What is Cabot Corporation's goodwill?

Cabot Corporation (CBT) reported goodwill of $136M in Q1 2026.

How has Cabot Corporation's goodwill changed year-over-year?

Cabot Corporation's goodwill increased by 6.3% year-over-year, from $128M to $136M.

What is the long-term trend for Cabot Corporation's goodwill?

Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Cabot Corporation's goodwill has grown at a 0.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $134M to $134M.

What does goodwill mean?

The excess of acquisition cost over the fair value of net identifiable assets acquired — representing brand value, customer relationships, and synergies from past M&A.

Cabot Corporation CBT Goodwill

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Segments

By segment

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Performance Chemicals$86M+4.9%

Reinforcement Materials$50M+8.7%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$904.0M-3.4%

Gross profit$210.0M-12.9%

Operating income$129.0M-20.4%

Net income$68.0M-27.7%

EPS (diluted)$1.27-24.9%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$252.0M+18.3%

Total debt$1.0B-18.9%

Total equity$1.6B+9.9%

Total assets$3.9B+3.0%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$77.0M+5.5%

CapEx$45.0M-37.5%

Free cash flow$32.0M+3,100%

Valuation

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Market cap$4.74B-12.8%

Enterprise value$5.52B-15.4%

P/E16.6×+4.1×

P/S1.3×-0.1×

Profitability

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Gross margin24.8%-0.1pp

Operating margin15.7%-0.6pp

Net margin8%-3.1pp

FCF margin12.1%+4.0pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity19%-12.0pp

Debt / equity0.7×-0.2×

Current ratio1.4×-0.5×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Cabot Corporation in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:Goodwill.

The official record: Cabot Corporation’s 10-Q, filed May 6, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Cabot Corporation's goodwill?: Cabot Corporation (CBT) reported goodwill of $136M in Q1 2026.
How has Cabot Corporation's goodwill changed year-over-year?: Cabot Corporation's goodwill increased by 6.3% year-over-year, from $128M to $136M.
What is the long-term trend for Cabot Corporation's goodwill?: Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Cabot Corporation's goodwill has grown at a 0.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $134M to $134M.
What does goodwill mean?: The excess of acquisition cost over the fair value of net identifiable assets acquired — representing brand value, customer relationships, and synergies from past M&A.