CABOT CORP
Business
CABOT CORP is a global specialty chemicals and performance materials company that designs, manufactures, and sells particle-based materials for industrial and consumer applications. It offers reinforcing and specialty carbons (carbon black), engineered elastomer composites (E2C), conductive additives, carbon nanotubes, fumed metal oxides, aerogel, inkjet colorants, specialty compounds, and battery materials. The business is organized into two reportable segments, Reinforcement Materials and Performance Chemicals, serving tire and industrial rubber applications and a broad set of performance chemical end-markets. Cabot operates manufacturing facilities and sales teams worldwide, distributing products directly and via distributors across the Americas, Europe, Asia Pacific and other regions.
Summary from filing dated 2025-11-24
Financials
Consolidated Statement of Income
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-09-30 | FY 2024 2024-09-30 | FY 2023 2023-09-30 | FY 2022 2022-09-30 | FY 2021 2021-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net sales and other operating revenues | 3,713 | 3,994 | 3,931 | 4,321 | 3,409 | |
| Cost of sales | 2,773 | 3,034 | 3,092 | 3,436 | 2,610 | |
| Gross profit | 940 | 960 | 839 | 885 | 799 | |
| Selling and administrative expenses | 260 | 283 | 253 | 258 | 289 | |
| Research and technical expenses | 59 | 63 | 57 | 55 | 56 | |
| Loss on sale of business | — | — | 3 | −24 | — | |
| Income (loss) from operations | 621 | 614 | 526 | 389 | 454 | |
| Interest and dividend income | 27 | 32 | 31 | 11 | 8 | |
| Interest expense | −76 | −81 | −90 | −56 | −49 | |
| Other income (expense) | −7 | −36 | −16 | −9 | −7 | |
| Income (loss) from operations before income taxes and equity in earnings of affiliated companies | 565 | 529 | 451 | 335 | 406 | |
| (Provision) benefit for income taxes | −196 | −111 | 28 | −102 | −123 | |
| Equity in earnings of affiliated companies, net of tax | 7 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 3 | |
| Net income (loss) | 376 | 424 | 484 | 243 | 286 | |
| Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests, net of tax of $12, $11 and $9 | 45 | 44 | 39 | 34 | 36 | |
| Net income (loss) attributable to Cabot Corporation | 331 | 380 | 445 | 209 | 250 | |
| Basic (shares) | 54 | 55 | 56 | 57 | 57 | |
| Diluted (shares) | 54 | 56 | 57 | 57 | 57 | |
| Basic (per share) | 6.07 | 6.79 | 7.79 | 3.65 | 4.35 | |
| Diluted (per share) | 6.02 | 6.72 | 7.73 | 3.62 | 4.34 |
Consolidated Balance Sheet
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-09-30 | FY 2024 2024-09-30 | FY 2023 2023-09-30 | FY 2022 2022-09-30 | FY 2021 2021-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents | 258 | 223 | 238 | 206 | 168 | |
| Accounts and notes receivable, net of reserve for doubtful accounts of $5 and $5 | 671 | 733 | 695 | 836 | 645 | |
| Inventories | 504 | 552 | 585 | 664 | 523 | |
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 106 | 97 | 108 | 114 | 89 | |
| Total current assets | 1,539 | 1,605 | 1,626 | 1,820 | 1,425 | |
| Property, plant and equipment | 4,405 | 4,082 | 3,827 | 3,554 | 3,885 | |
| Accumulated depreciation | −2,694 | −2,548 | −2,415 | −2,284 | −2,509 | |
| Net property, plant and equipment | 1,711 | 1,534 | 1,412 | 1,270 | 1,376 | |
| Goodwill | 134 | 133 | 134 | 129 | 140 | |
| Equity affiliates | 16 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 40 | |
| Intangible assets, net | 55 | 53 | 60 | 63 | 100 | |
| Deferred income taxes | 180 | 216 | 180 | 45 | 53 | |
| Other assets | 180 | 172 | 172 | 178 | 172 | |
| Total assets | 3,815 | 3,736 | 3,604 | 3,525 | 3,306 | |
| Short-term borrowings | 14 | 45 | 174 | 347 | 72 | |
| Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | 648 | 676 | 600 | 707 | 667 | |
| Income taxes payable | 35 | 43 | 40 | 44 | 35 | |
