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CBT · Cabot Corp

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Market Cap
$4.11B
Shares
51.63M

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$79.68 Open$79.23 Day$78.59–80.09 52W close$58.71–93.40 Avg vol 30d421K Short int4.6M · 8.8% float · 13.5d Short vol75% Last earningsAug 4, 2026 DataJan 2020–Sep 2026 Filing10-Q · Aug 4

Up next

Next earnings call
Nov 3, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 7 wks
filed Aug 4, 2026

Metrics snapshot

Useful current figures from the complete screener profile.

Revenue (TTM)
$3.63B
Trailing 12 months
Net income (TTM)
$168.00M
Trailing 12 months
Revenue growth YoY
+6.4%
Year over year
Operating margin
13.6%
Trailing 12 months
P / E (TTM)
22.1
Trailing earnings · reciprocal yield 4.5%
FCF yield
6.8%
TTM · current market cap
Return on invested capital
Trailing 12 months
Net cash
Latest balance sheet
Dividend yield
2.3%
Trailing 12 months
Shares change YoY
-3.3%
Year over year · fewer shares
Price change (1Y)
-0.5%
Trailing year
Short interest
8.8%
Latest settlement · 13.5 days to cover
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AI Brief

Q3 FY26 earnings call · Aug 4, 2026
Q3 FY26

TL;DR. Cabot tightened its fiscal 2026 adjusted EPS guidance to $6.15–$6.45 from $6.00–$6.50, reaffirmed ~$40 million of battery materials EBITDA for the year, and announced a leadership transition with CFO Erica McLaughlin succeeding CEO Sean Keohane effective October 1, 2026; results were mixed with Performance Chemicals EBIT up 19% year-over-year but Reinforcement Materials EBIT down 24% on lower gross profit per ton.

Bullish
  • + Tightened fiscal 2026 adjusted EPS guidance to $6.15–$6.45 from $6.00–$6.50.
  • + Battery materials reaffirmed at approximately $40 million of EBITDA for fiscal 2026 with new capacity investments of approximately $125 million in the U.S. and China.
  • + Generated $75 million of operating cash flow with $1.3 billion of liquidity and net debt/EBITDA of 1.4x.
Bearish
  • Reinforcement Materials segment EBIT fell 24% year-over-year to $97 million on lower gross profit per ton from 2026 customer agreements.
  • Leadership transition: CEO Sean Keohane retiring effective September 30, 2026, with a search initiated for a new CFO.

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

Equibles Rating

blended score · not investment advice
Overall
Neutral
SellHoldBuy
Technical Neutral Momentum Strong Sentiment Neutral Fundamentals Fair Quant / Vol Moderate
Market backdrop VIX 15.8 · calm Equity put/call 0.60
Technical
price trend
Neutral
50 / 200-day cross No cross
Price vs 200-day avg +2%
above
Price vs 50-day avg −7%
below
RSI (14) 37
neutral
MACD trend Negative
52-week position 60%
mid-range
Volume (OBV) Confirms
volume backs price
Momentum
relative strength
Strong
1-month return −8%
trailing
6-month return +17%
trailing
YTD return +20%
this year
Relative strength 0%
vs S&P · 6-mo
Sentiment
smart money
Neutral
Trend (MA cross) No cross
50d $86 › 200d $78 — 50d above 200d
Institutional flow Accumulating
+4% holders QoQ · +60 funds added
Insider flow Distributing
Net -$19.6M over 90 days · 100% sells
Short interest Rising
8.83% of float · ▲ +10.9% MoM · 13.5 days cover
Volume signal Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth Steady
392 holders — mid 3-yr range
Squeeze score 74
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 22.4
below peers
Balance sheet $872.0M
net debt
Quant / Vol
risk profile
Moderate
Volatility 33%
annualized · 1-yr
Max drawdown −28%
past year
ATR 3.0%
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
EBITDA in our battery materials product line · fiscal 2026 Initiated $40M
Operating tax rate · fiscal 2026 Initiated 28% – 30%
Prior guidance period ended · from the 8-K filed Aug 5, 2024
Adjusted EPS · fiscal 2024 $7.00 – $7.10
Operating tax rate · fiscal 2024 27% – 28%

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

Technicals

trend & momentum for long-term holders Neutral
2 · 4 · 1
50 / 200-day cross
No cross Neutral
Price vs 200-day avg
+2% Bullish
Price vs 50-day avg
−7% Bearish
RSI (14)
37 Neutral
MACD trend
Negative Bearish
52-week position
60% Neutral
Volume (OBV)
Confirms Neutral
Market signals — smart money & positioning
Bearish · 2 of 6
Trend (MA cross) No cross
50d $86 › 200d $78 — 50d above 200d
Institutional flow Accumulating
+4% holders QoQ · +60 funds added
Insider flow Distributing
Net -$19.6M over 90 days · 100% sells
Short interest Rising
8.83% of float · ▲ +10.9% MoM · 13.5 days cover
Volume signal Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth Steady
392 holders — mid 3-yr range
Price context
position in its 52-week range
Range low $59 Now $80 · 60% Range high $93
vs 200-day avg +2% vs 50-day avg -7%

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

Key metrics

Earlier KPI extraction records exist, but do not meet the current evidence-completeness requirements. No current verified series is available. Earlier figures remain withheld until revalidated; this is not evidence that the company reports no KPIs.

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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
392
% held
104.5%
Net QoQ
+2.7M sh
Top holder
BlackRock, Inc.
Held Float
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Held by Funds
Fund positions
393
View
Short & Settlement
Short Interest Rising
Shares short
4.6M
Days to cover
13.5d
Change
+447.2K sh
View
Short Volume
Short vol %
75%
As of
Sep 11, 2026
Short Total
View
Fails to Deliver
FTD shares
100
Value
$8.6K
As of
Aug 13, 2026
View
Off-Exchange
Off-exchange %
39.6%
Week of
Aug 3, 2026
Off-exch Lit
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Smart Money
Insider Trades Net selling
Net (90d)
-$19.6M
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 21, 2026
This year
13
View
Proposed Sales
Value
$11.5M
Shares
134.9K
Filed
Aug 28, 2026
View
Earnings & Events
Earnings Calls
Last call
Aug 4, 2026
View

Performance

5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
CBT -1.9% -7.6% +17.5% -3.7% +20.2%
SPY -1.2% -1.8% +17.8% -0.4% +12.1%
vs SPY -0.7% -5.9% -0.4% -3.3% +8.1%

Capital returns

Latest dividend
$0.473 / share · ex Aug 28, 2026
Raised 5.1%
Paid (TTM)
$1.846 / share · 4 payouts
Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
2.32%
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) 136 filings 135 filers Visit website Investor relations