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Ashland Inc.

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74.68 USD +0.30 +0.40%
As of Oct 30, 2026 Extended hours 74.68 0.00%
Bid
74.66 × 100
Ask
74.91 × 200
73.87 Day range 74.85
47.84 52-week range 76.45
YTD
+27.29%
1 year
+53.44%
Open
74.19
Prev close
74.38
Mkt cap
3.42B
Vol
457.20K
Avg vol
597.01K
EPS
1.56
P/E
47.87
Div yield
2.26%
More statistics
Low
73.87
High
74.85
Forward P/E
17.21
Beta
0.40
Short ratio
8.04
Inst. own
119.44%
Dividend
1.68
Ex-div date
Aug 31, 2026
Earnings
Nov 3, 2026
50-d avg
71.43
200-d avg
63.69
1y target
80.45

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Financial health

Altman Z-Score

2.22 Grey zone

Bankruptcy-risk model: below 1.81 distress, above 2.99 safe.

Piotroski F-Score

8 / 9 Strong

Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, leverage and efficiency.

FMP rating

B-2 / 5 overall

  • DCF 3
  • Return on Equity 3
  • Return on Assets 3
  • Debt / Equity 1
  • P/E 1
  • P/B 3

Valuation

P/E -2.6×
FY 2016: -123×FY 2017: 4061×FY 2018: 45.8×FY 2019: 9.5×FY 2020: -8.5×FY 2021: 24.3×FY 2022: 5.5×FY 2023: 24.3×FY 2024: 25.2×FY 2025: -2.6×
FY 2016 5y median 24.3× FY 2025
P/S 1.2×
FY 2016: 1.2×FY 2017: 1.8×FY 2018: 2.0×FY 2019: 2.3×FY 2020: 2.1×FY 2021: 2.6×FY 2022: 2.1×FY 2023: 2.0×FY 2024: 2.0×FY 2025: 1.2×
FY 2016 5y median 2.0× FY 2025
P/B 1.2×
FY 2016: 1.1×FY 2017: 1.2×FY 2018: 1.5×FY 2019: 1.4×FY 2020: 1.4×FY 2021: 2.0×FY 2022: 1.6×FY 2023: 1.4×FY 2024: 1.5×FY 2025: 1.2×
FY 2016 5y median 1.5× FY 2025
P/FCF -551×
FY 2016: 8.0×FY 2017: 24.4×FY 2018: 37.3×FY 2019: 55.8×FY 2020: 61.8×FY 2021: 11.9×FY 2022: -15.7×FY 2023: 59.3×FY 2024: 15.6×FY 2025: -551×
FY 2016 5y median 11.9× FY 2025
EV/EBITDA -7.0×
FY 2016: 28.1×FY 2017: 13.9×FY 2018: 18.5×FY 2019: 16.5×FY 2020: -23.1×FY 2021: 16.4×FY 2022: 11.5×FY 2023: 11.8×FY 2024: 17.9×FY 2025: -7.0×
FY 2016 5y median 11.8× FY 2025
EV/Sales 2.0×
FY 2016: 1.7×FY 2017: 2.7×FY 2018: 2.9×FY 2019: 2.9×FY 2020: 2.9×FY 2021: 3.5×FY 2022: 2.5×FY 2023: 2.5×FY 2024: 2.6×FY 2025: 2.0×
FY 2016 5y median 2.5× FY 2025
FCF Yield -0.2%
FY 2016: 12.5%FY 2017: 4.1%FY 2018: 2.7%FY 2019: 1.8%FY 2020: 1.6%FY 2021: 8.4%FY 2022: -6.4%FY 2023: 1.7%FY 2024: 6.4%FY 2025: -0.2%
FY 2016 5y median 1.7% FY 2025

