Cabot (CBT) Retained Earnings (2010 - 2026)
Cabot's Retained Earnings came in at $1.82 billion for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), down 1.2% from $1.85 billion a year earlier and down 0.7% from the prior quarter.
Cabot (CBT) Retained Earnings (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025 (ended Sep 30, 2025), Cabot's Retained Earnings was $1.84 billion, up 5.8% from FY2024.
- Retained Earnings has increased in each of the last five fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 13.2% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by fiscal year, Retained Earnings was $1.73 billion in FY2024 (+10.2%), $1.57 billion in FY2023 (+22.6%), $1.28 billion in FY2022 (+10.8%) and $1.16 billion in FY2021 (+17.2%).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Retained Earnings since fiscal Q2 2025.
- Year-over-year, Retained Earnings increased in seven of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 6.6%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Retained Earnings over five years came in fiscal Q1 2023 (growth of 25.3%), and the weakest in fiscal Q3 2026 (a decline of 1.2%).
- Business Quant data shows CBT's Retained Earnings at $1.84 billion (Q2 2026), $1.84 billion (Q1 2026) and $1.84 billion (Q4 2025) in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Retained Earnings (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 235.27 Bn | 218.38 Bn | 4.43 Bn | 18.80 Bn |
| 2 | Corning | 106.79 Bn | 99.92 Bn | 1.63 Bn | 16.75 Bn |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 83.92 Bn | 82.96 Bn | 3.34 Bn | 2.01 Bn |
| 4 | Air Products & Chemicals | 68.64 Bn | 66.53 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 16.30 Bn |
| 5 | LyondellBasell Industries | 42.22 Bn | 31.84 Bn | 2.04 Bn | 7.04 Bn |
| 6 | Nutrien | 33.30 Bn | 30.16 Bn | 3.25 Bn | 12.69 Bn |
| 7 | Ppg Industries | 25.14 Bn | 17.94 Bn | 1.81 Bn | 23.44 Bn |
| 8 | International Flavors & Fragrances | 23.95 Bn | 21.65 Bn | 853.00 Mn | -3.40 Bn |
| 9 | Dow | 22.98 Bn | 7.98 Bn | 2.17 Bn | 16.46 Bn |
| 10 | Cabot | 3.84 Bn | 2.98 Bn | 184.00 Mn | 1.82 Bn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.82 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.84 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.84 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.84 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.85 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.80 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.77 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.73 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.68 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.63 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.58 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.57 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.41 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.36 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.31 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.28 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.21 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.14 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.05 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.16 Bn |
Cabot Retained Earnings 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=retained-earnings&ticker=CBT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "retained-earnings", "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=retained-earnings&ticker=CBT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();