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$85.18 +0.92 (+1.09%) At close · Aug 19
Market Cap
$4.35B
Shares
51.63M

Price & Indicators

Indicators
Price
Panels
Event markers
20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$85.18 Open$85.48 Day$84.74–86.96 52W close$58.71–93.40 Avg vol 30d446K Short int3.8M · 7.3% float · 10.2d Short vol85% Last earningsAug 4, 2026 DataJan 2020–Aug 2026 Filing10-Q · Aug 4

Up next

Next earnings call
Nov 3, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 11 wks
FQ4-26 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026 Est
Latest filing: 10-Q
filed Aug 4, 2026

AI Brief

TL;DR.

Bullish
    Bearish

      AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice

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      Equibles Rating

      blended score · not investment advice
      Overall
      Neutral
      SellHoldBuy
      Technical Neutral Momentum Strong Sentiment Neutral Fundamentals Fair Quant / Vol Moderate
      Market backdrop VIX 14.9 · calm Equity put/call 0.52
      Technical
      price trend
      Neutral
      50 / 200-day cross No cross
      Price vs 200-day avg +12%
      above
      Price vs 50-day avg −3%
      below
      RSI (14) 45
      neutral
      MACD trend Negative
      52-week position 76%
      mid-range
      Momentum
      relative strength
      Strong
      1-month return −5%
      trailing
      6-month return +12%
      trailing
      YTD return +29%
      this year
      Relative strength +1%
      vs S&P · 6-mo
      Sentiment
      smart money
      Neutral
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $88 › 200d $76 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      +4% holders QoQ · +61 funds added
      Insider flow Distributing
      Net -$7.9M over 90 days · 100% sells
      Short interest Rising
      7.28% of float · ▲ +8.2% MoM · 10.2 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Steady
      390 holders — mid 3-yr range
      Squeeze score 78
      high risk · 0–100
      Fundamentals
      Fair
      Revenue growth −7%
      Y/Y
      Gross margin 25%
      expanding
      EPS growth −10%
      Y/Y
      Free cash flow $391.0M
      Valuation P/E 23.7
      below peers
      Balance sheet $872.0M
      net debt
      Quant / Vol
      risk profile
      Moderate
      Volatility 33%
      annualized · 1-yr
      Max drawdown −29%
      past year
      ATR 3.5%
      of price · 14-day

      Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

      Guidance & track record

      Latest guidance · from the 8-K filed Aug 3, 2026
      Adjusted EPS · fiscal 2026 Non-GAAP Initiated $6.15 – $6.45
      Battery Materials EBITDA · fiscal 2026 Initiated $40M
      Operating tax rate · fiscal 2026 Initiated 28% – 30%
      Prior guidance period ended · from the Earnings Call filed Mar 31, 2025
      Fixed cost and procurement savings · fiscal year 2025 $30M
      Capital expenditures · fiscal year $250M – $275M
      Capital spending · fiscal year $250M – $275M

      Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.

      Technicals

      trend & momentum for long-term holders Neutral
      1 · 4 · 1
      50 / 200-day cross
      No cross Neutral
      Price vs 200-day avg
      +12% Bullish
      Price vs 50-day avg
      −3% Neutral
      RSI (14)
      45 Neutral
      MACD trend
      Negative Bearish
      52-week position
      76% Neutral
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Bearish · 2 of 6
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $88 › 200d $76 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      +4% holders QoQ · +61 funds added
      Insider flow Distributing
      Net -$7.9M over 90 days · 100% sells
      Short interest Rising
      7.28% of float · ▲ +8.2% MoM · 10.2 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Steady
      390 holders — mid 3-yr range
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      Range low $59 Now $85 · 76% Range high $93
      vs 200-day avg +12% vs 50-day avg -3%

      Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

      Key metrics

      the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings
      Metric Latest Period YoY
      Operating tax rate non-GAAP 29% Nine Months Ended 6/30/26 —
      GAAP → non-GAAP reconciliation
      GAAP Effective Tax Rate -$46M
      +$4M Non-GAAP tax adjustments
      = Operating tax rate -$42M
      Performance Chemicals EBITDA non-GAAP $243M FY 2026 —
      Performance Chemicals EBITDA Margin non-GAAP 25% FY 2026 —
      Performance Chemicals Sales $979M FY 2026 —
      Reinforcement Materials EBITDA non-GAAP $352M FY 2026 —
      Reinforcement Materials EBITDA Margin non-GAAP 21% FY 2026 —
      Reinforcement Materials Sales $1.66B FY 2026 —
      Cash balance $252M second quarter fiscal 2026 —
      Americas Reinforcement Materials Volumes -15% First Quarter fiscal 2026 —
      Cash returned to shareholders $76M First Quarter fiscal 2026 —
      Europe, Middle East, Africa Reinforcement Materials Volumes 6% First Quarter fiscal 2026 —
      Total Segment EBIT non-GAAP $150M First Quarter fiscal 2026 —

      Figures exactly as the company stated them in writing · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "filing" marks figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs an exactly comparable prior-year period

      Versus peers

      Specialty Chemicals — same industry group
      Open screener →
      Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
      CBT
      Cabot Corp
      this stock
      		$4.35B +28.5% -7.0% 23.7 7.3%
      LIN
      Linde PLC
      		 $218.66B +12.8% +3.0% 30.6 1.2%
      AIQUF
      L Air Liquide SA /Fi
      		 $122.12B +4.3% — — 0.0%
      SHW
      Sherwin Williams Co
      		 $84.62B +9.1% +2.1% 32.2 2.6%
      ECL
      Ecolab Inc.
      		 $79.62B +8.8% +2.2% 38.1 1.1%

      Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

      At a glance

      key data from every section
      Ownership
      Institutional Holders Accumulating
      Holders
      390
      % held
      104.4%
      Net QoQ
      +2.6M sh
      Top holder
      BlackRock, Inc.
      Held Float
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      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      400
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      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Rising
      Shares short
      3.8M
      Days to cover
      10.2d
      Change
      +285.9K sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      85%
      As of
      Aug 19, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      145
      Value
      $12.8K
      As of
      Jul 31, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      41.4%
      Week of
      Jul 13, 2026
      Off-exch Lit
      View
      Smart Money
      Insider Trades Net selling
      Net (90d)
      -$7.9M
      Buyers / Sellers
      0 / 1
      Buyers Sellers
      View
      Financials
      Financials
      Revenue (FY)
      $3.7B
      Net income (FY)
      $331.0M
      EPS diluted
      $6.02
      View
      Buybacks
      Authorized
      shares 5.0M
      View
      Filings
      SEC Filings
      Latest
      8-K
      Filed
      Aug 14, 2026
      This year
      12
      View
      Proposed Sales
      Value
      $7.9M
      Shares
      91.9K
      Filed
      Aug 7, 2026
      View
      Earnings & Events
      Earnings Calls
      Last call
      Aug 4, 2026
      View

      Performance

      5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
      CBT -1.3% -4.9% +12.4% -3.2% +28.5%
      SPY -0.4% +2.9% +11.6% +3.0% +12.8%
      vs SPY -0.9% -7.8% +0.8% -6.2% +15.7%

      Capital returns

      Latest dividend
      $0.473 / share · ex May 29, 2026
      Declared · upcoming
      $0.4725 / share · ex Aug 28, 2026
      Raised 5.1%
      Paid (TTM)
      $1.823 / share · 4 payouts
      Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
      2.14%
      Buyback program · as of Jan 31, 2015
      Authorized
      shares 5.00M
      Spent (derived)
      —
      Remaining
      —

      Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

      Key facts CIK 16040 CUSIP 127055101 13F (30d) 348 filings 342 filers Visit website Investor relations

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