25.78 Bn | 23.93 Bn | 309.80 Mn | 5.01% |
| 10 | Cabot | 3.97 Bn | 3.11 Bn | 184.00 Mn | 3.77% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 3.77% |
| 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% |
Cabot FCF Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=fcf-margin&ticker=CBT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "fcf-margin", "ticker": "CBT", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=fcf-margin&ticker=CBT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();