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Cabot Corporation CBT Return on assets

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$904.0M-3.4%
Gross profit$210.0M-12.9%
Operating income$129.0M-20.4%
Net income$68.0M-27.7%
EPS (diluted)$1.27-24.9%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$252.0M+18.3%
Total debt$1.0B-18.9%
Total equity$1.6B+9.9%
Total assets$3.9B+3.0%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$77.0M+5.5%
CapEx$45.0M-37.5%
Free cash flow$32.0M+3,100%

Valuation

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Market cap$4.74B-12.8%
Enterprise value$5.52B-15.4%
P/E16.6×+4.1×
P/S1.3×-0.1×

Profitability

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Gross margin24.8%-0.1pp
Operating margin15.7%-0.6pp
Net margin8%-3.1pp
FCF margin12.1%+4.0pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity19%-12.0pp
Debt / equity0.7×-0.2×
Current ratio1.4×-0.5×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Cabot Corporation’s reported figures.

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: Cabot Corporation’s 10-Q, filed May 6, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Cabot Corporation's return on assets?
Cabot Corporation (CBT) reported return on assets of 7.4% in Q1 2026.
How has Cabot Corporation's return on assets changed year-over-year?
Cabot Corporation's return on assets decreased by 36.8% year-over-year, from 11.7% to 7.4%.
What is the long-term trend for Cabot Corporation's return on assets?
Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Cabot Corporation's return on assets has grown at a 1.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -8.2% to 8.8%.
What does return on assets mean?
Trailing-twelve-month net income divided by average total assets. Measures how efficiently the asset base generates profit, independent of how those assets are financed. Computed as net income over average total assets — note this is OpenCapital's standard definition and may differ from data vendors that use alternative numerators.