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) P/E ratio

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As of 5 November 2026, Ashland Inc. (ASH) trades at a P/E ratio of 67.1×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 0.0× (June 2026) to 120× (August 2018); the current reading is higher than 95% of that period. That is above the Specialty Chemicals industry median of 24.5× and above the Basic Materials sector median of 19.0×.

P/E ratio, daily

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Annual newest first

Period P/E ratio Change
FY2026 59.6× —
FY2025 0.0× —
FY2024 26.0× 6.49%
FY2023 24.4× 316.12%
FY2022 5.9× (76.47%)
FY2021 24.9× —
FY2020 0.0× —
FY2019 9.4× (80.03%)
FY2018 47.0× —
FY2017 0.0× —

Quarterly newest first

Period P/E ratio Change
Sep 2026 59.6× 3.08%
Jun 2026 57.8× —
Mar 2026 0.0× —
Dec 2025 0.0× —
43 more quarters

Against its own ten years

Low 0.0× High 120×
Ten-year median 9.2×
Current reading's percentile 90

P/E ratio against peers

Company P/E ratio
CLMT Calumet, Inc. compare n/m
FUL H. B. Fuller Company compare 13.8×
CBT Cabot Corporation compare 17.4×
AVNT Avient Corporation compare 23.1×
KWR Quaker Houghton compare 27.2×
HWKN Hawkins, Inc. compare 36.6×
WDFC WD-40 Company compare 37.0×
ASH Ashland Inc. 67.1×
PRM Perimeter Solutions, SA compare 102×
Specialty Chemicals industry median 24.5×
Basic Materials sector median 19.0×
Market median 17.9×

What P/E ratio is

Price to Earnings Ratio shows how much investors pay for each dollar of a company’s annual profit per share.

Stock Price ÷ EPS (Basic) (TTM)

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