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Cabot (FRA:CBT) Dividend Payout Ratio : 0.24 (As of Dec. 2024)


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What is Cabot Dividend Payout Ratio?

The Dividend Payout Ratio is the measure of dividends paid out to shareholders relative to the company's net income. It is calculated as the Dividends per Share divided by the Earnings per Share (Diluted) during the same time period. Cabot's Dividend Payout Ratio for the months ended in Dec. 2024 was 0.24.

The historical rank and industry rank for Cabot's Dividend Payout Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

FRA:CBT' s Dividend Payout Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.23   Med: 0.32   Max: 1.12
Current: 0.23


During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Cabot was 1.12. The lowest was 0.23. And the median was 0.32.

FRA:CBT's Dividend Payout Ratio is ranked better than
71.27% of 919 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 0.36 vs FRA:CBT: 0.23

As of today (2025-03-27), the Dividend Yield % of Cabot is 2.06%.

During the past 13 years, the highest Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of Cabot was 6.55%. The lowest was 1.44%. And the median was 2.16%.

Cabot's Dividends per Share for the months ended in Dec. 2024 was €0.41.

During the past 12 months, Cabot's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 7.60% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 5.80% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 3.90% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 6.60% per year.

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 5.00% per year.

The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.

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

* Please note that "special dividend" is not included in the calculation of dividend per share and related fields.


Cabot Dividend Payout Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Cabot's Dividend Payout Ratio can be seen below:

* 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 Dividend Payout Ratio Chart

Cabot Annual Data
Trend Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23 Sep24
Dividend Payout Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - 0.32 0.25 0.29 0.24

Cabot Quarterly Data
Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24
Dividend Payout Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.46 0.23 0.22 0.24 0.24

Competitive Comparison of Cabot's Dividend Payout Ratio

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Cabot's Dividend Payout Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Dividend Payout Ratio 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's Dividend Payout Ratio Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Cabot's Dividend Payout Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Cabot's Dividend Payout Ratio falls into.


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Cabot Dividend Payout Ratio Calculation

The Dividend Payout Ratio is the measure of dividends paid out to shareholders relative to the company's net income. It is calculated as the Dividends per Share divided by the Earnings per Share (Diluted) during the same time period.

Cabot's Dividend Payout Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2024 is calculated as

Dividend Payout Ratio=Dividends per Share (A: Sep. 2024 )/ EPS without NRI (A: Sep. 2024 )
=1.496/ 6.361
=0.24

Cabot's Dividend Payout Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Dividend Payout Ratio=Dividends per Share (Q: Dec. 2024 )/ EPS without NRI (Q: Dec. 2024 )
=0.411/ 1.681
=0.24

* 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.


Cabot (FRA:CBT) Dividend Payout Ratio Explanation

In dividends investing, Dividend Payout Ratio and Dividend Growth Rate are the two most important variables for consideration. A lower payout ratio may indicate that the company has more room to increase its dividends.


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Cabot Business Description

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 the following operating segments based on the product type; the Reinforcement Materials segment which generates maximum revenue provides reinforcing carbon products used in tires, and industrial products such as hoses, belts, extruded profiles, and molded goods; and the Performance Chemicals segment aggregates the specialty carbons, specialty compounds, fumed metal oxides, battery materials, inkjet colorants, and aerogel product lines. Geographically, the company derives maximum revenue from its customers in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa and the rest from the Americas and Asia Pacific region.