Cabot Corporation
CBT Basic Materials Specialty Chemicals
Cabot Corporation’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended September 2025) was $3.7 billion, down 7.04% from fiscal 2024. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue grew 6.39%, EPS fell 93.6%, free cash flow fell 77.0% and total debt rose 4.77%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Dividend growth for twenty-five consecutive years.
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Cabot Corporation (CBT) P/E ratio
As of 16 October 2026, Cabot Corporation (CBT) trades at a P/E ratio of 20.9×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 0.0× (September 2021) to 69.9× (January 2018); the current reading is higher than 80% of that period. That is below the Specialty Chemicals industry median of 25.4× and above the Basic Materials sector median of 19.5×.
P/E ratio, daily
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Annual newest first
| Period | P/E ratio | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 12.5× | (24.32%) |
| FY2024 | 16.6× | 88.89% |
| FY2023 | 8.8× | (50.53%) |
| FY2022 | 17.7× | 53.68% |
| FY2021 | 11.5× | — |
| FY2020 | 0.0× | — |
| FY2019 | 17.2× | — |
| FY2018 | 0.0× | — |
| FY2017 | 15.1× | (32.17%) |
| FY2016 | 22.2× | — |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | P/E ratio | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | 25.5× | 79.88% |
| Mar 2026 | 14.2× | 23.04% |
| Dec 2025 | 11.5× | (8.15%) |
| Sep 2025 | 12.5× | 28.84% |
| 42 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
P/E ratio against peers
| Company | P/E ratio |
|---|---|
| PRM Perimeter Solutions, SA compare | n/m |
| CLMT Calumet, Inc. compare | n/m |
| FUL H. B. Fuller Company compare | 14.1× |
| CBT Cabot Corporation | 20.9× |
| AVNT Avient Corporation compare | 21.0× |
| KWR Quaker Houghton compare | 27.9× |
| BCPC Balchem Corporation compare | 33.5× |
| HWKN Hawkins, Inc. compare | 33.8× |
| ASH Ashland Inc. compare | 62.4× |
| Specialty Chemicals industry median | 25.4× |
| Basic Materials sector median | 19.5× |
| Market median | 18.1× |
What P/E ratio is
Price to Earnings Ratio shows how much investors pay for each dollar of a company’s annual profit per share.
Stock Price ÷ EPS (Basic) (TTM)