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CABOT CORP CBT

NYSE · stock · Miscellaneous Chemical Products · website · IPO 1980-03-17 · LEI

CABOT CORP statistics & valuation

Market cap$4.8B
P / E14.6×
P / S1.3×
P / B2.8×
P / FCF12.3×
Dividend yield1.99%
Net margin8.9%
Return on equity19.4%
FCF margin10.5%
Net debt$834.0M
Net debt / EBITDA1.1×
Enterprise value USD$5.7B
EV / EBITDA7.3×
Earnings yield EBIT/EV11%
Return on capital21.7%
Graham number -24.4%$65.28

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($65.28); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
6.10% 9.10% -3.50% 4.70% -9.10% 7.30% 4.80% 11.30% 9.50% 8.90% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
23.80% 24.20% 23.80% 20.50% 19.10% 23.40% 20.50% 21.30% 24.00% 25.30% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
10.20% 12.40% 4.40% 9.20% 0.80% 13.30% 9.00% 13.40% 15.40% 16.70% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
10.60% 15.30% -8.80% 13.80% -29.20% 22.90% 20.30% 31.60% 23.90% 19.40% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
62.9M 62.7M 61.7M 58.8M 56.6M 56.8M 56.9M 56.5M 55.7M 54.2M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
$714.0M $628.0M $572.0M $857.0M $943.0M $893.0M $883.0M $856.0M $864.0M $834.0M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
4.80% 7.40% -3.50% 5.20% -8.60% 7.60% 5.90% 12.30% 10.20% 8.70% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
11.60% 7.40% 2.10% 4.20% 6.80% 1.80% -2.60% 8.90% 11.30% 10.50% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
0.66× 0.56× 0.58× 0.90× 1.34× 0.97× 1.06× 0.78× 0.68× 0.64× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$2.32 $3.91 -$1.85 $2.63 -$4.21 $4.34 $3.62 $7.73 $6.72 $6.02 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

CABOT CORP trades at about 14.3× earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 8.6×–22.5×, median 16×).

8.6× 22.5×

Shaded band = 10-year range (8.6×–22.5×); dot = today's 14.3×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Gross margin25.3%24.0%21.3%20.5%23.4%19.1%20.5%23.8%24.2%23.8%
Operating margin16.7%15.4%13.4%9.0%13.3%0.8%9.2%4.4%12.4%10.2%
Net margin8.9%9.5%11.3%4.8%7.3%-9.1%4.7%-3.5%9.1%6.1%
FCF margin10.5%11.3%8.9%-2.6%1.8%6.8%4.2%2.1%7.4%11.6%
Return on assets8.7%10.2%12.3%5.9%7.6%-8.6%5.2%-3.5%7.4%4.8%
Return on equity19.4%23.9%31.6%20.3%22.9%-29.2%13.8%-8.8%15.3%10.6%
Debt / equity0.64×0.68×0.78×1.06×0.97×1.34×0.90×0.58×0.56×0.66×
Current ratio1.612.081.981.651.241.852.021.461.752.64

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-09-30. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.