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Cabot (CBT) earnings and revenue breakdown

Latest: Q4 FY26 · 8-K filed Nov 2, 2026

Q4 FY26 Revenue up 12% year over year to $1.0B · 7¢ of every $1 of revenue kept as net profit · operating margin 12.0%

Cabot made $1.0B in Q4 FY26 (+12% Y/Y). Operating margin 12.0%, net earnings $66.0M. See where every dollar goes — costs, profit and cash — as a Sankey from the 8-K filed Nov 2, 2026 (preliminary, from the earnings release).

Revenue$1.0B
Year over year+12%
Operating margin12.0%
Net earnings$66.0M
Operating cash flow—

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What changed this quarter

Revenue was $1.0B in Q4 FY26, up 12% year over year and up 3% from the previous quarter.

Gross margin was 20.2%, down 4.3 points from Q4 FY25. Operating profit was $0.12B, a 12.0% margin (down 3.2 points year over year). Operating profit fell $0.02B even though revenue rose $0.11B versus Q4 FY25, so costs grew faster than sales. Operating expenses grew 0% against revenue growth of 12%. Net earnings were $0.07B, up 53% year over year. The effective tax rate was 34.2%.

Quarterly history

Cabot revenue by quarterCabot revenue by quarter$936MQ2 FY25$923MQ3 FY25$899MQ4 FY25$849MQ1 FY26$904MQ2 FY26$982MQ3 FY26$1.0BQ4 FY26
Cabot net earnings by quarterCabot net earnings by quarter$94.0MQ2 FY25$101MQ3 FY25$43.0MQ4 FY25$73.0MQ1 FY26$68.0MQ2 FY26$6.0MQ3 FY26$66.0MQ4 FY26
QuarterFormFiledRevenueY/YOp. marginNet earningsOp. cash flow
Q4 FY268-KNov 2, 2026$1.0B+12%12.0%$66.0M—
Q3 FY2610-QAug 4, 2026$982M+6%10.0%$6.0M$75.0M
Q2 FY2610-QMay 6, 2026$904M-3%14.3%$68.0M$77.0M
Q1 FY2610-QFeb 4, 2026$849M-11%15.2%$73.0M$126M
Q4 FY2510-KNov 24, 2025$899M-10%15.2%$43.0M$219M
Q3 FY2510-QAug 5, 2025$923M-9%18.1%$101M$249M
Q2 FY2510-QMay 7, 2025$936M-8%17.3%$94.0M$73.0M

Charts

Cabot: revenue growth, year over year and quarter over quarterCabot: revenue growth, year over year and quarter over quarterY/YQ/Q-8%Q2 FY25-9%-1%Q3 FY25-10%-3%Q4 FY25-11%-6%Q1 FY26-3%+6%Q2 FY26+6%+9%Q3 FY26+12%+3%Q4 FY26
Latest (Q4 FY26): Y/Y +12%, Q/Q +3%.
Cabot: where the cash came from (+) and went (−), TTM to Q3 FY26Cabot: where the cash came from (+) and went (−), TTM to Q3 FY26Operating cash flow$497MCapital spending−$216MBuybacks−$140MDividends−$97.0MOther financing$70.0MOther investing−$59.0MPartners−$47.0MExchange rates$24.0MNet borrowing (+) / repaid (−)−$20.0MCash drawn (+) / kept (−)−$12.0M
From the cash-flow statement as filed (SEC XBRL). Cash is fungible: the bars do not say which dollar paid for what.
Cabot: profit against cash, quarter by quarterCabot: profit against cash, quarter by quarterNet incomeOperating cash flow$146M$204MQ4 FY24$104M$124MQ1 FY25$105M$73.0MQ2 FY25$113M$249MQ3 FY25$54.0M$219MQ4 FY25$82.0M$126MQ1 FY26$78.0M$77.0MQ2 FY26$14.0M$75.0MQ3 FY26
Latest (Q3 FY26): Net income $14.0M, Operating cash flow $75.0M.
Cabot: diluted shares by fiscal yearCabot: diluted shares by fiscal year57MFY2057MFY2157MFY2256MFY2356MFY2454MFY25
-4.2% since FY20: buybacks shrank the count.
Cabot: long-term debt falling due (FY25)Cabot: long-term debt falling due (FY25)$254M2026$129M2027$9.0M2028$300M2029$400MLater
Cash $258M, short-term investments —, long-term debt $1.1B at 2025-09-30.
Cabot in its industry: growth against margin (9 companies, SIC 2890)Cabot in its industry: growth against margin (9 companies, SIC 2890)revenue growth, year over year →↑ operating marginmedian +9%median 8%ESIOECWDFCFTKARQFSIASPIPURECBT (+12%, 12%)
Miscellaneous Chemical Products; dot size is quarterly revenue; dashed lines are the industry's medians.

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About Cabot

Cabot Corporation (NYSE: CBT) is a global specialty chemicals and performance materials

In its own words, from its 8-K, filed Aug 3, 2026.

Cabot against its Miscellaneous Chemical Products peers

The largest companies of the same SEC industry, each at its latest quarter. Revenue growth: +12% against the peers' median +9%. Operating margin: 12.0% against the peers' median 8.2%.

CompanyQuarterRevenueY/YOp. margin
CBT CabotQ4 FY26$1.0B+12%12.0%
ESI Element SolutionsQ3 2026$995M+52%11.4%
OEC Orion S.A.Q3 2026$473M+5%4.8%
WDFC WD 40Q4 FY26$177M+8%10.8%
FTK Flotek IndustriesQ3 2026$114M+104%15.7%
ARQ ArqQ3 2026$38.2M+9%8.2%
FSI Flexible Solutions InternationalQ2 2026$7.6M-33%-29.2%
ASPI ASP IsotopesQ2 2026$5.1M+328%-667.5%
PURE Pure BioscienceQ4 FY26$659K-14%-76.3%

Source: Cabot 8-K on SEC EDGAR · CIK 16040 · Miscellaneous Chemical Products

13F: who owns CBT and who is buying

Largest holders of CBT (13F)Largest holders of CBT (13F)BlackRock$633MVanguard Group$393MEarnest Partners LLC$304MVanguard Portfolio Management LLC$279MAmerican Century Companies$251MWellington Management Group LLP$219MVanguard Capital Management LLC$211MState Street$197MFuller & Thaler Asset Management$182MDimensional Fund Advisors LP$175M
Funds' net buying of CBT by quarter (13F)Funds' net buying of CBT by quarter (13F)−$106M2024-09−$5.5M2024-12−$117M2025-03−$61.6M2025-06$6.3M2025-09$191M2025-12−$144M2026-03$162M2026-06
Value of shares 13F filers added minus the value they sold, each quarter (quarters with most filings in).

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