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Cabot Corporation CBT Return on equity

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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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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 equity?
Cabot Corporation (CBT) reported return on equity of 19% in Q1 2026.
How has Cabot Corporation's return on equity changed year-over-year?
Cabot Corporation's return on equity decreased by 38.6% year-over-year, from 31% to 19%.
What is the long-term trend for Cabot Corporation's return on equity?
Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Cabot Corporation's return on equity has grown at a -4.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -28.2% to 22.3%.
What does return on equity mean?
Trailing-twelve-month net income divided by average shareholders' equity (average of the start and end of the trailing-twelve-month window). Measures the profit generated on each dollar of shareholder capital.