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Cabot cash flow, quarter by quarter

Latest: Q3 FY26 · from the cash-flow statements filed with the SEC

Free cash flow$37.0M in Q3 FY26 · $281M over twelve months

Operating cash flow$75.0M
Capital spending−$38.0M
Free cash flow+$37.0M
Cash / net income5.4×

Analysis

In Q3 FY26, Cabot generated $75.0M of operating cash flow and spent $38.0M on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of $37.0M. That is $151M less than in Q3 FY25 ($188M).

Over the twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, operating cash flow was $497M; the largest uses were capital spending ($216M), buybacks ($140M), dividends ($97.0M); besides operations, cash came from other financing ($70.0M); the cash balance rose by $12.0M.

Operating cash flow was $75.0M against net income of $14.0M — 5.4× profit, cash ran ahead of reported earnings. The largest differences: payables +$67.0M, depreciation & amortization +$50.0M, deferred taxes +$18.0M.

Free cash flow

Cabot: free cash flow by quarterCabot: free cash flow by quarter$112MQ4 FY24$47.0MQ1 FY25$1.0MQ2 FY25$188MQ3 FY25$155MQ4 FY25$57.0MQ1 FY26$32.0MQ2 FY26$37.0MQ3 FY26
Operating cash flow less capital spending.
Cabot: operating cash flow against capital spendingCabot: operating cash flow against capital spendingOperating cash flowCapital spending$204M$92.0MQ4 FY24$124M$77.0MQ1 FY25$73.0M$72.0MQ2 FY25$249M$61.0MQ3 FY25$219M$64.0MQ4 FY25$126M$69.0MQ1 FY26$77.0M$45.0MQ2 FY26$75.0M$38.0MQ3 FY26
Latest (Q3 FY26): Operating cash flow $75.0M, Capital spending $38.0M.

Capital allocation, year by year

Cabot: where the cash came from (up) and went (down), by fiscal yearCabot: where the cash came from (up) and went (down), by fiscal yearOperating cash flowNet borrowingShares issuedAsset salesCapital spendingAcquisitionsBuybacksDividendsFY21: Operating cash flow $257MFY21: Net borrowing $36.0MFY21: Shares issued $6.0MFY21: Capital spending −$195MFY21: Buybacks −$3.0MFY21: Dividends −$80.0M$299MFY21FY22: Operating cash flow $100MFY22: Net borrowing $298MFY22: Shares issued $6.0MFY22: Asset sales $79.0MFY22: Capital spending −$211MFY22: Acquisitions −$9.0MFY22: Buybacks −$53.0MFY22: Dividends −$84.0M$483MFY22FY23: Operating cash flow $595MFY23: Net borrowing −$179MFY23: Shares issued $4.0MFY23: Asset sales $6.0MFY23: Capital spending −$244MFY23: Buybacks −$98.0MFY23: Dividends −$88.0M$605MFY23FY24: Operating cash flow $692MFY24: Net borrowing −$142MFY24: Shares issued $20.0MFY24: Capital spending −$241MFY24: Buybacks −$172MFY24: Dividends −$93.0M$712MFY24FY25: Operating cash flow $665MFY25: Net borrowing −$24.0MFY25: Shares issued $8.0MFY25: Capital spending −$274MFY25: Acquisitions −$27.0MFY25: Buybacks −$168MFY25: Dividends −$96.0M$673MFY25
Over these 5 years operating cash flow totalled $2.3B; the largest uses were capital spending ($1.2B) and buybacks ($494M). Cash-flow statements as filed.

Cash runway and the debt wall

Cash & investments$250M
Debt$1.3B
Net debt$1.0B
Due within a year$254M

Cabot funds itself: free cash flow was $281M over the last twelve months, and $250M of cash and investments stands against $1.3B of debt ($254M due within a year, 1.0× covered by cash).

Cabot: debt maturities by year (FY25)Cabot: debt maturities by year (FY25)$254MYear 1$129MYear 2$9.0MYear 3$300MYear 4$400MAfter year 5
Principal due in each year as disclosed in the annual report, against $250M of cash and investments now.

Where the cash came from and went

Cabot: sources (+) and uses (−) of cash, Q3 FY26Cabot: sources (+) and uses (−) of cash, Q3 FY26Net borrowing (+) / repaid (−)−$119MOther financing$94.0MOperating cash flow$75.0MCapital spending−$38.0MDividends−$24.0MExchange rates$11.0MCash drawn (+) / kept (−)$1.0M
Cabot: sources (+) and uses (−) of cash, TTM to Q3 FY26Cabot: sources (+) and uses (−) of cash, 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 profit to cash

Cabot: net income to operating cash flow, Q3 FY26Cabot: net income to operating cash flow, Q3 FY26Net income$14.0MDepreciation & amortization$50.0MStock-based pay$6.0MDeferred taxes$18.0MOther non-cash$3.0MPayables$67.0MPrepaid and other assets−$7.0MOther liabilities−$4.0MIncome taxes payable−$13.0MOperating cash flow$75.0M
Non-cash charges are added back; money tied up in receivables or inventory is subtracted.

Every quarter

QuarterOperating cash flowCapital spendingBuybacksDividendsNet borrowing (+) / repaid (−)Shares issuedCash drawn (+) / kept (−)Free cash flow
Q3 FY26$75.0M−$38.0M—−$24.0M−$119M—$1.0M$37.0M
Q2 FY26$77.0M−$45.0M−$49.0M−$24.0M$3.0M—−$22.0M$32.0M
Q1 FY26$126M−$69.0M−$52.0M−$24.0M−$3.0M—$28.0M$57.0M
Q4 FY25$219M−$64.0M−$39.0M−$25.0M−$88.0M$6.0M−$19.0M$155M
Q3 FY25$249M−$61.0M−$40.0M−$24.0M−$85.0M—−$26.0M$188M
Q2 FY25$73.0M−$72.0M−$47.0M−$23.0M$87.0M—−$30.0M$1.0M
Q1 FY25$124M−$77.0M−$42.0M−$24.0M$60.0M$2.0M$40.0M$47.0M
Q4 FY24$204M−$92.0M−$66.0M−$24.0M−$4.0M$5.0M−$26.0M$112M

Cabot: income statement and cash flow

Cabot, Q4 FY26: revenue $1.0B (+12% year over year), operating margin 12.0%. The chart follows the revenue to costs, profit and cash.

Cabot: every quarter, Q/Q and Y/Y → Open in the app

Read automatically from the company’s XBRL cash-flow statements; quarterly figures for the fourth quarter are the year less the first three. Errors are possible. Not investment advice.