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Restructuring (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2025
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract] |
Restructuring Activities and Related Reserves | Details of the 2024 and 2025 Reorganization restructuring activities and the related reserves are as follows:
|  | Severance and Employee Benefits |  |  | Accelerated Depreciation on Assets |  |  | Other |  |  | Total |
|  | (In millions) |
Reserve at September 30, 2023 |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Charges |  |  | 5 |  |  |  | 6 |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  | 13 |
Costs charged against assets |  |  | — |  |  |  | (6 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (6 | )
Cash paid |  |  | (5 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (1 | ) |  |  | (6 | )
Reserve at September 30, 2024 |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 1 |
Charges |  |  | 10 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 11 |
Cash paid |  |  | (3 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (1 | ) |  |  | (4 | )
Reserve at September 30, 2025 |  | $ | 7 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1 |  |  | $ | 8 |
Recorded Restructuring Activities | Cabot’s restructuring activities were recorded in the Consolidated Statements of Operations as follows:
|  | Years Ended September 30 |
|  | 2025 |  |  | 2024 |  |  | 2023 |
|  | (In millions) |
Cost of sales |  | $ | 6 |  |  | $ | 12 |  |  | $ | 4 |
Selling and administrative expenses |  |  | 3 |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | — |
Research and technical expenses |  |  | 2 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Total |  | $ | 11 |  |  | $ | 13 |  |  | $ | 4 |

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