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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Cabot (CBT)

Cabot Q2 adjusted EPS rises 7% to $1.90 as revenue falls to $936 million

Mixed Impact 4 of 5 earnings Written later

Cabot reported fiscal second-quarter 2025 results for the period ended March 31, 2025. Adjusted EPS rose 7% year over year to $1.90 and diluted EPS was $1.69, but net sales fell to $936 million from $1,019 million, and the company revised its fiscal 2025 Adjusted EPS guidance to $7.15 to $7.50, citing expected lower customer demand in the second half.

Key points

  • Diluted EPS was $1.69 versus $1.49 a year earlier; Adjusted EPS was $1.90 versus $1.78.
  • Reinforcement Materials segment EBIT fell 12% to $131 million, while Performance Chemicals EBIT rose 61% to $50 million.
  • Fiscal 2025 Adjusted EPS guidance was revised to $7.15 to $7.50, and the quarterly dividend was raised 5% to $0.45 per share.

The filing

CompanyCabot (CBT)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECMay 5, 2025, 5:33 PM ET
Accession number0000950170-25-063734

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 1:38 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on May 05, 2025.

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