SuperworthCabot profit margin CBT
Gross, operating and net profit as a share of revenue over the last twelve months, from 2010.
- Net margin, 12 months
- 5.2%
- Operating margin, 12 months
- 13.6%
- Net margin on a year earlier
- −5.9 pts
- Peer median
- 6.1%
Over the twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Cabot kept 5.2% of its revenue as net profit, with an operating margin of 13.6% and a gross margin of 22.7%.
Five years earlier its net margin was −1.6%.
The median for 10 chemicals stocks of a similar size is 6.1%.
Profit margin over time
Fiscal year by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Net margin | Operating margin | Gross margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 8.9% | 16.7% | 25.3% |
| FY2024 | 9.5% | 15.4% | 24.0% |
| FY2023 | 11.3% | 13.4% | 21.3% |
| FY2022 | 4.8% | 9.0% | 20.5% |
| FY2021 | 7.3% | 13.3% | 23.4% |
| FY2020 | −9.1% | 0.8% | 19.1% |
| FY2019 | 4.7% | 9.2% | 20.5% |
| FY2018 | −3.5% | 4.4% | 23.8% |
| FY2017 | 9.1% | 12.8% | 24.4% |
| FY2016 | 6.2% | 10.4% | 24.0% |
| FY2015 | −11.6% | −11.0% | 20.4% |
| FY2014 | 5.5% | 9.2% | 19.8% |
| FY2013 | 4.4% | 7.8% | 18.3% |
| FY2012 | 11.8% | 8.8% | 19.6% |
| FY2011 | 7.6% | 7.8% | 18.0% |
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Ended | Net margin, 12 months | Change on a year | Operating margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 FY26 | 5.2% | −5.9 pts | 13.6% | |
| Q2 FY26 | 8.0% | −3.1 pts | 15.7% | |
| Q1 FY26 | 8.6% | −2.0 pts | 16.5% | |
| Q4 FY25 | 8.9% | −0.6 pts | 16.7% | |
| Q3 FY25 | 11.1% | −0.9 pts | 16.6% | |
| Q2 FY25 | 11.1% | −0.4 pts | 16.4% | |
| Q1 FY25 | 10.6% | −0.6 pts | 15.9% | |
| Q4 FY24 | 9.5% | −1.8 pts | 15.4% | |
| Q3 FY24 | 12.1% | +4.6 pts | 15.3% | |
| Q2 FY24 | 11.5% | +4.0 pts | 14.9% | |
| Q1 FY24 | 11.2% | +3.1 pts | 14.2% | |
| Q4 FY23 | 11.3% | +6.5 pts | 13.4% |
Against its peers
Companies in Chemicals nearest Cabot's size, closest first, today.
| Company | Profit margin |
|---|---|
| CBTCabot | 5.2% |
| AVNTAvient | 5.1% |
| CSWCSW Industrials | 10.3% |
| WDFCWD 40 | 13.2% |
| FULFuller H B | 5.6% |
| BCPCBalchem | 15.1% |
| IOSPInnospec | 6.6% |
| HXLHexcel | 7.8% |
| NGVTIngevity | 4.7% |
| ROGRogers | 3.7% |
| EMNEastman Chemical | 5.0% |
| Peer median | 6.1% |
Where Cabot ranks
What the profit margin tells you
Profit as a share of revenue at three levels: gross (after making the product), operating (after running the business) and net (after everything, including tax and interest).
Compare within an industry. 10% is superb for a retailer and poor for a software company.
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