Cabot (CBT) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)

Cabot (CBT) reported Gross Margin of 23.23% for Q1 2026, down 252.0% year-over-year from 15.28% in Q1 2025, and down 6.53% quarter-over-quarter 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.

  • Gross Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 23.23%, down 252.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 24.76% (down 12.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 25.32%, up 128.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin retreated to 23.23% in Q1 2026 per CBT's latest filing, from 24.85% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Gross Margin peaked at 26.44% in Q2 2025 and troughed at 18.76% in Q4 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 23.08% and a median of 23.32% in 2023 frame the typical range for Gross Margin.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Gross Margin slumped 417 bps in 2022, then surged 400 bps in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Gross Margin shows it stood at 18.76% in 2022, then rose by 21 bps to 22.76% in 2023, then grew by 8 bps to 24.61% in 2024, then increased by 1 bps to 24.85% in 2025, then dropped by 7 bps to 23.23% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows CBT's Gross Margin at 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 237.64 Bn 233.69 Bn 4.26 Bn 48.49%
2 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 127.66 Bn 124.93 Bn 778.60 Mn 44.24%
3 Sherwin Williams 78.87 Bn 78.66 Bn 2.78 Bn 49.07%
4 Ecolab 76.59 Bn 75.97 Bn 1.85 Bn 44.03%
5 Air Products & Chemicals 62.39 Bn 63.94 Bn 987.40 Mn 31.13%
6 Ppg Industries 26.44 Bn 24.97 Bn 1.66 Bn 42.11%
7 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.67 Bn 19.14 Bn 1.02 Bn 37.14%
8 DuPont de Nemours 19.57 Bn 19.68 Bn 602.00 Mn 35.81%
9 LyondellBasell Industries 19.28 Bn 19.39 Bn 701.00 Mn 9.74%
10 Cabot 4.72 Bn 4.59 Bn 210.00 Mn 23.23%

Historic Data

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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%