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Ashland Inc. (ASH) Stock Analysis

Ashland Inc. (ASH) is a Specialty Chemicals stock listed on NYSE and quoted in US Dollar.

Last Updated: October 21, 2026

ASH

$72.14

+$0.45 (+0.63%)

Oct 21, 2026 · Market close

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ASH Key Statistics

As of Oct 21, 2026
Trading
Open
$71.65
Previous Close
$71.69
Day's Range
71.10–72.45
52-Week Range
47.12–78.25
Volume
407.76K
BetaHow much the share price moves relative to the wider market. 1.0 moves in line with it; above 1.0 swings more, below 1.0 less.
0.40
Valuation
Market Cap
$3.30B
P/E Ratio
46.24
Forward P/EShare price divided by forecast earnings for the year ahead, rather than the year just past.
16.70
PEG RatioThe P/E ratio divided by the expected earnings growth rate. It puts a high P/E in the context of how fast profits are growing.
1.23
P/S ratioMarket value divided by annual revenue. Useful for companies that are not yet profitable, where a P/E cannot be calculated.
1.79
EPS (ttm)Profit attributable to each share over the last twelve months.
1.56
Financials (FY)
Revenue (FY)
$1.82B−13.68%
Net Income (FY)
−$845.00M−600.00%
Profit marginThe share of revenue left as profit after all costs and taxes.
2.82%
Shares OutstandingThe total number of shares held by all investors. Market value is this figure multiplied by the share price.
45.79M
1-Year Return
+45.57%
Dividend and dates
Dividend
$1.68+2.34%
Ex-Dividend Date
September 1, 2026
Earnings Date
November 3, 2026
Avg Volume
672.52K

Only metrics the company reports are shown. Data provided by Yahoo Finance via yfinance. Updated daily.

Key facts

As of October 21, 2026, ASH closed at $72.14, +45.57% over 1 year.

Ashland Inc. (ASH) has a market capitalization of $3.30B.

In fiscal 2025, ASH reported revenue of $1.82B.

ASH Stock Return by Calendar Year

Ashland Inc. (ASH) 10-year return: what $10,000 became

1 year
$10,000 $14,557
+45.57%
5 years
$10,000 $8,094
−19.06%
10 years
$10,000 $15,509
+55.09%

If you had invested $10,000 in Ashland Inc. (ASH) 10 years ago, at the close on October 21, 2016, it would have been worth $15,509 at the close on October 21, 2026: +55.09% in total, +4.49% a year, with dividends reinvested. A historical calculation from closing prices adjusted for splits and dividends, before fees and taxes.

Calendar-year returns computed from daily closing prices. Partial years are shown muted and marked with an asterisk.

YearReturn
2026 (partial year)+24.69%
2025−15.40%
2024−13.71%
2023−20.24%
2022+1.14%
2021+37.67%
2020+5.05%
2019+9.42%
2018+0.90%
2017+34.95%
2016 (partial year)−3.65%

As of October 21, 2026.

ASH Revenue and Earnings by Fiscal Year

FY ends September
Fiscal yearRevenueNet incomeNet margin
2025$1.82B−$845.00M−46.3%
2024$2.11B$169.00M8.0%
2023$2.19B$178.00M8.1%
2022$2.39B$927.00M38.8%
Fiscal yearRevenueGross profitOperating incomeNet incomeNet margin
2025$1.82B$549.00M$88.00M−$845.00M−46.3%
2024$2.11B$618.00M$83.00M$169.00M8.0%
2023$2.19B$668.00M$159.00M$178.00M8.1%
2022$2.39B$830.00M$288.00M$927.00M38.8%

Annual figures as reported, in the company's reporting currency. As of September 30, 2025.

ASH Dividend History

$1.65+3.1% vs 2024

Dividends per share, 2025 · 4 payments

YearDividends per sharePaymentsChange
2026*$1.263—
2025$1.654+3.1%
2024$1.604+7.4%
2023$1.494+14.2%
YearDividends per sharePaymentsChange
2026 (partial year)$1.263—
2025$1.654+3.1%
2024$1.604+7.4%
2023$1.494+14.2%
2022$1.314+11.1%
2021$1.184+6.8%
2020$1.104+2.3%
2019$1.084+10.3%
2018$0.984+12.6%
2017$0.874+353.8%
2016$0.191—

Most recent payment: $0.42 per share, ex-dividend September 1, 2026. Per-share amounts summed by calendar year from ex-dividend dates. Partial years are shown muted and marked with an asterisk.

