Growth Metrics

Cabot (CBT) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2025)

Cabot (CBT) has disclosed Return on Capital Employed for 16 consecutive years, with 0.2% as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 16.0% to 0.2% in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.2% through Dec 2025, up 16.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.22% for FY2025, 18.0% up from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q4 2025 was 0.2% at Cabot, down from 0.22% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 0.22% in Q3 2025, with the low at 0.03% in Q3 2022.
  • Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 0.09%, with a median of 0.07% recorded in 2021.
  • The sharpest move saw Return on Capital Employed decreased -19bps in 2022, then increased 18bps in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, Return on Capital Employed stood at 0.13% in 2021, then decreased by -21bps to 0.1% in 2022, then plummeted by -56bps to 0.04% in 2023, then decreased by -1bps to 0.04% in 2024, then surged by 362bps to 0.2% in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods came in at 0.2%, 0.22%, and 0.04% for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.