Cabot Corporation Gross Profit 2011-2026 | CBT

Gross profit is a key indicator of how efficiently a company produces or sells its products. This metric helps assess a business’s ability to generate revenue at the initial stage, before accounting for all other expenses. Regular analysis of gross profit allows companies to respond in a timely manner to changes in cost of goods, pricing strategy, and market conditions.

Calculation formula:
Gross Profit = Revenue – Cost of Goods Sold (COGS)

Revenue — all cash inflows from the sale of goods or services.
Cost of Goods Sold — direct costs related to the production or acquisition of goods:

Raw materials and supplies

Wages of production personnel

Depreciation of equipment

Transportation and warehousing costs (if directly related to production)

Importance for business:

Assessing core business profitability
If gross profit is declining, it may indicate rising production costs or falling sales.
Financial planning
Gross profit is the basis for calculating other key metrics, such as operating and net profit.
Benchmarking against competitors
Gross profit analysis helps compare the efficiency of different companies within the same industry.
Insights into pricing effectiveness
If gross profit is low, the company may be pricing too low or failing to control costs effectively.

Reasons for a decline in gross profit:

Increase in raw material and supply costs
Rising production expenses
Price reductions due to competition
Decrease in sales volume
Currency exchange rate fluctuations (for imports/exports)

Gross profit is an important metric, but it does not provide a complete picture of a company’s financial health, as it does not account for administrative and selling expenses, taxes, debt burden, or depreciation.

Annual Gross Profit Cabot Corporation

2025	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013	2012	2011
940 M	960 M	839 M	885 M	799 M	500 M	685 M	781 M	652 M	578 M	585 M	721 M	636 M	648 M	558 M

All numbers in USD currency

Indicator range from annual reports

Maximum	Minimum	Average
960 M	500 M	718 M

Quarterly Gross Profit Cabot Corporation

2025-Q4	2025-Q3	2025-Q2	2025-Q1	2024-Q4	2024-Q3	2024-Q2	2024-Q1	2023-Q4	2023-Q3	2023-Q2	2023-Q1	2022-Q4	2022-Q3	2022-Q2	2022-Q1	2021-Q4	2021-Q3	2021-Q2	2021-Q1	2020-Q4	2020-Q3	2020-Q2	2020-Q1	2019-Q4	2019-Q3	2019-Q2	2019-Q1	2018-Q4	2018-Q3	2018-Q2	2018-Q1	2017-Q4	2017-Q3	2017-Q2	2017-Q1	2016-Q4	2016-Q3	2016-Q2	2016-Q1	2015-Q4	2015-Q3	2015-Q2	2015-Q1	2014-Q4	2014-Q3	2014-Q2	2014-Q1	2013-Q4	2013-Q3	2013-Q2	2013-Q1	2012-Q4	2012-Q3	2012-Q2	2012-Q1	2011-Q4	2011-Q3	2011-Q2	2011-Q1
211 M	-	244 M	241 M	235 M	-	256 M	246 M	218 M	-	223 M	210 M	181 M	665 M	235 M	232 M	198 M	621 M	214 M	214 M	193 M	137 M	69 M	193 M	141 M	171 M	170 M	141 M	166 M	211 M	197 M	166 M	176 M	174 M	161 M	178 M	159 M	169 M	160 M	157 M	99 M	139 M	150 M	99 M	157 M	182 M	184 M	157 M	179 M	167 M	176 M	179 M	147 M	157 M	175 M	147 M	143 M	141 M	152 M	143 M

