Cabot (CBT) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Cabot (CBT) reported FCF Payout Ratio of 0.75 for Q1 2026, down 96.74% year-over-year from 23.0 in Q1 2025, and up 78.13% quarter-over-quarter 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.
- FCF Payout Ratio for Q1 2026 came in at 0.75, down 96.74% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.13 (down 69.13% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 0.15, down 29.3% from the prior year.
- FCF Payout Ratio climbed to 0.75 in Q1 2026 per CBT's latest filing, from 0.42 in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, FCF Payout Ratio peaked at 23.0 in Q1 2025 and troughed at 2.73 in Q3 2022.
- A 5-year average of 1.37 and a median of 0.19 in 2023 frame the typical range for FCF Payout Ratio.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: FCF Payout Ratio slumped 5366.67% in 2022, then soared 13200.0% in 2025.
- A 5-year view of FCF Payout Ratio shows it stood at 1.24 in 2022, then sank by 65.08% to 0.43 in 2023, then grew by 18.38% to 0.51 in 2024, then retreated by 17.54% to 0.42 in 2025, then soared by 78.13% to 0.75 in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows CBT's FCF Payout Ratio at 0.75 in Q1 2026, 0.42 in Q4 2025, and 0.09 in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 237.64 Bn | 233.69 Bn | 4.26 Bn | 0.83 |
| 2 | Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile | 127.66 Bn | 124.93 Bn | 778.60 Mn | - |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 78.87 Bn | 78.66 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 246.38 |
| 4 | Ecolab | 76.59 Bn | 75.97 Bn | 1.85 Bn | 0.25 |
| 5 | Air Products & Chemicals | 62.39 Bn | 63.94 Bn | 987.40 Mn | 0.36 |
| 6 | Ppg Industries | 26.44 Bn | 24.97 Bn | 1.66 Bn | -8.37 |
| 7 | International Flavors & Fragrances | 19.67 Bn | 19.14 Bn | 1.02 Bn | 1.11 |
| 8 | DuPont de Nemours | 19.57 Bn | 19.68 Bn | 602.00 Mn | 0.63 |
| 9 | LyondellBasell Industries | 19.28 Bn | 19.39 Bn | 701.00 Mn | -0.42 |
| 10 | Cabot | 4.72 Bn | 4.59 Bn | 210.00 Mn | 0.75 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.75 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.42 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -0.09 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.13 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 23.00 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.51 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.59 |
| 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 | -0.05 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 0.80 |