stockrowAshland 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
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Ashland Inc. (ASH) Free cash flow margin
Ashland Inc.'s free cash flow margin over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 16.3%. Over the past ten years it has ranged from −13.9% (fiscal 2015) to 17.3% (fiscal 2021); the current reading is higher than 92% of that period. That is above the Specialty Chemicals industry median of 3.49% and above the Basic Materials sector median of 0.00%.
Free cash flow margin, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Free cash flow margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 16.3% | 13.41 |
| FY2025 | 2.85% | (12.53) |
| FY2024 | 15.4% | 9.22 |
| FY2023 | 6.16% | 0.68 |
| FY2022 | 5.48% | (11.86) |
| FY2021 | 17.3% | 12.43 |
| FY2020 | 4.91% | 4.82 |
| FY2019 | 0.09% | (3.31) |
| FY2018 | 3.40% | 2.92 |
| FY2017 | 0.48% | (4.69) |
Against its own ten years
Free cash flow margin against peers
| Company | Free cash flow margin |
|---|---|
| ASH Ashland Inc. | 16.3% |
| WDFC WD-40 Company compare | 14.3% |
| HWKN Hawkins, Inc. compare | 8.18% |
| AVNT Avient Corporation compare | 7.00% |
| PRM Perimeter Solutions, SA compare | 6.48% |
| CBT Cabot Corporation compare | 5.72% |
| FUL H. B. Fuller Company compare | 3.06% |
| KWR Quaker Houghton compare | 1.95% |
| CLMT Calumet, Inc. compare | 1.60% |
| Specialty Chemicals industry median | 3.49% |
| Basic Materials sector median | 0.00% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Free cash flow margin is
Free Cash Flow Margin tells an investor how much of each sale turns into cash the company keeps after paying for investment in its assets.
(Operating Cash Flow + Property, Plant, Equipment Change (Net) + Intangible Assets Change (Net)) ÷ Revenue
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