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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) Operating margin
Cabot Corporation's operating margin over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 12.7%, down 4.0 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (16.7%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −11.0% (fiscal 2015) to 16.7% (fiscal 2025) — the current reading is the highest in ten years. That is above the Specialty Chemicals industry median of 5.64% and above the Basic Materials sector median of 2.88%.
Operating margin, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Operating margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 16.7% | 1.36 |
| FY2024 | 15.4% | 1.99 |
| FY2023 | 13.4% | 4.38 |
| FY2022 | 9.00% | (4.32) |
| FY2021 | 13.3% | 12.52 |
| FY2020 | 0.80% | (8.37) |
| FY2019 | 9.17% | 4.73 |
| FY2018 | 4.44% | (8.00) |
| FY2017 | 12.4% | 2.20 |
| FY2016 | 10.2% | 21.28 |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | Operating margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 12.0% | 2.01 |
| Jun 2026 | 9.98% | (4.29) |
| Mar 2026 | 14.3% | (0.92) |
| Dec 2025 | 15.2% | (0.05) |
| 43 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Operating margin against peers
| Company | Operating margin |
|---|---|
| WDFC WD-40 Company compare | 15.8% |
| SXT Sensient Technologies Corporation compare | 14.5% |
| PRM Perimeter Solutions, SA compare | 14.5% |
| CBT Cabot Corporation | 12.7% |
| HWKN Hawkins, Inc. compare | 11.1% |
| FUL H. B. Fuller Company compare | 10.7% |
| AVNT Avient Corporation compare | 9.67% |
| ASH Ashland Inc. compare | 5.64% |
| CLMT Calumet, Inc. compare | 1.03% |
| Specialty Chemicals industry median | 5.64% |
| Basic Materials sector median | 2.88% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Operating margin is
EBIT Margin tells an investor how much operating profit, before interest and taxes, a company keeps from each unit of revenue.
EBIT ÷ Revenue
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