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

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DateValue
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%