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
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Ashland Inc. (ASH) Price to free cash flow
As of 5 November 2026, Ashland Inc. (ASH) trades at a price to free cash flow of 11.6×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 0.0× (March 2020) to 2,444× (November 2019); the current reading is higher than 19% of that period. That is below the Specialty Chemicals industry median of 19.1× and below the Basic Materials sector median of 17.7×.
Price to free cash flow, daily
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Annual newest first
| Period | Price to free cash flow | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 10.3× | (75.67%) |
| FY2025 | 42.4× | 223.22% |
| FY2024 | 13.1× | (58.10%) |
| FY2023 | 31.3× | (21.51%) |
| FY2022 | 39.9× | 172.92% |
| FY2021 | 14.6× | (66.57%) |
| FY2020 | 43.7× | (98.17%) |
| FY2019 | 2,389× | 3,861.98% |
| FY2018 | 60.3× | (83.98%) |
| FY2017 | 376× | 1,568.91% |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | Price to free cash flow | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 10.3× | (11.89%) |
| Jun 2026 | 11.7× | 16.20% |
| Mar 2026 | 10.1× | (17.90%) |
| Dec 2025 | 12.3× | (71.06%) |
| 43 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Price to free cash flow against peers
| Company | Price to free cash flow |
|---|---|
| ASH Ashland Inc. | 11.6× |
| AVNT Avient Corporation compare | 17.5× |
| CBT Cabot Corporation compare | 17.6× |
| FUL H. B. Fuller Company compare | 25.0× |
| WDFC WD-40 Company compare | 31.0× |
| HWKN Hawkins, Inc. compare | 33.6× |
| CLMT Calumet, Inc. compare | 52.0× |
| KWR Quaker Houghton compare | 66.5× |
| PRM Perimeter Solutions, SA compare | 121× |
| Specialty Chemicals industry median | 19.1× |
| Basic Materials sector median | 17.7× |
| Market median | 14.1× |
What Price to free cash flow is
Price to Free Cash Flow Ratio shows how much investors pay for each dollar of cash a company generates after its capital spending.
Stock Price ÷ ((Operating Cash Flow (TTM) + Property, Plant, Equipment Change (Net) (TTM) + Intangible Assets Change (Net) (TTM)) ÷ (Shares (Basic, Weighted) (latest quarter)))
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