Cabot CBT
NYSE CBT
$85.19 +0.26 (+0.31%)
At close: Aug 21, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Cabot (CBT) Return on Invested Capital (2010 - 2026)

Cabot (CBT) posted quarterly Return on Invested Capital of 0.01% for Q1 2026, down 5.0% year-over-year from 0.01% in Q1 2025, and down 36.55% quarter-over-quarter from 0.01% in Q4 2025.

Cabot (CBT) Return on Invested Capital (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Cabot (CBT) has reported Return on Invested Capital for 17 consecutive years, with 0.01% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Return on Invested Capital fell 5.0% year-over-year to 0.01%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.01% (down 5.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 0.05%, down 2.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Invested Capital fell to 0.01% in Q1 2026 per CBT's latest filing, from 0.01% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Invested Capital topped out at 0.11% in Q2 2025 and bottomed at 0.0% in Q2 2023.
  • Historically, Return on Invested Capital has averaged 0.02% across 5 years, with a median of 0.01% in 2026.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2025 — Return on Invested Capital increased 10 bps — and 2026, when it decreased 5 bps.
  • Cabot's Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.0% in 2022, then surged by 695 bps to 0.01% in 2023, then soared by 275 bps to 0.02% in 2024, then plunged by 42 bps to 0.01% in 2025, then tumbled by 37 bps to 0.01% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows CBT's Return on Invested Capital at 0.01% in Q1 2026, 0.01% in Q4 2025, and 0.04% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROIC (Qtr)
1 Linde 225.67 Bn 220.77 Bn 4.43 Bn 0.00%
2 Sherwin Williams 84.74 Bn 84.44 Bn 3.34 Bn 0.00%
3 Ecolab 78.90 Bn 73.77 Bn 1.95 Bn 0.00%
4 Air Products & Chemicals 68.19 Bn 67.21 Bn 1.04 Bn 0.00%
5 Ppg Industries 25.36 Bn 23.77 Bn 1.81 Bn 0.00%
6 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 23.48 Bn 19.61 Bn 778.60 Mn 0.00%
7 LyondellBasell Industries 21.91 Bn 19.28 Bn 2.04 Bn 0.01%
8 International Flavors & Fragrances 21.51 Bn 20.94 Bn 853.00 Mn 0.00%
9 DuPont de Nemours 18.83 Bn 17.09 Bn 639.00 Mn 0.01%
10 Cabot 4.38 Bn 4.13 Bn 184.00 Mn 0.00%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 0.00%
Mar 31, 2026 0.01%
Dec 31, 2025 0.01%
Sep 30, 2025 0.04%
Jun 30, 2025 0.11%
Mar 31, 2025 0.06%
Dec 31, 2024 0.02%
Sep 30, 2024 0.01%
Jun 30, 2024 0.01%
Mar 31, 2024 0.01%
Dec 31, 2023 0.01%
Sep 30, 2023 0.01%
Jun 30, 2023 0.00%
Mar 31, 2023 0.00%
Dec 31, 2022 0.00%
Sep 30, 2022 0.02%
Jun 30, 2022 0.00%
Mar 31, 2022 0.00%
Dec 31, 2021 0.00%
Sep 30, 2021 0.02%