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