Cabot Corp FCF Margin History
CBT / Materials|10 years of SEC 10-K data (FY2016-FY2025)
10.5% in FY2025 with a 5-year CAGR of +3.8%. Top quartile in the Materials sector.
Improved from 8.9% to 10.5% over the past 2 years.
Cabot Corp's fcf margin of 10.5% is higher than 75% of companies in the Materials sector (FY2025). FCF Margin has fluctuated over the past 10 years, ranging from -2.6% in FY2022 to 11.6% in FY2016.
Based on SEC 10-K filings.
Key Data Points
- Cash-backed earnings: Operating cash flow exceeds net income
- Altman Z-Score 2.28 (gray zone, between 1.23 and 2.9)
Data sourced from SEC EDGAR filings. Not investment advice.
- 3-Year Change
- +13.1pp
- 5-Year Change
- +3.8pp
- 10-Year Change
- -
FCF Margin Trend
Top 25% in MaterialsTop 25% of 91This company 10.5% Sector average 0.4%
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+2810.8% above sector average
Key Insights
- In FY2025, fcf margin decreased 6.7% year-over-year.
- Currently 10.2pp above the Materials sector average.
- Peak fcf margin was recorded in FY2016.
- Lowest fcf margin in the period was in FY2022.
Annual Data
| Year | FCF Margin | YoY Growth |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 10.5% | -6.7% |
| FY2024 | 11.3% | +26.4% |
| FY2023 | 8.9% | +447.5% |
| FY2022 | -2.6% | -241.2% |
| FY2021 | 1.8% | -73.1% |
| FY2020 | 6.8% | +62.4% |
| FY2019 | 4.2% | +95.8% |
| FY2018 | 2.1% | -71.2% |
| FY2017 | 7.4% | -36.3% |
| FY2016 | 11.6% | -6.9% |
As of FY2025 · SEC 10-K · Updated Feb 28, 2026