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Cabot Corporation’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended September 2025) was $3.7 billion, down 7.04% from fiscal 2024.
- Revenue
- +12.2%
- EPS
- +79.4%
- Free cash flow
- −51.7%
- Total debt
- +10.8%
Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier
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Cabot Corporation (CBT) Gross margin
Cabot Corporation's gross margin over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 21.6%, down 3.7 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (25.3%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 19.1% (fiscal 2020) to 25.3% (fiscal 2025) — the current reading is the highest in ten years. That is below the Specialty Chemicals industry median of 27.8% and below the Basic Materials sector median of 25.0%.
Gross margin, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Gross margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 25.3% | 1.28 |
| FY2024 | 24.0% | 2.70 |
| FY2023 | 21.3% | 0.86 |
| FY2022 | 20.5% | (2.96) |
| FY2021 | 23.4% | 4.31 |
| FY2020 | 19.1% | (1.40) |
| FY2019 | 20.5% | (3.28) |
| FY2018 | 23.8% | (0.37) |
| FY2017 | 24.2% | 0.33 |
| FY2016 | 23.9% | 3.47 |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | Gross margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 20.2% | 1.48 |
| Jun 2026 | 18.7% | (4.49) |
| Mar 2026 | 23.2% | (1.62) |
| Dec 2025 | 24.9% | 0.38 |
| 43 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Gross margin against peers
| Company | Gross margin |
|---|---|
| WDFC WD-40 Company compare | 55.3% |
| PRM Perimeter Solutions, SA compare | 54.5% |
| SXT Sensient Technologies Corporation compare | 35.1% |
| FUL H. B. Fuller Company compare | 32.3% |
| ASH Ashland Inc. compare | 32.3% |
| AVNT Avient Corporation compare | 31.7% |
| HWKN Hawkins, Inc. compare | 22.4% |
| CBT Cabot Corporation | 21.6% |
| CLMT Calumet, Inc. compare | 6.57% |
| Specialty Chemicals industry median | 27.8% |
| Basic Materials sector median | 25.0% |
| Market median | 45.1% |
What Gross margin is
Gross Margin tells an investor how much of each sale a company keeps after paying the direct costs of making or buying what it sells.
Gross Profit ÷ Revenue
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