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Cabot Corporation

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American specialty chemicals company

Cabot Corporation is an American specialty chemicals and performance materials company headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The company operates in over 20 countries with 36 manufacturing plants, eight research and development facilities, and 28 sales offices.³ It was founded by Godfrey Lowell Cabot.¹ Its shares trade on NYSE under the symbol CBT.¹ Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

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Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

$3.7BRevenue, fiscal 2025⁶

$331.0MNet income, fiscal 2025⁶

1882Founded¹

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TickerCBT on NYSE¹
IndustryMiscellaneous Chemical Products¹
HeadquartersBoston¹
Websitewww.cabot-corp.com
Legal formDelaware corporation¹
Incorporated inDE⁷
Business addressTwo Seaport Lane Suite 1400, Boston, Ma 02210⁷
Filer categoryLarge accelerated filer⁷
LEIK05C0SER542GQ6VLRO68⁴
StatusActive⁴
LEI statusIssued and current⁴
Registered addressC/O CORPORATION SERVICE COMPANY, 19808 Wilmington, United States⁴
Registered withDivision of Corporations, Department of State, 554501⁴

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Financials

From the company’s reports to the SEC. Every number links to the filing it came from.

Key numbers, fiscal 2025

25.3%Gross margin⁶

16.7%Operating margin⁶

8.9%Net margin⁶

-7.0%Revenue growth, 2025⁶

21.4%Return on equity⁶

0.55×Debt to equity⁶

$391.0MFree cash flow⁶

What sells

Revenue by product, business segment and region, as the company reports it to the SEC.

Business segments

Reinforcement Materials brought in 65% of the revenue Cabot Corporation broke down this way in fiscal 2025.

Reinforcement Materials$2.3B⁶65%down 10% from 2024
Performance Chemicals$1.2B⁶35%up 0% from 2024

Business segments by year

Business segments	2023	2024	2025
Reinforcement Materials	$2.6B	$2.6B	$2.3B
Performance Chemicals	$1.2B	$1.2B	$1.2B

Regions

Other Foreign Countries brought in 29% of the revenue Cabot Corporation broke down this way in fiscal 2025.

Other Foreign Countries$2.1B⁶29%down 7% from 2024
Asia Pacific$1.4B⁶19%down 8% from 2024
Americas$1.3B⁶18%down 8% from 2024
China$931.0M⁶13%down 5% from 2024
EMEA$873.0M⁶12%down 4% from 2024
United States$670.0M⁶9%down 9% from 2024

Regions by year

Regions	2023	2024	2025
Other Foreign Countries	$2.2B	$2.3B	$2.1B
Asia Pacific	$1.5B	$1.5B	$1.4B
Americas	$1.4B	$1.4B	$1.3B
China	$972.0M	$983.0M	$931.0M
EMEA	$877.0M	$905.0M	$873.0M
United States	$738.0M	$733.0M	$670.0M

Where the money goes

Where each dollar of revenue went, fiscal 2025

Cost of revenue

Cost of revenue75¢$2.8B
Research and development2¢$59.0M
Selling, general and admin7¢$260.0M
Interest2¢$76.0M
Income tax5¢$196.0M
Profit9¢$331.0M

Out of $3.7B in revenue.⁶

Where each dollar of operating cash went, fiscal 2025

Capital spendingDividends paidShare buybacksKept or used elsewhere

Capital spending41¢$274.0M
Dividends paid14¢$96.0M
Share buybacks25¢$168.0M
Kept or used elsewhere19¢$127.0M

Out of $665.0M of cash from operations.⁶

Financial statements

Revenue¹⁰¹¹¹²¹³¹⁴⁶$3.7B in 2025+15% since 2018

Gross profit¹⁰¹¹¹²¹³¹⁴⁶$940.0M in 2025+22% since 2018

Operating income¹⁰¹¹¹²¹³¹⁴⁶$621.0M in 2025+331% since 2018

Net income¹⁰¹¹¹²¹³¹⁴⁶$331.0M in 2025

Every line of the income statement as filed: the last 3 fiscal years, latest first.⁶

Period ending	2025-09-30	2024-09-30	2023-09-30
Net sales and other operating revenues	$3.7B	$4.0B	$3.9B
Cost of sales	$2.8B	$3.0B	$3.1B
Gross profit	$940.0M	$960.0M	$839.0M
Selling and administrative expenses	$260.0M	$283.0M	$253.0M
Research and technical expenses	$59.0M	$63.0M	$57.0M
Loss on sale of business			$3.0M
Income (loss) from operations	$621.0M	$614.0M	$526.0M
Interest and dividend income	$27.0M	$32.0M	$31.0M
Interest expense	-$76.0M	-$81.0M	-$90.0M
Other income (expense)	-$7.0M	-$36.0M	-$16.0M
Income (loss) from operations before income taxes and equity in earnings of affiliated companies	$565.0M	$529.0M	$451.0M
(Provision) benefit for income taxes	-$196.0M	-$111.0M	$28.0M
Equity in earnings of affiliated companies, net of tax	$7.0M	$6.0M	$5.0M
Net income (loss)	$376.0M	$424.0M	$484.0M
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests, net of tax of $12, $11 and $9	$45.0M	$44.0M	$39.0M
Net income (loss) attributable to Cabot Corporation	$331.0M	$380.0M	$445.0M
Basic	53.7M shares	55.1M shares	56.1M shares
Diluted	54.2M shares	55.7M shares	56.5M shares
Basic	$6.07	$6.79	$7.79
Diluted	$6.02	$6.72	$7.73
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests, tax amount	$12.0M	$11.0M	$9.0M

Total assets¹⁰¹¹¹²¹³¹⁴⁶$3.8B in 2025+18% since 2018

Shareholders’ equity¹⁷¹⁰¹¹¹²¹³¹⁴⁶$1.6B in 2025+34% since 2018

Cash¹⁷¹¹¹²¹³¹⁴⁶$258.0M in 2025+47% since 2018

Long-term debt¹⁷¹⁰¹¹¹²¹³¹⁴⁶$856.0M in 2025+19% since 2018

Every line of the balance sheet as filed: the last 4 fiscal years (annual) or 4 quarters (quarterly), latest first.⁶

