earnings
confidence high
sentiment positive
materiality 0.80
Cabot Q2 FY2024 Adj EPS $1.78 beats prior year by 34%; raises FY guidance and dividend
CABOT CORP
2024-Q2 EPS reported
$2.37
revenue$1,977,000,000
- Diluted EPS $1.49, Adjusted EPS $1.78 (up 34% YoY); Reinforcement Materials EBIT $149M (+22%).
- Performance Chemicals EBIT $31M (+11% YoY) on 6% higher volumes; cash from ops $176M.
- Increased quarterly dividend 8% from $0.40 to $0.43 per share.
- Raised FY2024 Adjusted EPS guidance to $6.65-$6.85 from prior $6.30-$6.80.
- Returned $47M to shareholders via dividends ($23M) and buybacks ($24M) in Q2.