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Cabot Corporation (CBT) Operating Margin

Annual Operating Margin:

16.73%+1.03%(+6.56%)
September 1, 2025

Summary

  • As of today, CBT annual operating profit margin is 16.73%, with the most recent change of +1.03% (+6.56%) on September 1, 2025.
  • During the last 3 years, CBT annual operating margin has risen by +3.49% (+26.36%).
  • CBT annual operating margin is now at all-time high.

Performance

1-Year Change

+6.56%

3-Year Change

+26.36%

5-Year Change

+125.47%

15-Year Change

+47.4%

CBT Operating Margin Chart

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Highlights

Sector Percentile

78.79%
CBT annual operating profit margin is higher than 78.79% of companies in Basic Materials sector

Range

All-Time High

16.73%
CBT annual operating profit margin is currently at an all-time high

3-Year Low

13.24%
CBT annual operating profit margin is currently +26.36% above its 3-year low

Earnings dates

Last Annual Earnings Report Date

Sep 1, 2025
CBT previous annual earnings announcement was published on Sep 1, 2025

Next Annual Earnings Report Date

N/A
CBT next annual earnings announcement has not yet been scheduled

OtherCBTprofitability metrics

Annual Operating Profit

$621.00M
CBT annual operating income is $621.00 million

Annual Revenue

$3.71B
CBT annual revenue is $3.71 billion

Annual Gross Margin

25.32%
CBT annual gross profit margin is 25.32%

Annual Net Margin

10.13%
CBT annual net profit margin is 10.13%

Quarterly Operating Margin:

15.24%-2.85%(-15.75%)
September 30, 2025

Summary

  • As of today, CBT quarterly operating profit margin is 15.24%, with the most recent change of -2.85% (-15.75%) on September 30, 2025.
  • Over the past year, CBT quarterly operating margin has increased by +0.25% (+1.67%).
  • CBT quarterly operating margin is now -26.13% below its all-time high of 20.63%, reached on December 31, 2003.

Performance

3-Month Change

-15.75%

1-Year Change

+1.67%

3-Year Change

+17.68%

5-Year Change

+377.74%

CBT Quarterly Operating Margin Chart

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Highlights

Sector Percentile

64.59%
CBT quarterly operating profit margin is higher than 64.59% of companies in Basic Materials sector

Range

All-Time High

20.63%
CBT quarterly operating profit margin is currently -26.13% below its historical high of 20.63%

3-Year Low

11.19%
CBT quarterly operating profit margin is currently +36.19% above its 3-year low

Earnings dates

Last Quarterly Earnings Report Date

Sep 30, 2025
CBT previous earnings announcement was published on Sep 30, 2025

Next Quarterly Earnings Report Date

Feb 2, 2026
CBT next earnings announcement is scheduled for Feb 2, 2026

OtherCBTprofitability metrics

Quarterly Operating Profit

$137.00M
CBT quarterly operating income is $137.00 million

Quarterly Revenue

$899.00M
CBT quarterly revenue is $899.00 million

Quarterly Gross Margin

24.47%
CBT quarterly gross profit margin is 24.47%

Quarterly Net Margin

6.01%
CBT quarterly net profit margin is 6.01%

Operating Margin Formula

Operating Profit Margin =  Operating Profit
Revenue ✕ 100%

Annual Operating Margin

16.73%
CBT annual operating profit margin is 16.73%

Annual Operating Profit

$621.00M
CBT annual operating income is $621.00 million

Annual Revenue

$3.71B
CBT annual revenue is $3.71 billion

CBT Operating Margin Trends

PeriodPeriodAnnualAnnualQuarterlyQuarterly
1Y1 Year+6.6%+1.7%
3Y3 Years+26.4%+17.7%
5Y5 Years+125.5%+377.7%

CBT Operating Margin Highs & Lows

PeriodPeriodAnnual vs HighAnnual vs HighAnnual vs LowAnnual vs LowQuarter. vs HighQuarter. vs HighQuarter. vs LowQuarter. vs Low
3Y3-Yearat high+26.4%-15.8%+36.2%
5Y5-Yearat high+125.5%-15.8%+377.7%
All-TimeAll-Timeat high+939.1%-26.1%+105.0%

