Cabot (CBT) Return on Equity [ROE] (2010 - 2026)
Cabot (CBT) recorded Return on Equity [ROE] of 13.33% in fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), down 15.27 percentage points from 28.60% a year earlier and down 5.82 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Cabot (CBT) Return on Equity [ROE] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Sep 30, 2025), Cabot reported Return on Equity [ROE] of 22.82%, down 5.47 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Equity [ROE] has a five-year change of +45.51 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier fiscal years, Return on Equity [ROE] came in at 28.29% in FY2024 (-11.39 pp), 39.69% in FY2023 (+16.79 pp), 22.90% in FY2022 (-7.14 pp) and 30.04% in FY2021 (+52.73 pp).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure is the lowest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] since fiscal Q3 2021.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Equity [ROE] has declined for eight consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -7.77 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Equity [ROE] in the last five years was a gain of 49.99 percentage points in fiscal Q4 2021, against a drop of 15.27 percentage points in fiscal Q3 2026 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at 19.15% (Q2 2026), 20.62% (Q1 2026) and 22.20% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 235.27 Bn | 218.38 Bn | 4.43 Bn | 18.28% |
| 2 | Corning | 106.79 Bn | 99.92 Bn | 1.63 Bn | 16.28% |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 83.92 Bn | 82.96 Bn | 3.34 Bn | 64.89% |
| 4 | Air Products & Chemicals | 68.64 Bn | 66.53 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 0.02% |
| 5 | LyondellBasell Industries | 42.22 Bn | 31.84 Bn | 2.04 Bn | -3.34% |
| 6 | Nutrien | 33.30 Bn | 30.16 Bn | 3.25 Bn | 9.43% |
| 7 | Ppg Industries | 25.14 Bn | 17.94 Bn | 1.81 Bn | 18.77% |
| 8 | International Flavors & Fragrances | 23.95 Bn | 21.65 Bn | 853.00 Mn | 2.08% |
| 9 | Dow | 22.98 Bn | 7.98 Bn | 2.17 Bn | -5.84% |
| 10 | Cabot | 3.84 Bn | 2.98 Bn | 184.00 Mn | 13.33% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 13.33% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 19.15% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 20.62% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 22.20% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 28.60% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 30.60% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 30.08% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 27.48% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 34.90% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 33.13% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 33.24% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 36.21% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 27.30% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 29.86% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 35.51% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 23.42% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 16.69% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 16.39% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 13.35% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 26.19% |
API Access
Cabot Return on Equity [ROE] 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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=CBT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=CBT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();