Cabot Corp.· CBT

🇺🇸 US · MidSP400NYSE

Basic Materials Chemicals - Specialty Website

Price: $79.47
Day: +3.76%
Mkt Cap: $4.10B
52W Range: $58.33 – $94.53
Volume: 340.2K
Beta: 0.83

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Peer Comparison

Performance vs sector and industry peers across 40 metrics.

Peer Comparison: 3.2 / 5 (Adequate) against 54 sector peers in United States · Mid Cap · Basic Materials
Pillars: strongest Valuation Multiples 4.3, weakest Top Line Growth 1.8 (10 of 10 ranked)
Ranks: ROIC 56th percentile, operating margin 65th percentile

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Cabot Corp.

CBT|Basic Materials|Chemicals - Specialty

Comparing against 54 sector peers in United States · Mid Cap · Basic Materials

Peer Comparison

Dimension 2 of 5

Revenue Growth

10%ile

-4.7%

Operating Margin

65%ile

13.8%

ROIC

56%ile

8.3%

FCF Yield

87%ile

6.9%

Growth & Cash Flow Quality

Percentile ranking across profitability growth and cash generation

EBITDA Growth

-14.9%

EBIT Growth

-22.7%

Net Income Growth

-55.3%

OCF Growth

-23.5%

FCF Growth

-19.3%

Income Quality

2.29

Returns on Capital (TTM)

ROE(12.1%)

56%ile

Average

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

ROCE(17.6%)

80%ile

Top 20%

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

ROA(4.8%)

54%ile

Average

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

ROIC(8.3%)

56%ile

Average

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

Profit Margins (TTM)

Gross Margin(22.9%)

41%ile

Average

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

EBITDA Margin(19.0%)

65%ile

Above Avg

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

Operating Margin(13.8%)

65%ile

Above Avg

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

Net Margin(5.2%)

52%ile

Average

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

Leverage & Coverage (TTM)

Debt/Equity

40%ile

0.79

Debt/Capital

40%ile

0.44

Net Debt/EBITDA

63%ile

1.48

Interest Coverage

58%ile

6.68x

Liquidity (TTM)

Current Ratio

19%ile

1.47

Quick Ratio

23%ile

0.97

Cash Ratio

31%ile

0.22

WC Turnover

85%ile

7.20

Operational Efficiency (TTM)

Asset Turnover

70%ile

0.91

DSO

28%ile

73.4

Days Inventory

64%ile

73.7

Cash Conv. Cycle

76%ile

59.9

TTM: Trailing Twelve Months · EBITDA: Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation & Amortization · EBIT: Earnings Before Interest & Taxes · ROA: Return on Assets · ROIC: Return on Invested Capital · ROCE: Return on Capital Employed · ROE: Return on Equity · OCF: Operating Cash Flow · FCF: Free Cash Flow · DSO: Days Sales Outstanding · WC: Working Capital

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Generated September 23, 2026

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54 sector peers (United States · Mid Cap · Basic Materials)

Relative Quality

CBT Relative Quality Score

Ranked against 54 sector peers in United States · Mid Cap · Basic Materials

Relative Quality

3.2/5

Adequate

vs 54 sector peers

Peer Rankings (10 of 10 available)

Relative Quality Score of 3.20/5 (Adequate) based on percentile rankings against 54 sector peers in United States · Mid Cap · Basic Materials. Each pillar shows a 1-5 score plus the cohort percentile (e.g. 95p = top 5%); higher percentiles indicate stronger relative performance.Last updated September 22, 2026.

Top-Line and Profit Growth

How does the company's growth rate compare to peers?

Revenue Growth

10th percentile, Poor

Value: -4.74%
Percentile: 10%
Score: 1/5

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

Analysis

CBT has a ttm revenue growth of -4.74% and ranks at the 10th percentile vs United States · Basic Materials sector peers. Poor financial performance.

Margin Efficiency

Does the company maintain better profit margins than peers?

Gross Margin

41st percentile, Adequate

Value: 22.89%
Percentile: 41%
Score: 3/5

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

Analysis

CBT has a ttm gross margin of 22.89% and ranks at the 41st percentile vs United States · Basic Materials sector peers. Adequate financial performance.

Operational Efficiency

Is the company more operationally efficient than competitors?

Asset Turnover

70th percentile, Strong

Value: 0.91
Percentile: 70%
Score: 4/5

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

Analysis

CBT has a ttm asset turnover of 0.91 and ranks at the 70th percentile vs United States · Basic Materials sector peers. Strong financial performance.

Returns Overview

Does the company generate better returns on capital than peers?

ROA

54th percentile, Adequate

Value: 4.78%
Percentile: 54%
Score: 3/5

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

Analysis

CBT has a ttm roa of 4.78% and ranks at the 54th percentile vs United States · Basic Materials sector peers. Adequate financial performance.

Cash Flow Quality

How does the company's cash generation compare to peers?

Operating Cash Flow Growth

21st percentile, Weak

Value: -23.54%
Percentile: 21%
Score: 2/5

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

Analysis

CBT has a ttm operating cash flow growth of -23.54% and ranks at the 21st percentile vs United States · Basic Materials sector peers. Below average financial performance.

Liquidity and Working Capital

Does the company maintain better liquidity positions than competitors?

Cash Ratio

31st percentile, Weak

Value: 0.22
Percentile: 31%
Score: 2/5

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

Analysis

CBT has a ttm cash ratio of 0.22 and ranks at the 31st percentile vs United States · Basic Materials sector peers. Below average financial performance.

Leverage and Coverage

Is the company's debt burden more manageable than peers?

Debt to Capital

40th percentile, Weak

Value: 0.44
Percentile: 40%
Score: 2/5

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

Analysis

CBT has a ttm debt-to-capital of 0.44 and ranks at the 40th percentile vs United States · Basic Materials sector peers. Below average financial performance.

Valuation Multiples

Is the company's stock valuation attractive relative to peers?

P / E Ratio

63rd percentile, Strong

Value: 22.01
Percentile: 63%
Score: 4/5

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

Analysis

CBT has a ttm p/e ratio of 22.01 and ranks at the 63rd percentile vs United States · Basic Materials sector peers. Strong financial performance.

Dividend and Shareholder Yield

Does the company deliver superior income to shareholders compared to peers?

Dividend Yield

76th percentile, Strong

Value: 2.32%
Percentile: 76%
Score: 4/5

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

Analysis

CBT has a ttm dividend yield of 2.32% and ranks at the 76th percentile vs United States · Basic Materials sector peers. Strong financial performance.

Peer companies

The 53 companies CBT is compared against across its sector and industry cohorts.

Peer Comparison

Performance vs sector and industry peers across 40 metrics.

Peer Comparison: 3.2 / 5 (Adequate) against 54 sector peers in United States · Mid Cap · Basic Materials

Pillars: strongest Valuation Multiples 4.3, weakest Top Line Growth 1.8 (10 of 10 ranked)

Ranks: ROIC 56th percentile, operating margin 65th percentile

Cabot Corp.· CBT

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Operational Efficiency

Returns Overview

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Leverage and Coverage

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