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

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DateValue
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%