| Current portion of long-term debt | 260 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 373 | |
| Total current liabilities | 957 | 772 | 822 | 1,105 | 1,147 | |
| Long-term debt | 856 | 1,087 | 1,094 | 1,089 | 717 | |
| Deferred income taxes | 39 | 42 | 50 | 65 | 73 | |
| Other liabilities | 258 | 245 | 231 | 234 | 279 | |
| Commitments and contingencies (Note S) | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Authorized: 200,000,000 shares of $1 par value, Issued: 52,962,353 and 54,430,316 shares, Outstanding: 52,842,481 and 54,297,251 shares | 53 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 57 | |
| Less cost of 119,872 and 133,065 shares of common treasury stock | −3 | −3 | −3 | −4 | −4 | |
| Retained earnings | 1,835 | 1,734 | 1,574 | 1,284 | 1,159 | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | −335 | −360 | −362 | −439 | −289 | |
| Total Cabot Corporation stockholders equity | 1,550 | 1,425 | 1,264 | 898 | 947 | |
| Noncontrolling interests | 155 | 165 | 143 | 134 | 143 | |
| Total stockholders equity | 1,705 | 1,590 | 1,407 | 1,032 | 1,090 | |
| Total liabilities and stockholders equity | 3,815 | 3,736 | 3,604 | 3,525 | 3,306 |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-09-30 | FY 2024 2024-09-30 | FY 2023 2023-09-30 | FY 2022 2022-09-30 | FY 2021 2021-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation and amortization | 154 | 151 | 144 | 146 | 160 | |
| Gain on sale of land | — | — | −1 | −17 | — | |
| Deferred tax provision (benefit) | 32 | −37 | −156 | −40 | 9 | |
| Share-based compensation | 24 | 25 | 20 | 23 | 21 | |
| Other non-cash (income) expense | 24 | 63 | 4 | 20 | 21 | |
| Cash dividends received from equity affiliates | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| Accounts and notes receivable | 76 | −26 | 153 | −287 | −215 | |
| Inventories | 47 | 41 | 96 | −259 | −174 | |
| Prepaid expenses and other assets | −1 | 2 | 1 | −25 | −37 | |
| Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | −67 | 42 | −152 | 115 | 167 | |
| Income taxes payable | −8 | 3 | −4 | 15 | 14 | |
| Other liabilities | 2 | 8 | 6 | −7 | 1 | |
| Cash provided by operating activities | 665 | 692 | 595 | 100 | 257 | |
| Additions to property, plant and equipment | −274 | −241 | −244 | −211 | −195 | |
| Proceeds from sale of a business | — | — | 6 | 79 | — | |
| Asset acquisition | −27 | — | — | −9 | — | |
| Proceeds from sale of land | — | — | 7 | 18 | — | |
| Proceeds from insurance settlements | — | — | 12 | 1 | 2 | |
| Other | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 7 | |
| Cash used in investing activities | −298 | −235 | −214 | −118 | −186 | |
| Proceeds from short-term borrowings | 19 | — | 24 | 26 | — | |
| Repayments of short-term borrowings | −11 | −1 | −48 | — | — | |
| Proceeds from issuance of (repayments of) commercial paper, net | −39 | −127 | −149 | 250 | 58 | |
| Proceeds from long-term debt, net of issuance costs | 15 | 15 | 84 | 394 | 200 | |
| Repayments of long-term debt | −7 | −30 | −90 | −372 | −222 | |
| Purchases of common stock | −168 | −172 | −98 | −53 | −3 | |
| Proceeds from sales of common stock | 8 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 6 | |
| Cash dividends paid to noncontrolling interests | −57 | −27 | −42 | −22 | −19 | |
| Cash dividends paid to common stockholders | −96 | −93 | −88 | −84 | −80 | |
| Cash provided by (used in) financing activities | −336 | −415 | −403 | 145 | −60 | |
| Effects of exchange rate changes on cash | 4 | −57 | 54 | −91 | 8 | |
| Increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents | 35 | −15 | 32 | 36 | 19 | |
| Additions to property, plant and equipment included in Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | 58 | 50 | 41 | 24 | 41 | |
| Income taxes paid | 165 | 136 | 140 | 129 | 93 | |
| Interest paid | 79 | 82 | 85 | 46 | 41 |