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Ashland Inc.
ASH Basic Materials Specialty Chemicals
Ashland Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended September 2025) was $1.8 billion, down 13.7% from fiscal 2024. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue grew 7.34%, EPS grew 102.2%, free cash flow grew 5.26% and total debt was flat, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Dividend growth for ten consecutive years.
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Free accountTen years at a glance Fiscal years to September
| Group | Line | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Trend | 2026e | 2027e | 2028e |
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| Price, $ | |||||||||||||||
| Price, $ | Low | 43.20 | 52.91 | 64.81 | 69.23 | 38.88 | 78.81 | 83.29 | 70.82 | 70.30 | 45.21 |
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| High | 61.15 | 74.75 | 86.63 | 81.22 | 83.28 | 110.74 | 114.36 | 112.71 | 102.50 | 73.31 | |||||
| People | |||||||||||||||
| People | Employees | 11,000 | 6,500 | 6,000 | 4,700 | 4,500 | 4,100 | 3,900 | 3,800 | 3,200 | 2,900 | ||||
| Revenue/emp, $m | 0.27 | 0.36 | 0.43 | 0.46 | 0.45 | 0.51 | 0.61 | 0.58 | 0.66 | 0.63 | |||||
| Income, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Income, $m | Revenue | 3,019 | 2,309 | 2,589 | 2,148 | 2,016 | 2,111 | 2,391 | 2,191 | 2,113 | 1,824 | ||||
| Gross margin, % | 29.38 | 31.57 | 33.33 | 30.31 | 29.71 | 31.74 | 34.71 | 30.49 | 29.25 | 30.10 | |||||
| EBT | (308) | (196) | 11 | (9) | (577) | 135 | 206 | 160 | (24) | (809) | |||||
| EBT margin, % | (10.20) | (8.49) | 0.42 | (0.42) | (28.62) | 6.40 | 8.62 | 7.30 | (1.14) | (44.35) | |||||
| Net income | (28) | 28 | 114 | 505 | (508) | 220 | 927 | 178 | 169 | (845) | |||||
| Depreciation | 320 | 374 | 285 | 290 | 250 | 251 | 248 | 249 | 280 | 950 | |||||
| Per share, $ | |||||||||||||||
| Per share, $ | Revenue | 47.92 | 37.24 | 41.10 | 34.65 | 33.05 | 35.18 | 43.47 | 41.34 | 43.12 | 39.65 | ||||
| Earnings | (0.46) | 0.01 | 1.79 | 8.03 | (8.39) | 3.59 | 16.41 | 3.31 | 3.36 | (18.23) | |||||
| Cash flow | 6.11 | 2.81 | 3.83 | 2.26 | 3.72 | 7.77 | 3.51 | 5.55 | 9.43 | 2.91 | |||||
| Capex | (3.63) | (2.63) | (2.43) | (2.23) | (2.10) | (1.67) | (1.13) | (3.00) | (2.80) | (1.78) | |||||
| Free cash flow | 2.48 | 0.18 | 1.40 | 0.03 | 1.62 | 6.10 | 2.38 | 2.55 | 6.63 | 1.13 | |||||
| Book value | 50.24 | 54.94 | 54.06 | 57.60 | 49.77 | 45.87 | 58.55 | 58.43 | 58.53 | 41.39 | |||||
| Shares, m | 63 | 62 | 63 | 62 | 61 | 60 | 55 | 53 | 49 | 46 | |||||
| Valuation, × | |||||||||||||||
| Valuation, × | P/E | 0.00 | 0.00 | 47.04 | 9.40 | 0.00 | 24.89 | 5.86 | 24.38 | 25.96 | 0.00 | ||||
| P/S | 0.89 | 1.27 | 2.05 | 2.22 | 2.15 | 2.53 | 2.18 | 1.93 | 2.02 | 1.21 | |||||
| P/B | 1.11 | 1.22 | 1.56 | 1.34 | 1.42 | 1.94 | 1.62 | 1.36 | 1.49 | 1.16 | |||||
| EV/Sales | 1.26 | 1.96 | 2.91 | 2.89 | 2.84 | 3.37 | 2.45 | 2.35 | 2.52 | 1.88 | |||||
| EV/FCF | 32.02 | 581.10 | 85.68 | 3,106.05 | 57.83 | 19.42 | 44.78 | 38.06 | 16.39 | 65.82 | |||||
| Cash, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Cash, $m | Operating cash flow | 385 | 174 | 241 | 140 | 227 | 466 | 193 | 294 | 462 | 134 | ||||
| Capex | (229) | (163) | (153) | (138) | (128) | (100) | (62) | (159) | (137) | (82) | |||||
| Free cash flow | 156 | 11 | 88 | 2 | 99 | 366 | 131 | 135 | 325 | 52 | |||||
