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Cabot Corporation (CBT)

Basic Materials | Specialty Chemicals | Boston, United States | NYSE
87.74 USD -0.10 (-0.114%) ⇩ (July 14, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
Short-term:★★★⯪☆Long-term:★★★⯪☆Dividends:★★★⯪☆
Hot Take ↕ | July 11, 2026, 5:24 a.m. EDT

Cabot presents a classic value-versus-growth tension. The balance sheet is fortress-like with nearly 20% ROE and robust free cash flow, yet the top line is contracting, capping the long-term growth thesis. Technically, the stock is reclaiming ground above its 200-day average, supported by speculative call flow targeting the $95-to-$100 range. The dividend is a reliable anchor with a low payout ratio, making it suitable for income-focused investors who can tolerate the current earnings stagnation. Short-term momentum favors a bounce, but the negative earnings trajectory warrants caution on the long-term horizon.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL_63_105 ✓0.062749
MSTL_1050.064806
MSTL_630.101526
AutoTheta0.105220
MSTL0.108076
AutoARIMA0.109614
AutoETS0.109614

Forecast horizon: 60 days | Selected: MSTL_63_105

Forecast Reliability
Score 48%
H-stat 2.51
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.205
Excess Kurtosis -1.12
Attribute Value
Sector Basic Materials
Ex Dividend Date 2026-08-27
Last Dividend Date 2026-05-28
Debt to Equity Ratio 77.712
Revenue per Share 67.773
Market Cap 4,529,263,104
Trailing P/E 16.55
Forward P/E 12.49
Beta 0.82
Profit Margins 7.97%
Website https://www.cabotcorp.com

As of July 11, 2026, 5:24 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for upside with significant call open interest at the $100 and $110 strikes for January 2027, alongside aggressive volume at the $95 strike for July 2026. Put open interest is concentrated at lower strikes ($65-$80) but carries higher implied volatility, suggesting hedging demand rather than pure bearish conviction.

