Cabot Corp (CBT) financial statements: income statement, balance sheet and cash flow

Cabot Corp's income statement, balance sheet and cash flow statement as filed with the SEC (10-K and 10-Q), with the latest fiscal years and quarters. In its latest fiscal year (Sep 30, 2025 · FY), Cabot Corp reported revenue of $3.7B (-7.0% year on year) and net income of $376.0M (-11.3% year on year).

Income statement

Cabot Corp income statement, fiscal years

Line item	Sep 30, 2025 · FY	Sep 30, 2024 · FY	Sep 30, 2023 · FY	Sep 30, 2022 · FY
Net sales and other operating revenues	$3.7B	$4.0B	$3.9B	$4.3B
Cost of sales	$2.8B	$3.0B	$3.1B	$3.4B
Gross profit	$940.0M	$960.0M	$839.0M	$885.0M
Selling and administrative expenses	$260.0M	$283.0M	$253.0M	$258.0M
Research and technical expenses	$59.0M	$63.0M	$57.0M	$55.0M
Income (loss) from operations	$621.0M	$614.0M	$526.0M	$389.0M
Interest and dividend income	$27.0M	$32.0M	$31.0M	$11.0M
Interest expense	($76.0M)	($81.0M)	($90.0M)	($56.0M)
Other income (expense)	($7.0M)	($36.0M)	($16.0M)	($9.0M)
Income (loss) from operations before income taxes and equity in earnings of affiliated companies	$565.0M	$529.0M	$451.0M	$335.0M
(Provision) benefit for income taxes	($196.0M)	($111.0M)	$28.0M	($102.0M)
Equity in earnings of affiliated companies, net of tax	$7.0M	$6.0M	$5.0M	$10.0M
Net income (loss)	$376.0M	$424.0M	$484.0M	$243.0M
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests, net of tax of $12, $11 and $9	$45.0M	$44.0M	$39.0M	$34.0M
Net income (loss) attributable to Cabot Corporation	$331.0M	$380.0M	$445.0M	$209.0M
Basic	53.7M	55.1M	56.1M	56.5M
Diluted	54.2M	55.7M	56.5M	56.9M
Basic	$6.07	$6.79	$7.79	$3.65
Diluted	$6.02	$6.72	$7.73	$3.62

Cabot Corp income statement, quarters

Line item	Jun 30, 2026 · Q3	Mar 31, 2026 · Q2	Dec 31, 2025 · Q1	Jun 30, 2025 · Q3
Net sales and other operating revenues	$982.0M	$904.0M	$849.0M	$923.0M
Cost of sales	$798.0M	$694.0M	$638.0M	$679.0M
Gross profit	$184.0M	$210.0M	$211.0M	$244.0M
Selling and administrative expenses	$73.0M	$67.0M	$69.0M	$62.0M
Research and technical expenses	$13.0M	$14.0M	$13.0M	$15.0M
Income (loss) from operations	$98.0M	$129.0M	$129.0M	$167.0M
Interest and dividend income	$8.0M	$7.0M	$7.0M	$7.0M
Interest expense	($18.0M)	($18.0M)	($18.0M)	($19.0M)
Other income (expense)	($30.0M)	$2.0M	—	—
Income (loss) from operations before income taxes and equity in earnings of affiliated companies	$58.0M	$120.0M	$118.0M	$155.0M
(Provision) benefit for income taxes	($46.0M)	($44.0M)	($37.0M)	($43.0M)
Equity in earnings of affiliated companies, net of tax	$2.0M	$2.0M	$1.0M	$1.0M
Net income (loss)	$14.0M	$78.0M	$82.0M	$113.0M
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests, net of tax	$8.0M	$10.0M	$9.0M	$12.0M
Net income (loss) attributable to Cabot Corporation	$6.0M	$68.0M	$73.0M	$101.0M
Basic	51.6M	52.0M	52.7M	53.5M
Diluted	52.0M	52.2M	52.9M	53.8M
Basic	$0.12	$1.27	$1.38	$1.87
Diluted	$0.12	$1.27	$1.37	$1.86

