Cabot (CBT) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)

Cabot's (CBT) quarterly Gross Margin came in at 23.23% in Q1 2026, down 252.0% year-on-year from 15.28% in Q1 2025, and down 6.53% on a QoQ basis from 24.85% in Q4 2025.

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

Cabot (CBT) has 18 years of Gross Margin data on file, last reported at 23.23% in Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Gross Margin fell 252.0% year-over-year to 23.23% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 24.76%, a 12.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 25.32%, up 128.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 23.23%, down from 24.85% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Gross Margin for CBT reached as high as 26.44% in Q2 2025 and fell as low as 18.76% in Q4 2022.
  • Historically, Gross Margin has averaged 23.08% across 5 years, with a median of 23.32% in 2023.
  • Across the five-year window, Gross Margin plunged 417 bps in 2022 and soared 400 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Gross Margin stood at 18.76% in 2022, then climbed by 21 bps to 22.76% in 2023, then gained by 8 bps to 24.61% in 2024, then advanced by 1 bps to 24.85% in 2025, then retreated by 7 bps to 23.23% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Gross Margin figures were 23.23% in Q1 2026, 24.85% in Q4 2025, and 24.47% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 Linde 237.95 Bn 233.99 Bn 4.26 Bn 48.49%
2 Sherwin Williams 78.17 Bn 77.95 Bn 2.78 Bn 49.07%
3 Ecolab 76.02 Bn 75.37 Bn 1.85 Bn 44.03%
4 Air Products & Chemicals 66.38 Bn 65.43 Bn 987.40 Mn 31.13%
5 Ppg Industries 26.02 Bn 24.40 Bn 1.66 Bn 42.11%
6 LyondellBasell Industries 22.51 Bn 19.87 Bn 701.00 Mn 9.74%
7 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 19.70 Bn 15.83 Bn 778.60 Mn 44.24%
8 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.51 Bn 18.95 Bn 1.02 Bn 37.14%
9 DuPont de Nemours 18.80 Bn 18.71 Bn 602.00 Mn 35.81%
10 Cabot 4.77 Bn 4.52 Bn 210.00 Mn 23.23%

Historic Data

Download Data
DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 23.23%
Dec 31, 2025 24.85%
Sep 30, 2025 24.47%
Jun 30, 2025 26.44%
Mar 31, 2025 25.75%
Dec 31, 2024 24.61%
Sep 30, 2024 23.98%
Jun 30, 2024 25.20%
Mar 31, 2024 24.14%
Dec 31, 2023 22.76%
Sep 30, 2023 23.32%
Jun 30, 2023 23.04%
Mar 31, 2023 20.33%
Dec 31, 2022 18.76%
Sep 30, 2022 19.78%
Jun 30, 2022 20.45%
Mar 31, 2022 21.25%
Dec 31, 2021 20.45%
Sep 30, 2021 19.69%
Jun 30, 2021 23.34%