Cabot Corp.
CBT
Rank in Stocks
#4178
Cabot Corporation operates as a specialty chemicals and performance materials... Cabot Corporation operates as a specialty chemicals and performance materials company. It operates through two segments, Reinforcement Materials and Performance Chemicals. The company offers reinforcing carbons that are used in tires as a rubber reinforcing agent and performance additive, as well as in industrial products, such as hoses, belts, extruded profiles, and molded goods; and engineered elastomer composites solutions. It also provides specialty carbons for use in inks, coatings, plastics, adhesives, toners, batteries, and displays; conductive additives and fumed alumina used in lead acid and lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles; fumed silica used in adhesives, sealants, cosmetics, batteries, inks, toners, silicone elastomers, coatings, polishing slurries, and pharmaceuticals; and fumed alumina for use in various products, including inkjet media, lighting, coatings, cosmetics, and polishing slurries. In addition, it offers aerogel, a hydrophobic, silica-based particle to use in various thermal insulation and specialty chemical applications; masterbatch and conductive compound products that are used in automotive, industrial, packaging, infrastructure, agriculture, consumer products, and electronics industries; and inkjet colorants for inkjet printing applications, as well as carbon nanotubes and fumed metal oxides. The company sells its products through distributors and sales representatives in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. Cabot Corporation was founded in 1882 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.
Share Price
$74.26
Last synced: 2026-10-16
Market Cap
$3.83B
Change (1 day)
-1.64%
Change (1 year)
6.62%
Country
US
Trade Cabot Corp. (CBT)
Category
Basic Materials
Operating Margin for Cabot Corp. (CBT)
Operating Margin as of October 2026 TTM: 13.79%
According to Cabot Corp. latest financial reports and stock price the company's current Operating Margin (TTM) is 13.79%. At the end of 2024 the company had an Operating Margin of 15.37%.
Operating Margin history for Cabot Corp. from 2000 to 2026
Operating Margin at the end of each year
| Year | Operating Margin | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (TTM) | 13.79% | -17.57% |
| 2025 | 16.73% | 8.85% |
| 2024 | 15.37% | 14.87% |
| 2023 | 13.38% | 0.75% |
| 2022 | 13.28% | -0.30% |
| 2021 | 13.32% | 132.06% |
| 2020 | 5.74% | -37.40% |
| 2019 | 9.17% | 90.64% |
| 2018 | 4.81% | -61.12% |
| 2017 | 12.37% | 19.29% |
| 2016 | 10.37% | 685.61% |
| 2015 | 1.32% | -85.64% |
| 2014 | 9.19% | 21.08% |
| 2013 | 7.59% | -13.65% |
| 2012 | 8.79% | 12.12% |
| 2011 | 7.84% | -8.52% |
| 2010 | 8.57% | -455.60% |
| 2009 | -2.41% | -146.89% |
| 2008 | 5.14% | -28.11% |
| 2007 | 7.15% | 44.44% |
| 2006 | 4.95% | -236.74% |
| 2005 | -3.62% | -133.83% |
| 2004 | 10.70% | 81.05% |
| 2003 | 5.91% | -37.85% |
| 2002 | 9.51% | -10.28% |
| 2001 | 10.60% | -19.27% |
| 2000 | 13.13% | 0.00% |
Operating Margin for similar companies or competitors
| Company | Operating Margin | Operating Margin Difference | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27.10% | -98.03% |
GB
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| 0.00% | - |
FR
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| 16.36% | -98.81% |
US
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| 17.37% | -98.74% |
US
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| -4.71% | -100.34% |
US
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What is a company's Operating Margin?
The operating margin is a key indicator to assess the profitability of a company. Higher operating margins are generaly better as they show that a company is able to sell its products or services for much more than their production costs. The operating margin is calculated by dividing a company's earnings by its revenue.