CBT Cabot dividend history, payout ratio & dates

Last dividend date: May 29, 2026

Dividend yield: 2.08%

Payout ratio: 34.3%

Cabot's most recent dividend was on May 29, 2026 (ex-date) with a cash dividend payment of $0.473 per share. On an annualized basis, the company has a current payout of $1.82 per share. This brings the dividend yield to 2.01% based on its recent close price. The latest dividend has increased by $0.02, or 5% from the previous payment.

CBT has a dividend yield of 2.01% which is above the Basic Materials sector and the industry average but below its peers average. Compared to its Basic Materials sector average of 1.8%, Cabot's dividend yield is 12% higher. The current dividend yield is similar to the historical average of 2.1% of the last 5 years.

Cabot has been paying dividends since 1992. CBT has issued four quarterly dividends in the last twelve months. The annualized DPS has increased by 4.8% for the last year. But since the stock price has gone up by 24% from a year ago, the dividend yield has decreased by 15%.

Cabot Dividend history chart

Payout ratio

CBT has a payout ratio of 34.3% which is higher than the Basic Materials sector average but lower than the industry average. If we compare it with the Basic Materials sector average of 29.1%, Cabot's payout ratio is 18% higher.

Total amount of dividends paid per financial year (from cash flow)