secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     CABOT CORP (CBT)
CIK:        0000016040
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-02-03T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-26-035729
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Cabot Q1 EPS $1.37, adj $1.53 (-13% YoY); revenue $849M; narrows FY adj EPS to $6.00-$6.50
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- Adjusted EPS $1.53, down 13% from $1.76 YoY; revenue $849M vs $955M (-11%).
- Reinforcement Materials EBIT $102M (-22% YoY) on 7% global volume decline, particularly Americas -15%.
- Performance Chemicals EBIT $48M (+7% YoY) driven by Battery Materials strength; signed multi-year supply deal with PowerCo SE.
- Cash from operations $126M; returned $76M to shareholders ($24M dividends, $52M buybacks). Net debt/EBITDA 1.2x.
- Full-year adjusted EPS guidance narrowed to $6.00-$6.50; management cites challenging demand and tire import headwinds.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/16040/000119312526035729/0001193125-26-035729-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/16040/000119312526035729/cbt-20260203.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-035729

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