Ashland Inc.

ASH Basic Materials Specialty Chemicals

Ashland Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2026 (year ended September 2026) was $1.9 billion, up 2.14% from fiscal 2025.

Revenue
+4.40%
EPS
+102.2%
Free cash flow
+400.0%
Total debt
−0.94%

Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier

75.49 0.79 −1.04%
Market cap
$3.5B
P/E
67.1×
Fwd P/E
39.4×
Dividend yield
2.18%
F-score
n/a
Altman Z
n/a
Beneish M
−2.61
Dividend safety
47/100
Sep '17 Sep '18 Sep '19 Sep '20 Sep '21 Sep '22 Sep '23 Sep '24 Sep '25 Sep '26
P/E ratio
0.00 47.04 9.40 0.00 24.89 5.86 24.38 25.96 0.00 59.58
Piotroski F-Score
6 7 6 5 7 8 5 5 5 —
Altman Z-Score
1.32 1.57 1.85 1.42 1.98 2.67 2.44 2.25 1.23 —
P/S ratio
1.27 2.05 2.22 2.15 2.53 2.18 1.93 2.02 1.21 1.68
Altman Z″-Score (non-manufacturers)
2.46 2.41 3.16 2.34 3.10 4.69 4.47 3.79 2.35 —
P/FCF ratio
376.28 60.29 2,388.55 43.70 14.61 39.87 31.30 13.11 42.38 10.31
Beneish M-Score
(2.47) (2.68) (2.50) (3.13) (2.89) (2.39) (2.65) (2.98) (3.64) (2.61)
P/Operating CF
94.07 35.85 101.64 58.46 35.18 29.18 32.25 53.27 55.10 34.71
P/B ratio
1.22 1.56 1.34 1.42 1.94 1.62 1.36 1.49 1.16 1.64
Dividend Safety Score
— — — — — — — — 16 47
EV/Sales
1.96 2.91 2.89 2.84 3.37 2.45 2.35 2.52 1.88 2.16
EV/EBITDA
12.46 19.48 16.52 0.00 16.04 10.10 12.20 20.97 19.56 11.95
EV/FCF
581.10 85.68 3,106.05 57.83 19.42 44.78 38.06 16.39 65.82 13.25
Current Ratio
1.97 1.59 1.89 1.90 1.84 3.20 3.30 2.44 2.85 2.96
Net Debt/EBITDA
5.33 5.78 3.82 (6.63) 3.97 1.11 2.17 4.13 6.68 2.99
Debt/Equity
0.83 0.74 0.47 0.61 0.72 0.40 0.43 0.47 0.73 0.74
ROE
0.03% 3.35% 14.48% (15.38%) 7.60% 31.04% 5.64% 5.67% (35.41%) 0.00%
ROA
0.01% 1.35% 6.51% (7.19%) 3.26% 14.46% 2.93% 2.92% (16.48%) 0.09%
ROIC
0.54% 1.13% 1.07% (6.50%) 2.66% 5.39% 2.68% (0.41%) (15.76%) 2.40%
Return on Tangible Assets
0.03% 5.00% 22.41% (22.89%) 9.95% 36.31% 7.35% 8.42% (42.61%) 0.20%
Average Days of Receivables
96.74 73.59 81.73 79.12 63.80 61.37 56.31 41.98 48.43 52.11
Earnings Yield
0.00% 2.13% 10.64% (11.84%) 4.02% 17.07% 4.10% 3.85% (38.30%) 1.68%
Free Cash Flow Yield
0.27% 1.66% 0.04% 2.29% 6.84% 2.51% 3.20% 7.63% 2.36% 9.70%
Free Cash Flow per Share
0.18 1.40 0.03 1.62 6.10 2.38 2.55 6.63 1.13 0.00
Book value per Share
54.94 54.06 57.60 49.77 45.87 58.55 58.43 58.53 41.39 0.00
Free Cash Flow
11.00 88.00 2.00 99.00 366.00 131.00 135.00 325.00 52.00 303.00
EV/EBIT
45.99 73.92 72.23 0.00 37.02 17.62 29.87 0.00 0.00 38.24
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Columns are period end dates · fundamentals updated 5 Nov 2026