Ratios

		vs industry	vs history
P/E(ttm)	17.50	CBT's P/E(ttm) is ranked higher than 97% of the 565 Companies in the Global Specialty Chemicals industry. ( Industry Median: 21.95 vs. CBT: 17.50 )	CBT' s 10-Year P/E(ttm) Range Min: 2.72   Max: 115.06 Current: 17.5 2.72 115.06
P/S	0.77	CBT's P/S is ranked higher than 56% of the 565 Companies in the Global Specialty Chemicals industry. ( Industry Median: 0.80 vs. CBT: 0.77 )	CBT' s 10-Year P/S Range Min: 0.19   Max: 1.8 Current: 0.77 0.19 1.8
PFCF	74.74	CBT's PFCF is ranked higher than 56% of the 565 Companies in the Global Specialty Chemicals industry. ( Industry Median: 17.30 vs. CBT: 74.74 )	CBT' s 10-Year PFCF Range Min: 2.12   Max: 122.08 Current: 74.74 2.12 122.08
EV-to-EBIT	15.72	CBT's EV-to-EBIT is ranked higher than 82% of the 565 Companies in the Global Specialty Chemicals industry. ( Industry Median: 14.32 vs. CBT: 15.72 )	CBT' s 10-Year EV-to-EBIT Range Min: 4.5   Max: 54.7 Current: 15.72 4.5 54.7
PEG	0.53	CBT's PEG is ranked lower than 70% of the 565 Companies in the Global Specialty Chemicals industry. ( Industry Median: 1.14 vs. CBT: 0.53 )	CBT' s 10-Year PEG Range Min: 0.39   Max: 12.96 Current: 0.53 0.39 12.96
Shiller P/E	17.31	CBT's Shiller P/E is ranked higher than 96% of the 565 Companies in the Global Specialty Chemicals industry. ( Industry Median: 23.35 vs. CBT: 17.31 )	CBT' s 10-Year Shiller P/E Range Min: 9.37   Max: 50.39 Current: 17.31 9.37 50.39

Dividend & Buy Back

		vs industry	vs history
Dividend Yield	1.98	CBT's Dividend Yield is ranked higher than 69% of the 565 Companies in the Global Specialty Chemicals industry. ( Industry Median: 1.96 vs. CBT: 1.98 )	CBT' s 10-Year Dividend Yield Range Min: 1.14   Max: 8.83 Current: 1.98 1.14 8.83
Dividend Payout	0.1	CBT's Dividend Payout is ranked higher than 88% of the 565 Companies in the Global Specialty Chemicals industry. ( Industry Median: 0.74 vs. CBT: 0.1 )	CBT' s 10-Year Dividend Payout Range Min: 0.07   Max: 0.54 Current: 0.1 0.07 0.54
Dividend growth (3y)	2	CBT's Dividend growth (3y) is ranked higher than 90% of the 565 Companies in the Global Specialty Chemicals industry. ( Industry Median: 0.70 vs. CBT: 2 )	CBT' s 10-Year Dividend growth (3y) Range Min: 0   Max: 5.7 Current: 2 0 5.7
Yield on cost (5-Year)	2.34	CBT's Yield on cost (5-Year) is ranked higher than 70% of the 565 Companies in the Global Specialty Chemicals industry. ( Industry Median: 1.96 vs. CBT: 2.34 )	CBT' s 10-Year Yield on cost (5-Year) Range Min: 1.27   Max: 9.84 Current: 2.34 1.27 9.84
Share Buyback Rate	-0.1	CBT's Share Buyback Rate is ranked higher than 86% of the 565 Companies in the Global Specialty Chemicals industry. ( Industry Median: -0.75 vs. CBT: -0.1 )	CBT' s 10-Year Share Buyback Rate Range Min: 4.1   Max: -1.6 Current: -0.1