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.54% 2.40% 2.10% 2.13%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-05-29 0.4730 0.540510
2026-02-27 0.4500 0.591017
2025-11-28 0.4500 0.719195
2025-08-29 0.4500 0.551741
2025-05-30 0.4500 0.602490
2025-02-28 0.4300 0.500000
2024-11-29 0.4300 0.392264
2024-08-30 0.4300 0.409095
2024-05-31 0.4300 0.420332
2024-02-22 0.4000 0.484203
2023-11-22 0.4000 0.517331
2023-08-24 0.4000 0.577701
2023-05-25 0.4000 0.573477
2023-02-23 0.3700 0.473630
2022-11-23 0.3700 0.501355
2022-08-25 0.3700 0.477666
2022-05-26 0.3700 0.511120
2022-02-24 0.3700 0.513176
2021-11-24 0.3700 0.634213
2021-08-26 0.3500 0.662502
2021-05-27 0.3500 0.552312
2021-02-25 0.3500 0.702811
2020-11-25 0.3500 0.802936
2020-08-27 0.3500 0.921053
2020-05-28 0.3500 0.958117
2020-02-27 0.3500 0.947482
2019-11-27 0.3500 0.734677
2019-08-29 0.3500 0.886749
2019-05-30 0.3500 0.855118
2019-02-21 0.3300 0.708307
2018-11-29 0.3300 0.680412
2018-08-30 0.3300 0.508083
2018-05-24 0.3300 0.562181
2018-02-22 0.3150 0.493576
2017-11-22 0.3150 0.519202
2017-08-23 0.3150 0.605886
2017-05-24 0.3150 0.594340
2017-02-22 0.3000 0.516440
2016-11-22 0.3000 0.577256
2016-08-24 0.3000 0.606796
2016-05-25 0.3000 0.660357
2016-02-24 0.2200 0.505399
2015-11-24 0.2200 0.511152
2015-08-26 0.2200 0.669915
2015-05-27 0.2200 0.520095
2015-02-25 0.2200 0.476397
2014-11-25 0.2200 0.475265
2014-08-27 0.2200 0.405904
2014-05-28 0.2200 0.390764
2014-02-26 0.2000 0.370302
2013-11-26 0.2000 0.410593
2013-08-28 0.2000 0.501756
2013-05-29 0.2000 0.493462
2013-02-27 0.2000 0.544070
2012-11-28 0.2000 0.535475
2012-08-29 0.2000 0.571102
2012-05-30 0.2000 0.524246
2012-02-22 0.1800 0.438810
2011-11-22 0.1800 0.598007
2011-08-25 0.1800 0.576184
2011-05-25 0.1800 0.439346
2011-02-23 0.1800 0.430519
2010-11-23 0.1800 0.524017
2010-08-25 0.1800 0.651466
2010-05-26 0.1800 0.665680
2010-02-24 0.1800 0.614334
2009-11-24 0.1800 0.789474
2009-08-26 0.1800 0.879765
2009-05-27 0.1800 1.081731
2009-02-25 0.1800 1.660517
2008-11-25 0.1800 0.922131
2008-08-27 0.1800 0.671141
2008-05-28 0.1800 0.572701
2008-02-27 0.1800 0.625000
2007-11-28 0.1800 0.556586
2007-08-29 0.1800 0.455235
2007-05-23 0.1800 0.381518
2007-02-21 0.1800 0.379987
2006-11-21 0.1800 0.421447
2006-08-23 0.1600 0.507453
2006-05-24 0.1600 0.484555
2006-02-22 0.1600 0.432432
2005-11-22 0.1600 0.469484
2005-08-24 0.1600 0.482800
2005-05-25 0.1600 0.554401
2005-02-23 0.1600 0.458453
2004-11-23 0.1600 0.438596
2004-08-25 0.1500 0.382166
2004-05-26 0.1500 0.421941
2004-02-25 0.1500 0.442478
2003-11-25 0.1500 0.518135
2003-08-27 0.1500 0.560329
2003-05-28 0.1300 0.449050
2003-02-26 0.1300 0.590909
2002-11-26 0.1300 0.542571
2002-08-28 0.1300 0.539643
2002-05-29 0.1300 0.518135
2002-02-20 0.1300 0.385986
2001-11-28 0.1300 0.357437
2001-08-29 0.1300 0.329531
2001-05-23 0.1300 0.348339
2001-02-21 0.1100 0.321168
2000-11-21 0.1100 0.437811
2000-10-02 13.4630 71.091749
2000-08-23 0.1100 0.291632
2000-05-24 0.1100 0.402746
2000-02-23 0.1100 0.480874
1999-11-23 0.1100 0.577049
1999-08-25 0.1100 0.461942
1999-05-26 0.1100 0.440000
1999-02-24 0.1100 0.451282
1998-11-24 0.1100 0.349901
1998-08-26 0.1100 0.464380
1998-05-27 0.1100 0.330206
1998-02-25 0.1000 0.306513
1997-11-25 0.1000 0.380952
1997-08-27 0.1000 0.367816
1997-05-28 0.1000 0.400000
1997-02-26 0.1000 0.414508
1996-11-20 0.1000 0.384615
1996-08-21 0.0900 0.330275
1996-05-22 0.0900 0.321429
1995-11-21 0.0900 0.384000
1995-08-23 0.0900 0.347826
1995-05-22 0.0700 0.339394
1995-02-17 0.0700 0.402878
1994-11-18 0.0700 0.509091
1994-08-22 0.0700 0.520930
1994-05-23 0.0650 0.521303
1994-02-18 0.0650 0.500000
1993-11-19 0.0650 0.471655
1993-08-23 0.0650 0.522613
1993-05-24 0.0650 0.569863
1993-02-22 0.0650 0.697987
1992-11-20 0.0650 0.577778
1992-08-17 0.0650 0.503632
1992-05-18 0.0650 0.565217
1992-02-24 0.0650 0.668810
1991-11-18 0.0650 0.822134
1991-08-19 0.0650 0.866667
1991-05-20 0.0650 0.888889
1991-04-09 0.3165 3.669565
1991-02-12 0.0650 0.784906
1990-11-16 0.0650 0.920354
1990-08-20 0.0650 0.828685
1990-05-21 0.0650 0.842105
1990-02-16 0.0650 0.759124
1989-11-17 0.0650 0.722222
1989-08-21 0.0650 0.666667
1989-05-22 0.0650 0.647975
1989-02-17 0.0650 0.615385
1988-11-21 0.0575 0.617450
1988-08-23 0.0575 0.621622
1988-05-24 0.0575 0.664260
1988-02-19 0.0575 0.684015
1987-11-27 0.0575 0.754098
1986-11-26 0.0575 0.736000
1986-08-13 0.0575 0.814159
1986-05-21 0.0575 0.769874
1986-02-20 0.0575 0.948454
1985-11-26 0.0575 0.893204
Additional Data
dividendRate 1.85
dividendYield 2.1
exDividendDate 2026-08-28
trailingAnnualDividendRate 1.8
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.020491803
lastDividendValue 0.473
lastDividendDate 2026-05-29
dividendDate 2026-09-11