Period ending	2025-09-30	2024-09-30	2023-09-30	2022-09-30
Cash and cash equivalents	$258.0M	$223.0M
Accounts and notes receivable, net of reserve for doubtful accounts of $5 and $5	$671.0M	$733.0M
Inventories	$504.0M	$552.0M
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	$106.0M	$97.0M
Total current assets	$1.5B	$1.6B
Property, plant and equipment	$4.4B	$4.1B
Accumulated depreciation	-$2.7B	-$2.5B
Net property, plant and equipment	$1.7B	$1.5B
Goodwill	$134.0M	$133.0M	$134.0M
Equity affiliates	$16.0M	$23.0M
Intangible assets, net	$55.0M	$53.0M
Deferred income taxes	$180.0M	$216.0M
Other assets	$180.0M	$172.0M
Total assets	$3.8B	$3.7B	$3.6B
Short-term borrowings	$14.0M	$45.0M
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	$648.0M	$676.0M
Income taxes payable	$35.0M	$43.0M
Current portion of long-term debt	$260.0M	$8.0M
Total current liabilities	$957.0M	$772.0M
Long-term debt	$856.0M	$1.1B
Deferred income taxes	$39.0M	$42.0M
Other liabilities	$258.0M	$245.0M
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
Less cost of 119,872 and 133,065 shares of common treasury stock	-$3.0M	-$3.0M
Retained earnings	$1.8B	$1.7B
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	-$335.0M	-$360.0M
Total Cabot Corporation stockholders equity	$1.6B	$1.4B
Noncontrolling interests	$155.0M	$165.0M
Total stockholders equity	$1.7B	$1.6B	$1.4B	$1.0B
Total liabilities and stockholders equity	$3.8B	$3.7B
Accounts and notes receivable, reserve for doubtful accounts	$5.0M	$5.0M
Preferred stock, authorized shares	2.0M shares	2.0M shares
Preferred stock, par value	$1.00	$1.00
Preferred stock, Issued shares	0 shares	0 shares
Preferred stock, Outstanding shares	0 shares	0 shares
Common stock, authorized shares	200.0M shares	200.0M shares
Common stock, par value	$1.00	$1.00
Common stock, issued shares	53.0M shares	54.4M shares
Common stock, outstanding shares	52.8M shares	54.3M shares
Common treasury stock, shares	119.9K shares	133.1K shares

Period ending	2025-09-30	2024-09-30	2023-09-30	2022-09-30
Cash and cash equivalents	$258.0M	$223.0M
Accounts and notes receivable, net of reserve for doubtful accounts of $5 and $5	$671.0M	$733.0M
Inventories	$504.0M	$552.0M
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	$106.0M	$97.0M
Total current assets	$1.5B	$1.6B
Property, plant and equipment	$4.4B	$4.1B
Accumulated depreciation	-$2.7B	-$2.5B
Net property, plant and equipment	$1.7B	$1.5B
Goodwill	$134.0M	$133.0M	$134.0M
Equity affiliates	$16.0M	$23.0M
Intangible assets, net	$55.0M	$53.0M
Deferred income taxes	$180.0M	$216.0M
Other assets	$180.0M	$172.0M
Total assets	$3.8B	$3.7B	$3.6B
Short-term borrowings	$14.0M	$45.0M
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	$648.0M	$676.0M
Income taxes payable	$35.0M	$43.0M
Current portion of long-term debt	$260.0M	$8.0M
Total current liabilities	$957.0M	$772.0M
Long-term debt	$856.0M	$1.1B
Deferred income taxes	$39.0M	$42.0M
Other liabilities	$258.0M	$245.0M
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
Less cost of 119,872 and 133,065 shares of common treasury stock	-$3.0M	-$3.0M
Retained earnings	$1.8B	$1.7B
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	-$335.0M	-$360.0M
Total Cabot Corporation stockholders equity	$1.6B	$1.4B
Noncontrolling interests	$155.0M	$165.0M
Total stockholders equity	$1.7B	$1.6B	$1.4B	$1.0B
Total liabilities and stockholders equity	$3.8B	$3.7B
Accounts and notes receivable, reserve for doubtful accounts	$5.0M	$5.0M
Preferred stock, authorized shares	2.0M shares	2.0M shares
Preferred stock, par value	$1.00	$1.00
Preferred stock, Issued shares	0 shares	0 shares
Preferred stock, Outstanding shares	0 shares	0 shares
Common stock, authorized shares	200.0M shares	200.0M shares
Common stock, par value	$1.00	$1.00
Common stock, issued shares	53.0M shares	54.4M shares
Common stock, outstanding shares	52.8M shares	54.3M shares
Common treasury stock, shares	119.9K shares	133.1K shares

Cash from operations¹⁰¹¹¹²¹³¹⁴⁶$665.0M in 2025+123% since 2018

Capital spending¹⁰¹¹¹²¹³¹⁴⁶$274.0M in 2025+20% since 2018

Free cash flow¹⁰¹¹¹²¹³¹⁴⁶$391.0M in 2025+467% since 2018

Dividends paid¹⁰¹¹¹²¹³¹⁴⁶$96.0M in 2025+20% since 2018

Share buybacks¹⁰¹¹¹²¹³¹⁴⁶$168.0M in 2025+18% since 2018

Every line of the cash flow as filed: the last 3 fiscal years, latest first.⁶

Period ending	2025-09-30	2024-09-30	2023-09-30
Net income (loss)	$376.0M	$424.0M	$484.0M
Depreciation and amortization	$154.0M	$151.0M	$144.0M
Loss on sale of a business			$3.0M
Gain on sale of land			-$1.0M
Deferred tax provision (benefit)	$32.0M	-$37.0M	-$156.0M
Equity in net income of affiliated companies	-$7.0M	-$6.0M	-$5.0M
Share-based compensation	$24.0M	$25.0M	$20.0M
Other non-cash (income) expense	$24.0M	$63.0M	$4.0M
Cash dividends received from equity affiliates	$13.0M	$2.0M	$2.0M
Accounts and notes receivable	$76.0M	-$26.0M	$153.0M
Inventories	$47.0M	$41.0M	$96.0M
Prepaid expenses and other assets	-$1.0M	$2.0M	$1.0M
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	-$67.0M	$42.0M	-$152.0M
Income taxes payable	-$8.0M	$3.0M	-$4.0M
Other liabilities	$2.0M	$8.0M	$6.0M
Cash provided by operating activities	$665.0M	$692.0M	$595.0M
Additions to property, plant and equipment	-$274.0M	-$241.0M	-$244.0M
Proceeds from sale of a business			$6.0M
Asset acquisition	-$27.0M
Proceeds from sale of land			$7.0M
Proceeds from insurance settlements			$12.0M
Other	$3.0M	$6.0M	$5.0M
Cash used in investing activities	-$298.0M	-$235.0M	-$214.0M
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
Proceeds from long-term debt, net of issuance costs	$15.0M	$15.0M	$84.0M
Repayments of long-term debt	-$7.0M	-$30.0M	-$90.0M
Purchases of common stock	-$168.0M	-$172.0M	-$98.0M
Proceeds from sales of common stock	$8.0M	$20.0M	$4.0M
Cash dividends paid to noncontrolling interests	-$57.0M	-$27.0M	-$42.0M
Cash dividends paid to common stockholders	-$96.0M	-$93.0M	-$88.0M
Cash provided by (used in) financing activities	-$336.0M	-$415.0M	-$403.0M
Effects of exchange rate changes on cash	$4.0M	-$57.0M	$54.0M
Increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents	$35.0M	-$15.0M	$32.0M
Additions to property, plant and equipment included in Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	$58.0M	$50.0M	$41.0M
Income taxes paid	$165.0M	$136.0M	$140.0M
Interest paid	$79.0M	$82.0M	$85.0M

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Corporate structure

Cabot Corporation sits at the top of its group. 85 entities, 27 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Major holders of Cabot Corporation

