Cabot (CBT) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
Cabot (CBT) posted Operating Margin of 9.98% for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), down 8.11 percentage points from 18.09% a year earlier and down 4.29 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Cabot (CBT) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, Operating Margin at Cabot was 13.57%, down 3.05 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Sep 30, 2025), it was 16.73%, up 1.35 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Operating Margin has increased for three consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year change of +15.92 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior fiscal years, Cabot's Operating Margin was 15.37% in FY2024 (+1.99 pp), 13.38% in FY2023 (+4.38 pp), 9.00% in FY2022 (-4.32 pp) and 13.32% in FY2021 (+12.51 pp).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Operating Margin since fiscal Q1 2022.
- On a year-over-year basis, Operating Margin has declined in each of the last three quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.81 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Operating Margin in the past five years was fiscal Q1 2023, with a gain of 19.46 percentage points; the weakest was fiscal Q1 2022, with a drop of 24.39 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Operating Margin for the three prior fiscal quarters was 14.27% (Q2 2026), 15.19% (Q1 2026) and 15.24% (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 218.80 Bn | 201.92 Bn | 4.43 Bn | 27.49% |
| 2 | Corning | 132.43 Bn | 125.56 Bn | 1.63 Bn | 15.49% |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 78.49 Bn | 77.53 Bn | 3.34 Bn | 18.18% |
| 4 | Air Products & Chemicals | 61.97 Bn | 59.87 Bn | 1.04 Bn | -66.34% |
| 5 | Corteva | 51.82 Bn | 40.62 Bn | 3.66 Bn | 32.29% |
| 6 | LyondellBasell Industries | 37.12 Bn | 26.74 Bn | 2.04 Bn | 16.81% |
| 7 | Nutrien | 33.86 Bn | 30.73 Bn | 3.25 Bn | 28.51% |
| 8 | Qnity Electronics | 26.31 Bn | 23.73 Bn | 666.00 Mn | 25.75% |
| 9 | Ati | 25.78 Bn | 23.93 Bn | 309.80 Mn | 17.45% |
| 10 | Cabot | 3.97 Bn | 3.11 Bn | 184.00 Mn | 9.98% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 9.98% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 14.27% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 15.19% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 15.24% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 18.09% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 17.31% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 16.23% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 14.99% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 16.93% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 15.31% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 14.20% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 14.72% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 15.50% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 12.49% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 10.88% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 12.86% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 14.62% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 14.74% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -8.57% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 8.19% |
Cabot Operating Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=CBT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-margin", "ticker": "CBT", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=CBT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();