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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) Piotroski F-score
Ashland Inc.'s Piotroski F-score for fiscal 2026 cannot be worked out: shares outstanding not reported.
Piotroski F-score, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Piotroski F-score | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 5 | 0.00 |
| FY2024 | 5 | 0.00 |
| FY2023 | 5 | (3.00) |
| FY2022 | 8 | 1.00 |
| FY2021 | 7 | 2.00 |
| FY2020 | 5 | (1.00) |
| FY2019 | 6 | (1.00) |
| FY2018 | 7 | 1.00 |
| FY2017 | 6 | — |
How fiscal 2026’s score is made up
| Test | This year | Year before | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive return on assets | 0.09% | (16.48%) | Pass | 1 |
| Positive operating cash flow | 385.00m | 134.00m | Pass | 1 |
| Rising return on assets | 0.09% | (16.48%) | Pass | 1 |
| Cash flow above net income | 381.00m | 979.00m | Pass | 1 |
| Falling long-term leverage | 0.30 | 0.27 | Fail | 0 |
| Rising current ratio | 2.96 | 2.85 | Pass | 1 |
| No new shares issued | — | 46,000,000 | n/a | — |
| Rising gross margin | 32.26% | 30.10% | Pass | 1 |
| Rising asset turnover | 0.41 | 0.36 | Pass | 1 |
| Piotroski F-score | n/a — shares outstanding not reported | — | ||
How the Piotroski F-score works
One point for each of nine tests, this fiscal year against the one before: positive return on assets, positive operating cash flow, rising return on assets, cash flow above net income, falling long-term leverage, a rising current ratio, no new shares issued, a rising gross margin and rising asset turnover. The ratios are the ones on this site, so each can be checked.
Joseph Piotroski (2000) called 8–9 high and 0–1 low; reading it in three bands is the common convention:
| 7–9 | Strong — most fundamentals improved |
|---|---|
| 4–6 | Mixed |
| 0–3 | Weak — most fundamentals deteriorated |
Where this differs from the paper: return on assets is on average rather than beginning-of-year assets, and weighted basic shares stand in for shares issued. The score is shown only when all nine tests can be worked out, which takes three fiscal years; banks and insurers, which report no current assets or gross profit, have none.
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| WDFC WD-40 Company compare | 7 |
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| ASH Ashland Inc. | — |
What Piotroski F-score is
The Piotroski F-Score tells an investor how many signs of improving profitability, funding and efficiency a company shows against a year earlier.
One point for each of nine tests against a year earlier: positive return on assets, positive operating cash flow, rising return on assets, cash flow above net income, falling long-term leverage, rising current ratio, no new shares issued, rising gross margin, and rising asset turnover
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