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Cabot (CBT) 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate

: 3.20% (As of Dec. 2023)
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Cabot's Dividends per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.40.

The historical rank and industry rank for Cabot's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate or its related term are showing as below:

CBT' s 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -0.1   Med: 4.95   Max: 14.6
Current: 3.2

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of Cabot was 14.60% per year. The lowest was -0.10% per year. And the median was 4.95% per year.

CBT's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate is ranked worse than
65.04% of 698 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 9.1 vs CBT: 3.20

During the past 12 months, Cabot's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 6.10% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 3.20% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 3.30% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 7.20% per year. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the average dividends per share growth rate.

Cabot's Dividend Payout Ratio for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.46. As of today, Cabot's Dividend Yield % is 1.72%.

Warning Sign:

Cabot Corp stock dividend yield is close to 5-year low.

For more information regarding to dividend, please check our Dividend Page.


Competitive Comparison

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Cabot's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate, along with its competitors' market caps and 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Cabot 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate Distribution

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Cabot's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Cabot's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate falls into.



Cabot 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate Calculation

This is the average annual rate that a company has been raising its dividends. The growth rate is calculated with expontential compound based on the latest four year annual data.

Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the average dividends per share growth rate.


Cabot  (NYSE:CBT) 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate Explanation

1. Dividend Payout Ratio measures the percentage of the company's earnings paid out as dividends.

Cabot's Dividend Payout Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Dividend Payout Ratio=Dividends per Share (Q: Dec. 2023 )/ EPS without NRI (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=0.4/ 0.88
=0.45

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Cabot was 1.12. The lowest was 0.25. And the median was 0.32.

2. Dividend Yield % measures how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its share price.

Cabot Recent Full-Year* Dividend History

Amount Ex-date Record Date Pay Date Type Frequency Forex Rate
USD 0.4002024-02-222024-02-232024-03-08Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.4002023-11-222023-11-242023-12-08Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.4002023-08-242023-08-252023-09-08Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.4002023-05-252023-05-262023-06-09Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000

* GuruFocus has an internal rule that if the most recent dividend payment frequency is at least 4 times a year, then the full year will be calculated according to the frequency of payment or the one-year time frame, whichever is stricter.
* GuruFocus converts dividend currency to local traded share price currency in order to calculate dividend yield. Please refer to the last column "Forex Rate" in the above table.

Cabot's Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Dividend Yield %=Most Recent Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=1.6/92.01
=1.74 %

Current Share Price is $92.01.
Cabot's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is $1.6.

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Yield of Cabot was 6.55%. The lowest was 1.34%. And the median was 2.12%.

Warning Sign:

Cabot Corp stock dividend yield is close to 5-year low.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


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Cabot (CBT) Business Description

Industry
Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Two Seaport Lane, Suite 1400, Boston, MA, USA, 02210
Cabot Corp manufactures and sells a variety of chemicals, materials, and chemical-based products. The company organizes itself into two segments based on the product type. The reinforcement materials segment, which generates more revenue than any other segment, sells rubber-grade carbon black products used in hoses and belts in automobiles. The performance chemicals segment sells ink-jet colorants and metal oxides used in the automotive and construction industries.
Executives
Erica Mclaughlin officer: Senior Vice President, CFO C/O CABOT CORPORATION, TWO SEAPORT LANE, SUITE 1300, BOSTON MA 02210
Karen A Kalita officer: SVP and General Counsel C/O CABOT CORPORATION, TWO SEAPORT LANE, SUITE 1300, BOSTON MA 02210
Hobart Kalkstein officer: Senior Vice President C/O CABOT CORPORATION, TWO SEAPORT LANE, SUITE 1300, BOSTON MA 02210
Michelle Elizabeth Williams director 6555 WEST GOOD HOPE ROAD, MILWAUKEE WI 53223
Sean D Keohane officer: Vice President C/O CABOT CORPORATION, TWO SEAPORT LANE, SUITE 1300, BOSTON MA 02210
Raffiq Nathoo director C/O CABOT CORPORATION, TWO SEAPORT LANE, SUITE 1400, BOSTON MA 02210
Douglas G Delgrosso director
Lisa M Dumont officer: Controller C/O CABOT CORPORATION, TWO SEAPORT LANE, SUITE 1300, BOSTON MA 02210
Jeff Ji Zhu officer: Senior Vice President C/O CABOT CORPORATION, TWO SEAPORT LANE, SUITE 1300, BOSTON MA 02210
Christine Y Yan director C/O CABOT CORPORATION, TWO SEAPORT LANE, SUITE 1300, BOSTON MA 02210
John R Doubman officer: Senior Vice President C/O CABOT CORPORATION, TWO SEAPORT LANE, SUITE 1300, BOSTON MA 02210
Frank Anders Wilson director C/O CABOT CORPORATION, TWO SEAPORT LANE, SUITE 1300, BOSTON MA 02210
Patrick M. Prevost director, officer: President and CEO C/O SOUTHWESTERN ENERGY COMPANY, 10000 ENERGY DRIVE, SPRING TX 77389-4954
Nicholas S. Cross officer: Executive Vice President C/O CABOT CORPORATION, TWO SEAPORT LANE, SUITE 1300, BOSTON MA 02210
Brian A Berube officer: Vice President,General Counsel C/O CABOT CORPORATION, TWO SEAPORT LANE, SUITE 1300, BOSTON MA 02210