ASH Valuation vs Specialty Chemicals Median

Median of 70 stocks
MetricASHSpecialty Chemicals medianvs median
P/E46.2428.2963% above
P/S ratio1.791.5913% above
Profit margin2.82%2.70%0.1 pts above

Medians across 70 Specialty Chemicals stocks that report the metric. Medians, not averages, so one outlier cannot move them. As of October 21, 2026.

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Analysis

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Company Overview

Ashland Inc. (ASH) carries a market capitalisation of $3.30B. It is classified in the Specialty Chemicals industry, within the Basic Materials sector. The company reports 2,900 employees.

ASH last closed at $72.14 on October 21, 2026. That is +$0.45 (+0.63%) against the previous close. The 52-week range on file runs from $47.12 to $78.25. The latest close sits 53.1% above that 52-week low.

Financial Health

In fiscal 2025, Ashland Inc. reported revenue of $1.82B. That is −13.68% against the prior fiscal year, when revenue was $2.11B. The same year closed with a net loss of $845.00M. Profit margin runs at 2.82%. That is 0.1 percentage points above the Specialty Chemicals median of 2.7%. Trailing earnings per share are 1.56.

Across the 4 fiscal years on file, revenue moves from $2.39B in 2022 to $1.82B in 2025. Of those 4 years, 3 report positive net income.

Valuation Assessment

ASH trades at a trailing price-to-earnings ratio of 46.24. That is 63.45% above the Specialty Chemicals median of 28.29. On forward earnings the ratio is 16.7. The PEG ratio, which sets the P/E against expected earnings growth, reads 1.23. The price-to-sales ratio is 1.79. On price-to-sales that is 12.53% above the Specialty Chemicals median of 1.59. 70 Specialty Chemicals companies report these metrics, and the medians quoted come from that group.

The reported beta is 0.4. Daily returns over the trailing 10 years annualize to a volatility of 30.17%. The trailing one-year total return is +45.57%. Across 10 years the annualized return works out at +4.49%.

Growth & Income

Shareholders receive a dividend, yielding 2.34% on the latest price. That is 0.6 percentage points above the Specialty Chemicals median yield of 1.78%. At the indicated rate that is $1.68 a share a year. The ex-dividend date on file is September 1, 2026. Dividends are recorded for 11 calendar years; 2026 shows 3 payments totalling $1.26 a share. The year before, 2025, totalled $1.65 a share.

Across the complete calendar years on file, 2021 returned +37.67% and 2023 returned −20.24%. Of the 9 complete calendar years on file, 6 finished higher. So far in 2026 the total return is +24.69%.

Peer Comparison

Ashland Inc. (ASH) operates in the Specialty Chemicals industry. Here is how it compares to its closest peers by market capitalization:

Company Ticker Market Cap P/E Ratio
Ashland Inc. ASH $3.30B 46.2
Linde plc LIN $230.75B 32.3
The Sherwin-Williams Company SHW $81.88B 31.1
Ecolab Inc. ECL $80.76B 38.7

The Specialty Chemicals industry average P/E ratio is 28.3x. Ashland Inc. trades at a P/E of 46.2.

Every figure above is read from this page's own data on each daily rebuild. Informational only, not financial advice. As of October 21, 2026.

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About Ashland Inc.

Ashland Inc. provides additives and specialty ingredients in the North and Latin America, Europe, Asia Pacific, and internationally. It operates through Life Sciences, Personal Care, Specialty Additives, and Intermediates segments. The Life Sciences segment offers pharmaceutical solutions, including controlled release polymers, disintegrants, tablet coatings, thickeners, solubilizers, and tablet binders; and nutrition solutions, such as thickeners, stabilizers, emulsifiers, and additives; agricultural chemicals; diagnostic films; and fine chemicals. Its Personal Care segment provides a range of natural, nature-derived, biodegradable, and performance ingredients; solutions for toothpastes, mouth washes and rinses, denture cleaning, and care for teeth; and household supplies nature-derived rheology ingredients, biodegradable surface wetting agents, performance encapsulates, and specialty polymers. The Specialty Additives segment offers rheology modifiers, foam control agents, surfactants and wetting agents, pH neutralizers, advanced ceramics used in catalytic converters, environmental filters, ingredients for the manufacturing of ceramic capacitors, plasma display panels and solar cells, ingredients for textile printing, thermoplastic metals, and alloys for welding. Its Intermediates segment produces 1,4 butanediol and related derivatives, including n-methylpyrrolidone. It offers its products to customers in a range of consumer and industrial markets, such as architectural coatings, construction, energy, food and beverage, personal care, and pharmaceutical. The company was formerly known as Ashland Global Holdings Inc. and changed its name to Ashland Inc. in August 2022. Ashland Inc. was founded in 1924 and is headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware.

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