| Balance, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Balance, $m | Working capital | 1,650 | 935 | 636 | 676 | 734 | 783 | 1,215 | 1,050 | 705 | 782 | ||||
| Total debt | 2,495 | 2,819 | 2,529 | 1,667 | 1,853 | 1,970 | 1,289 | 1,330 | 1,349 | 1,384 | |||||
| Net debt | 1,478 | 2,253 | 2,235 | 1,435 | 1,399 | 1,760 | 643 | 913 | 1,049 | 1,169 | |||||
| Shareholders’ equity | 3,165 | 3,406 | 3,406 | 3,571 | 3,036 | 2,752 | 3,220 | 3,097 | 2,868 | 1,904 | |||||
| Returns, % | |||||||||||||||
| Returns, % | ROA | (0.29) | 0.01 | 1.35 | 6.51 | (7.19) | 3.26 | 14.46 | 2.93 | 2.92 | (16.48) | ||||
| ROIC | (0.67) | 0.54 | 1.13 | 1.07 | (6.50) | 2.66 | 5.39 | 2.68 | (0.41) | (15.76) | |||||
| ROE | (0.94) | 0.03 | 3.35 | 14.48 | (15.38) | 7.60 | 31.04 | 5.64 | 5.67 | (35.41) | |||||
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Fiscal years to Sep 2025 · latest quarter Jun 2026
Charts ten years each
Ashland Inc. vs peers in Specialty Chemicals (Q) = latest quarter vs a year earlier
| Company | Market cap | P/E | Fwd P/E | Revenue growth (Q) | EPS growth (Q) | FCF growth (Q) | Gross margin (Q) | EBIT margin (Q) | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRM Perimeter Solutions, SA | $4.5B | — (loss-making) | 14.0× | +31.46% (above 0%: growing) | n/m | +56.62% (above 0%: growing) | 55.13% | (94.95%) | Compare |
| CBT Cabot Corporation | $3.9B | 20.9× | 8.6× | +6.39% (above 0%: growing) | −93.58% (below 0%: shrinking) | −77.02% (below 0%: shrinking) | 18.74% | 9.98% | Compare |
| AVNT Avient Corporation | $3.6B | 21.0× | 14.0× | +5.83% (above 0%: growing) | +24.56% (above 0%: growing) | −16.67% (below 0%: shrinking) | 33.54% | 12.26% | Compare |
| ASH Ashland Inc. | $3.3B | 62.4× | 24.9× | +7.34% (above 0%: growing) | n/m | +5.26% (above 0%: growing) | 34.21% | 8.65% | |
| FUL H. B. Fuller Company | $2.8B | 14.1× | 16.8× | +5.17% (above 0%: growing) | +18.19% (above 0%: growing) | −58.41% (below 0%: shrinking) | 33.22% | 12.07% | Compare |
| HWKN Hawkins, Inc. | $2.8B | 33.8× | 36.3× | +7.64% (above 0%: growing) | −3.55% (below 0%: shrinking) | +30.29% (above 0%: growing) | 23.44% | 12.25% | Compare |
| KWR Quaker Houghton | $2.7B | 27.9× | 25.2× | +10.17% (above 0%: growing) | n/m | −43.19% (below 0%: shrinking) | 35.53% | 7.62% | Compare |
| WDFC WD-40 Company | $2.7B | 30.3× | 34.0× | +24.35% (above 0%: growing) | +45.45% (above 0%: growing) | −13.28% (below 0%: shrinking) | 56.59% | 20.67% | Compare |
| NGVT Ingevity Corporation | $2.4B | 45.3× | 18.5× | −5.25% (below 0%: shrinking) | n/m | −136.08% (below 0%: shrinking) | 44.25% | 19.13% | Compare |
| Median of peers | $2.8B | 27.9× | 17.7× | +7.01% | +18.19% | −29.93% | 34.54% | 12.16% |
Ashland Inc. (ASH) key facts
- Concern: Ashland Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended September 2025) was $1.8 billion, down 13.7% from fiscal 2024.
- Ashland Inc. (ASH) is a Specialty Chemicals company in the Basic Materials sector, listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
- As of October 16, 2026, ASH traded at $71.15, a market capitalization of $3.3 billion.
- Ashland Inc. pays an annual dividend of $1.67 per share, a yield of 2.35%, with a payout ratio of 146.5%.
- Return on equity was −35.4% and debt-to-equity 0.73.
- Its Piotroski F-score is 5 out of 9 and its Altman Z-score is 1.23 (distress zone) for fiscal 2025.