Balance sheet

Cabot Corp balance sheet, fiscal years

Line item	Sep 30, 2025 · FY	Sep 30, 2024 · FY	Sep 30, 2023 · FY	Sep 30, 2022 · FY
Cash and cash equivalents	$258.0M	$223.0M	$238.0M	$206.0M
Accounts and notes receivable, net of reserve for doubtful accounts of $5 and $5	$671.0M	$733.0M	$695.0M	$836.0M
Inventories	$504.0M	$552.0M	$585.0M	$664.0M
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	$106.0M	$97.0M	$108.0M	$114.0M
Total current assets	$1.5B	$1.6B	$1.6B	$1.8B
Property, plant and equipment	$4.4B	$4.1B	$3.8B	$3.6B
Accumulated depreciation	($2.7B)	($2.5B)	($2.4B)	($2.3B)
Net property, plant and equipment	$1.7B	$1.5B	$1.4B	$1.3B
Goodwill	$134.0M	$133.0M	$134.0M	$129.0M
Equity affiliates	$16.0M	$23.0M	$20.0M	$20.0M
Intangible assets, net	$55.0M	$53.0M	$60.0M	$63.0M
Deferred income taxes	$180.0M	$216.0M	$180.0M	$45.0M
Other assets	$180.0M	$172.0M	$172.0M	$178.0M
Total assets	$3.8B	$3.7B	$3.6B	$3.5B
Short-term borrowings	$14.0M	$45.0M	$174.0M	$347.0M
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	$648.0M	$676.0M	$600.0M	$707.0M
Income taxes payable	$35.0M	$43.0M	$40.0M	$44.0M
Current portion of long-term debt	$260.0M	$8.0M	$8.0M	$7.0M
Total current liabilities	$957.0M	$772.0M	$822.0M	$1.1B
Long-term debt	$856.0M	$1.1B	$1.1B	$1.1B
Deferred income taxes	$39.0M	$42.0M	$50.0M	$65.0M
Other liabilities	$258.0M	$245.0M	$231.0M	$234.0M
Authorized: 200,000,000 shares of $1 par value, Issued: 52,962,353 and 54,430,316 shares, Outstanding: 52,842,481 and 54,297,251 shares	53.0M	54.0M	55.0M	56.0M
Less cost of 119,872 and 133,065 shares of common treasury stock	-3.0M	-3.0M	-3.0M	-4.0M
Retained earnings	$1.8B	$1.7B	$1.6B	$1.3B
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	($335.0M)	($360.0M)	($362.0M)	($439.0M)
Total Cabot Corporation stockholders’ equity	$1.6B	$1.4B	$1.3B	$898.0M
Noncontrolling interests	$155.0M	$165.0M	$143.0M	$134.0M
Total stockholders’ equity	$1.7B	$1.6B	$1.4B	$1.0B
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$3.8B	$3.7B	$3.6B	$3.5B