CBT Operating Margin History

DateAnnualQuarterly
Sep 2025
-
15.24%(-15.8%)
Sep 2025
16.73%(+6.6%)
-
Jun 2025
-
18.09%(+4.5%)
Mar 2025
-
17.31%(+6.7%)
Dec 2024
-
16.23%(+8.3%)
Sep 2024
15.70%(+16.6%)
14.99%(-12.0%)
Jun 2024
-
17.03%(+11.2%)
Mar 2024
-
15.31%(+7.8%)
Dec 2023
-
14.20%(-3.5%)
Sep 2023
13.46%(+1.7%)
14.72%(-5.0%)
Jun 2023
-
15.50%(+24.1%)
Mar 2023
-
12.49%(+11.6%)
Dec 2022
-
11.19%(-13.6%)
Sep 2022
13.24%(-7.9%)
12.95%(-12.5%)
Jun 2022
-
14.80%(+12.2%)
Mar 2022
-
13.19%(+10.1%)
Dec 2021
-
11.98%(+40.6%)
Sep 2021
14.37%(+93.7%)
8.52%(-44.2%)
Jun 2021
-
15.27%(-12.5%)
Mar 2021
-
17.46%(+7.6%)
Dec 2020
-
16.22%(+408.5%)
Sep 2020
7.42%(-32.0%)
3.19%(+65.3%)
Jun 2020
-
1.93%(-83.9%)
Mar 2020
-
11.97%(+22.5%)
Dec 2019
-
9.77%(+4.9%)
Sep 2019
10.91%(-3.9%)
9.31%(-17.2%)
Jun 2019
-
11.24%(-2.2%)
Mar 2019
-
11.49%(+9.6%)
Dec 2018
-
10.48%(+4.8%)
Sep 2018
11.35%(-11.9%)
10.00%(-20.2%)
Jun 2018
-
12.53%(+22.0%)
Mar 2018
-
10.27%(-19.6%)
Dec 2017
-
12.78%(+3.8%)
Sep 2017
12.88%(-1.1%)
12.31%(+2.1%)
Jun 2017
-
12.06%(-11.1%)
Mar 2017
-
13.57%(+1.1%)
Dec 2016
-
13.42%(-13.5%)
Sep 2016
13.02%(+37.9%)
15.51%(+8.2%)
Jun 2016
-
14.33%(+11.5%)
Mar 2016
-
12.85%(+25.0%)
Dec 2015
-
10.28%(+13.2%)
Sep 2015
9.44%(-7.2%)
9.08%(-14.8%)
Jun 2015
-
10.66%(+23.2%)
Mar 2015
-
8.65%(-1.0%)
Dec 2014
-
8.74%(-15.3%)
Sep 2014
10.17%(+9.7%)
10.32%(+3.2%)
Jun 2014
-
10.00%(+7.0%)
Mar 2014
-
9.35%(-30.0%)
Dec 2013
-
13.35%(+44.5%)
Sep 2013
9.27%(-5.0%)
9.24%(-8.3%)
Jun 2013
-
10.08%(+24.8%)
Mar 2013
-
8.08%(+8.6%)
Dec 2012
-
7.44%(-9.8%)
Sep 2012
9.76%(+16.1%)
8.25%(-24.1%)
Jun 2012
-
10.87%(-4.4%)
Mar 2012
-
11.37%(+35.4%)
Dec 2011
-
8.40%(+1043.8%)
Sep 2011
8.41%(-17.2%)
-0.89%(-107.8%)
Jun 2011
-
11.44%(+6.4%)
Mar 2011
-
10.75%(-0.1%)
Dec 2010
-
10.76%(+18.5%)
Sep 2010
10.16%(+531.1%)
9.08%(-24.9%)
Jun 2010
-
12.09%(+24.8%)
Mar 2010
-
9.69%(-3.2%)
Dec 2009
-
10.01%(+126.0%)
Sep 2009
1.61%(-69.8%)
4.43%(+7.8%)
Jun 2009
-
4.11%(+160.4%)
Mar 2009
-
-6.81%(-321.8%)
Dec 2008
-
3.07%(-36.0%)
Sep 2008
5.33%(-38.3%)
4.80%(-28.0%)
Jun 2008
-
6.67%(+27.8%)
Mar 2008
-
5.22%(-32.6%)
Dec 2007
-
7.74%(+13.7%)
Sep 2007
8.64%(+29.1%)
6.81%(+22.7%)
Jun 2007
-
5.55%(-41.1%)
Mar 2007
-
9.42%(-25.7%)
Dec 2006
-
12.67%(+133.3%)
DateAnnualQuarterly
Sep 2006
6.69%(+6.0%)
5.43%(-17.9%)
Jun 2006
-
6.61%(+6.3%)
Mar 2006
-
6.22%(-1.3%)
Dec 2005
-
6.30%(+393.0%)
Sep 2005
6.31%(-41.9%)
-2.15%(-126.0%)
Jun 2005
-
8.26%(-30.9%)
Mar 2005
-
11.95%(+23.2%)
Dec 2004
-
9.70%(+9.4%)
Sep 2004
10.86%(+10.7%)
8.87%(-28.5%)
Jun 2004
-
12.40%(+3.3%)
Mar 2004
-
12.00%(-41.8%)
Dec 2003
-
20.63%(+138.5%)
Sep 2003
9.81%(-5.7%)
8.65%(+605.8%)
Jun 2003
-
-1.71%(-114.0%)
Mar 2003
-
12.23%(-7.6%)
Dec 2002
-
13.24%(+133.1%)
Sep 2002
10.40%(+0.4%)
5.68%(-28.6%)
