Cabot Free Cash Flow (FCF) History (CBT)
Cabot reported $391.0M in free cash flow for fiscal 2025, a decrease of 13.30% from the previous fiscal year, with a free cash flow margin of 10.53%.
View full Cabot company overviewCabot free cash flow by year
| Fiscal year | Period ended | Free cash flow | Change | Growth | FCF margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-09-30 | $391.0M | −$60.0M | −13.30% | +10.53% |
| 2024 | 2024-09-30 | $451.0M | $100.0M | +28.49% | +11.29% |
| 2023 | 2023-09-30 | $351.0M | $462.0M | — | +8.93% |
| 2022 | 2022-09-30 | −$111.0M | −$173.0M | — | −2.57% |
| 2021 | 2021-09-30 | $62.0M | −$115.0M | −64.97% | +1.82% |
| 2020 | 2020-09-30 | $177.0M | $38.0M | +27.34% | +6.77% |
| 2019 | 2019-09-30 | $139.0M | $70.0M | +101.45% | +4.17% |
| 2018 | 2018-09-30 | $69.0M | −$132.0M | −65.67% | +2.13% |
| 2017 | 2017-09-30 | $201.0M | −$79.0M | −28.21% | +7.40% |
| 2016 | 2016-09-30 | $280.0M | −$78.0M | −21.79% | +11.61% |
| 2015 | 2015-09-30 | $358.0M | $214.0M | +148.61% | +12.47% |
| 2014 | 2014-09-30 | $144.0M | −$11.0M | −7.10% | +3.95% |
| 2013 | 2013-09-30 | $155.0M | $21.0M | +15.67% | +4.48% |
| 2012 | 2012-09-30 | $134.0M | $169.0M | — | +4.07% |
| 2011 | 2011-09-30 | −$35.0M | −$176.0M | — | −1.13% |
| 2010 | 2010-09-30 | $141.0M | −$152.0M | −51.88% | +5.19% |
| 2009 | 2009-09-30 | $293.0M | $368.0M | — | +13.90% |
| 2008 | 2008-09-30 | −$75.0M | — | — | −2.35% |
Cabot quarterly free cash flow
| Fiscal quarter | Period ended | Free cash flow | Change | YoY growth | FCF margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 2026-06-30 | $37.0M | −$151.0M | −80.32% | +3.77% |
| Q2 2026 | 2026-03-31 | $32.0M | $31.0M | +3100.00% | +3.54% |
| Q1 2026 | 2025-12-31 | $57.0M | $10.0M | +21.28% | +6.71% |
| Q4 2025 | 2025-09-30 | $155.0M | $43.0M | +38.39% | +17.24% |
| Q3 2025 | 2025-06-30 | $188.0M | $33.0M | +21.29% | +20.37% |
| Q2 2025 | 2025-03-31 | $1.0M | −$132.0M | −99.25% | +0.11% |
| Q1 2025 | 2024-12-31 | $47.0M | −$4.0M | −7.84% | +4.92% |
| Q4 2024 | 2024-09-30 | $112.0M | $52.0M | +86.67% | +11.19% |
| Q3 2024 | 2024-06-30 | $155.0M | −$8.0M | −4.91% | +15.26% |
| Q2 2024 | 2024-03-31 | $133.0M | $22.0M | +19.82% | +13.05% |
| Q1 2024 | 2023-12-31 | $51.0M | $34.0M | +200.00% | +5.32% |
| Q4 2023 | 2023-09-30 | $60.0M | $45.0M | +300.00% | +6.22% |
| Q3 2023 | 2023-06-30 | $163.0M | $179.0M | — | +16.84% |
| Q2 2023 | 2023-03-31 | $111.0M | $142.0M | — | +10.75% |
| Q1 2023 | 2022-12-31 | $17.0M | $96.0M | — | +1.76% |
| Q4 2022 | 2022-09-30 | $15.0M | −$5.0M | −25.00% | +1.35% |
| Q3 2022 | 2022-06-30 | −$16.0M | −$41.0M | — | −1.39% |
| Q2 2022 | 2022-03-31 | −$31.0M | −$56.0M | — | −2.84% |
| Q1 2022 | 2021-12-31 | −$79.0M | −$71.0M | — | −8.16% |
| Q4 2021 | 2021-09-30 | $20.0M | −$41.0M | −67.21% | +2.21% |
| Q3 2021 | 2021-06-30 | $25.0M | −$81.0M | −76.42% | +2.73% |
| Q2 2021 | 2021-03-31 | $25.0M | $52.0M | — | +2.97% |
| Q1 2021 | 2020-12-31 | −$8.0M | −$45.0M | — | −1.07% |
| Q4 2020 | 2020-09-30 | $61.0M | −$67.0M | −52.34% | +9.26% |
| Q3 2020 | 2020-06-30 | $106.0M | $49.0M | +85.96% | +20.46% |
| Q2 2020 | 2020-03-31 | −$27.0M | −$74.0M | — | −3.80% |
| Q1 2020 | 2019-12-31 | $37.0M | $130.0M | — | +5.09% |
