Cabot (CBT) Retained Earnings (2010 - 2026)

Cabot's (CBT) quarterly Retained Earnings came in at -$316.0 million in Q1 2026, up 26.0% year-on-year from -$250.8 million in Q1 2025, and down 1.94% on a QoQ basis from -$310.0 million in Q4 2025.

Cabot (CBT) Retained Earnings (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Cabot (CBT) has 17 years of Retained Earnings data on file, last reported at -$316.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Retained Earnings rose 26.0% year-over-year to -$316.0 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was -$316.0 million, a 26.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $1.8 billion, up 609.72% from the prior year.
  • Retained Earnings for Q1 2026 stood at -$316.0 million, down from -$310.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Retained Earnings for CBT reached as high as $1.8 billion in Q2 2025 and fell as low as -$427.0 million in Q1 2025.
  • Historically, Retained Earnings has averaged $568.7 million across 5 years, with a median of -$274.0 million in 2022.
  • Across the five-year window, Retained Earnings slumped 131.48% in 2022 and soared 680.98% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Retained Earnings stood at $1.3 billion in 2022, then sank by 123.21% to -$305.0 million in 2023, then surged by 680.98% to $1.8 billion in 2024, then plunged by 117.49% to -$310.0 million in 2025, then decreased by 1.94% to -$316.0 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Retained Earnings figures were -$316.0 million in Q1 2026, -$310.0 million in Q4 2025, and $1.8 billion in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Retained Earnings (Qtr)
1 Linde 237.95 Bn 233.99 Bn 4.26 Bn 17.64 Bn
2 Sherwin Williams 78.17 Bn 77.95 Bn 2.78 Bn -586.80 Mn
3 Ecolab 76.02 Bn 75.37 Bn 1.85 Bn 12.83 Bn
4 Air Products & Chemicals 66.38 Bn 65.43 Bn 987.40 Mn -2.06 Bn
5 Ppg Industries 26.02 Bn 24.40 Bn 1.66 Bn -2.18 Bn
6 LyondellBasell Industries 22.51 Bn 19.87 Bn 701.00 Mn -1.29 Bn
7 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 19.70 Bn 15.83 Bn 778.60 Mn -
8 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.51 Bn 18.95 Bn 1.02 Bn -1.51 Bn
9 DuPont de Nemours 18.80 Bn 18.71 Bn 602.00 Mn -24.20 Bn
10 Cabot 4.77 Bn 4.52 Bn 210.00 Mn -316.00 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -316.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -310.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 1.84 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 1.85 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 -427.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 1.77 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 -360.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 1.68 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 1.63 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 -305.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -362.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -329.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 1.36 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 1.31 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 1.28 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 -368.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -274.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 1.05 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 1.16 Bn
Jun 30, 2021 1.17 Bn