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.15290725
Address1 Two Seaport Lane
Address2 Suite 1400
All Time High 117.46
All Time Low 4.0
Ask 139.11
Ask Size 300
Audit Risk 2
Average Analyst Rating 2.5 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 507,230
Average Daily Volume3 Month 513,659
Average Volume 513,659
Average Volume10Days 507,230
Beta 0.82
Bid 0.0
Bid Size 100
Board Risk 1
Book Value 30.4
City Boston
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 4
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 87.74
Current Ratio 1.449
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,782,777,600
Day High 89.79
Day Low 87.41
Debt To Equity 77.712
Display Name Cabot
Dividend Date 1,789,084,800
Dividend Rate 1.85
Dividend Yield 2.1
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,785,873,600
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,785,873,600
Earnings Growth -0.249
Earnings Quarterly Growth -0.277
Earnings Timestamp 1,785,787,200
Earnings Timestamp End 1,785,787,200
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,785,787,200
Ebitda 753,000,000
Ebitda Margins 0.21063
Enterprise To Ebitda 7.579
Enterprise To Revenue 1.596
Enterprise Value 5,707,262,976
Eps Current Year 6.32298
Eps Forward 7.02583
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 5.3
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,787,875,200
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fax 617 342 6103
Fifty Day Average 85.0786
Fifty Day Average Change 2.6613998
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.03128166
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 15.290726
Fifty Two Week High 94.53
Fifty Two Week High Change -6.790001
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.07182906
Fifty Two Week Low 58.33
Fifty Two Week Low Change 29.409996
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.50420016
Fifty Two Week Range 58.33 - 94.53
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 342,282,600,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 2.15
Float Shares 50,969,955
Forward Eps 7.02583
Forward P E 12.488204
Free Cashflow 374,124,992
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 4,064
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,782,864,000
Gross Margins 0.25231
Gross Profits 902,000,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.01345
Held Percent Institutions 1.02144
Implied Shares Outstanding 51,621,417
Industry Specialty Chemicals
Industry Disp Specialty Chemicals
Industry Key specialty-chemicals
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,780,012,800
Last Dividend Value 0.473
Last Fiscal Year End 1,759,190,400
Last Split Date 827,712,000
Last Split Factor 2:1
Long Business Summary Cabot Corporation operates as a specialty chemicals and performance materials company. It operates through two segments, Reinforcement Materials and Performance Chemicals. The company offers reinforcing carbons that are used in tires as a rubber reinforcing agent and performance additive, as well as in industrial products, such as hoses, belts, extruded profiles, and molded goods; and engineered elastomer composites solutions. It also provides specialty carbons for use in inks, coatings, plastics, adhesives, toners, batteries, and displays; conductive additives and fumed alumina used in lead acid and lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles; fumed silica used in adhesives, sealants, cosmetics, batteries, inks, toners, silicone elastomers, coatings, polishing slurries, and pharmaceuticals; and fumed alumina for use in various products, including inkjet media, lighting, coatings, cosmetics, and polishing slurries. In addition, it offers aerogel, a hydrophobic, silica-based particle to use in various thermal insulation and specialty chemical applications; masterbatch and conductive compound products that are used in automotive, industrial, packaging, infrastructure, agriculture, consumer products, and electronics industries; and inkjet colorants for inkjet printing applications, as well as carbon nanotubes and fumed metal oxides. The company sells its products through distributors and sales representatives in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. Cabot Corporation was founded in 1882 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.
Long Name Cabot Corporation
Market us_market
Market Cap 4,529,263,104
Market State PRE
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_172131
Most Recent Quarter 1,774,915,200
Net Income To Common 281,000,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,790,726,400
Non Diluted Market Cap 4,534,425,269
Number Of Analyst Opinions 6
Open 89.46
Operating Cashflow 671,000,000
Operating Margins 0.15265
Overall Risk 3
Payout Ratio 0.3396
Peg Ratio 1.0
Phone 617 345 0100
Pre Market Change 1.25
Pre Market Change Percent 1.4246638
Pre Market Price 88.99
Pre Market Time 1,784,111,416
Previous Close 87.84
Price Eps Current Year 13.8763685
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 2.8861842
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 1.2669268
Profit Margins 0.07972
Quick Ratio 0.851
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 2.5
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.0999985
Regular Market Change Percent -0.113842
Regular Market Day High 89.79
Regular Market Day Low 87.41
Regular Market Day Range 87.41 - 89.79
Regular Market Open 89.46
Regular Market Previous Close 87.84
Regular Market Price 87.74
Regular Market Time 1,784,059,202
Regular Market Volume 439,596
Return On Assets 0.09503999
Return On Equity 0.19957
Revenue Growth -0.034
Revenue Per Share 67.773
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20365608
Sector Basic Materials
Sector Disp Basic Materials
Sector Key basic-materials
Share Holder Rights Risk 5
Shares Outstanding 51,621,417
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.073
Shares Short 3,766,203
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,780,012,800
Shares Short Prior Month 3,609,105
Short Name Cabot Corporation
Short Percent Of Float 0.099700004
Short Ratio 5.5
Source Interval 15
State MA
Symbol CBT
Target High Price 102.0
Target Low Price 70.0
Target Mean Price 90.33333
Target Median Price 93.5
Total Cash 252,000,000
Total Cash Per Share 4.882
Total Debt 1,311,000,064
Total Revenue 3,575,000,064
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 1.8
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.020491803
Trailing Eps 5.3
Trailing P E 16.554716
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 74.14915
Two Hundred Day Average Change 13.590851
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.18329072
Type Disp Equity
Volume 439,596
Website https://www.cabotcorp.com
Zip 02,210-2019