US · CBT
Cabot Corporation
- Sector
- Basic Materials · Chemicals - Specialty
- Headquarters
- Boston, MA 02210-2019
- Website
- cabotcorp.com
Price · as of 2025-09-30
$77.33
Market cap 3.98B
Valuation summary
Four models, one snapshot. Upside is target ÷ current − 1.
| Valuation method | Value, $ | Upside, % |
|---|---|---|
| Artificial Intelligence(AI) | $66.53 | -13.97% |
| Intrinsic Value(DCF) | $27.76 | -64.1% |
| Graham-Dodd Method(GD) | $30.37 | -60.72% |
| Graham Formula(GF) | $8.84 | -88.56% |
Valuation history
Annual price (USD per share) overlaid with each model's fair value. Y-axis is log scale.
| Year | Price | AI | DCF | Graham-Dodd | Graham Formula |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | $24.09 | $32.36 | $0.00 | $29.99 | $55.26 |
| 2012 | $28.01 | $21.18 | $0.00 | $40.16 | $87.52 |
| 2013 | $37.07 | $21.48 | $0.00 | $22.78 | $31.29 |
| 2014 | $32.20 | $25.28 | $0.00 | $24.90 | $41.51 |
| 2015 | $32.14 | $13.89 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $64.38 |
| 2016 | $42.86 | $36.47 | $0.00 | $14.34 | $0.00 |
| 2017 | $47.71 | $34.55 | $3.21 | $22.23 | $78.60 |
| 2018 | $38.07 | $23.29 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| 2019 | $41.15 | $35.12 | $0.25 | $8.40 | $29.42 |
| 2020 | $37.28 | $18.02 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $52.75 |
| 2021 | $51.39 | $42.71 | $5.84 | $15.11 | $163.98 |
| 2022 | $66.59 | $38.00 | $325.08 | $9.85 | $125.46 |
| 2023 | $74.22 | $44.76 | $297.93 | $36.84 | $0.00 |
| 2024 | $101.97 | $83.76 | $5.66 | $33.10 | $67.61 |
| 2025 | $64.94 | $66.53 | $4.68 | $30.37 | $8.84 |
AI valuation
Our deep-learning model estimates Cabot Corporation's (CBT) per-share fair value from quarterly fundamentals, sector trend, and historical valuation patterns.
- AI fair value
- $66.53
- Current price
- $77.33
- AI upside
- -13.97%
Methodology and confidence bands appear in the dedicated valuation theory section. The AI score is an estimate, not a recommendation.
Intrinsic value (DCF)
Open DCF calculatorThree textbook valuation models, recomputed daily from the latest financial statements. The DCF uses our Chepakovich model. Graham-Dodd and Graham Formula are conservative reference points.
DCF
$27.76
-64.1% upside
Graham-Dodd
$30.37
-60.72% upside
Graham Formula
$8.84
-88.56% upside
Peer comparison
Same-industry comparables, ranked by market cap.
| Basic Info | Model Valuation | Core Valuation | Profitability | Leverage & Liquidity | Growth | Cash Flow | Dividends | Enterprise Value | Risk | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ticker | Company Name | Price | Market Cap | AI Upside | DCF Upside | GD Upside | GF Upside | P/E | P/B | P/S | EV/EBITDA | PEG | P/TBV | Gross Margin | Operating Margin | Net Margin | ROE | ROIC | ROA | Debt/Equity | Interest Coverage | Current Ratio | Quick Ratio | Net Debt/EBITDA | EPS Growth | Sales Growth | FCF Growth | FCF Yield | Op Cash Flow Ratio | Cash ROIC | Dividend Yield | Dividend Payout | Shareholder Yield | EV/EBIT | EV/FCF | EV/Sales | Altman Z-Score |
| CBT | Cabot Corporation | $77.33 | 3.98B | -14% | -64% | -61% | -89% | 9.27 | 2.25 | 0.94 | 5.60 | — | 2.56 | 25.32% | 16.73% | 8.91% | 25.28% | 16.20% | 9.96% | 0.78 | 8.17 | 1.61 | 0.97 | 1.21 | -1042.00% | -704.00% | -1330.00% | 11.21% | 0.69 | 15.52% | 2.75% | 25.50% | 11.87% | 7.16 | 11.37 | 1.20 | 3.36 |
| AVNT | Avient Corporation | $41.07 | 3.76B | -22% | -51% | — | -81% | 44.74 | 1.58 | 1.15 | 9.39 | — | -4.27 | 32.46% | 6.24% | 2.51% | 3.57% | 3.95% | 1.41% | 0.81 | 2.06 | 1.66 | 1.12 | 2.57 | -5163.00% | 61.00% | 4455.00% | 5.21% | 0.36 | 5.06% | 2.64% | 118.20% | 7.87% | 25.32 | 26.43 | 1.58 | 1.38 |
| CE | Celanese Corporation | $49.94 | 5.47B | -29% | -60% | — | — | -4.76 | 1.34 | 0.57 | 59.28 | — | -1.65 | 18.77% | 8.04% | -12.21% | -24.80% | 4.30% | -5.14% | 3.24 | 1.00 | 1.55 | 0.74 | 40.63 | -2362.00% | -716.00% | -10000.00% | 0.00% | 0.31 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 2.30% | 22.57 | — | 1.81 | 1.49 |
| FUL | H.B. Fuller Company | $65.72 | 3.57B | -2% | -60% | -91% | -76% | 23.65 | 1.79 | 1.03 | 10.44 | 120.89 | -7.45 | 31.69% | 11.49% | 4.37% | 7.93% | 7.24% | 3.00% | 1.01 | 2.99 | 1.70 | 0.90 | 3.62 | 1957.00% | -267.00% | -2572.00% | 3.37% | 0.35 | 3.17% | 1.40% | 33.10% | 3.09% | 13.79 | 45.41 | 1.58 | 2.27 |
