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

76.54 0.10 +0.13%
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

Ashland Inc. (ASH) Current ratio

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Ashland Inc.'s current ratio at the end of the quarter to 30 September 2026 was 3.0×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 1.6× (fiscal 2018) to 3.3× (fiscal 2023); the current reading is higher than 83% of that period. That is above the Specialty Chemicals industry median of 2.3× and above the Basic Materials sector median of 2.5×.

Current ratio, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Current ratio Change
FY2026 3.0× 3.76%
FY2025 2.8× 16.81%
FY2024 2.4× (26.16%)
FY2023 3.3× 3.30%
FY2022 3.2× 73.92%
FY2021 1.8× (3.39%)
FY2020 1.9× 0.52%
FY2019 1.9× 18.97%
FY2018 1.6× (19.07%)
FY2017 2.0× (15.73%)

Quarterly newest first

Period Current ratio Change
Sep 2026 3.0× (3.00%)
Jun 2026 3.0× (0.44%)
Mar 2026 3.1× (2.92%)
Dec 2025 3.2× 10.68%
43 more quarters

Against its own ten years

Low 1.6× High 3.3×
Ten-year median 2.2×
Current reading's percentile 83

Current ratio against peers

Company Current ratio
ASH Ashland Inc. 3.0×
PRM Perimeter Solutions, SA compare 2.8×
WDFC WD-40 Company compare 2.6×
KWR Quaker Houghton compare 2.5×
HWKN Hawkins, Inc. compare 2.3×
CBT Cabot Corporation compare 2.2×
FUL H. B. Fuller Company compare 1.8×
AVNT Avient Corporation compare 1.7×
CLMT Calumet, Inc. compare 0.8×
Specialty Chemicals industry median 2.3×
Basic Materials sector median 2.5×
Market median 1.6×

What Current ratio is

Current Ratio shows whether a company’s short-term assets are enough to cover the bills and debts it must pay within the next year.

Current Assets (Total) ÷ Current Liabilities (Total)

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