Cabot Cash Flow Statement
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Cabot free cash flow
In fiscal 2025, Cabot generated $665.0 million of operating cash flow and spent $274.0 million on capital expenditures. That left free cash flow of $391.0 million, a free-cash-flow margin of 10.5% of revenue. Free cash flow was down 13.3% from the prior year's $451.0 million.
Cabot returned $264.0 million to shareholders: $96.0 million in dividends and $168.0 million in share repurchases, equal to 68% of free cash flow. Free cash flow covered dividend payments 4.1 times.
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Cabot cash flow statement (annual)
| Fiscal year (USD) | FY 20252025-09-30 | FY 20242024-09-30 | FY 20232023-09-30 | FY 20222022-09-30 | FY 20212021-09-30 | FY 20202020-09-30 | FY 20192019-09-30 | FY 20182018-09-30 | FY 20172017-09-30 | FY 20162016-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income | 376.00M | 424.00M | 484.00M | 243.00M | 286.00M | -221.00M | 186.00M | -74.00M | 273.00M | 162.00M |
| Net Income growth (YoY) | -11.32% | -12.40% | +99.18% | -15.03% | — | -218.82% | — | -127.11% | +68.52% | — |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 154.00M | 151.00M | 144.00M | 146.00M | 160.00M | 158.00M | 148.00M | 149.00M | 155.00M | 161.00M |
| Stock-Based Compensation | 24.00M | 25.00M | 20.00M | 23.00M | 21.00M | 9.00M | 11.00M | 22.00M | 16.00M | 17.00M |
| Change in Working Capital | -19.00M | 93.00M | -49.00M | -176.00M | -43.00M | 41.00M | -67.00M | 2.00M | 0 | 33.00M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 665.00M | 692.00M | 595.00M | 100.00M | 257.00M | 377.00M | 363.00M | 298.00M | 348.00M | 392.00M |
| Capital Expenditures | -274.00M | -241.00M | -244.00M | -211.00M | -195.00M | -200.00M | -224.00M | -229.00M | -147.00M | -112.00M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -298.00M | -235.00M | -214.00M | -118.00M | -186.00M | -288.00M | -94.00M | -246.00M | -149.00M | -104.00M |
| Dividends Paid | -96.00M | -93.00M | -88.00M | -84.00M | -80.00M | -80.00M | -80.00M | -80.00M | -77.00M | -65.00M |
| Share Repurchases | -168.00M | -172.00M | -98.00M | -53.00M | -3.00M | -44.00M | -173.00M | -142.00M | -61.00M | -45.00M |
| Debt Issued | 15.00M | 15.00M | 84.00M | 394.00M | 200.00M | 444.00M | 352.00M | 90.00M | — | 248.00M |
| Debt Repaid | -7.00M | -30.00M | -90.00M | -372.00M | -222.00M | -410.00M | -75.00M | -251.00M | -2.00M | -301.00M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -336.00M | -415.00M | -403.00M | 145.00M | -60.00M | -132.00M | -236.00M | -141.00M | -133.00M | -184.00M |
| Net Change in Cash | 35.00M | -15.00M | 32.00M | 36.00M | 19.00M | -18.00M | -6.00M | -105.00M | 80.00M | 123.00M |
| Free Cash Flow | 391.00M | 451.00M | 351.00M | -111.00M | 62.00M | 177.00M | 139.00M | 69.00M | 201.00M | 280.00M |
This table shows 10 annual periods of Cabot's cash flow statement, from FY 2025 back to FY 2016, across 14 line items including net income, depreciation & amortization, stock-based compensation. Values in USD; B = billions, M = millions. Fiscal periods follow CBT's reporting calendar. What is a cash flow statement?