Cabot (CBT) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026)
Cabot (CBT) reported Return on Sales [ROS] of 9.98% for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), down 8.11 percentage points from 18.09% a year earlier and down 4.29 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Cabot (CBT) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, Cabot's Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 13.57%, down 3.05 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Sep 30, 2025), it was 16.73%, up 1.35 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Sales [ROS] has increased for three consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year change of +15.92 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By fiscal year, Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 15.37% in FY2024 (+1.99 pp), 13.38% in FY2023 (+4.38 pp), 9.00% in FY2022 (-4.32 pp) and 13.32% in FY2021 (+12.51 pp).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] since fiscal Q1 2022.
- Year over year, Return on Sales [ROS] has now declined in each of the last three quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.81 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Sales [ROS] in five years was fiscal Q1 2023 (a gain of 19.46 percentage points); the low point was fiscal Q1 2022 (a drop of 24.39 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 came in at 14.27% (Q2 2026), 15.19% (Q1 2026) and 15.24% (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 221.03 Bn | 204.14 Bn | 4.43 Bn | 27.49% |
| 2 | Corning | 141.47 Bn | 134.60 Bn | 1.63 Bn | 15.49% |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 77.59 Bn | 76.63 Bn | 3.34 Bn | 18.18% |
| 4 | Air Products & Chemicals | 61.84 Bn | 59.74 Bn | 1.04 Bn | -66.34% |
| 5 | LyondellBasell Industries | 37.84 Bn | 27.46 Bn | 2.04 Bn | 16.81% |
| 6 | Nutrien | 33.77 Bn | 30.64 Bn | 3.25 Bn | 28.51% |
| 7 | Qnity Electronics | 27.51 Bn | 24.93 Bn | 666.00 Mn | 25.75% |
| 8 | Ati | 26.21 Bn | 24.36 Bn | 309.80 Mn | 17.45% |
| 9 | Ppg Industries | 23.37 Bn | 16.17 Bn | 1.81 Bn | 14.73% |
| 10 | Cabot | 3.97 Bn | 3.11 Bn | 184.00 Mn | 9.98% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 9.98% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 14.27% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 15.19% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 15.24% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 18.09% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 17.31% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 16.23% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 14.99% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 16.93% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 15.31% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 14.20% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 14.72% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 15.50% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 12.49% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 10.88% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 12.86% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 14.62% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 14.74% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -8.57% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 8.19% |
Cabot Return on Sales [ROS] 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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=CBT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=CBT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();