Cabot Corp Return on Assets (ROA) History
CBT / Materials|10 years of SEC 10-K data (FY2016-FY2025)
8.7% in FY2025 with a 5-year CAGR of +17.2%. Top quartile in the Materials sector.
Declined from 12.3% to 8.7% over the past 2 years.
Cabot Corp's return on assets (roa) of 8.7% is higher than 83% of companies in the Materials sector (FY2025). Return on Assets (ROA) has fluctuated over the past 10 years, ranging from -8.6% in FY2020 to 12.3% in FY2023.
Based on SEC 10-K filings.
Key Data Points
- Cash-backed earnings: Operating cash flow exceeds net income
- Altman Z-Score 2.28 (gray zone, between 1.23 and 2.9)
Data sourced from SEC EDGAR filings. Not investment advice.
- 3-Year Change
- +2.8pp
- 5-Year Change
- +17.2pp
- 10-Year Change
- -
Return on Assets (ROA) Trend
Top 17% in MaterialsTop 17% of 122This company 8.7% Sector average -0.9%
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+1063.7% above sector average
Key Insights
- In FY2025, return on assets (roa) decreased 14.7% year-over-year.
- Currently 9.6pp above the Materials sector average.
- Peak return on assets (roa) was recorded in FY2023.
- Lowest return on assets (roa) in the period was in FY2020.
Annual Data
| Year | Return on Assets (ROA) | YoY Growth |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 8.7% | -14.7% |
| FY2024 | 10.2% | -17.7% |
| FY2023 | 12.3% | +108.3% |
| FY2022 | 5.9% | -21.6% |
| FY2021 | 7.6% | +188.3% |
| FY2020 | -8.6% | -263.7% |
| FY2019 | 5.2% | +250.3% |
| FY2018 | -3.5% | -146.8% |
| FY2017 | 7.4% | +54.1% |
| FY2016 | 4.8% | +144.2% |
As of FY2025 · SEC 10-K · Updated Feb 28, 2026