Cabot (CBT) Return on Assets [ROA] (2010 - 2026)
Cabot's Return on Assets [ROA] was 5.79% in fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), down 6.49 percentage points from 12.28% a year earlier and down 2.75 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Cabot (CBT) Return on Assets [ROA] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Sep 30, 2025), Return on Assets [ROA] at Cabot came in at 9.96%, down 1.59 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Assets [ROA] shows a five-year change of +17.60 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier fiscal years, Return on Assets [ROA] was 11.55% in FY2024 (-2.03 pp), 13.58% in FY2023 (+6.46 pp), 7.11% in FY2022 (-2.28 pp) and 9.40% in FY2021 (+17.04 pp).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure marks the lowest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] since fiscal Q3 2022.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Assets [ROA] has declined for eight straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -2.70 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Assets [ROA] over five years was fiscal Q1 2022 (a gain of 10.95 percentage points); the worst was fiscal Q3 2026 (a drop of 6.49 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, CBT's Return on Assets [ROA] in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 was 8.54% (Q2 2026), 9.35% (Q1 2026) and 9.83% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 235.27 Bn | 218.38 Bn | 4.43 Bn | 8.44% |
| 2 | Corning | 106.79 Bn | 99.92 Bn | 1.63 Bn | 6.46% |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 83.92 Bn | 82.96 Bn | 3.34 Bn | 10.08% |
| 4 | Air Products & Chemicals | 68.64 Bn | 66.53 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 0.01% |
| 5 | LyondellBasell Industries | 42.22 Bn | 31.84 Bn | 2.04 Bn | -1.01% |
| 6 | Nutrien | 33.30 Bn | 30.16 Bn | 3.25 Bn | 4.48% |
| 7 | Ppg Industries | 25.14 Bn | 17.94 Bn | 1.81 Bn | 7.08% |
| 8 | International Flavors & Fragrances | 23.95 Bn | 21.65 Bn | 853.00 Mn | 1.17% |
| 9 | Dow | 22.98 Bn | 7.98 Bn | 2.17 Bn | -1.64% |
| 10 | Cabot | 3.84 Bn | 2.98 Bn | 184.00 Mn | 5.79% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 5.79% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 8.54% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 9.35% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 9.83% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 12.28% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 12.79% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 12.66% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 11.59% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 14.60% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 13.55% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 13.13% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 13.85% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 9.88% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 10.12% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 11.02% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 6.85% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 4.96% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 4.83% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 4.11% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 8.76% |
API Access
Cabot Return on Assets [ROA] 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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=CBT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=CBT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();