Cabot (CBT) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)

Cabot (CBT) reported Operating Expenses of $81.0 million for Q1 2026, up 2.53% year-over-year from $79.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 1.22% quarter-over-quarter from $82.0 million in Q4 2025.

Cabot (CBT) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Cabot (CBT) has 18 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $81.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 came in at $81.0 million, up 2.53% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $323.0 million (down 3.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $319.0 million, down 7.8% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses eased to $81.0 million in Q1 2026 per CBT's latest filing, from $82.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Operating Expenses peaked at $93.0 million in Q1 2024 and troughed at $65.0 million in Q2 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $81.1 million and a median of $81.0 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Operating Expenses slipped 26.92% in 2022, then climbed 24.66% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $73.0 million in 2022, then advanced by 24.66% to $91.0 million in 2023, then retreated by 12.09% to $80.0 million in 2024, then grew by 2.5% to $82.0 million in 2025, then retreated by 1.22% to $81.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows CBT's Operating Expenses at $81.0 million in Q1 2026, $82.0 million in Q4 2025, and $83.0 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Linde 237.64 Bn 233.69 Bn 4.26 Bn 931.00 Mn
2 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 127.66 Bn 124.93 Bn 778.60 Mn -48.90 Mn
3 Sherwin Williams 78.87 Bn 78.66 Bn 2.78 Bn 1.97 Bn
4 Ecolab 76.59 Bn 75.97 Bn 1.85 Bn 1.08 Bn
5 Air Products & Chemicals 62.39 Bn 63.94 Bn 987.40 Mn 248.80 Mn
6 Ppg Industries 26.44 Bn 24.97 Bn 1.66 Bn 1.10 Bn
7 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.67 Bn 19.14 Bn 1.02 Bn 599.00 Mn
8 DuPont de Nemours 19.57 Bn 19.68 Bn 602.00 Mn 302.00 Mn
9 LyondellBasell Industries 19.28 Bn 19.39 Bn 701.00 Mn 6.96 Bn
10 Cabot 4.72 Bn 4.59 Bn 210.00 Mn 81.00 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 81.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 82.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 83.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 77.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 79.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 80.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 90.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 84.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 93.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 91.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 83.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 73.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 81.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 73.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 76.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 65.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 88.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 84.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 104.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 80.00 Mn