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) Return on assets

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Ashland Inc.'s return on assets over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 0.09%. Over the past ten years it has ranged from −16.5% (fiscal 2025) to 14.5% (fiscal 2022); the current reading is higher than 42% of that period. That is below the Specialty Chemicals industry median of 0.45% and above the Basic Materials sector median of 0.00%.

Return on assets, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Return on assets Change (points)
FY2026 0.09% 16.57
FY2025 −16.5% (19.40)
FY2024 2.92% (0.01)
FY2023 2.93% (11.53)
FY2022 14.5% 11.20
FY2021 3.26% 10.45
FY2020 −7.19% (13.70)
FY2019 6.51% 5.16
FY2018 1.35% 1.34
FY2017 0.01% 0.30

Against its own ten years

Low −16.5% High 14.5%
Ten-year median 2.14%
Current reading's percentile 42

Return on assets against peers

Company Return on assets
WDFC WD-40 Company compare 16.9%
HWKN Hawkins, Inc. compare 8.60%
CBT Cabot Corporation compare 5.41%
FUL H. B. Fuller Company compare 3.73%
KWR Quaker Houghton compare 3.39%
AVNT Avient Corporation compare 3.00%
PRM Perimeter Solutions, SA compare 1.84%
ASH Ashland Inc. 0.09%
CLMT Calumet, Inc. compare −4.90%
Specialty Chemicals industry median 0.45%
Basic Materials sector median 0.00%
Market median 0.00%

What Return on assets is

ROA tells an investor how much profit a company earns for shareholders from the assets it uses to run its business.

Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Assets; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Assets (latest quarter)

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