Cabot (CBT) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)

Cabot's (CBT) quarterly FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.75 in Q1 2026, down 96.74% year-on-year from 23.0 in Q1 2025, and up 78.13% on a QoQ basis from 0.42 in Q4 2025.

Cabot (CBT) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Cabot (CBT) has 18 years of FCF Payout Ratio data on file, last reported at 0.75 in Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, FCF Payout Ratio fell 96.74% year-over-year to 0.75 in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 0.26, a 14.8% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 0.25, up 19.07% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio for Q1 2026 stood at 0.75, up from 0.42 in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, FCF Payout Ratio for CBT reached as high as 23.0 in Q1 2025 and fell as low as 2.73 in Q3 2022.
  • Historically, FCF Payout Ratio has averaged 1.37 across 5 years, with a median of 0.21 in 2024.
  • Across the five-year window, FCF Payout Ratio plunged 373.33% in 2022 and jumped 13200.0% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, FCF Payout Ratio stood at 1.24 in 2022, then slumped by 65.08% to 0.43 in 2023, then gained by 18.38% to 0.51 in 2024, then dropped by 17.54% to 0.42 in 2025, then soared by 78.13% to 0.75 in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent FCF Payout Ratio figures were 0.75 in Q1 2026, 0.42 in Q4 2025, and 0.25 in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Linde 237.95 Bn 233.99 Bn 4.26 Bn 0.83
2 Sherwin Williams 78.17 Bn 77.95 Bn 2.78 Bn 246.38
3 Ecolab 76.02 Bn 75.37 Bn 1.85 Bn 0.25
4 Air Products & Chemicals 66.38 Bn 65.43 Bn 987.40 Mn 0.36
5 Ppg Industries 26.02 Bn 24.40 Bn 1.66 Bn -8.37
6 LyondellBasell Industries 22.51 Bn 19.87 Bn 701.00 Mn -0.42
7 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 19.70 Bn 15.83 Bn 778.60 Mn -
8 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.51 Bn 18.95 Bn 1.02 Bn 0.64
9 DuPont de Nemours 18.80 Bn 18.71 Bn 602.00 Mn 0.08
10 Cabot 4.77 Bn 4.52 Bn 210.00 Mn 0.75

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 0.75
Dec 31, 2025 0.42
Sep 30, 2025 0.25
Jun 30, 2025 0.13
Mar 31, 2025 23.00
Dec 31, 2024 0.51
Sep 30, 2024 0.21
Jun 30, 2024 0.15
Mar 31, 2024 0.17
Dec 31, 2023 0.43
Sep 30, 2023 0.38
Jun 30, 2023 0.14
Mar 31, 2023 0.19
Dec 31, 2022 1.24
Sep 30, 2022 -2.73
Jun 30, 2022 -1.31
Mar 31, 2022 -0.68
Dec 31, 2021 -0.27
Sep 30, 2021 1.00
Jun 30, 2021 0.80