8-K
filed May 5, 2026, 7:59 PM ET
ticker CBT
CIK 0000016040
earnings
confidence high
sentiment neutral
materiality 0.70
Cabot Q2 Adj EPS $1.61 vs $1.90 YoY; revenue falls 3%; dividend raised 5%, guidance reaffirmed
CABOT CORP
2026-Q2 EPS reported
$2.64
revenue$1,753,000,000
- Diluted EPS $1.27 (Adj $1.61) vs $1.69 ($1.90) YoY; net income $68M down from $94M.
- Revenue $904M (-3% YoY); Reinforcement Materials EBIT $93M (-29% YoY); Performance Chemicals EBIT $59M (+18% YoY).
- Quarterly dividend raised 5% to $0.4725 ($1.89 annualized); full-year Adj EPS guidance reaffirmed $6.00-$6.50.
- Plans to close manufacturing ops in South America and Europe, targeting ~$22M annualized fixed cost savings.
- Operating cash flow $77M; capex $45M; share repurchases $49M; net debt/EBITDA 1.5x; liquidity $1.3B.
Key facts
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Earnings Releases
SEC 8-K Item 2.02
confidence 0.97
CABOT CORP reported second quarter fiscal year 2026 results: EPS $1.61.
- Period
- second quarter fiscal year 2026
- EPS
- $1.61
- Result
- reported results
Exact text from the filing
For the second quarter of fiscal 2026, net income attributable to Cabot Corporation was $68 million ($1.27 per common share).
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Earnings Releases
SEC 8-K Item 2.02
confidence 0.97
CABOT CORP reported second quarter fiscal year 2026 results: EPS $1.61.
- Period
- second quarter fiscal year 2026
- EPS
- $1.61
- Result
- reported results
Exact text from the filing
Net sales and other operating revenues $ 904 $ 936 $ 1,753 $ 1,891
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Earnings Releases
SEC 8-K Item 2.02
confidence 0.97
CABOT CORP reported second quarter fiscal year 2026 results: EPS $1.61.
- Period
- second quarter fiscal year 2026
- EPS
- $1.61
- Result
- reported results
Exact text from the filing
Adjusted EPS for the second quarter of fiscal 2026 was $1.61 per share.
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Earnings Releases
SEC 8-K Item 2.02
confidence 0.99
CABOT CORP reported fiscal 2026 results: EPS $6.00 to $6.50. Guidance reaffirmed.
- Period
- fiscal 2026
- EPS
- $6.00 to $6.50
- Guidance
- reaffirmed
- Result
- guidance update
Exact text from the filing
we are reaffirming our Adjusted EPS guidance for the full year to be in the range of $6.00 to $6.50 per share.
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