Jun 2002
-
7.95%(-30.4%)
Mar 2002
-
11.43%(-25.7%)
Dec 2001
-
15.38%(+83.1%)
Sep 2001
10.36%(-19.0%)
8.40%(-30.9%)
Jun 2001
-
12.16%(+23.7%)
Mar 2001
-
9.83%(+14.2%)
Dec 2000
-
8.61%(-10.6%)
Sep 2000
12.79%(+7.8%)
9.63%(-21.8%)
Jun 2000
-
12.31%(-9.9%)
Mar 2000
-
13.67%(-5.1%)
Dec 1999
-
14.40%(+86.0%)
Sep 1999
11.86%(-6.6%)
7.74%(-39.4%)
Jun 1999
-
12.77%(-1.7%)
Mar 1999
-
12.99%(-8.8%)
Dec 1998
-
14.25%(-28.9%)
Sep 1998
12.70%(+14.1%)
20.03%(+54.1%)
Jun 1998
-
13.00%(-12.4%)
Mar 1998
-
14.84%(+10.4%)
Dec 1997
-
13.44%(+112.0%)
Sep 1997
11.13%(-19.0%)
6.34%(-50.0%)
Jun 1997
-
12.67%(+7.7%)
Mar 1997
-
11.76%(+5.4%)
Dec 1996
-
11.16%(+25.8%)
Sep 1996
13.74%(-7.2%)
8.87%(-39.2%)
Jun 1996
-
14.59%(-4.5%)
Mar 1996
-
15.27%(-12.1%)
Dec 1995
-
17.38%(+25.6%)
Sep 1995
14.80%(+42.3%)
13.84%(-14.5%)
Jun 1995
-
16.19%(+2.8%)
Mar 1995
-
15.75%(+7.4%)
Dec 1994
-
14.67%(+68.8%)
Sep 1994
10.40%(+10.3%)
8.69%(-23.6%)
Jun 1994
-
11.38%(-2.1%)
Mar 1994
-
11.63%(+19.2%)
Dec 1993
-
9.76%(+20.9%)
Sep 1993
9.43%(-4.1%)
8.07%(-23.9%)
Jun 1993
-
10.60%(+5.4%)
Mar 1993
-
10.06%(+13.8%)
Dec 1992
-
8.84%(+47.3%)
Sep 1992
9.83%(+29.3%)
6.00%(-45.1%)
Jun 1992
-
10.92%(-16.9%)
Mar 1992
-
13.14%(+26.3%)
Dec 1991
-
10.40%(+221.0%)
Sep 1991
7.60%(-21.1%)
3.24%(-48.4%)
Jun 1991
-
6.28%(-38.0%)
Mar 1991
-
10.13%(-3.0%)
Dec 1990
-
10.44%(+1.9%)
Sep 1990
9.63%(+46.4%)
10.25%(+8.1%)
Jun 1990
-
9.48%(+1.2%)
Mar 1990
-
9.37%(-1.1%)
Dec 1989
-
9.47%(+103.1%)
Sep 1989
6.58%(+14.0%)
-306.26%(-3.9%)
Sep 1988
5.77%(-35.3%)
-294.75%(-68.9%)
Sep 1987
8.92%(-28.2%)
-174.46%(+37.3%)
Sep 1986
12.43%(+11.9%)
-278.30%(-7.8%)
Sep 1985
11.11%(+6.7%)
-258.28%(+6.8%)
Sep 1984
10.41%(+13.8%)
-277.04%
Sep 1983
9.15%(-23.2%)
-
Sep 1982
11.92%(-4.0%)
-
Sep 1981
12.42%(-10.9%)
-
Sep 1980
13.94%
-

FAQ

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What is Cabot Corporation annual operating profit margin?

The current annual operating margin of CBT is 16.73%

What is the all-time high annual operating margin for Cabot Corporation?

Cabot Corporation all-time high annual operating profit margin is 16.73%

What is Cabot Corporation annual operating margin year-on-year change?

Over the past year, CBT annual operating profit margin has changed by +1.03% (+6.56%)

What is Cabot Corporation quarterly operating profit margin?

The current quarterly operating margin of CBT is 15.24%

What is the all-time high quarterly operating margin for Cabot Corporation?

Cabot Corporation all-time high quarterly operating profit margin is 20.63%

What is Cabot Corporation quarterly operating margin year-on-year change?

Over the past year, CBT quarterly operating profit margin has changed by +0.25% (+1.67%)
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