| Q4 2019 | 2019-09-30 | $128.0M | $35.0M | +37.63% | +15.48% |
| Q3 2019 | 2019-06-30 | $57.0M | $53.0M | +1325.00% | +6.75% |
| Q2 2019 | 2019-03-31 | $47.0M | $68.0M | — | +5.57% |
| Q1 2019 | 2018-12-31 | −$93.0M | −$86.0M | — | −11.33% |
| Q4 2018 | 2018-09-30 | $93.0M | −$3.0M | −3.13% | +10.94% |
| Q3 2018 | 2018-06-30 | $4.0M | −$88.0M | −95.65% | +0.47% |
| Q2 2018 | 2018-03-31 | −$21.0M | $51.0M | — | −2.57% |
| Q1 2018 | 2017-12-31 | −$7.0M | −$92.0M | — | −0.97% |
| Q4 2017 | 2017-09-30 | $96.0M | $31.0M | +47.69% | +13.28% |
| Q3 2017 | 2017-06-30 | $92.0M | $13.0M | +16.46% | +13.05% |
| Q2 2017 | 2017-03-31 | −$72.0M | −$149.0M | — | −10.62% |
| Q1 2017 | 2016-12-31 | $85.0M | $26.0M | +44.07% | +13.91% |
| Q4 2016 | 2016-09-30 | $65.0M | −$118.0M | −64.48% | +10.50% |
| Q3 2016 | 2016-06-30 | $79.0M | $39.0M | +97.50% | +12.72% |
| Q2 2016 | 2016-03-31 | $77.0M | −$43.0M | −35.83% | +13.56% |
| Q1 2016 | 2015-12-31 | $59.0M | $44.0M | +293.33% | +9.78% |
| Q4 2015 | 2015-09-30 | $183.0M | $109.0M | +147.30% | +27.27% |
| Q3 2015 | 2015-06-30 | $40.0M | −$31.0M | −43.66% | +5.76% |
| Q2 2015 | 2015-03-31 | $120.0M | $61.0M | +103.39% | +17.29% |
| Q1 2015 | 2014-12-31 | $15.0M | $75.0M | — | +1.85% |
| Q4 2014 | 2014-09-30 | $74.0M | −$134.0M | −64.42% | +8.12% |
| Q3 2014 | 2014-06-30 | $71.0M | $1.0M | +1.43% | +7.55% |
| Q2 2014 | 2014-03-31 | $59.0M | $69.0M | — | +6.57% |
| Q1 2014 | 2013-12-31 | −$60.0M | $53.0M | — | −6.68% |
| Q4 2013 | 2013-09-30 | $208.0M | $82.0M | +65.08% | +23.24% |
| Q3 2013 | 2013-06-30 | $70.0M | $38.0M | +118.75% | +7.77% |
| Q2 2013 | 2013-03-31 | −$10.0M | −$27.0M | — | −1.19% |
| Q1 2013 | 2012-12-31 | −$113.0M | −$72.0M | — | −13.78% |
| Q4 2012 | 2012-09-30 | $126.0M | $149.0M | — | +15.02% |
| Q3 2012 | 2012-06-30 | $32.0M | $30.0M | +1500.00% | +3.78% |
| Q2 2012 | 2012-03-31 | $17.0M | $40.0M | — | +2.01% |
| Q1 2012 | 2011-12-31 | −$41.0M | −$50.0M | — | −5.38% |
| Q4 2011 | 2011-09-30 | −$23.0M | −$122.0M | — | −2.76% |
| Q3 2011 | 2011-06-30 | $2.0M | −$59.0M | −96.72% | +0.24% |
| Q2 2011 | 2011-03-31 | −$23.0M | −$49.0M | — | −3.11% |
| Q1 2011 | 2010-12-31 | $9.0M | $54.0M | — | +1.30% |
| Q4 2010 | 2010-09-30 | $99.0M | — | — | +17.31% |
| Q3 2010 | 2010-06-30 | $61.0M | — | — | +8.10% |
| Q2 2010 | 2010-03-31 | $26.0M | — | — | +3.65% |
| Q1 2010 | 2009-12-31 | −$45.0M | — | — | −6.63% |
Cabot free cash flow growth trends
Over the last five reported fiscal years, free cash flow grew from $177.0M to $391.0M, a compound annual growth rate of 17.18%. Cabot's latest reported quarter, Q3 2026, generated $37.0M in free cash flow, a decrease of 80.32% year over year.
What free cash flow means
Free cash flow is the cash a company generates from operations after capital expenditures. Positive FCF can fund dividends, buybacks, debt repayment, or reinvestment; negative FCF means capital spending exceeded operating cash flow for that period.
How free cash flow is calculated
TickerStat calculates free cash flow as SEC-reported operating cash flow minus capital expenditures. FCF margin equals free cash flow divided by revenue. Fiscal periods can differ from calendar years, so the tables include exact period-end dates.
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