Ashland Inc. (ASH) Stock Price

ASHStock

$74.37+31.40%52W

Market Cap$3.41B

P/E—

PEG Ratio1.23

Div yield1.94%

Beta0.40

ASH Share Price Chart

Favorite Metrics

Price vs S&P 500 (26W)4.11%

Price vs S&P 500 (4W)2.11%

PEG Ratio1.23

VGM Score47.22

Indicated Dividend Yield (Annual)1.94%

P/CF (Annual)36.01x

Book Value / Share (Quarterly)$40.84

P/TBV (Annual)1.64x

Indicated Dividend (Annual)$1.68

Revenue Growth (3Y)-8.63%

Cash Flow / Share (Quarterly)$4.50

Payout Ratio (TTM)89.06%

Price vs S&P 500 (YTD)13.94%

Gross Margin (TTM)33.32%

Net Profit Margin (TTM)2.77%

EPS (TTM)$1.16

10-Day Avg Trading Volume0.47M

EPS Excl Extra (TTM)$1.16

Revenue Growth (5Y)-1.98%

EPS (Annual)$-18.37

Dividend / Share (Annual)$1.63

ROI (Annual)-25.70%

Gross Margin (Annual)33.55%

Net Profit Margin (5Y Avg)3.80%

Cash / Share (Quarterly)$9.61

P/E Basic Excl Extra (TTM)66.36x

Revenue Growth QoQ (YoY)7.34%

ROA (Last FY)-18.33%

Revenue Growth TTM (YoY)-1.39%

EBITD / Share (TTM)$4.38

ROE (5Y Avg)0.81%

Operating Margin (TTM)7.43%

Cash Flow / Share (Annual)$-0.09

P/B Ratio1.81x

P/B Ratio (Quarterly)1.61x

Net Income / Employee (Annual)$-291,400

EV / Revenue (TTM)2.34x

Net Interest Coverage (TTM)-34.17x

ROA (TTM)1.12%

EPS Growth QoQ (YoY)-47.27%

EV / EBITDA (TTM)21.81x

EPS Incl Extra (Annual)$-18.37

Current Ratio (Annual)2.85x

Quick Ratio (Quarterly)1.89x

3-Month Avg Trading Volume0.94M

52-Week Price Return31.40%

EV / Free Cash Flow (Annual)30.16x

P/E Incl Extra (TTM)66.36x

Revenue / Employee (TTM)$635,500

Tangible BV / Share (Quarterly)$29.63

P/S Ratio (Annual)1.86x

Asset Turnover (Annual)0.40x

52-Week High$78.25

Operating Margin (5Y Avg)-2.91%

EPS Excl Extra (Annual)$-18.37

CapEx CAGR (5Y)-5.92%

Tangible BV CAGR (5Y)-7.91%

26-Week Price Return16.04%

Quick Ratio (Annual)1.51x

13-Week Price Return29.75%

Total Debt / Equity (Annual)0.73x

Current Ratio (Quarterly)3.05x

Enterprise Value$4.32B

Revenue / Share Growth (5Y)3.71%

Asset Turnover (TTM)0.40x

Book Value / Share Growth (5Y)-3.62%

Revenue / Employee (Annual)$629,000

Inventory Turnover (Annual)2.18x

Pretax Margin (Annual)-44.35%

Cash / Share (Annual)$4.67

3-Month Return Std Dev35.20%

Gross Margin (5Y Avg)32.49%

Net Income / Employee (TTM)$17,600

EBITDA Interim CAGR (5Y)-3.69%

ROE (Last FY)-44.38%

Net Interest Coverage (Annual)1.23x

EPS Basic Excl Extra (Annual)$-18.37

P/FCF (TTM)15.89x

Receivables Turnover (TTM)8.07x

EV / Free Cash Flow (TTM)20.96x

Total Debt / Equity (Quarterly)0.73x

EPS Incl Extra (TTM)$1.16

Receivables Turnover (Annual)7.52x

ROI (TTM)1.56%

Dividend Growth Rate (5Y)8.42%

P/S Ratio (TTM)1.84x

Pretax Margin (5Y Avg)-4.63%

Revenue / Share (Annual)$39.65

Tangible BV / Share (Annual)$29.04

Forward P/E17.32x

Price vs S&P 500 (52W)12.84%

P/E Ratio (TTM)66.36x

Year-to-Date Return26.76%

5-Day Price Return0.90%

EPS Normalized (Annual)$-18.37

ROA (5Y Avg)1.18%

Net Profit Margin (Annual)-46.33%

Month-to-Date Return2.42%

Cash Flow / Share (TTM)$7.63

EBITD / Share (Annual)$-15.48

Operating Margin (Annual)-42.49%

LT Debt / Equity (Annual)0.73x

P/CF (TTM)11.63x

ROI (5Y Avg)1.53%

P/E Excl Extra (TTM)66.36x

LT Debt / Equity (Quarterly)0.73x

EPS Basic Excl Extra (TTM)$1.16

P/TBV (Quarterly)2.22x

Payout Ratio (Annual)46.15%

P/B Ratio (Annual)1.15x

Dividend / Share (TTM)$1.66

Inventory Turnover (TTM)2.32x

Pretax Margin (TTM)6.84%

Book Value / Share (Annual)$41.39

Price vs S&P 500 (13W)27.79%

Dividend Yield (TTM)2.25%

Beta0.40x

P/FCF (Annual)12.35x

Revenue / Share (TTM)$40.07

ROE (TTM)2.71%

52-Week Low$46.30

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ASH Earnings Surprise History

Quarter	Report date	EPS estimate	EPS actual	Surprise
Q2 2026	Jul 28, 2026	$0.98	$1.02	+3.62%(+$0.04)
Q1 2026	Apr 28, 2026	$0.94	$0.91	-3.00%(-$0.03)
Q4 2025	Feb 2, 2026	$0.25	$0.26	+5.22%(+$0.01)
Q3 2025	Nov 4, 2025	$1.26	$1.08	-14.62%(-$0.18)
Q2 2025	Jul 29, 2025	$1.21	$1.04	-13.70%(-$0.17)

ASH Analyst Recommendations

May 2026

Jun 2026

Jul 2026

Aug 2026

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4.00

Industry Peers — Chemicals Wholesale(3)

Symbol	Value Score	Growth Score	Momentum Score	Price
ASHAshland Inc.	D	D	B	$74.37
HWKNHawkins Inc	F	B	D	$120.35
NPTTexxon Holding Limited Ordinary shares	D	F	B	$3.53
BHATBlue Hat Interactive Entertainment Technology Ordinary Shares	—	B	D	$0.00

About Ashland Inc.

Ashland Inc. is a specialty materials company providing functional additives and ingredients to pharmaceuticals, personal care, food and beverage, coatings, construction, energy, and electronics markets. The company operates through four segments: Life Sciences (the largest, serving pharmaceutical and nutrition applications), Personal Care (skin, hair, oral, and household products), Specialty Additives (coating performance enhancers), and Intermediates (BDO and derivatives for polymers, electronics, agriculture, and pharmaceuticals). With operations across North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, and Latin America, Ashland serves a diverse global customer base.