Ashland Global vs Cabot
Cabot reported revenue of $3.7 billion in fiscal 2025, 2.0 times Ashland Global's $1.8 billion in fiscal 2025. Ashland Global's revenue fell 13.7% in its latest year, and Cabot's fell 7.0%. Ashland Global had an operating margin of -42.5%, against 16.7% at Cabot. Free cash flow was $36 million at Ashland Global and $391 million at Cabot.
Side by side
| Ashland Global | Cabot | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2025, Sep 30, 2025 | FY2025, Sep 30, 2025 |
| Revenue | $1.8B | $3.7B |
| Revenue growth | −13.7% | −7.0% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | −2.0% | 7.3% |
| Gross margin | 30.1% | 25.3% |
| Operating margin | −42.5% | 16.7% |
| Net margin | −46.3% | 8.9% |
| Free cash flow | $36M | $391M |
| Free cash flow margin | 2.0% | 10.5% |
| Return on capital | −17.5% | 15.9% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | — | 1.1x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $176M | $264M |
| Change in diluted share count | −8.0% | −2.7% |
| Last close | $72.32 | $72.88 |
| P/E at the last close | 68.9× | 12.7× |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | — | sold $19.6 million |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 of 9 | 6 of 9 |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.
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Source: the companies' Form 10-K filings, from SEC EDGAR, and the last close. For information only, not investment advice: the figures describe results, not which company is the better investment. The Filing Desk is not affiliated with either company. Full figures on the Ashland Global and Cabot pages.