Cabot (CBT) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Cabot Corporation (NYSE: CBT) is a global specialty chemicals and performance materials company headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The company develops and manufactures materials used to improve the performance, durability, conductivity, color and purity of products across a range of industries.

Cabot’s products include carbon black used in tires, rubber goods, coatings, plastics and printing inks; specialty carbons and conductive materials for batteries and other applications; and specialty compounds and masterbatches. The company also produces activated carbon and related purification technologies used to remove contaminants from air, water, food, chemicals and industrial processes.

Founded in 1882 by Godfrey Lowell Cabot, the company serves customers worldwide through manufacturing facilities, research and development operations, and commercial offices across North America, South America, Europe and Asia. Cabot is led by Sean D. Keohane, who serves as president and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $72.62 to $73.86
• 50-Day Range: $73.44 to $87.82
• 52-Week Range: $58.33 to $94.53
• Volume: 411,039 shs
• Average Volume: 381,373 shs
• Market Capitalization: $3.81 billion
• P/E Ratio: 20.78
• Dividend Yield: 2.56%
• Price Target: $87.80
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Cabot Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Cabot scored higher than 89% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 57th out of 228 stocks in the materials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Cabot has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.14, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 2 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

Cabot has a consensus price target of $87.80, representing about 19.0% upside from its current price of $73.77.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Cabot has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 11.50%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Cabot are expected to grow by 11.50% in the coming year, from $6.35 to $7.08 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Cabot is 20.78, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 36.44.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Cabot is 20.78, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 22.14.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Cabot has a PEG Ratio of 8.67. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Cabot has a P/B Ratio of 2.30. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

8.84% of the float of Cabot has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Cabot has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 10.14, which indicates bearish sentiment.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Cabot has recently decreased by 5.06%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Cabot pays a meaningful dividend of 2.57%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Cabot has been increasing its dividend for 14 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Cabot is 53.24%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Cabot will have a dividend payout ratio of 26.69% next year. This indicates that Cabot will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Cabot has a news sentiment score of 1.00. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.42 average news sentiment score of Materials companies.

Search Interest

Only 1 people have searched for CBT on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

2 people have added Cabot to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Cabot insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $19,646,746.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

3.08% of the stock of Cabot is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

93.18% of the stock of Cabot is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/03/2026
• Record date for 9/11 Dividend: 8/28/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/11 Dividend: 8/28/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/11/2026
• Today: 10/22/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/02/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 9/30/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Materials
• Industry: Chemicals
• Sub-Industry: Commodity Chemicals
• Current Symbol: NYSE:CBT
• CIK: 16040
• Web: www.cabotcorp.com
• Phone: (617) 345-0100
• Fax: 617-342-6103
• Employees: 4,100
• Year Founded: 1882

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Cabot: $87.80
• High Price Target: $100.00
• Low Price Target: $78.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +19.0%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.14
• Research Coverage: 7 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $3.55
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 20.78
• Forward P/E Ratio: 11.62
• P/E Growth: 8.67
• Net Income: $331 million
• Net Margins: 5.23%
• Pretax Margin: 11.31%
• Return on Equity: 20.29%
• Return on Assets: 9.01%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.48
• Current Ratio: 1.47
• Quick Ratio: 0.97

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $3.71 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.03
• Cash Flow: $10.42 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 7.08
• Book Value: $32.05 per share
• Price / Book: 2.30

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 51,620,000
• Free Float: 50,031,000
• Market Cap: $3.81 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.83