---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-26-206708"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CBT"
cik: "0000016040"
company_name: "CABOT CORP"
filed_at: "2026-05-05T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-14T23:22:52.501278+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Cabot Q2 Adj EPS $1.61 vs $1.90 YoY; revenue falls 3%; dividend raised 5%, guidance reaffirmed

## Summary
- 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.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-206708
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CBT
- cik: 0000016040
- company_name: CABOT CORP
- filed_at: 2026-05-05T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/16040/000119312526206708/0001193125-26-206708-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/16040/000119312526206708/cbt-20260505.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  CABOT CORP reported second quarter fiscal year 2026 results: EPS $1.61.
  - Period: second quarter fiscal year 2026
  - EPS: $1.61
  - Result: reported results
  source text: For the second quarter of fiscal 2026, net income attributable to Cabot Corporation was $68 million ($1.27 per common share).
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/16040/000119312526206708/0001193125-26-206708-index.htm
- Earnings Releases
  CABOT CORP reported second quarter fiscal year 2026 results: EPS $1.61.
  - Period: second quarter fiscal year 2026
  - EPS: $1.61
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Net sales and other operating revenues $ 904 $ 936 $ 1,753 $ 1,891
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/16040/000119312526206708/0001193125-26-206708-index.htm
- Earnings Releases
  CABOT CORP reported second quarter fiscal year 2026 results: EPS $1.61.
  - Period: second quarter fiscal year 2026
  - EPS: $1.61
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Adjusted EPS for the second quarter of fiscal 2026 was $1.61 per share.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/16040/000119312526206708/0001193125-26-206708-index.htm
- Earnings Releases
  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
  source text: we are reaffirming our Adjusted EPS guidance for the full year to be in the range of $6.00 to $6.50 per share.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/16040/000119312526206708/0001193125-26-206708-index.htm

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