Cabot (NYSE:CBT) reported quarterly earnings of $1.90 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.85 by 2.7 percent. This is a 6.74 percent increase over earnings of $1.78 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $936.00 million which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $1.02 billion by 8.61 percent. This is a 8.15 percent decrease over sales of $1.02 billion the same period last year.