Cabot (NYSE:CBT) reported quarterly earnings of $1.53 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.41 by 8.66 percent. This is a 13.07 percent decrease over earnings of $1.76 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $849.000 million which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $887.100 million by 4.29 percent. This is a 11.10 percent decrease over sales of $955.000 million the same period last year.