Cabot Corporation (CBT)
Quick ratio
| Sep 30, 2025 | Jun 30, 2025 | Mar 31, 2025 | Dec 31, 2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | Jun 30, 2024 | Mar 31, 2024 | Dec 31, 2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash | US$ in thousands | 239,000 | 239,000 | 213,000 | 183,000 | 223,000 | 197,000 | 206,000 | 244,000 | 238,000 | 220,000 | 205,000 | 190,000 | 206,000 | 208,000 | 215,000 | 179,000 | 168,000 | 173,000 | 146,000 | 147,000 |
| Short-term investments | US$ in thousands | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Receivables | US$ in thousands | 689,000 | 689,000 | 739,000 | 677,000 | 733,000 | 732,000 | 744,000 | 726,000 | 695,000 | 688,000 | 767,000 | 779,000 | 836,000 | 876,000 | 791,000 | 660,000 | 645,000 | 633,000 | 578,000 | 513,000 |
| Total current liabilities | US$ in thousands | 740,000 | 740,000 | 818,000 | 747,000 | 772,000 | 717,000 | 718,000 | 830,000 | 822,000 | 738,000 | 904,000 | 984,000 | 1,105,000 | 1,100,000 | 1,407,000 | 1,327,000 | 1,147,000 | 704,000 | 647,000 | 570,000 |
| Quick ratio | 1.25 | 1.25 | 1.16 | 1.15 | 1.24 | 1.30 | 1.32 | 1.17 | 1.14 | 1.23 | 1.08 | 0.98 | 0.94 | 0.99 | 0.71 | 0.63 | 0.71 | 1.14 | 1.12 | 1.16 |
September 30, 2025 calculation
Quick ratio = (Cash + Short-term investments + Receivables) ÷ Total current liabilities
= ($239,000K
+ $—K
+ $689,000K)
÷ $740,000K
= 1.25
Peer comparison
Sep 30, 2025
Company name
Symbol
Quick ratio
Cabot Corporation
CBT
1.25
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APD
0.89
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ASH
0.97
WD-40 Company
WDFC
1.75