Company data
Cabot Corp. employees and revenue per employee
CBT · Chemicals - Specialty · $3.87B market cap
Cabot Corp. had 4,100 employees at the end of fiscal Sep 2025, down 2.4% from a year earlier. Revenue for the year was $3.71B, down 7.0% from a year earlier, or $906K per employee. Revenue fell, and headcount fell or held flat with it.
Employees
4,100
-2.4% YoY
Revenue
$3.71B
-7.0% YoY
Revenue / employee
$906K
Peer median $673K
Rank in industry
11 of 37
Chemicals - Specialty
Headcount against revenue
Both lines start at 100 in the first year we hold, so you can see which one grew faster.
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| Year ending | Employees | Revenue | Per employee | Staff YoY | Revenue YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | 4,100 | $3.71B | $906K | -2.4% | -7.0% |
| Sep 2024 | 4,200 | $3.99B | $951K | -2.3% | +1.6% |
| Sep 2023 | 4,300 | $3.93B | $914K | +2.4% | -9.0% |
| Sep 2022 | 4,200 | $4.32B | $1.03M | -6.7% | +26.8% |
| Sep 2021 | 4,500 | $3.41B | $758K | +0.0% | +30.4% |
| Sep 2020 | 4,500 | $2.61B | $581K | +0.0% | -21.7% |
| Sep 2019 | 4,500 | $3.34B | $742K | -2.2% | +2.9% |
| Sep 2018 | 4,600 | $3.24B | $705K | +2.2% | +19.3% |
| Sep 2017 | 4,500 | $2.72B | $604K | +4.7% | +12.7% |
| Sep 2016 | 4,300 | $2.41B | $561K | — | — |
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Cabot Corp. against similar companies
The closest industry peers by revenue, from Chemicals - Specialty.
| Company | Employees | Revenue | Revenue / employee | Shape |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLMT Calumet Inc. | 1,540 | $4.14B | $2.69M | Contracting |
| NEU NewMarket Corporation | 2,050 | $2.73B | $1.33M | Contracting |
| SOLS Solstice Advanced Materials Inc. | 4,100 | $3.89B | $948K | — |
| CBT Cabot Corp. | 4,100 | $3.71B | $906K | Contracting |
| ALB Albemarle Corporation | 7,800 | $5.14B | $659K | Contracting |
| ESI Element Solutions Inc | 5,200 | $2.55B | $491K | Leaner |
| FUL H.B. Fuller Company | 7,100 | $3.47B | $489K | Contracting |
| AXTA Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. | 12,300 | $5.12B | $416K | Contracting |
| AVNT Avient Corporation | 9,000 | $3.26B | $362K | Leaner |
Questions about Cabot Corp.
- How many employees does Cabot Corp. have?
- Cabot Corp. reported 4,100 employees for the fiscal year ending Sep 2025, in the annual report it filed on November 24, 2025. That is down 2.4% from a year earlier.
- What is Cabot Corp.'s revenue per employee?
- Cabot Corp. brought in $3.71B of revenue in fiscal Sep 2025, which is $906K per employee. That ranks 11 of 37 companies we track in Chemicals - Specialty, where the median is $673K.
- Where do these numbers come from?
- Employee counts and revenue are taken from each company's own annual report (Form 10-K). Open roles are counted from the company's public job board where we have matched one. Companies report headcount once a year, sometimes rounded, so small changes can be noise.
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Source: employee counts and revenue as stated in Cabot Corp.'s annual reports (Form 10-K), latest filed November 24, 2025. This is data, not a recommendation to buy or sell CBT.