Valuation & Return

		vs industry	vs history
Price/DCF (Projected)	1.1	CBT's Price/DCF (Projected) is ranked higher than 84% of the 565 Companies in the Global Specialty Chemicals industry. ( Industry Median: 1.30 vs. CBT: 1.1 )	CBT' s 10-Year Price/DCF (Projected) Range Min: 0.7   Max: 1.6 Current: 1.1 0.7 1.6
Price/Median PS Value	0.8	CBT's Price/Median PS Value is ranked higher than 79% of the 565 Companies in the Global Specialty Chemicals industry. ( Industry Median: 0.70 vs. CBT: 0.8 )	CBT' s 10-Year Price/Median PS Value Range Min: 0.5   Max: 1.9 Current: 0.8 0.5 1.9
Price/Peter Lynch Fair Value	0.4	CBT's Price/Peter Lynch Fair Value is ranked lower than 70% of the 565 Companies in the Global Specialty Chemicals industry. ( Industry Median: 1.40 vs. CBT: 0.4 )	CBT' s 10-Year Price/Peter Lynch Fair Value Range Min: 0.4   Max: 2.5 Current: 0.4 0.4 2.5
Earnings Yield (Greenblatt)	6.40	CBT's Earnings Yield (Greenblatt) is ranked higher than 87% of the 565 Companies in the Global Specialty Chemicals industry. ( Industry Median: 6.05 vs. CBT: 6.40 )	CBT' s 10-Year Earnings Yield (Greenblatt) Range Min: 1.8   Max: 22.1 Current: 6.4 1.8 22.1
Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman)	21.52	CBT's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) is ranked higher than 82% of the 565 Companies in the Global Specialty Chemicals industry. ( Industry Median: 5.28 vs. CBT: 21.52 )	CBT' s 10-Year Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) Range Min: -21.4   Max: 35.5 Current: 21.52 -21.4 35.5

Business Description

Cabot Corporation was founded in 1882 and was incorporated in the State of Delaware in 1960. Cabot is a global specialty chemicals and performance materials Company. Its products are rubber and specialty grade carbon blacks, fumed metal oxides, tantalum and related products, inkjet colorants, aerogels and cesium formate drilling fluids. Cabot and its affiliates have manufacturing facilities and operations in the United States and approximately 20 other countries. It is organized into four business segments: the Core Segment; the Performance Segment; the New Business Segment and the Specialty Fluids Segment. For operational purposes, the Company is also organized into three geographic regions: The Americas, which includes North and South America; Europe, Middle East and Africa and Asia Pacific, including China. The Core Segment is comprised of the Rubber Blacks Business and the Supermetals Business. Rubber black's products are used in tires and industrial products. In industrial products such as hoses, belts, extruded profiles and molded goods.The raw material used in the manufacture of carbon black is a portion of the residual heavy oils derived from petroleum refining operations and from the distillation of coal tars and the production of ethylrene thoughout the world. It operates plants that produce rubber blacks in Argentina, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, the Czech Republic, France, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, The Netherlands, and the United States. Supermetals Business produces tantalum, niobium (columbium) and its alloys. Electronics is the largest application for tantalum powder, which is used to make capacitors for computers, networking devices, wireless phones, electronics for automobiles and other devices. The Company operates manufacturing facilities for this business in Boyertown, Pennsylvania and Kawahigashi-machi, Japan. The Performance Segment is comprised of two product lines: specialty grades of carbon black and thermoplastic concentrates; and fumed silica, fumed alumina and dispersions thereof. These products are used in applications, such as inks, coatings, cables, pipes, toners and electronics. The raw material used in the manufacture of carbon black is a portion of the residual heavy oils derived from petroleum refining operations and from the distillation of coal tars and the production of ethylene throughout the world. It operates plants that produce specialty grades of carbon black in China, The Netherlands and the United States. New Business Segment includes the Inkjet Colorants and Aerogel Businesses, and the business development activities of Cabot Superior Micropowders. Raw materials for inkjet colorants include carbon black sourced from its carbon black plants, organic pigments and other treating agents available from different sources. Cabot's aerogel is a nano-structured, high surface area, hydrophobic, silica-based particle that is used in thermal insulation and specialty chemical a
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