Cabot Corp balance sheet, quarters

Line item	Jun 30, 2026	Mar 31, 2026	Dec 31, 2025	Jun 30, 2025
Cash and cash equivalents	$250.0M	$252.0M	$230.0M	$239.0M
Accounts and notes receivable, net of reserve for doubtful accounts of $5 and $5	$731.0M	$657.0M	$616.0M	$689.0M
Raw materials	$172.0M	$144.0M	$127.0M	$145.0M
Finished goods	$329.0M	$310.0M	$309.0M	$322.0M
Other	$65.0M	$68.0M	$67.0M	$64.0M
Total inventories	$566.0M	$522.0M	$503.0M	$531.0M
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	$118.0M	$116.0M	$108.0M	$114.0M
Total current assets	$1.7B	$1.5B	$1.5B	$1.6B
Property, plant and equipment	$4.6B	$4.5B	$4.5B	$4.3B
Accumulated depreciation	($2.8B)	($2.8B)	($2.7B)	($2.7B)
Net property, plant and equipment	$1.7B	$1.8B	$1.7B	$1.7B
Goodwill	$137.0M	$136.0M	$136.0M	$133.0M
Equity affiliates	$19.0M	$18.0M	$17.0M	$15.0M
Intangible assets, net	$52.0M	$53.0M	$54.0M	$56.0M
Deferred income taxes	$170.0M	$198.0M	$179.0M	$207.0M
Other assets	$193.0M	$194.0M	$187.0M	$181.0M
Total assets	$4.0B	$3.9B	$3.8B	$3.8B
Short-term borrowings	$184.0M	$175.0M	$12.0M	$100.0M
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	$670.0M	$598.0M	$575.0M	$596.0M
Income taxes payable	$20.0M	$34.0M	$27.0M	$34.0M
Current portion of long-term debt	$261.0M	$261.0M	$260.0M	$10.0M
Total current liabilities	$1.1B	$1.1B	$874.0M	$740.0M
Long-term debt	$828.0M	$863.0M	$854.0M	$1.1B
Deferred income taxes	$36.0M	$40.0M	$43.0M	$40.0M
Other liabilities	$242.0M	$239.0M	$257.0M	$269.0M
Authorized: 200,000,000 shares of $1 par value, Issued: 51,745,475 and 52,962,353 shares, Outstanding: 51,631,007 and 52,842,481 shares	52.0M	52.0M	52.0M	53.0M
Less cost of 114,468 and 119,872 shares of common treasury stock	-3.0M	-3.0M	-3.0M	-3.0M
Retained earnings	$1.8B	$1.8B	$1.8B	$1.8B
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	($267.0M)	($316.0M)	($310.0M)	($355.0M)
Total Cabot Corporation stockholders' equity	$1.6B	$1.6B	$1.6B	$1.5B
Noncontrolling interests	$129.0M	$119.0M	$154.0M	$142.0M
Total stockholders' equity	$1.7B	$1.7B	$1.7B	$1.7B
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$4.0B	$3.9B	$3.8B	$3.8B

Cash flow statement

Cabot Corp cash flow statement, fiscal years

Line item	Sep 30, 2025 · FY	Sep 30, 2024 · FY	Sep 30, 2023 · FY	Sep 30, 2022 · FY
Net income (loss)	$376.0M	$424.0M	$484.0M	$243.0M
Depreciation and amortization	$154.0M	$151.0M	$144.0M	$146.0M
Deferred tax provision (benefit)	$32.0M	($37.0M)	($156.0M)	($40.0M)
Equity in net income of affiliated companies	($7.0M)	($6.0M)	($5.0M)	($10.0M)
Share-based compensation	$24.0M	$25.0M	$20.0M	$23.0M
Other non-cash (income) expense	$24.0M	$63.0M	$4.0M	$20.0M
Cash dividends received from equity affiliates	$13.0M	$2.0M	$2.0M	$1.0M
Accounts and notes receivable	$76.0M	($26.0M)	$153.0M	($287.0M)
Inventories	$47.0M	$41.0M	$96.0M	($259.0M)
Prepaid expenses and other assets	($1.0M)	$2.0M	$1.0M	($25.0M)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	($67.0M)	$42.0M	($152.0M)	$115.0M
Income taxes payable	($8.0M)	$3.0M	($4.0M)	$15.0M
Other liabilities	$2.0M	$8.0M	$6.0M	($7.0M)
Cash provided by operating activities	$665.0M	$692.0M	$595.0M	$100.0M
Additions to property, plant and equipment	($274.0M)	($241.0M)	($244.0M)	($211.0M)
Asset acquisition	($27.0M)	—	—	($9.0M)
Other	$3.0M	$6.0M	$5.0M	$5.0M
Cash used in investing activities	($298.0M)	($235.0M)	($214.0M)	($118.0M)
Proceeds from short-term borrowings	$19.0M	—	$24.0M	—
Repayments of short-term borrowings	($11.0M)	($1.0M)	($48.0M)	—
Proceeds from issuance of (repayments of) commercial paper, net	($39.0M)	($127.0M)	($149.0M)	$250.0M
Proceeds from long-term debt, net of issuance costs	$15.0M	$15.0M	$84.0M	$394.0M
Repayments of long-term debt	($7.0M)	($30.0M)	($90.0M)	($372.0M)
Purchases of common stock	($168.0M)	($172.0M)	($98.0M)	($53.0M)
Proceeds from sales of common stock	$8.0M	$20.0M	$4.0M	$6.0M
Cash dividends paid to noncontrolling interests	($57.0M)	($27.0M)	($42.0M)	($22.0M)
Cash dividends paid to common stockholders	($96.0M)	($93.0M)	($88.0M)	($84.0M)
Cash provided by (used in) financing activities	($336.0M)	($415.0M)	($403.0M)	$145.0M
Effects of exchange rate changes on cash	$4.0M	($57.0M)	$54.0M	($91.0M)
Increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents	$35.0M	($15.0M)	$32.0M	$36.0M
Cash, cash equivalents at beginning of year	$223.0M	$238.0M	$206.0M	$170.0M
Cash, cash equivalents at end of year	$258.0M	$223.0M	—	—
Additions to property, plant and equipment included in Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	$58.0M	$50.0M	$41.0M	$24.0M
Income taxes paid	$165.0M	$136.0M	$140.0M	$129.0M
Interest paid	$79.0M	$82.0M	$85.0M	$46.0M

