Cabot (CBT) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)
Cabot's Free Cash Flow came in at $37 million for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), down 80.3% from $188 million a year earlier but up 15.6% from the prior quarter.
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Cabot (CBT) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Cabot reported Free Cash Flow of $281 million, down 19.3% year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Sep 30, 2025), it came in at $391 million, down 13.3% from FY2024.
- Free Cash Flow carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of 17.2% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by fiscal year, Free Cash Flow was $451 million in FY2024 (+28.5%), $351 million in FY2023, -$111 million in FY2022 and $62 million in FY2021 (-65.0%).
- The five-year range for quarterly Free Cash Flow is -$79 million (fiscal Q1 2022) to $188 million (fiscal Q3 2025).
- Year-over-year, Free Cash Flow increased in four of the last seven quarters, with an average decline of 2.8%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Free Cash Flow over five years came in fiscal Q4 2023 (growth of 300.0%), and the weakest in fiscal Q2 2025 (a decline of 99.2%).
- Business Quant data shows CBT's Free Cash Flow at $32 million (Q2 2026), $57 million (Q1 2026) and $155 million (Q4 2025) in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 218.80 Bn | 201.92 Bn | 4.43 Bn | 833.00 Mn |
| 2 | Corning | 132.43 Bn | 125.56 Bn | 1.63 Bn | 1.30 Bn |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 78.49 Bn | 77.53 Bn | 3.34 Bn | 1.24 Bn |
| 4 | Air Products & Chemicals | 61.97 Bn | 59.87 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 309.50 Mn |
| 5 | Corteva | 51.82 Bn | 40.62 Bn | 3.66 Bn | -588.00 Mn |
| 6 | LyondellBasell Industries | 37.12 Bn | 26.74 Bn | 2.04 Bn | 482.00 Mn |
| 7 | Nutrien | 33.86 Bn | 30.73 Bn | 3.25 Bn | 2.98 Bn |
| 8 | Qnity Electronics | 26.31 Bn | 23.73 Bn | 666.00 Mn | 151.00 Mn |
| 9 | Ati | 25.78 Bn | 23.93 Bn | 309.80 Mn | 63.20 Mn |
| 10 | Cabot | 3.97 Bn | 3.11 Bn | 184.00 Mn | 37.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 37.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 32.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 57.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 155.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 188.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 47.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 112.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 155.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 133.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 51.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 60.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 163.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 111.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 17.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 15.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -16.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -31.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -79.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 20.00 Mn |
API Access
Cabot Free Cash Flow API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=free-cash-flow&ticker=CBT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "free-cash-flow", "ticker": "CBT", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=free-cash-flow&ticker=CBT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();