Cabot (CBT) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)

Cabot (CBT) reported Free Cash Flow of $32.0 million for Q1 2026, up 3100.0% year-over-year from $1.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 43.86% quarter-over-quarter from $57.0 million in Q4 2025.

Cabot (CBT) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Cabot (CBT) has 18 years of Free Cash Flow data on file, last reported at $32.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 came in at $32.0 million, up 3100.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $432.0 million (up 37.14% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $391.0 million, down 13.3% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow fell to $32.0 million in Q1 2026 per CBT's latest filing, from $57.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Free Cash Flow peaked at $188.0 million in Q2 2025 and troughed at -$31.0 million in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $73.5 million and a median of $57.0 million in 2025 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2026: Free Cash Flow tumbled 224.0% in 2022, then jumped 3100.0% in 2026.
  • A 5-year view of Free Cash Flow shows it stood at $17.0 million in 2022, then jumped by 200.0% to $51.0 million in 2023, then decreased by 7.84% to $47.0 million in 2024, then rose by 21.28% to $57.0 million in 2025, then sank by 43.86% to $32.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows CBT's Free Cash Flow at $32.0 million in Q1 2026, $57.0 million in Q4 2025, and $155.0 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Linde 237.64 Bn 233.69 Bn 4.26 Bn 898.00 Mn
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 800,000.00
4 Ecolab 76.59 Bn 75.97 Bn 1.85 Bn 758.00 Mn
5 Air Products & Chemicals 62.39 Bn 63.94 Bn 987.40 Mn 1.10 Bn
6 Ppg Industries 26.44 Bn 24.97 Bn 1.66 Bn -19.00 Mn
7 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.67 Bn 19.14 Bn 1.02 Bn 92.00 Mn
8 DuPont de Nemours 19.57 Bn 19.68 Bn 602.00 Mn 130.00 Mn
9 LyondellBasell Industries 19.28 Bn 19.39 Bn 701.00 Mn -538.00 Mn
10 Cabot 4.72 Bn 4.59 Bn 210.00 Mn 32.00 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 32.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 32.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 57.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 57.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 155.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 155.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 188.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 188.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 1.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 1.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 47.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 47.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 112.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 112.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 155.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 155.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 133.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 133.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 51.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 51.00 Mn