CBT P/E ratio: current value, 10-year range and year-by-year history
Cash & Leverage
CBT's p/e ratio is higher than 82% of the last 10 years.
P/E ratio History
CBT P/E ratio by year
Yearly range of CBT’s p/e ratio from 2016 to 2026. Over the full period it ranged from -60.6 to 69.2, averaging 10.9.
| Year | Low | Average | High | Year-end |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11.7 | 17.7 | 25.5 | 20.6 |
| 2025 | 9.4 | 10.5 | 12.7 | 11.6 |
| 2024 | 9.2 | 12.1 | 16.3 | 11.4 |
| 2023 | 8.5 | 11.9 | 14.0 | 10.8 |
| 2022 | 17.0 | 28.8 | 43.6 | 18.3 |
| 2021 | -60.6 | -19.4 | 32.9 | 32.9 |
| 2020 | -11.6 | 14.9 | 36.6 | -11.6 |
| 2019 | 9.0 | 18.8 | 38.5 | 21.7 |
| 2018 | -34.7 | -3.1 | 69.2 | 34.4 |
| 2017 | 13.6 | 15.6 | 18.1 | 16.2 |
| 2016 | 20.4 | 21.8 | 22.9 | 21.4 |
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How much the market pays for each dollar of annual profit. P/E = Stock Price / EPS. The raw number means little — what matters is whether it's high or low relative to the company's own history.
Price / Earnings Per ShareThe chart shows five color-coded historical zones: green (below 10th percentile) means historically very cheap, fading through lime and gray (the normal 25th–75th range) to orange and red (historically expensive). When the line sits in a green or lime zone, the stock is trading at an unusually low P/E relative to its own history.
- Cyclical businesses look cheapest on P/E at peak earnings — the "earnings trap." Use EV/EBITDA or normalised earnings for energy, materials, and financials.
- A falling P/E trend may signal a business in structural decline, not a buying opportunity.
Is CBT P/E ratio High or Low Right Now?
Cabot Corporation's P/E ratio is currently 20.6, which is historically pricey relative to its 10-year historical range. The 10-year median P/E ratio for CBT is approximately 13.0. See all CBT valuation metrics →
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