Cabot Corporation
Cabot Corporation
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Overview
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About Cabot Corporation
- Industry
- Chemicals - Specialty
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- CEO
- Sean D. Keohane
- Headquarters
- Two Seaport Lane, Boston, MA, US
- Industry
- Chemicals - Specialty
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- CEO
- Sean D. Keohane
- Headquarters
- Two Seaport Lane, Boston, MA, US
Cabot Corporation operates as a specialty chemicals and performance materials company. It operates through three segments: Reinforcement Materials, Performance Chemicals, and Purification Solutions.
The company offers reinforcing carbons used in tires as a rubber reinforcing agent and performance additive, as well as in industrial products, such as hoses, belts, extruded profiles, and molded goods; and engineered elastomer composites.
It also provides specialty carbons used in inks, coatings, plastics, adhesives, toners, batteries, and displays applications; masterbatch and conductive compound products for use in automotive, industrial, packaging, infrastructure, agriculture, consumer products, and electronics industries; inkjet colorants used in the inkjet printing applications; fumed silica used in adhesives, sealants, cosmetics, batteries, inks, toners, silicone elastomers, coatings, polishing slurries, and pharmaceuticals; fumed alumina used in various products, including inkjet media, lighting, coatings, cosmetics, and polishing slurries; and aerogel, a hydrophobic, silica-based particle for use in various thermal insulation and specialty chemical applications.
In addition, the company offers activated carbon products used for the purification of water, air, food and beverages, pharmaceuticals, and other liquids and gases; and activated carbon solutions for activated carbon injection in coal-fired utilities, mobile water filter units, and carbon reactivation services.
The company sells its products through distributors and sales representatives in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. Cabot Corporation was founded in 1882 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.
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Fair Value
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Financial Ratios
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Valuation, profitability, liquidity and leverage ratios for Cabot Corporation. Starting points for Cabot Corporation: P/E 22.1, EPS $3.68, beta 0.83 — an Chemicals - Specialty name. P/E, P/B, EV/EBITDA, margins, return on equity, current ratio and debt coverage, each shown against the company's own history.
Dividend Analysis
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Dividend history, yield and payout sustainability for Cabot Corporation. Cabot Corporation paid $1.84 per share over the last year — a 2.3% yield at the current $79.68 price. Per-share payments, yield over time, payout ratio and growth streak, with coverage measured against free cash flow.
Earnings Analysis
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Reported vs. expected earnings history for Cabot Corporation. Trailing twelve-month EPS for Cabot Corporation stands at $3.68. EPS surprises by quarter, revenue against estimates, and the upcoming reporting date.
Financial Statements
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Income statement, balance sheet and cash flow history for Cabot Corporation. Cabot Corporation has reported as a listed company since 1980. Annual and quarterly filings with period-over-period comparison, so you can trace how revenue, margins and cash generation have moved.
Comparables
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Cabot Corporation valued side by side against its closest peers. Cabot Corporation is measured against Chemicals - Specialty peers within the Basic Materials sector. Peer-relative multiples and operating metrics, so the valuation is read in the context of its own sector rather than in isolation.
Institutional Ownership
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Insider Trading
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Buying and selling by Cabot Corporation executives and directors. Shares of Cabot Corporation have traded between $58.99 and $115.16 over the past 52 weeks — context for the timing of the transactions below. Insider transactions as disclosed to regulators, with role, size and date — the clearest read on how the people running the company are positioned. Included with FRC Premium.
Senate Trading
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U.S. Senate disclosures naming Cabot Corporation. Cabot Corporation is a $4.11B Basic Materials company. Senators' reported transactions in this security, alongside the fundamentals — a signal most research platforms leave out entirely. Included with FRC Premium.
House Trading
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U.S. House of Representatives disclosures naming Cabot Corporation. Representatives' reported transactions in this security, shown next to the company's fundamentals. Included with FRC Premium.
News
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