Cabot (CBT) Research & Development (2009 - 2026)

Cabot (CBT) reported Research & Development of $14.0 million for Q1 2026, down 6.67% year-over-year from $15.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 7.69% quarter-over-quarter from $13.0 million in Q4 2025.

Cabot (CBT) Research & Development (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Cabot (CBT) has 18 years of Research & Development data on file, last reported at $14.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • Research & Development for Q1 2026 came in at $14.0 million, down 6.67% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $57.0 million (down 8.06% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $59.0 million, down 6.35% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development grew to $14.0 million in Q1 2026 per CBT's latest filing, from $13.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Research & Development peaked at $17.0 million in Q3 2024 and troughed at $13.0 million in Q4 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $14.6 million and a median of $15.0 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Research & Development.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Research & Development increased 21.43% in 2024, then decreased 11.76% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Research & Development shows it stood at $13.0 million in 2022, then increased by 15.38% to $15.0 million in 2023, then decreased by 6.67% to $14.0 million in 2024, then fell by 7.14% to $13.0 million in 2025, then increased by 7.69% to $14.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows CBT's Research & Development at $14.0 million in Q1 2026, $13.0 million in Q4 2025, and $15.0 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Linde 237.64 Bn 233.69 Bn 4.26 Bn 38.00 Mn
2 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 127.66 Bn 124.93 Bn 778.60 Mn -
3 Sherwin Williams 78.87 Bn 78.66 Bn 2.78 Bn -
4 Ecolab 76.59 Bn 75.97 Bn 1.85 Bn -
5 Air Products & Chemicals 62.39 Bn 63.94 Bn 987.40 Mn 21.60 Mn
6 Ppg Industries 26.44 Bn 24.97 Bn 1.66 Bn 113.00 Mn
7 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.67 Bn 19.14 Bn 1.02 Bn 166.00 Mn
8 DuPont de Nemours 19.57 Bn 19.68 Bn 602.00 Mn 47.00 Mn
9 LyondellBasell Industries 19.28 Bn 19.39 Bn 701.00 Mn 36.00 Mn
10 Cabot 4.72 Bn 4.59 Bn 210.00 Mn 14.00 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 14.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 13.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 15.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 15.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 15.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 14.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 17.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 16.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 15.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 15.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 14.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 15.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 15.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 13.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 14.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 14.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 14.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 13.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 15.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 12.00 Mn