Cabot (CBT) Dividend Payout Ratio

: 0.46 (As of Dec. 2023)

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Cabot's dividend payout ratio for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.46.

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

CBT' s Dividend Payout Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.25 Med: 0.32 Max: 1.12
Current: 0.3

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.

CBT's Dividend Payout Ratio is ranked better than
62.17% of 920 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 0.38 vs CBT: 0.30

As of today (2024-04-23), the Dividend Yield % of Cabot is 1.69%.

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

Cabot's Dividends per Share for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.40.

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.

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.

The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.

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Cabot Dividend Payout Ratio Historical Data

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

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Cabot Annual Data

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Dividend Payout Ratio

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0.46

0.32

0.25

0.29

Cabot Quarterly Data
	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23
Dividend Payout Ratio	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.38	0.29	0.28	0.24	0.46

Competitive Comparison

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 Dividend Payout Ratio Distribution

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.

Cabot Dividend Payout Ratio Calculation

Dividend payout ratio measures the percentage of the company's earnings paid out as dividends.

Cabot's Dividend Payout Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Dividend Payout Ratio	=	Dividends per Share (A: Sep. 2023 )	/	EPS without NRI (A: Sep. 2023 )
	=	1.54	/	5.38
	=	0.29

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

Cabot (NYSE:CBT) Dividend Payout Ratio Explanation

In dividends investing, 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 (CBT) Business Description

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Address

Two Seaport Lane, Suite 1400, Boston, MA, USA, 02210

Website

https://www.cabotcorp.com

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