AMERICAN CENTURY INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC Filed SCHEDULE 13G on Cabot Corporation, latest Aug 14, 2026
Wellington Management Company Filed SCHEDULE 13G/A on Cabot Corporation, latest Aug 13, 2026 (5 filings since Feb 4, 2022)
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC Filed SCHEDULE 13G on Cabot Corporation, latest Apr 29, 2026
VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC Filed SCHEDULE 13G on Cabot Corporation, latest Apr 29, 2026
VANGUARD GROUP INC Filed SCHEDULE 13G/A on Cabot Corporation, latest Mar 26, 2026 (4 filings since Feb 9, 2022)
FMR LLC Filed SC 13G/A on Cabot Corporation, latest Nov 12, 2024 (3 filings since Feb 9, 2023)
EARNEST PARTNERS LLC Filed SC 13G/A on Cabot Corporation, latest Feb 12, 2024 (3 filings since Feb 9, 2022)
BlackRock Filed SC 13G/A on Cabot Corporation, latest Jan 23, 2024 (5 filings since Jan 25, 2022)
FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. Filed SC 13G/A on Cabot Corporation, latest Feb 14, 2023 (2 filings since Feb 8, 2022)

Cabot Corporation Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- 8755329 Canada, Inc. Subsidiary · Quebec, Canada
- AHB Investments Limited Subsidiary · British Virgin Islands
- Aizu Holdings G.K. Subsidiary · Japan
- Applied NanoStructured Solutions, LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
- Beyond Lotus LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
- Cabot (China) Limited Subsidiary · China
- Cabot (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. Subsidiary · Malaysia
- Cabot Activated Carbon Holdings UK Limited Subsidiary · United Kingdom
- Cabot Activated Carbon LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
- Cabot Activated Carbon UK Limited Subsidiary · United Kingdom
- Cabot Advanced Battery Materials (Tianjin) Co., Ltd Subsidiary · China
- Cabot Aerogel GmbH Subsidiary · Germany
- Cabot Argentina S.A.I.C. Subsidiary · Argentina
- Cabot Asia Investments Corporation Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
- Cabot Asia Sdn. Bhd. Subsidiary · Malaysia
- Cabot Australia Holdings Pty. Ltd. Subsidiary · Australia
- Cabot Battery Materials GmbH Subsidiary · Germany
- Cabot Bluestar Chemical (Jiangxi) Co., Ltd. Subsidiary · China
- Cabot Brasil Industria e Comércio Ltda. Subsidiary · Brazil
- Cabot Canada Ltd. Subsidiary · Ontario, Canada
- Cabot Carbon Limited Subsidiary · United Kingdom
- Cabot Carbone S.A.S. Subsidiary · France
- Cabot Ceramics, Inc. Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
- Cabot Chemical (Tianjin) Co., Ltd. Subsidiary · China
- Cabot Colombiana S.A.S. Subsidiary · Colombia
- and 59 more

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What it owns

What Cabot Corporation reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Property and equipment

Item	Latest	A year before	Change
Land and buildings	$74.0M⁶ Sep 30, 2025	$74.0M⁶ Sep 30, 2024	0%
Buildings and improvements	$672.0M⁶ Sep 30, 2025	$601.0M⁶ Sep 30, 2024	+11.8%
Machinery and equipment	$3.0B⁶ Sep 30, 2025	$2.8B⁶ Sep 30, 2024	+6.4%
Construction in progress	$457.0M⁶ Sep 30, 2025	$392.0M⁶ Sep 30, 2024	+16.6%
Property and equipment, before depreciation	$4.4B⁶ Sep 30, 2025	$4.1B⁶ Sep 30, 2024	+7.9%
Accumulated depreciation	$2.7B⁶ Sep 30, 2025	$2.5B⁶ Sep 30, 2024	+5.7%
Property and equipment, net	$1.7B⁶ Sep 30, 2025	$1.5B⁶ Sep 30, 2024	+11.5%
Finance-lease assets	$26.0M⁶ Sep 30, 2025	$37.0M⁶ Sep 30, 2024	−29.7%
Operating-lease assets (leased space)	$101.0M⁶ Sep 30, 2025	$104.0M⁶ Sep 30, 2024	−2.9%

Investments

Item	Latest	A year before	Change
Cash and cash equivalents	$258.0M⁶ Sep 30, 2025	$223.0M⁶ Sep 30, 2024	+15.7%
Stakes in other companies (equity method)	$16.0M⁶ Sep 30, 2025	$23.0M⁶ Sep 30, 2024	−30.4%

Intangibles and goodwill

Item	Latest	A year before	Change
Goodwill	$134.0M⁶ Sep 30, 2025	$133.0M⁶ Sep 30, 2024	+0.8%
Finite-lived intangibles, gross	$106.0M⁶ Sep 30, 2025	$96.0M⁶ Sep 30, 2024	+10.4%
Accumulated amortization	$51.0M⁶ Sep 30, 2025	$43.0M⁶ Sep 30, 2024	+18.6%
Finite-lived intangibles, net	$55.0M⁶ Sep 30, 2025	$53.0M⁶ Sep 30, 2024	+3.8%

Inventory

Item	Latest	A year before	Change
Inventory, total	$504.0M⁶ Sep 30, 2025	$552.0M⁶ Sep 30, 2024	−8.7%
Raw materials	$134.0M⁶ Sep 30, 2025	$150.0M⁶ Sep 30, 2024	−10.7%
Finished goods	$303.0M⁶ Sep 30, 2025	$333.0M⁶ Sep 30, 2024	−9.0%

Properties, in its own words

Cabot’s corporate headquarters are in leased office space in Boston, Massachusetts. We also own or lease office, manufacturing, storage, distribution, marketing and research and development facilities in the U.S. and in foreign countries. The locations of our principal manufacturing and/or administrative facilities are set forth in the table below. Unless otherwise indicated, all the properties are owned.

Location by Region · ReinforcementMaterials · PerformanceChemicals

The rest of Item 2

Americas Region

Alpharetta, Georgia* · X · X

Tuscola, Illinois · X

Carrollton, Kentucky** · X

Hopkinsville, Kentucky** · X

Franklin, Louisiana · X · X

Ville Platte, Louisiana · X

Billerica, Massachusetts · X · X

Haverhill, Massachusetts · X

Midland, Michigan · X

Pampa, Texas · X · X

Campana, Argentina · X

Maua, Brazil · X · X

Sao Paulo, Brazil*(1) · X · X

Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada · X

Sarnia, Ontario, Canada · X · X

Cartagena, Colombia · X

Altamira, Mexico · X

Europe, Middle East and Africa Region

Loncin, Belgium · X

Pepinster, Belgium · X

Valasske Mezirici (Valmez), Czech Republic** · X

Port Jerome, France** · X

Frankfurt, Germany* · X

Münster, Germany* · X

Rheinfelden, Germany · X

Ravenna, Italy · X

Riga, Latvia*(1) · X · X

Schaffhausen, Switzerland* · X · X

Botlek, Netherlands** · X · X

Dubai, United Arab Emirates* · X

Barry, United Kingdom (Wales)** · X

Location by Region · ReinforcementMaterials · PerformanceChemicals

Asia Pacific Region

Jiangsu Province, China** · X

Jiangxi Province, China** · X

Tianjin, China** (2 plants) · X · X

Shanghai, China*(1) · X · X

Shanghai, China** (plant) · X

Xingtai City, China** · X

Wuhai, China** · X

Shenzhen, China** · X

Zhuhai, China** · X

Mumbai, India* · X · X

Cilegon, Indonesia** · X · X

Jakarta, Indonesia*(1) · X · X

Chiba, Japan · X

Shimonoseki, Japan** · X

Tokyo, Japan*(1) · X · X

Port Dickson, Malaysia** · X

Global Business Services center

* Leased premises

** Building(s) owned by Cabot on leased land

We conduct research and development for our various businesses primarily at facilities in Billerica, Massachusetts; Pampa, Texas; Pepinster, Belgium; Münster, Germany; Chiba, Japan, Port Dickson, Malaysia and Zhuhai and Shanghai, China.

With our existing manufacturing plants and planned expansions, we generally have sufficient production capacity to meet current requirements and expected near-term growth. These plants are generally well maintained, in good operating condition and suitable and adequate for their intended use. Our administrative offices and other facilities are suitable and adequate for their intended purposes.

Item 2 of the 10-K filed Nov 24, 2025.¹⁸

The story

Founded by Godfrey Lowell Cabot in 1882.¹

History

Cabot Corporation was founded by Godfrey Lowell Cabot in 1882 when he applied for a patent for a "carbon black making apparatus". The company incorporated in the state of Delaware in 1960.In 1993, a team of Cabot researchers developed a process for modifying the surface of carbon, allowing chemists and researchers to prepare surface modified carbon black products with properties never before associated with carbon materials. This breakthrough led to the development of new technologies and products including aqueous inkjet colorants, for printer ink the basis of Cabot's Inkjet Colorants business unit, which was founded in 1996.

In 2003, Cabot developed a commercialized process that allows continuous production of aerogels under ambient conditions, which was the start of the company’s Aerogel business. In 2009, Cabot completed construction of and began operating two additional rubber black production plants at its carbon black plant in Tianjin, China, increasing capacity to 150,000 metric tons. In July 2012, Cabot purchased Norit NV, the largest producer of activated carbon, for US$1.1 billion.

Cabot sold its Supermetals business, which produced tantalum, niobium, and related alloys, in 2011 to Australia-based Global Advanced Metals for $400 million.

Cabot Foundation

In 1953, the non-profit Cabot Corporation Foundation, Inc. was established, and the Foundation's charter was amended in 1992 to permit grants to qualified charitable organizations outside of the United States. Cabot has offered aid to earthquake victims in Japan, and the Outward Bound organization.

From Wikipedia’s article on Cabot Corporation, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.⁸

Leadership

Who has led Cabot Corporation, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Chief executive

Chair

Kennett F. Burnes2003–2007

President

Chief financial officer

197019801990200020102020

FounderGodfrey Lowell Cabot¹
Chief executive officerSean D. Keohane Mar 15, 2016 to now¹⁹
Chief executive officerPatrick M. Prevost Jan 10, 2008 to Mar 2, 2016²⁰
Chief executive officerKennett F. Burnes Jul 23, 2003 to Aug 7, 2007²¹
ChairKennett F. Burnes Jul 23, 2003 to Aug 7, 2007²¹
PresidentSean D. Keohane Mar 15, 2016 to now¹⁹
PresidentPatrick M. Prevost Jan 10, 2008 to Mar 2, 2016²⁰
PresidentKennett F. Burnes Jul 23, 2003 to Aug 7, 2007²¹
Chief financial officerSteven J. Delahunt Oct 7, 2026 to now²²
Chief financial officerErica McLaughlin May 17, 2018 to Oct 7, 2026²³
Chief financial officerEduardo E. Cordeiro May 11, 2009 to Mar 12, 2018²⁴
Chief financial officerJonathan P. Mason Jan 20, 2006 to Feb 17, 2009²⁵
Chief financial officerJohn A. Shaw Jul 30, 2003 to Dec 29, 2005²⁶

Board members and other officers (47)

Senior Vice PresidentWilliam F. Masterson Iii. Dec 2, 2025 to now²⁷
ControllerLisa M. Dumont Jan 21, 2020 to now²⁸
Senior Vice PresidentJeff Ji Zhu Oct 15, 2019 to now²⁹
Senior Vice PresidentJohn R. Doubman Oct 10, 2018 to Oct 2, 2019³⁰
Senior Vice PresidentHobart Kalkstein Apr 11, 2016 to now³¹
Senior Vice PresidentGottberg Friedrich Von Mar 16, 2015 to Nov 21, 2018³²
Executive Vice PresidentNicholas S. Cross Nov 25, 2014 to Aug 22, 2018³³
Executive Vice PresidentDavid A. Miller Sep 15, 2009 to Nov 13, 2014³⁴
Vice PresidentSean D. Keohane May 23, 2008 to Jan 5, 2016³⁵
Vice PresidentRavijit Paintal Aug 3, 2005 to Aug 8, 2007³⁶
ControllerJames Patrick Kelly Oct 28, 2005 to Jan 3, 2020³⁷
Vice PresidentCarol Flack Mar 15, 2004 to Aug 4, 2004³⁸
Executive Vice PresidentDirk Blevi Sep 16, 2004 to Jul 17, 2007³⁹
Vice PresidentEduardo E. Cordeiro Jul 1, 2003 to Aug 5, 2008⁴⁰
Vice PresidentThomas H. Odle Jul 1, 2003 to Aug 7, 2003⁴¹
Vice PresidentWilliam J. Brady Jul 8, 2003 to May 19, 2009⁴²
ControllerDavid J. Elliott Jul 21, 2003 to Aug 3, 2005⁴³
Vice PresidentPaul J. Gormisky Aug 5, 2003 to Dec 20, 2005⁴⁴
Board memberThierry Fj Vanlancker Jul 16, 2024 to now⁴⁵
Board memberMichelle Elizabeth Williams Sep 15, 2023 to now⁴⁶
Board memberRaffiq Nathoo May 13, 2022 to now⁴⁷
Board memberDouglas G. Delgrosso May 1, 2020 to now⁴⁸
Board memberChristine Y. Yan May 14, 2019 to now⁴⁹
Board memberCynthia A. Arnold Jan 22, 2018 to now⁵⁰
Board memberFrank Anders Wilson Sep 17, 2018 to now⁵¹
Board memberMichael M. Morrow Sep 12, 2017 to now⁵²
Board memberSean D. Keohane Mar 15, 2016 to now¹⁹
Board memberMatthais L. Wolfgruber Sep 15, 2014 to Mar 18, 2025⁵³
Board memberWilliam C. Kirby Jul 12, 2012 to now⁵⁴
Board memberSue H. Rataj Sep 13, 2011 to Jan 12, 2024⁵⁵
Board memberPatrick M. Prevost Jan 10, 2008 to Jan 13, 2020²⁰
Board memberJohn K. McGillicuddy Sep 12, 2008 to Jan 14, 2019⁵⁶
Board memberShengman Zhang Jul 20, 2006 to Jan 11, 2010⁵⁷
Board memberCabot Juan Enriquez Mar 21, 2005 to now⁵⁸
Board memberHenry F. McCance Mar 21, 2005 to Jan 12, 2016⁵⁹
Board memberArthur L. Goldstein Jan 13, 2004 to Jan 19, 2011⁶⁰
Board memberGautam S. Kaji Jan 13, 2004 to Jan 14, 2014⁶¹
Board memberJohn O'Brien Jan 13, 2004 to Jan 13, 2020⁶²
Board memberMark S. Wrighton Jan 13, 2004 to Jan 11, 2021⁶³
Board memberRoderick Macleod Jan 13, 2004 to Jan 17, 2018⁶⁴
Board memberRonaldo H. Schmitz Jan 13, 2004 to Jan 12, 2016⁶⁵
Board memberDirk Blevi Sep 16, 2004 to Jul 17, 2007³⁹
Board memberJohn S. Clarkeson Jul 2, 2003 to Jan 13, 2015⁶⁶
Board memberJohn H. McArthur Dec 9, 2003 to Jan 17, 2007⁶⁷
Board memberJohn G. L. Cabot Dec 31, 2003 to Jan 18, 2005⁶⁸
General counselKaren A. Kalita Jun 4, 2019 to now⁶⁹
General counselBrian A. Berube Aug 4, 2003 to Mar 12, 2019⁷⁰

Products and brands

activated carbon

Listed on Wikidata.¹

Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries

Cabot Czech Holding Company

Subsidiaries (Exhibit 21)

8755329 Canada, Inc. Quebec, Canada⁹
AHB Investments Limited British Virgin Islands⁹
Aizu Holdings G.K. Japan⁹
Applied NanoStructured Solutions, LLC Delaware, United States⁹
Beyond Lotus LLC Delaware, United States⁹
CDE Company Delaware, United States⁹
CS Cabot spol, s.r.o. Czech Republic⁹
Cabot (China) Limited China⁹
Cabot (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. Malaysia⁹
Cabot Activated Carbon Holdings UK Limited United Kingdom (England)⁹
Cabot Activated Carbon LLC Delaware, United States⁹
Cabot Activated Carbon UK Limited United Kingdom (England)⁹
Cabot Advanced Battery Materials (Tianjin) Co., Ltd China⁹
Cabot Aerogel GmbH Germany⁹
Cabot Argentina S.A.I.C. Argentina⁹
Cabot Asia Investments Corporation Delaware, United States⁹
Cabot Asia Sdn. Bhd. Malaysia⁹
Cabot Australia Holdings Pty. Ltd. Australia⁹
Cabot B.V. The Netherlands⁹
Cabot Battery Materials GmbH Germany⁹
Cabot Battery Materials, S.A. Spain⁹
Cabot Bluestar Chemical (Jiangxi) Co., Ltd. China⁹
Cabot Brasil Industria e Comércio Ltda. Brazil⁹
Cabot CSC LLC Delaware, United States⁹

All 85 listed subsidiaries

Cabot Canada Ltd. Ontario, Canada⁹
Cabot Carbon Limited United Kingdom (England)⁹
Cabot Carbone S.A.S. France⁹
Cabot Ceramics, Inc. Delaware, United States⁹
Cabot Chemical (Tianjin) Co., Ltd. China⁹
Cabot Colombiana S.A.S. Colombia⁹
Cabot Corporation Foundation, Inc. Massachusetts, United States⁹
Cabot Czech Holding Company s.r.o. Czech Republic⁹
Cabot Finance B.V. The Netherlands⁹
Cabot France S.A.S. France⁹
Cabot G.B. Limited United Kingdom (England)⁹
Cabot GmbH Germany⁹
Cabot HengYeCheng Performance Materials (Inner-Mongolia) Company Limited China⁹
Cabot Holdings I GmbH Germany⁹
Cabot Holdings II GmbH Germany⁹
Cabot Holdings LLC Delaware, United States⁹
Cabot India Private Limited India⁹
Cabot Insurance Co. Ltd. (Vermont) Vermont, United States⁹
Cabot International Capital Corporation Delaware, United States⁹
Cabot International GmbH Switzerland⁹
Cabot Italiana S.p.A. Italy⁹
Cabot Japan K.K. Japan⁹
Cabot Luxembourg Holdings S.à.r.l. Luxembourg⁹
Cabot Luxembourg Investments S.à.r.l. Luxembourg⁹
Cabot Luxembourg TC S.à.r.l. Luxembourg⁹
Cabot Materials Research Sdn Bhd. Malaysia⁹
Cabot NHUMO Holdings I S.à.r.l. Luxembourg⁹
Cabot Performance Materials (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. China⁹
Cabot Performance Materials (Xuzhou) Co., Ltd. (fka NSCC Carbon (Jiangsu) Co., Ltd.) China⁹
Cabot Performance Materials (Zhuhai) Co., Ltd. China⁹
Cabot Performance Materials Belgium S.P.R.L. Belgium⁹
Cabot Performance Materials Italy S.r.l Italy⁹
Cabot Performance Materials Netherlands B.V. The Netherlands⁹
Cabot Performance Materials UK Limited United Kingdom (England)⁹
Cabot Performance Products (Tianjin) Co., Ltd. China⁹
Cabot Performance Products FZE Dubai, United Arab Emirates⁹
Cabot Plastics Belgium S.A. Belgium⁹
Cabot Plastics Canada LP Quebec, Canada⁹
Cabot Plastics Limited United Kingdom (England)⁹
Cabot Risun Chemical (Xingtai) Co., Ltd. China⁹
Cabot S.A. Spain⁹
Cabot Singapore Pte. Ltd. Singapore⁹
Cabot Specialty Chemicals Mexico S.A.P.I. de C.V. Mexico⁹
Cabot Specialty Chemicals, Inc. Delaware, United States⁹
Cabot Specialty Chemicals, Inc. G.K. Japan⁹
Cabot Supermetals K.K. Japan⁹
Cabot Switzerland GmbH Switzerland⁹
Cabot U.K. Limited United Kingdom (England)⁹
Cabot UK Holdings Limited United Kingdom (England)⁹
Energy Transport Limited LLC Delaware, United States⁹
HDF Investments Limited British Virgin Islands⁹
Kawecki Chemicals, Inc. Delaware, United States⁹
Northeast Boulevard, LLC Florida, United States⁹
P.T. Cabot Indonesia Indonesia⁹
PT Cabot Asia Pacific South Indonesia⁹
Ramaai Holdings Limited British Virgin Islands⁹
Representaciones 1, 2 y 3 C.A. Venezuela⁹
SIA Cabot Latvia Latvia⁹
Shanghai Cabot Chemical Company Ltd. China⁹
Tech Blend Corporation Quebec, Canada⁹
Valores Ramaai C.A. Venezuela⁹

From Wikidata.¹ The subsidiaries the company lists in Exhibit 21 of its annual report, as filed.

Former names

CABOT CORPJul 22, 1994 to Oct 7, 2026⁷

Timeline

Sep 15, 20268-K Executive or director change; Regulation FD disclosure⁷¹
Aug 21, 20268-K Other events⁷²
Aug 14, 20268-K Other events⁷³
Aug 3, 20268-K Results of operations⁷⁴
Jul 30, 20268-K Executive or director change; Regulation FD disclosure⁷⁵
May 14, 20268-K Entered a material agreement; Ended a material agreement; New debt or obligation⁷⁶
May 5, 20268-K Results of operations⁷⁷
Mar 17, 20268-K Shareholder vote⁷⁸
Feb 3, 20268-K Results of operations⁷⁹
Jan 14, 20268-K Executive or director change⁸⁰
Nov 3, 20258-K Results of operations⁸¹
Aug 4, 20258-K Results of operations⁸²
Mar 15, 2016New chief executive Sean D. Keohane becomes CEO¹⁹
Jan 10, 2008New chief executive Patrick M. Prevost becomes CEO²⁰
Jul 23, 2003New chief executive Kennett F. Burnes becomes CEO²¹
1882Founded Founded¹

Calendar

Coming up

Nov 2, 2026 · After the closeReports results for the quarter ending Sep/2026 A year earlier it reported $1.70 a share, on Nov 3, 2025.⁸³

When it reported results

Aug 3, 2026Reported quarterly or annual results⁷⁴
May 5, 2026Reported quarterly or annual results⁷⁷
Feb 3, 2026Reported quarterly or annual results⁷⁹
Nov 3, 2025Reported quarterly or annual results⁸¹
Aug 4, 2025Reported quarterly or annual results⁸²
May 6, 2025Reported quarterly or annual results⁸⁴
Feb 4, 2025Reported quarterly or annual results⁸⁵
Nov 4, 2024Reported quarterly or annual results⁸⁶

Upcoming dates from Nasdaq's calendar; past results from the company's 8-K filings (Item 2.02). The full markets calendar

Filings

591 filings to the SEC since October 2021: 5 annual reports, 15 quarterly reports, 40 major events, 441 insider forms, 25 large holders, 65 other. The latest 20:

Oct 7, 20263 EDGAR
Oct 1, 20264 EDGAR
Oct 1, 20264 EDGAR
Oct 1, 20264 EDGAR
Oct 1, 20264 EDGAR
Oct 1, 20264 EDGAR
Sep 15, 20268-K EDGAR
Sep 14, 20264 EDGAR
Sep 14, 20264 EDGAR
Sep 14, 20264 EDGAR
Sep 14, 20264 EDGAR
Sep 14, 20264 EDGAR
Sep 14, 20264 EDGAR
Sep 14, 20264 EDGAR
Aug 31, 20264 EDGAR
Aug 28, 2026144 EDGAR
Aug 26, 20264 EDGAR
Aug 24, 2026144 EDGAR
Aug 21, 20268-K EDGAR
Aug 14, 2026424B2 EDGAR

The 591 filings since October 2021 can be filtered by form type and year here when JavaScript is on.

Every filing from the last five years, summarized. The full record is on SEC EDGAR.

Insider trades

34 open-market trades by officers, directors and large owners since October 2021: 0 buys and 34 sales. Grants, option exercises and gifts are left out.

Date	Who	Trade	Shares	Price	Value	Filing
Aug 28, 2026	Keohane Sean DPresident and CEO	Sale	134,895	$85.00	$11.5M	Form 4
Aug 24, 2026	Keohane Sean DPresident and CEO	Sale	2,779	$85.50	$237.6K	Form 4
Aug 7, 2026	Keohane Sean DPresident and CEO	Sale	91,923	$86.41	$7.9M	Form 4
Aug 14, 2025	Keohane Sean DPresident and CEO	Sale	114,436	$79.28	$9.1M	Form 4
Nov 13, 2024	Zhu Jeff JiExecutive Vice President	Sale	14,566	$113.25	$1.6M	Form 4
Nov 13, 2024	Dumont Lisa MVP, Controller & CAO	Sale	865	$111.74	$96.7K	Form 4
Nov 11, 2024	Kalkstein HobartExecutive Vice President	Sale	34,759	$115.23	$4.0M	Form 4
Sep 3, 2024	Keohane Sean DPresident and CEO	Sale	25,617	$101.55	$2.6M	Form 4
Aug 27, 2024	Zhu Jeff JiExecutive Vice President	Sale	13,711	$103.86	$1.4M	Form 4
Aug 27, 2024	McLaughlin EricaExecutive Vice President, CFO	Sale	16,390	$104.24	$1.7M	Form 4
Aug 26, 2024	Zhu Jeff JiExecutive Vice President	Sale	1,201	$106.19	$127.5K	Form 4
Aug 20, 2024	Kalkstein HobartExecutive Vice President	Sale	5,457	$100.58	$548.9K	Form 4
Aug 19, 2024	Kalkstein HobartExecutive Vice President	Sale	14,863	$100.91	$1.5M	Form 4
Aug 8, 2024	McLaughlin EricaExecutive Vice President, CFO	Sale	11,082	$98.08	$1.1M	Form 4
Aug 7, 2024	McLaughlin EricaExecutive Vice President, CFO	Sale	23,274	$99.79	$2.3M	Form 4
May 16, 2024	Kalkstein HobartExecutive Vice President	Sale	12,000	$101.55	$1.2M	Form 4
May 15, 2024	Kalkstein HobartExecutive Vice President	Sale	187	$103.00	$19.3K	Form 4
May 10, 2024	Kalita Karen ASVP and General Counsel	Sale	13,764	$101.73	$1.4M	Form 4
Mar 7, 2024	Kalkstein HobartExecutive Vice President	Sale	7,648	$88.01	$673.1K	Form 4
Mar 1, 2024	Keohane Sean DPresident and CEO	Sale	17,857	$85.43	$1.5M	Form 4

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From Forms 4 filed with the SEC.

Major holders

Investors who own more than 5% of the shares must tell the SEC: a 13D if they may seek to influence the company, a 13G if they hold passively.

AMERICAN CENTURY INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INCSCHEDULE 13G, 1 filing Aug 14, 2026⁸⁷
Wellington Management CompanySCHEDULE 13G/A, 5 filings Feb 4, 2022 to Aug 13, 2026⁸⁸
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLCSCHEDULE 13G, 1 filing Apr 29, 2026⁸⁹
VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLCSCHEDULE 13G, 1 filing Apr 29, 2026⁹⁰
VANGUARD GROUP INCSCHEDULE 13G/A, 4 filings Feb 9, 2022 to Mar 26, 2026⁹¹
FMR LLCSC 13G/A, 3 filings Feb 9, 2023 to Nov 12, 2024⁹²
EARNEST PARTNERS LLCSC 13G/A, 3 filings Feb 9, 2022 to Feb 12, 2024⁹³
BlackRockSC 13G/A, 5 filings Jan 25, 2022 to Jan 23, 2024⁹⁴
FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC.SC 13G/A, 2 filings Feb 8, 2022 to Feb 14, 2023⁹⁵

Executive pay

What the company paid its top executives, from the summary compensation table in its proxy statement. Total pay includes salary, bonus, stock and option awards and other pay, as the company valued them.

Year	Executive	Salary	Total pay
2025	Sean D. KeohanePresident and CEO	$1.1M	$9.3M⁹⁶
2025	Jeff ZhuExecutive Vice President and President, Carbon and Silica Technologies, and Battery Materials businesses within Performance Chemicals Segment & Asia Pacific Region	$577.5K	$3.5M⁹⁶
2025	Erica McLaughlinExecutive Vice President, CFO, & Head of Corp Strategy	$625.8K	$2.8M⁹⁶
2025	Hobart C. KalksteinFormer Executive Vice President & President, Reinforcement Materials Segment & Americas Region, & executive responsible for Digital	$605.1K	$2.6M⁹⁶
2025	Karen A. KalitaSenior Vice President and General Counsel	$549.6K	$2.0M⁹⁶
2025	Matthew F. WoodFormer Senior Vice President & President, Reinforcement Materials Segment	$371.8K	$1.3M⁹⁶
2024	Sean D. KeohanePresident and CEO	$1.1M	$9.6M⁹⁶
2024	Jeff ZhuExecutive Vice President and President, Carbon and Silica Technologies, and Battery Materials businesses within Performance Chemicals Segment & Asia Pacific Region	$559.3K	$3.6M⁹⁶
2024	Erica McLaughlinExecutive Vice President, CFO, & Head of Corp Strategy	$600.3K	$2.8M⁹⁶
2024	Hobart C. KalksteinFormer Executive Vice President & President, Reinforcement Materials Segment & Americas Region, & executive responsible for Digital	$576.1K	$2.4M⁹⁶
2024	Karen A. KalitaSenior Vice President and General Counsel	$527.3K	$2.0M⁹⁶
2023	Sean D. KeohanePresident and CEO	$1.1M	$7.8M⁹⁶
2023	Jeff ZhuExecutive Vice President and President, Carbon and Silica Technologies, and Battery Materials businesses within Performance Chemicals Segment & Asia Pacific Region	$546.6K	$2.9M⁹⁶
2023	Erica McLaughlinExecutive Vice President, CFO, & Head of Corp Strategy	$571.1K	$2.4M⁹⁶
2023	Hobart C. KalksteinFormer Executive Vice President & President, Reinforcement Materials Segment & Americas Region, & executive responsible for Digital	$546.8K	$2.1M⁹⁶
2023	Karen A. KalitaSenior Vice President and General Counsel	$496.7K	$1.6M⁹⁶

Held by these funds

The largest holders among investment managers' 13F reports for the quarter ending Jun 30, 2026, the top 25 of 100. Change is in shares since the quarter before.

Fund	Shares	Value	Share of the fund	Change
BlackRock, Inc.	6,973,153	$633.3M	0.0%	+357,102
Earnest Partners LLC	3,345,689	$303.9M	1.1%	+187,072
Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC	3,076,935	$279.4M	0.0%	−44,407
American Century Companies Inc	2,768,176	$251.4M	0.1%	+530,685
Wellington Management Group Llp	2,416,471	$219.5M	0.0%	−1,149,701
Vanguard Capital Management LLC	2,321,142	$210.8M	0.0%	−3,165
State Street Corp	2,165,434	$196.7M	0.0%	+138,098
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management, Inc.	2,003,514	$182.0M	0.5%	−44,746
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP	1,926,205	$174.9M	0.0%	+183,423
Geode Capital Management, LLC	1,778,678	$161.6M	0.0%	+423,987
Bank Of America Corp /de/	1,660,122	$150.8M	0.0%	+143,944
Fmr LLC	1,560,741	$141.7M	0.0%	+197,316
Sei Investments Co	1,203,052	$109.3M	0.1%	+151,474
Snyder Capital Management L P	900,275	$81.8M	1.4%	−25,048
Aqr Capital Management LLC	870,098	$79.0M	0.0%	+18,885
Morgan Stanley	837,068	$76.0M	0.0%	+39,655
Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc	701,255	$63.7M	0.0%	−44,532
Northern Trust Corp	649,836	$59.0M	0.0%	+18,242
Bank of New York Mellon Corp	632,518	$57.4M	0.0%	−1,708
Norges Bank	574,305	$52.2M	0.0%	New
Fiduciary Trust Co	531,539	$48.3M	0.5%	−5,130
Goldman Sachs Group Inc	511,514	$46.5M	0.0%	+259,999
Millennium Management LLC	489,254	$44.4M	0.0%	+479,838
UBS Group AG	487,308	$44.3M	0.0%	+199,855
Capital Research Global Investors	425,829	$38.7M	0.0%	−36,862

13F reports cover disclosed long positions in U.S. stocks only.

SEC filer profile

How Cabot Corporation is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, from its EDGAR record and the cover page of its latest annual report.

Name on EDGARCABOT CORP²
CIK0000016040
Employer ID (EIN)04-2271897¹⁸
Filer statusLarge accelerated filer not an emerging growth company; not a smaller reporting company; not a shell company¹⁸
Incorporated inDelaware¹⁸
Fiscal year endsSeptember 30²
Industry code (SIC)2890 Miscellaneous Chemical Products²
SEC reviewing officeOffice of Industrial Applications and Services, Division of Corporation Finance²
Business addressTwo Seaport Lane Suite 1400, Boston, MA 02210²
Phone6173450100²
Shares outstanding51,631,007 as of Jul 31, 2026¹⁶
Public float$4,429.0T as of Mar 31, 2025¹⁸
AuditorDeloitte & Touche LLP, Boston, Massachusetts PCAOB ID 34; it also attests to the company’s internal control over financial reporting¹⁸
On EDGAR sinceFeb 14, 1994²
Filings2,455 in all: 4 (1,650), 8-K (253), 10-Q (99), SC 13G/A (83), SC 13G (44), 3 (37), DEF 14A (32), 10-K (31)²
All 45 form types
11-K (25), 144 (23), UPLOAD (21), S-8 (20), ARS (15), SC 13D/A (14), 424B2 (13), CORRESP (12), DEFA14A (12), S-8 POS (10), SD (9), 4/A (6), FWP (6), 25 (4), S-3ASR (4), 424B3 (3), SC 13D (3), SCHEDULE 13G (3), SCHEDULE 13G/A (3), 3/A (2), 5 (2), 10-K/A (1), 10-K405 (1), 10-Q/A (1), 11-K/A (1), 144/A (1), 305B2 (1), 424B5 (1), 8-A12B (1), 8-A12B/A (1), 8-K/A (1), D (1), D/A (1), DEFR14A (1), NO ACT (1), PRE 14A (1), S-3 (1)
Latest filingsAnnual report (10-K) Nov 24, 2025
Quarterly report (10-Q) Aug 4, 2026
Proxy statement (DEF 14A) Jan 27, 2026
Latest 8-K (8-K) Sep 15, 2026

Securities registered for trading

Class	Symbol	Exchange
Common Stock, $1 par value per share	CBT	The New York Stock Exchange

From the cover page of the 10-K filed Nov 24, 2025 (Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act).¹⁸

Risk factors and legal proceedings

The risks Cabot Corporation names in Item 1A of its 10-K filed Nov 24, 2025: 21 risks under these headings, as written.¹⁸

Industry Risks
Our industry is highly competitive and demand for our products and our financial results may be negatively impacted by changes in industry capacity utilization, a material shift in the geographic area of tire production (in particular, shifts away from higher margin regions), and competition from other specialty chemical companies.
Environmental laws and regulations that affect our industries impose constraints on our operations, and could threaten our competitive position and increase our operating costs, which may adversely impact our business and results of operations.
We may be exposed to certain regulatory and financial risks related to climate change developments and an increased focus on carbon neutrality and net zero emissions, which may adversely affect our business and results of operations, and increased pressures and adverse publicity about potential impacts on climate change by us or other companies in our industry could harm our reputation.
Volatility in the price and availability of raw materials and energy could impact our margins and working capital and our revenues from our energy center operations.
A significant adverse change in a customer or joint venture relationship or the failure of a customer or joint venture partner to perform its obligations under agreements with us could harm our business or cash flows.
We are exposed to political or country risk inherent in doing business in some countries, including China.
Operational Risks
As a chemical manufacturing company, our operations are subject to operational risks and have the potential to cause environmental or other damage as well as personal injury, or disrupt our ability to supply our customers, any of which could adversely affect our business, results of operations and cash flows.
An interruption in our operations as a result of fence-line arrangements or a joint venture partner's actions could disrupt our manufacturing operations and adversely affect our financial results.
Our products are subject to extensive safety, health and environmental requirements, which could impair our ability to manufacture and sell certain products.
Information technology systems failures, data security breaches, cybersecurity attacks or network disruptions have harmed us in the past and could compromise our information, disrupt our operations and expose us to liability, which may adversely impact our operations.

The other 11 risks

Natural disasters and severe weather events could affect our operations and financial results.
Financial and Other Risks
Negative or uncertain worldwide or regional economic conditions or trade relations may adversely impact our business.
Litigation or legal proceedings could expose us to significant liabilities and thus negatively affect our financial results.
Our tax rate and other tax obligations are dependent upon a number of factors, a change in any of which could impact our future tax rates and financial results.
Fluctuations in foreign currency exchange and interest rates affect our financial results.
We have entered into a number of derivative contracts with financial counterparties. The effectiveness of these contracts is dependent on the ability of these financial counterparties to perform their obligations, and their nonperformance could harm our financial condition. In addition, at maturity, settlement of the derivative contract may be a use of cash depending on the movement of foreign exchange rates, the amount of which is unpredictable.
Technology Risks
We may not be successful achieving our growth expectations from new products, new applications and technology developments, and money we spend on these efforts may not result in an increase in revenues or profits commensurate with our investment.
The continued protection of our patents, trade secrets and other proprietary intellectual property rights is important to our success.
We are exposed to risks related to the use of artificial intelligence tools by us and others.
Portfolio Management, Capacity Expansion and Integration Risks
Any failure to realize benefits from acquisitions, alliances or joint ventures or to achieve our portfolio management objectives could adversely affect future financial results.
Plant capacity expansions and site development projects may impact existing plant operations, be delayed and/or not achieve the expected benefits.

Legal proceedings

Cabot is a party in various lawsuits and environmental proceedings wherein substantial amounts are claimed. Additional information regarding legal proceedings involving Cabot is disclosed in Note S in Item 8 below, under the heading “Contingencies”, which disclosure is incorporated herein by reference.

The opening of Item 3, Legal Proceedings.¹⁸

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SEC EDGARLisa M. Dumont, Controller
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SEC EDGARJeff Ji Zhu, Senior Vice President
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SEC EDGARJohn R. Doubman, Senior Vice President
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SEC EDGARHobart Kalkstein, Senior Vice President
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SEC EDGARGottberg Friedrich Von, Senior Vice President
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SEC EDGARNicholas S. Cross, Executive Vice President
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SEC EDGARDavid A. Miller, Executive Vice President
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SEC EDGARSean D. Keohane, Vice President
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SEC EDGARRavijit Paintal, Vice President
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SEC EDGARJames Patrick Kelly, Controller
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SEC EDGARCarol Flack, Vice President
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SEC EDGARDirk Blevi, Executive Vice President
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SEC EDGAREduardo E. Cordeiro, Vice President
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SEC EDGARThomas H. Odle, Vice President
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SEC EDGARWilliam J. Brady, Vice President
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SEC EDGARDavid J. Elliott, Controller
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SEC EDGARPaul J. Gormisky, Vice President
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SEC EDGARThierry Fj Vanlancker, Board member
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SEC EDGARMichelle Elizabeth Williams, Board member
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SEC EDGARRaffiq Nathoo, Board member
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SEC EDGARDouglas G. Delgrosso, Board member
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SEC EDGARChristine Y. Yan, Board member
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SEC EDGARCynthia A. Arnold, Board member
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SEC EDGARFrank Anders Wilson, Board member
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SEC EDGARWilliam C. Kirby, Board member
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SEC EDGARSue H. Rataj, Board member
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SEC EDGARJohn K. McGillicuddy, Board member
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SEC EDGARShengman Zhang, Board member
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SEC EDGARCabot Juan Enriquez, Board member
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SEC EDGARHenry F. McCance, Board member
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SEC EDGARArthur L. Goldstein, Board member
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SEC EDGARGautam S. Kaji, Board member
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SEC EDGARJohn O'Brien, Board member
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SEC EDGARMark S. Wrighton, Board member
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SEC EDGARRoderick Macleod, Board member
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SEC EDGARRonaldo H. Schmitz, Board member
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SEC EDGARJohn S. Clarkeson, Board member
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SEC EDGARJohn H. McArthur, Board member
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SEC EDGARJohn G. L. Cabot, Board member
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SEC EDGARKaren A. Kalita, General counsel
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SEC EDGARBrian A. Berube, General counsel
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SEC EDGARExecutive or director change; Regulation FD disclosure
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SEC EDGAROther events
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SEC EDGAROther events
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SEC EDGARResults of operations
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SEC EDGARExecutive or director change; Regulation FD disclosure
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SEC EDGAREntered a material agreement; Ended a material agreement; New debt or obligation
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SEC EDGARResults of operations
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SEC EDGARShareholder vote
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SEC EDGARResults of operations
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SEC EDGARExecutive or director change
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SEC EDGARResults of operations
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SEC EDGARCabot Corporation 8-K, Item 2.02 (results of operations)
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SEC EDGARCabot Corporation 8-K, Item 2.02 (results of operations)
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SEC EDGARCabot Corporation 8-K, Item 2.02 (results of operations)
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SEC EDGARAMERICAN CENTURY INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC SCHEDULE 13G on Cabot Corporation
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SEC EDGARWellington Management Company SCHEDULE 13G/A on Cabot Corporation
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SEC EDGARVANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC SCHEDULE 13G on Cabot Corporation
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SEC EDGARVANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC SCHEDULE 13G on Cabot Corporation
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SEC EDGARVANGUARD GROUP INC SCHEDULE 13G/A on Cabot Corporation
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SEC EDGARFMR LLC SC 13G/A on Cabot Corporation
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SEC EDGAREARNEST PARTNERS LLC SC 13G/A on Cabot Corporation
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SEC EDGARBlackRock SC 13G/A on Cabot Corporation
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SEC EDGARFULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. SC 13G/A on Cabot Corporation
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SEC EDGARCabot Corporation proxy statement (DEF 14A), 2025 pay