Cabot (CBT) Return on Invested Capital (2010 - 2026)
Cabot's (CBT) quarterly Return on Invested Capital came in at 0.01% in Q1 2026, down 5.0% year-on-year from 0.01% in Q1 2025, and down 36.55% on a QoQ basis from 0.01% in Q4 2025.
Cabot (CBT) Return on Invested Capital (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Cabot (CBT) has 17 years of Return on Invested Capital data on file, last reported at 0.01% in Q1 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Return on Invested Capital fell 5.0% year-over-year to 0.01% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 0.01%, a 5.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 0.05%, down 2.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Invested Capital for Q1 2026 stood at 0.01%, down from 0.01% in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, Return on Invested Capital for CBT reached as high as 0.11% in Q2 2025 and fell as low as 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.
- Across the five-year window, Return on Invested Capital climbed 10 bps in 2025 and fell 5 bps in 2026, its largest moves.
- Year by year, Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.0% in 2022, then jumped by 695 bps to 0.01% in 2023, then surged 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.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Return on Invested Capital figures were 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 | 237.95 Bn | 233.99 Bn | 4.26 Bn | 0.00% |
| 2 | Sherwin Williams | 78.17 Bn | 77.95 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 0.01% |
| 3 | Ecolab | 76.02 Bn | 75.37 Bn | 1.85 Bn | 0.01% |
| 4 | Air Products & Chemicals | 66.38 Bn | 65.43 Bn | 987.40 Mn | 0.02% |
| 5 | Ppg Industries | 26.02 Bn | 24.40 Bn | 1.66 Bn | 0.00% |
| 6 | LyondellBasell Industries | 22.51 Bn | 19.87 Bn | 701.00 Mn | 0.00% |
| 7 | Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile | 19.70 Bn | 15.83 Bn | 778.60 Mn | 0.00% |
| 8 | International Flavors & Fragrances | 19.51 Bn | 18.95 Bn | 1.02 Bn | 0.00% |
| 9 | DuPont de Nemours | 18.80 Bn | 18.71 Bn | 602.00 Mn | 0.00% |
| 10 | Cabot | 4.77 Bn | 4.52 Bn | 210.00 Mn | 0.01% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 0.02% |