Cabot Corporation (CBT)
Return on total capital
| 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) (ttm) | US$ in thousands | 650,000 | 660,000 | 663,000 | 670,000 | 624,000 | 618,000 | 595,000 | 551,000 | 541,000 | 540,000 | 553,000 | 564,000 | 377,000 | 308,000 | 276,000 | 263,000 | 455,000 | 305,000 | 172,000 | 67,000 |
| Long-term debt | US$ in thousands | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total stockholders’ equity | US$ in thousands | 1,541,000 | 1,541,000 | 1,427,000 | 1,366,000 | 1,425,000 | 1,346,000 | 1,367,000 | 1,329,000 | 1,264,000 | 1,131,000 | 1,099,000 | 1,009,000 | 898,000 | 895,000 | 918,000 | 794,000 | 947,000 | 955,000 | 811,000 | 823,000 |
| 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% |
September 30, 2025 calculation
Return on total capital = EBIT (ttm) ÷ (Long-term debt + Total stockholders’ equity)
= $650,000K ÷ ($—K + $1,541,000K)
= 42.18%
Peer comparison
Sep 30, 2025
Company name
Symbol
Return on total capital
Cabot Corporation
CBT
42.18%
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APD
-1.51%
Ashland Global Holdings Inc
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-40.50%
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28.69%