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
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |