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Cabot Corporation CBT Q1 2026 earnings

Reported February 3, 2026 · After market close

Revenue$849.0MMiss by $38.0M
EPS$1.53Beat by $0.13
Revenue estimate$887.0M
EPS estimate$1.40

Next report

Aug 3, 2026 (In 5 days)
Revenue estimate$943.2M
EPS estimate$1.66

Financials

Q1 2026

Income statement

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Revenue$849.0M-11.1%
Gross profit$211.0M-10.2%
Operating income$129.0M-16.8%
Net income$73.0M-21.5%
EPS (diluted)$1.37-18.0%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$230.0M+25.7%
Total debt$866.0M-27.2%
Total equity$1.6B+15.3%
Total assets$3.8B+3.2%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$126.0M+1.6%
CapEx$69.0M-10.4%
Free cash flow$57.0M+21.3%

Valuation & ratios

Valuation

as of 12/31/25
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Market cap$3.51B-29.4%
Enterprise value$4.14B-30.6%
P/E11.3×-0.5×
P/S1×-0.3×

Profitability

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Gross margin25.4%+0.9pp
Operating margin16.5%+0.6pp
Net margin8.6%-2.0pp
FCF margin11.1%-0.1pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity21.1%-10.2pp
Debt / equity0.5×-0.3×
Current ratio1.7×-0.3×

Segments

By geography

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Asia Pacific$349.0M-10.7%
Americas$278.0M-16.8%
EMEA$193.0M-2.0%

By segment

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Reinforcement Materials$520.0M-14.9%
Performance Chemicals$300.0M-3.5%

By product

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Shipping And Handling$25.0M-10.7%
Other Products And Services$4.0M-20.0%

Versus estimates

Revenue

Q2 2026$904.0MBeat by $3.7M
Q1 2026$849.0MMiss by $38.0M
Q4 2025$899.0MMiss by $31.0MQ3 2025$923.0MMiss by $54.6MQ2 2025$936.0MMiss by $19.0MQ1 2025$955.0MMiss by $71.1M

Diluted EPS

Q2 2026$1.61Beat by $0.14
Q1 2026$1.53Beat by $0.13
Q4 2025$1.70Beat by $0.02Q3 2025$1.90Beat by $0.08Q2 2025$1.90Beat by $0.05Q1 2025$1.76Beat by $0.02

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Questions, answered.

When did Cabot Corporation report Q1 2026 earnings?
Cabot Corporation (CBT) reported Q1 2026 earnings on February 3, 2026 after market close.
What were Cabot Corporation's Q1 2026 revenue and EPS?
Cabot Corporation reported revenue of $849.0M and eps of $1.53 for Q1 2026.
Did Cabot Corporation beat estimates in Q1 2026?
Revenue missed the consensus estimate of $887.0M by $38.0M. EPS beat the consensus estimate of $1.40 by $0.13.
How did Cabot Corporation's Q1 2026 results compare year-over-year?
Compared to the same quarter a year prior, revenue declined 11.1% from $955.0M a year earlier and eps declined 13.1% from $1.76.
Where can I find Cabot Corporation's Q1 2026 SEC filings?
You can read the 8-K earnings release (0001193125-26-035729) and the 10-Q periodic report (0001193125-26-037240) directly on SEC EDGAR. The filing index links above go to sec.gov.