| HWKN | Hawkins, Inc. | $149.10 | 3.12B | -39% | -63% | -83% | -62% | 33.25 | 6.09 | 2.88 | 18.52 | 271.28 | 16.05 | 23.15% | 12.23% | 8.66% | 19.47% | 15.66% | 11.69% | 0.35 | 21.94 | 2.15 | 1.30 | 0.97 | 1226.00% | 601.00% | -4135.00% | 2.50% | 1.04 | 12.48% | 0.52% | 17.40% | 1.35% | 24.83 | 42.27 | 3.04 | 8.19 |
| KNF | Knife River Corporation | $88.98 | 5.04B | -23% | -57% | -62% | -49% | 32.04 | 3.07 | 1.60 | 12.61 | — | 4.62 | 18.35% | 9.08% | 4.99% | 10.08% | 8.97% | 4.83% | 0.76 | 3.49 | 2.54 | 1.06 | 2.31 | -2225.00% | 852.00% | -14643.00% | -1.38% | 0.74 | -2.97% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 21.57 | -88.58 | 1.96 | 3.21 |
| MEOH | Methanex Corporation | $50.53 | 3.91B | -6% | -66% | -36% | -61% | 11.16 | 1.33 | 0.75 | 6.43 | — | 1.33 | 19.10% | 9.73% | 4.41% | 12.44% | 7.25% | 3.84% | 1.54 | 2.73 | 2.62 | 1.87 | 2.93 | -700.00% | -10.00% | 16585.00% | 20.17% | 1.01 | 12.62% | 1.79% | 19.90% | 9.47% | 14.18 | 9.12 | 1.38 | 1.70 |
| PRM | Perimeter Solutions, S.A. | $23.48 | 3.47B | +42% | -41% | — | — | -16.77 | 3.05 | 5.30 | -25.75 | -0.51 | -4.16 | 57.46% | -30.78% | -31.61% | -18.02% | -13.47% | -8.14% | 0.03 | -5.13 | 3.22 | 2.23 | 2.38 | 328272.00% | 1638.00% | -11322.00% | -0.66% | 0.04 | -1.75% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 27.15% | -15.77 | -138.66 | 4.85 | 1.12 |
| SSL | Sasol Limited | $8.92 | 5.69B | +69% | -52% | +86% | — | 4.18 | 0.52 | 0.32 | 4.29 | — | 0.52 | 42.54% | 15.44% | 2.72% | 12.74% | 10.59% | 5.19% | 0.79 | 4.12 | 1.87 | 1.27 | 2.24 | -11510.00% | -946.00% | 7640.00% | 16.38% | 0.55 | 5.64% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 12.89% | 3.97 | 11.84 | 0.61 | 1.84 |
| SXT | Sensient Technologies Cor… | $101.53 | 4.32B | -22% | -60% | -91% | -64% | 31.59 | 3.56 | 2.64 | 18.60 | 422.12 | 5.71 | 33.45% | 12.85% | 8.34% | 11.93% | 8.71% | 6.30% | 0.65 | 7.00 | 4.10 | 1.30 | 2.77 | 748.00% | 352.00% | -6077.00% | 0.90% | 0.48 | 2.13% | 1.64% | 51.80% | 1.64% | 24.09 | 129.89 | 3.10 | 5.04 |
| WDFC | WD-40 Company | $238.20 | 3.22B | -38% | -66% | — | -64% | 29.37 | 9.97 | 4.31 | 23.94 | 94.98 | 15.85 | 55.06% | 16.74% | 14.68% | 36.49% | 31.27% | 19.68% | 0.36 | 30.16 | 2.79 | 1.75 | 0.35 | 3092.00% | 498.00% | -505.00% | 3.12% | 0.86 | 28.06% | 1.88% | 55.20% | 2.96% | 26.13 | 32.52 | 4.37 | 11.80 |
About Cabot Corporation
Cabot Corporation operates as a specialty chemicals and performance materials company. It operates through three segments: Reinforcement Materials, Performance Chemicals, and Purification Solutions. The company offers reinforcing carbons used in tires as a rubber reinforcing agent and performance additive, as well as in industrial products, such as hoses, belts, extruded profiles, and molded goods; and engineered elastomer composites. It also provides specialty carbons used in inks, coatings, plastics, adhesives, toners, batteries, and displays applications; masterbatch and conductive compound products for use in automotive, industrial, packaging, infrastructure, agriculture, consumer products, and electronics industries; inkjet colorants used in the inkjet printing applications; fumed silica used in adhesives, sealants, cosmetics, batteries, inks, toners, silicone elastomers, coatings, polishing slurries, and pharmaceuticals; fumed alumina used in various products, including inkjet media, lighting, coatings, cosmetics, and polishing slurries; and aerogel, a hydrophobic, silica-based particle for use in various thermal insulation and specialty chemical applications. In addition, the company offers activated carbon products used for the purification of water, air, food and beverages, pharmaceuticals, and other liquids and gases; and activated carbon solutions for activated carbon injection in coal-fired utilities, mobile water filter units, and carbon reactivation services. The company sells its products through distributors and sales representatives in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. Cabot Corporation was founded in 1882 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.
- CEO
- Sean D. Keohane
- Employees
- 4.15K
- Beta
- 0.86
Disclaimer: Information on this page is provided for educational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice. Upside computed as ($27.76 ÷ $77.33) − 1 = -64.1% (DCF, example).