Cabot Corp cash flow statement, quarters

Line item	Jun 30, 2026 · YTD	Mar 31, 2026 · YTD	Dec 31, 2025 · Q1	Jun 30, 2025 · YTD
Net income (loss)	$174.0M	$160.0M	$82.0M	$322.0M
Depreciation and amortization	$140.0M	$90.0M	$41.0M	$114.0M
Long-lived asset impairment charge	$24.0M	—	—	—
Employee benefit plan settlement	$29.0M	—	—	—
Deferred tax provision (benefit)	$4.0M	($14.0M)	$2.0M	$9.0M
Equity in earnings of affiliated companies	($5.0M)	($3.0M)	($1.0M)	($5.0M)
Share-based compensation	$13.0M	$7.0M	$3.0M	$19.0M
Other non-cash (income) expense	$9.0M	$6.0M	$10.0M	$15.0M
Cash dividends received from equity affiliates	$2.0M	$1.0M	$1.0M	$13.0M
Accounts and notes receivable	($28.0M)	$37.0M	$64.0M	$47.0M
Inventories	($46.0M)	—	$2.0M	$19.0M
Prepaid expenses and other assets	($32.0M)	($25.0M)	($14.0M)	($25.0M)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	$16.0M	($51.0M)	($61.0M)	($79.0M)
Income taxes payable	($15.0M)	($2.0M)	($7.0M)	($10.0M)
Other liabilities	($7.0M)	($3.0M)	$4.0M	$7.0M
Cash provided by (used in) operating activities	$278.0M	$203.0M	$126.0M	$446.0M
Additions to property, plant and equipment	($152.0M)	($114.0M)	($69.0M)	($210.0M)
Acquisition of business, net of cash acquired	($66.0M)	($66.0M)	—	—
Other	$2.0M	$2.0M	—	($2.0M)
Cash provided by (used in) investing activities	($216.0M)	($178.0M)	($69.0M)	($239.0M)
Proceeds from short-term borrowings (original maturities greater than 90 days)	$17.0M	$15.0M	—	—
Repayments of short-term borrowings (original maturities greater than 90 days)	($10.0M)	($8.0M)	($8.0M)	—
Proceeds from (repayments of) short-term borrowings, net (original maturities 90 days or less)	$52.0M	$12.0M	$7.0M	—
Proceeds from issuance (repayments) of commercial paper, net	$112.0M	$142.0M	—	$52.0M
Proceeds from long-term debt	$94.0M	—	—	$15.0M
Repayments of long-term debt	($133.0M)	($4.0M)	($2.0M)	($5.0M)
Purchases of common stock	($101.0M)	($101.0M)	($52.0M)	($129.0M)
Cash dividends paid to noncontrolling interests	($47.0M)	($47.0M)	($13.0M)	($57.0M)
Cash dividends paid to common stockholders	($72.0M)	($48.0M)	($24.0M)	($71.0M)
Cash provided by (used in) financing activities	($88.0M)	($39.0M)	($92.0M)	($190.0M)
Effects of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	$19.0M	$8.0M	$7.0M	($1.0M)
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	($7.0M)	($6.0M)	($28.0M)	$16.0M
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period	$258.0M	$258.0M	$258.0M	$223.0M
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period	$251.0M	—	—	—
Cash and cash equivalents	$250.0M	—	—	—
Restricted cash classified within Prepaid expenses and other current assets	$1.0M	—	—	—
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	$251.0M	—	—	—

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