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

74.91 1.37 −1.80%
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) Operating cash flow

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Ashland Inc.'s operating cash flow for fiscal 2026 was $385.0M, up 187.3% from $134.0M in fiscal 2025. Over the past ten years it has ranged from −$256.0M (fiscal 2015) to $466.0M (fiscal 2021); the current reading is higher than 83% of that period. Ashland Inc. ranks 20th of 59 Specialty Chemicals companies by operating cash flow.

Operating cash flow, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Operating cash flow Change
FY2026 $385.0M 187.31%
FY2025 $134.0M (71.00%)
FY2024 $462.0M 57.14%
FY2023 $294.0M 52.33%
FY2022 $193.0M (58.58%)
FY2021 $466.0M 105.29%
FY2020 $227.0M 62.14%
FY2019 $140.0M (41.91%)
FY2018 $241.0M 38.51%
FY2017 $174.0M (54.81%)

Quarterly newest first

Period Operating cash flow Change
Sep 2026 $90.0M (25.00%)
Jun 2026 $120.0M 140.00%
Mar 2026 $50.0M (60.00%)
Dec 2025 $125.0M 212.50%
43 more quarters

Against its own ten years

Low −$256.0M High $466.0M
Ten-year median $234.0M
Current reading's percentile 83

Operating cash flow against peers

What Operating cash flow is

Operating Cash Flow shows how much cash a company’s day-to-day business actually brings in, after paying suppliers, staff and taxes.

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