All numbers in USD currency

Indicator range from quarterly reporting

Maximum	Minimum	Average
665 M	69 M	193 M

Gross Profit of other stocks in the Specialty chemicals industry

Issuer	Gross Profit	Price	% 24h	Market Cap	Country
Ferro Corporation FOE	294 M	-	0.27 %	$ 1.84 B	USA
Amyris AMRS	76.4 M	-	-21.88 %	$ 16 M	USA
W. R. Grace & Co. GRA	616 M	-	0.03 %	$ 4.64 B	USA
Avantor AVTR	2.14 B	$ 8.82	-2.6 %	$ 6 B	USA
Crown ElectroKinetics Corp. CRKN	-714 K	-	-16.67 %	$ 15.5 M	USA
Albemarle Corporation ALB	669 M	$ 179.3	0.35 %	$ 21.1 B	USA
Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. AXTA	1.56 B	$ 32.69	-2.16 %	$ 7.06 B	USA
IKONICS Corporation IKNX	3.91 M	-	-5.44 %	$ 57.2 M	USA
Kraton Corporation KRA	398 M	-	-0.17 %	$ 1.49 B	USA
PQ Group Holdings Inc. PQG	273 M	-	0.58 %	$ 2.14 B	USA
GCP Applied Technologies GCP	344 M	-	-	$ 2.37 B	USA
Balchem Corporation BCPC	93.9 M	$ 183.33	1.05 %	$ 5.92 B	USA
Gulf Resources GURE	8.79 M	-	-2.8 %	$ 44.6 M	China
The Chemours Company CC	902 M	$ 18.22	-0.11 %	$ 2.74 B	USA
Avient Corporation AVNT	1.02 B	$ 40.97	-0.24 %	$ 3.75 B	USA
Core Molding Technologies CMT	10.9 M	$ 19.04	4.3 %	$ 163 M	USA
Livent Corporation LTHM	396 M	-	-	$ 2.84 B	USA
Chase Corporation CCF	101 M	-	-0.01 %	$ 1.2 B	USA
Ecolab ECL	6.18 B	$ 304.5	-1.18 %	$ 86.3 B	USA
Flexible Solutions International FSI	13.2 M	$ 5.35	-	$ 66.6 M	Canada
H.B. Fuller Company FUL	1.06 B	$ 64.9	-1.25 %	$ 3.57 B	USA
Gevo GEVO	-9.47 M	$ 1.92	5.49 %	$ 458 M	USA
Green Plains GPRE	137 M	$ 13.93	1.46 %	$ 940 M	USA
Hudson Technologies HDSN	112 M	$ 7.25	1.97 %	$ 329 M	USA
Hawkins HWKN	226 M	$ 149.24	0.09 %	$ 3.1 B	USA
International Flavors & Fragrances IFF	3.94 B	$ 81.45	-0.94 %	$ 20.9 B	USA
Innospec IOSP	492 M	$ 77.16	0.75 %	$ 1.92 B	USA
Koppers Holdings KOP	343 M	$ 36.37	-3.78 %	$ 722 M	USA
Kronos Worldwide KRO	359 M	$ 5.76	-1.03 %	$ 662 M	USA
Quaker Chemical Corporation KWR	679 M	$ 146.06	-0.66 %	$ 2.55 B	USA
Linde PLC LIN	11.6 B	$ 507.64	-0.09 %	$ 238 B	Britain
Loop Industries LOOP	-60.6 K	$ 1.31	0.77 %	$ 62.4 M	Canada
LyondellBasell Industries N.V. LYB	5.46 B	$ 57.44	1.07 %	$ 18.5 B	Niderland
NewMarket Corporation NEU	857 M	$ 626.19	0.03 %	$ 5.88 B	USA
Ingevity Corporation NGVT	455 M	$ 71.57	-0.51 %	$ 2.6 B	USA
Northern Technologies International Corporation NTIC	31.7 M	$ 8.9	-	$ 84.3 M	USA
Orion Engineered Carbons S.A. OEC	360 M	$ 5.43	-4.57 %	$ 306 M	Luxembourg
Olin Corporation OLN	502 M	$ 25.09	-1.1 %	$ 2.88 B	USA
Oil-Dri Corporation of America ODC	62.5 M	$ 69.84	2.95 %	$ 1.02 B	USA
PPG Industries PPG	6.37 B	$ 119.95	-2.69 %	$ 27.1 B	USA
RPM International RPM	3.05 B	$ 110.98	-2.7 %	$ 14.2 B	USA
Stepan Company SCL	270 M	$ 50.51	-0.09 %	$ 1.16 B	USA
The Sherwin-Williams Company SHW	11.5 B	$ 354.47	-2.03 %	$ 87.8 B	USA
SenesTech SNES	539 K	$ 2.2	-2.22 %	$ 1.47 M	USA
Sensient Technologies Corporation SXT	415 M	$ 101.05	-0.47 %	$ 4.27 B	USA
Tredegar Corporation TG	169 M	$ 9.42	2.61 %	$ 322 M	USA
Trinseo S.A. TSE	266 M	$ 0.23	-7.59 %	$ 8.12 M	USA
WD-40 Company WDFC	341 M	$ 239.59	0.58 %	$ 3.25 B	USA
Westlake Chemical Corporation WLK	813 M	$ 106.27	0.9 %	$ 13.6 B	USA