Ashland Inc.

ASH | NYSE

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$74.68

+$0.30 (+0.40%)

At close: Oct 30, 2026, 4:00 PM ET

$74.64

-$0.04 (-0.05%)

Pre-market: Nov 2, 2026, 8:03 AM ET

Overview Rating Statistics Financials Earnings Analysts Ownership Dividends Profile

Market Data

Market Cap $3.42B

Enterprise Value $4.46B

Beta 0.40

Average Volume 706.45K

Shares Outstanding (Diluted) 46M

Shares Change YoY 0%

Institutional Ownership N/A

Exchange NYSE

ISIN US0441861046

Price Performance

Price Change 1M 9.9%

Price Change 3M 2.9%

Price Change 6M 44.1%

Price Change YTD 27.3%

Price Change 1Y 52.7%

Price Change 3Y -2.5%

Price Change 5Y -22.2%

1M CAGR (ann.) 8.1%

1Y CAGR (ann.) 54.6%

5Y CAGR (ann.) -3.3%

All-Time CAGR 4.8%

Valuation

PE Ratio 66.09

Forward PE 17.43

PEG Ratio 0.46

Forward PEG 2.87

PS Ratio 1.86

Forward PS 1.80

PB Ratio 1.83

P/FCF Ratio 10.59

P/Adj. FCF Ratio 11.10

P/OCF Ratio 8.71

EV/Sales 2.42

EV/EBIT 23.58

EV/EBITDA 11.43

EV/FCF 13.80

Earnings Yield 1.5%

FCF Yield 9.4%

Adj. FCF Yield 9.0%

Financial Health

Net Debt $934M

Total Debt $1.48B

Cash & Short-Term Investments $440M

Total Assets $4.58B

Current Ratio 3.05

Quick Ratio 1.89

Debt / Equity Ratio 0.79

Debt / EBITDA 3.78

Debt / FCF 4.57

OCF / Debt 0.27

Interest Coverage 2.21

Altman Z-Score 2.22

Piotroski F-Score 7

Margins & Profitability

Gross Profit Margin 29.4%

Operating Profit Margin 7.3%

EBITDA Margin 20.6%

Net Profit Margin 2.8%

FCF Margin 17.5%

Adj. FCF Margin 16.7%

SBC / Revenue 0.8%

SBC Impact (per share) -4.6%

Returns

Return on Assets 1.1%

Return on Equity 2.8%

Return on Invested Capital 1.9%

Return on Capital Employed 3.3%

Return on Tangible Assets 1.6%

Historical Growth (CAGR)

Revenue CAGR 3Y -7.2%

Revenue CAGR 5Y -2.8%

Revenue CAGR 10Y -8.5%

EPS CAGR 3Y -36.5%

EPS CAGR 5Y -17.5%

EPS CAGR 10Y -9.5%

FCF CAGR 3Y 88.8%

FCF CAGR 5Y -1.9%

FCF CAGR 10Y -1.3%

Analyst Forecasts

Analyst Rating Buy

Analyst Count 9

EPS Growth Next 3Y 70.5%

Revenue Growth Next 3Y 3.2%

Earnings Date Nov 3, 2026

EPS Estimate (next Q) $1.27

EPS Growth Est (next Q) 17.6%

Revenue Est (next Q) $501.76M

Revenue Growth Est (next Q) 5.0%

Fair Value Estimates

Graham Number $32.15

Graham Upside -57.0%

Lynch Fair Value $5.65

Lynch Upside -92.4%

Price Target $77.88

Price Target Upside 4.3%

Cash Flow

Operating Cash Flow $394M

Free Cash Flow $323M

Adj. Free Cash Flow $308M

FCF Per Share $7.02

OCF Per Share $8.57

OCF/S Ratio 21.4%

Income Statement

Revenue $1.84B

Gross Profit $541M

Operating Income $135M

EBITDA $390M

Net Income $52M

EPS (Diluted) $1.13

Revenue / Employee $635.52K

Profit / Employee $17.93K

Employees 2,900

Dividends

Annual Dividend $1.67

Dividend Yield 2.24%

Payout Ratio 147.8%

FCF Payout Ratio 23.5%

Adj. FCF Payout Ratio 24.7%

Dividend Growth (YoY) 1.8%

Pay Frequency Quarterly

Ex-Dividend Date Sep 1, 2026