stockrowAshland 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) Return on invested capital
Ashland Inc.'s return on invested capital over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 2.40%. Over the past ten years it has ranged from −15.8% (fiscal 2025) to 5.39% (fiscal 2022); the current reading is higher than 75% of that period. That is below the Specialty Chemicals industry median of 3.21% and above the Basic Materials sector median of 0.96%.
Return on invested capital, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Return on invested capital | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 2.40% | 18.16 |
| FY2025 | −15.8% | (15.35) |
| FY2024 | −0.41% | (3.09) |
| FY2023 | 2.68% | (2.71) |
| FY2022 | 5.39% | 2.73 |
| FY2021 | 2.66% | 9.16 |
| FY2020 | −6.50% | (7.57) |
| FY2019 | 1.07% | (0.06) |
| FY2018 | 1.13% | 0.59 |
| FY2017 | 0.54% | 1.21 |
Against its own ten years
Return on invested capital against peers
| Company | Return on invested capital |
|---|---|
| WDFC WD-40 Company compare | 23.6% |
| CBT Cabot Corporation compare | 10.8% |
| HWKN Hawkins, Inc. compare | 10.1% |
| FUL H. B. Fuller Company compare | 5.77% |
| AVNT Avient Corporation compare | 5.36% |
| KWR Quaker Houghton compare | 4.50% |
| PRM Perimeter Solutions, SA compare | 3.10% |
| ASH Ashland Inc. | 2.40% |
| CLMT Calumet, Inc. compare | 2.03% |
| Specialty Chemicals industry median | 3.21% |
| Basic Materials sector median | 0.96% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Return on invested capital is
Return on Invested Capital shows how much after-tax operating profit a company earns on the money its lenders and shareholders have put in.
TTM: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) (latest quarter) + Long Term Debt (Total) (latest quarter) + Current Part of Debt (latest quarter) − Cash & Short Term Investments (latest quarter)); Annual: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) + Long Term Debt (Total) + Current Part of Debt − Cash & Short Term Investments)
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