Cabot Corporation (CBT)
Profitability ratios
Return on sales
| Sep 30, 2025 | Jun 30, 2025 | Mar 31, 2025 | Dec 31, 2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | Jun 30, 2024 | Mar 31, 2024 | Dec 31, 2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | |
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| Gross profit margin | 25.40% | 25.16% | 24.87% | 24.75% | 24.30% | 24.15% | 23.60% | 22.32% | 21.34% | 20.45% | 19.86% | 20.10% | 20.48% | 20.50% | 21.18% | 22.14% | 23.44% | 23.96% | 22.17% | 20.96% |
| Operating profit margin | 16.73% | 16.62% | 16.35% | 16.27% | 15.79% | 15.73% | 15.36% | 14.19% | 13.38% | 12.92% | 12.80% | 13.36% | 9.00% | 7.78% | 7.37% | 6.97% | 13.32% | 9.80% | 6.51% | 2.89% |
| Pretax margin | 15.41% | 15.49% | 15.23% | 15.07% | 13.81% | 13.70% | 13.13% | 11.82% | 11.52% | 11.23% | 11.25% | 11.93% | 7.82% | 6.61% | 6.31% | 5.98% | 12.00% | 8.19% | 4.48% | 0.65% |
| Net profit margin | 8.91% | 11.14% | 11.08% | 11.23% | 10.15% | 12.69% | 12.16% | 11.24% | 11.32% | 7.48% | 7.51% | 8.15% | 4.84% | 3.50% | 3.43% | 2.78% | 7.33% | -1.61% | -5.17% | -8.32% |
Return on investment
| Sep 30, 2025 | Jun 30, 2025 | Mar 31, 2025 | Dec 31, 2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | Jun 30, 2024 | Mar 31, 2024 | Dec 31, 2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | |
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| Operating return on assets (Operating ROA) | 16.18% | 16.52% | 16.89% | 17.82% | 16.86% | 17.37% | 16.69% | 15.07% | 14.59% | 15.56% | 15.49% | 16.32% | 11.04% | 8.97% | 8.12% | 7.63% | 13.73% | 9.61% | 5.91% | 2.55% |
| Return on assets (ROA) | 8.63% | 11.08% | 11.44% | 12.30% | 10.84% | 14.02% | 13.21% | 11.94% | 12.35% | 9.01% | 9.09% | 9.96% | 5.93% | 4.04% | 3.77% | 3.05% | 7.56% | -1.58% | -4.69% | -7.35% |
| Return on total capital | 42.18% | 42.83% | 46.46% | 49.05% | 43.79% | 45.91% | 43.53% | 41.46% | 42.80% | 47.75% | 50.32% | 55.90% | 41.98% | 34.41% | 30.07% | 33.12% | 48.05% | 31.94% | 21.21% | 8.14% |
| Return on equity (ROE) | 21.48% | 27.58% | 30.34% | 32.80% | 28.42% | 37.30% | 34.75% | 33.18% | 35.21% | 26.97% | 29.12% | 34.89% | 23.27% | 16.09% | 14.49% | 12.72% | 26.40% | -5.34% | -17.63% | -26.61% |