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Cabot Corporation CBT

A comprehensive view of key metrics, scores, and financial health for Cabot Corporation

Overview of Cabot Corporation

CBT NYQ
Basic Materials Specialty Chemicals Mid Cap
Cabot Corporation (CBT), is a Mid Cap company, in the Specialty Chemicals industry, last closed at $69.49, about 72.5% undervalued vs fair value, -17.4% 1Y return, ranked 67/263 in sector.
$69.49
0.87%
As of March 13, 2026
Previous close • Vol 90d: 34.9%
52-Week Range
Market Cap
$3.63B
Enterprise Value
$4.52B
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Quick Facts

Website https://www.cabotcorp.com
HQ Boston, MA
Employees 4,064
Fiscal year Sep 30

Next Events

Earnings May 4 Estimated

Fair Value Snapshot

Bear Base Bull
$106
$120
$134
Current: $69.49 +73% vs base

Engine Room Money Flow™

Mid Cap

Corporate Free Cash Flow - Where revenue goes and how value is created

Flow Steps
Revenue
$3.7B
-7%%
Gross Profit
$940.0M
-2.1%%
Operating Income
$621.0M
1.1%%
Net Income
$331.0M
-12.9%%
Money Flow Bridge
Flow Direction: Money moves from left to right
Components: Breakdown shows composition of each stage
Industry-Specific: Corporate Free Cash Flow

Quality & Reliability Indicators

Cash Conversion Ratio
118.1%
Excellent

FCF / Net Income - measures how well earnings convert to cash

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Owner's Pocket - Capital Allocation

Total Returned to Shareholders

Combined dividends, buybacks, and debt reduction

$287.0M
73.4% of FCF

Where It Leaks

Cash Flow Health some concerns
Moderate efficiency issues detected. Review active leaks below for improvement areas.
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Moat Analysis Corporate Default

Competitive Advantage Assessment

Evaluating Cabot Corporation's durable competitive advantages across 6 defense dimensions

Overall Moat Strength
71
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Moderate
Scores based on quantitative metrics and qualitative factors

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Pricing Power

Moderate
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Trade-Off Ledger™

Where management spends the performance budget - Growth, Profitability, or Safety

Generic Industrial / Default vs Industry Peers 100% Coverage
Trade-Off Triangle Visualization A ternary plot showing CBT's balance between Growth (22.7%), Profitability (47.2%), and Safety (30.1%). Growth 23% Safety 30% Profitability 47%

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Growth

39th percentile vs peers
39
Key Signals
EPS CAGR 3Y 18.5% 81p EPS Growth YoY -10.5% 43p Rev Growth YoY -7.0% 27p Revenue CAGR 3Y -4.9% 30p TSR -30.3% 23p
Strengths
  • Eps Cagr 3Y in top 20% of peers (18.5%, 81th percentile)
  • Superior capital returns - 3 return metrics above peer median
  • Roic in top 20% of peers (15.1%, 91th percentile)
  • Operating Margin in top 20% of peers (16.7%, 83th percentile)
Risks
  • Growth below peer median (percentile: 39)

Profitability

81th percentile vs peers
82
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Safety

52th percentile vs peers
52
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Two Futures

Scenario-based fair value ranges for Cabot Corporation.

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$119.87
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+72.5% vs current
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