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Cabot Corporation’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended September 2025) was $3.7 billion, down 7.04% from fiscal 2024.
- Revenue
- +12.2%
- EPS
- +79.4%
- Free cash flow
- −51.7%
- Total debt
- +10.8%
Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier
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Cabot Corporation (CBT) Free cash flow
Cabot Corporation's free cash flow for fiscal 2025 was $391.0M, down 13.3% from $451.0M in fiscal 2024. Over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 it was $214.0M. Over the past ten years it has ranged from −$93.0M (fiscal 2022) to $451.0M (fiscal 2024); the current reading is higher than 91% of that period. Cabot Corporation ranks 17th of 59 Specialty Chemicals companies by free cash flow.
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Annual newest first
| Period | Free cash flow | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $391.0M | (13.30%) |
| FY2024 | $451.0M | 25.98% |
| FY2023 | $358.0M | — |
| FY2022 | −$93.0M | — |
| FY2021 | $62.0M | (64.97%) |
| FY2020 | $177.0M | 27.34% |
| FY2019 | $139.0M | 28.70% |
| FY2018 | $108.0M | (46.27%) |
| FY2017 | $201.0M | (32.09%) |
| FY2016 | $296.0M | (17.32%) |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | Free cash flow | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | $88.0M | 137.84% |
| Jun 2026 | $37.0M | 15.63% |
| Mar 2026 | $32.0M | (43.86%) |
| Dec 2025 | $57.0M | (68.68%) |
| 43 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Free cash flow against peers
| Company | Free cash flow |
|---|---|
| ASH Ashland Inc. compare | $303.0M |
| AVNT Avient Corporation compare | $239.0M |
| CBT Cabot Corporation | $214.0M |
| FUL H. B. Fuller Company compare | $108.9M |
| WDFC WD-40 Company compare | $98.3M |
| HWKN Hawkins, Inc. compare | $93.3M |
| CLMT Calumet, Inc. compare | $73.5M |
| PRM Perimeter Solutions, SA compare | $53.9M |
| SXT Sensient Technologies Corporation compare | −$17.5M |
What Free cash flow is
Free Cash Flow tells an investor how much cash a company’s operations generate after paying for its investment in physical and intangible assets.
Operating Cash Flow + Property, Plant, Equipment Change (Net) + Intangible Assets Change (Net)
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