Cabot (CBT) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)
Cabot's (CBT) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 20.37% in Q1 2026, down 170.0% year-on-year from 29.1% in Q1 2025, and little changed on a QoQ basis from 20.43% in Q4 2025.
Cabot (CBT) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Cabot (CBT) has 17 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 20.37% in Q1 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed fell 170.0% year-over-year to 20.37% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 20.37%, a 170.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 22.03%, up 85.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 20.37%, roughly flat from 20.43% in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, Return on Capital Employed for CBT reached as high as 22.66% in Q4 2022 and fell as low as 13.08% in Q2 2022.
- Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 19.68% across 5 years, with a median of 20.43% in 2025.
- On a YoY basis, Return on Capital Employed climbed as much as 991 bps in 2022 and fell as far as 550 bps in 2022.
- Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 22.66% in 2022, then slipped by 13 bps to 19.76% in 2023, then climbed by 9 bps to 21.52% in 2024, then retreated by 5 bps to 20.43% in 2025, then retreated by 0 bps to 20.37% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Return on Capital Employed figures were 20.37% in Q1 2026, 20.43% in Q4 2025, and 21.65% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 237.95 Bn | 233.99 Bn | 4.26 Bn | 12.89% |
| 2 | Sherwin Williams | 78.17 Bn | 77.95 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 20.78% |
| 3 | Ecolab | 76.02 Bn | 75.37 Bn | 1.85 Bn | 14.59% |
| 4 | Air Products & Chemicals | 66.38 Bn | 65.43 Bn | 987.40 Mn | 6.05% |
| 5 | Ppg Industries | 26.02 Bn | 24.40 Bn | 1.66 Bn | 16.03% |
| 6 | LyondellBasell Industries | 22.51 Bn | 19.87 Bn | 701.00 Mn | -1.10% |
| 7 | Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile | 19.70 Bn | 15.83 Bn | 778.60 Mn | 16.08% |
| 8 | International Flavors & Fragrances | 19.51 Bn | 18.95 Bn | 1.02 Bn | 3.66% |
| 9 | DuPont de Nemours | 18.80 Bn | 18.71 Bn | 602.00 Mn | 7.03% |
| 10 | Cabot | 4.77 Bn | 4.52 Bn | 210.00 Mn | 20.37% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 20.37% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 20.43% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 21.65% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 20.65% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 22.07% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 21.52% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 21.28% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 21.11% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 19.95% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 19.76% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 19.67% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 19.41% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 20.78% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 22.66% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 15.93% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 13.08% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 14.21% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 12.76% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 21.43% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 12.75% |