Ashland Inc.
ASH | NYSE
$75.52
+$0.84 (+1.12%)
Nov 2, 2026, 12:13 PM ET · Market open
Market Data
Market Cap $3.46B
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 8.6%
Price Change 3M 5.3%
Price Change 6M 43.7%
Price Change YTD 28.7%
Price Change 1Y 56.6%
Price Change 3Y -2.7%
Price Change 5Y -22.8%
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
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