Cabot (NYSE:CBT) reported quarterly earnings of $1.67 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.66 by 0.6 percent. This is a 12.11 percent decrease over earnings of $1.90 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $982.000 million which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $931.402 million by 5.43 percent. This is a 6.39 percent increase over sales of $923.000 million the same period last year.