Hobart Kalkstein compensation by year
CABOT Summary Compensation Table · all 5 fiscal years held| Component | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salary | $499,772 | $517,603 | $546,818 | $576,114 | $605,095 |
| Bonus | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Stock awards | $584,969 | $601,230 | $682,356 | $714,910 | $779,862 |
| Option awards | $314,928 | $323,737 | $367,514 | $385,089 | $640,535 |
| Non-equity incentive | $599,204 | $540,316 | $372,067 | $579,125 | $427,177 |
| Pension and deferred compensation | $7,138 | $5,735 | $7,080 | $5,551 | $9,802 |
| All other | $111,440 | $115,142 | $100,533 | $129,553 | $116,061 |
| Total | $2,117,451 | $2,103,763 | $2,076,368 | $2,390,342 | $2,578,532 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: CABOT CORP DEF 14A filed January 27, 2026, accession 0001193125-26-023681, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.
Equity holdings
unvested awards at FY2025 year-end| Type | Unvested units | Value at year-end | Exercise price |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSU | 5,931 | $451,053 | — |
| RSU | 4,435 | $337,282 | — |
| RSU | 4,265 | $324,353 | — |
| RSU | 4,157 | $316,140 | — |
| PSU | 3,450 | $262,373 | — |
| PSU | 3,287 | $249,976 | — |
| RSU | 3,130 | $238,037 | — |
| RSU | 1,336 | $101,603 | — |
| Option | 5,594 | — | $73.84 |
| Option | 9,828 | — | $74.40 |
| Option | 9,341 | — | $114.99 |
Per the Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End table in CABOT CORP's FY2025 proxy; value at the fiscal year-end close, as the company printed it.
CABOT’s named executive officers, FY2025
as the company reported each| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Sean Keohane | President and CEO | $9,307,883 |
| Jeff Zhu | Executive Vice President and President, Carbon and Silica Technologies, and Battery Materials businesses within Performance Chemicals Segment & Asia Pacific Region | $3,524,533 |
| Erica McLaughlin | Executive Vice President, CFO, & Head of Corp Strategy | $2,776,056 |
| Hobart Kalkstein · this page | Former Executive Vice President & President, Reinforcement Materials Segment & Americas Region, & executive responsible for Digital | $2,578,532 |
| Karen Kalita | Senior Vice President and General Counsel | $1,981,973 |
| Matthew Wood | Former Senior Vice President & President, Reinforcement Materials Segment | $1,305,924 |
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