Profitability

Gross Margin 30.1%
FY 2016: 29.4%FY 2017: 31.6%FY 2018: 33.3%FY 2019: 30.3%FY 2020: 29.7%FY 2021: 31.7%FY 2022: 34.7%FY 2023: 30.5%FY 2024: 29.2%FY 2025: 30.1%
FY 2016 5y median 30.5% FY 2025
Operating Margin -42.5%
FY 2016: -1.7%FY 2017: 2.1%FY 2018: 3.9%FY 2019: 4.0%FY 2020: -22.9%FY 2021: 9.1%FY 2022: 13.9%FY 2023: 7.9%FY 2024: -1.2%FY 2025: -42.5%
FY 2016 5y median 7.9% FY 2025
Net Margin -46.3%
FY 2016: -1.0%FY 2017: 0.0%FY 2018: 4.4%FY 2019: 23.5%FY 2020: -25.2%FY 2021: 10.4%FY 2022: 38.8%FY 2023: 8.1%FY 2024: 8.0%FY 2025: -46.3%
FY 2016 5y median 8.1% FY 2025
ROE -44.4%
FY 2016: -0.9%FY 2017: 0.0%FY 2018: 3.3%FY 2019: 14.1%FY 2020: -16.7%FY 2021: 8.0%FY 2022: 28.8%FY 2023: 5.7%FY 2024: 5.9%FY 2025: -44.4%
FY 2016 5y median 5.9% FY 2025
ROIC -18.4%
FY 2016: -0.5%FY 2017: 0.6%FY 2018: 1.4%FY 2019: 1.3%FY 2020: -7.0%FY 2021: 3.2%FY 2022: 5.2%FY 2023: 3.1%FY 2024: 4.2%FY 2025: -18.4%
FY 2016 5y median 3.2% FY 2025
ROA -18.3%
FY 2016: -0.3%FY 2017: 0.0%FY 2018: 1.4%FY 2019: 7.0%FY 2020: -7.4%FY 2021: 3.3%FY 2022: 14.9%FY 2023: 3.0%FY 2024: 3.0%FY 2025: -18.3%
FY 2016 5y median 3.0% FY 2025

Growth (YoY)

Revenue -13.7%
FY 2016: -11.7%FY 2017: -23.5%FY 2018: 12.1%FY 2019: -17.0%FY 2020: -6.1%FY 2021: 4.7%FY 2022: 13.3%FY 2023: -8.4%FY 2024: -3.6%FY 2025: -13.7%
FY 2016 FY 2025
Operating Income -2880.8%
FY 2016: -144.6%FY 2017: 198.0%FY 2018: 108.2%FY 2019: -15.7%FY 2020: -636.0%FY 2021: 141.6%FY 2022: 73.4%FY 2023: -48.3%FY 2024: -115.1%FY 2025: -2880.8%
FY 2016 FY 2025
EPS (diluted) -643.5%
FY 2016: -110.3%FY 2017: 103.5%FY 2018: 10955.9%FY 2019: 351.1%FY 2020: -204.5%FY 2021: 143.6%FY 2022: 348.4%FY 2023: -79.8%FY 2024: 2.1%FY 2025: -643.5%
FY 2016 FY 2025
Free Cash Flow -101.5%
FY 2016: 547.8%FY 2017: -62.9%FY 2018: -15.7%FY 2019: -37.9%FY 2020: -19.5%FY 2021: 550.0%FY 2022: -171.6%FY 2023: 122.4%FY 2024: 275.3%FY 2025: -101.5%
FY 2016 FY 2025

Financial Health

Current Ratio 2.8×
FY 2016: 2.3×FY 2017: 2.0×FY 2018: 1.6×FY 2019: 1.9×FY 2020: 1.9×FY 2021: 1.8×FY 2022: 3.2×FY 2023: 3.3×FY 2024: 2.4×FY 2025: 2.8×
FY 2016 5y median 2.8× FY 2025
Quick Ratio 1.5×
FY 2016: 1.9×FY 2017: 1.3×FY 2018: 1.0×FY 2019: 1.1×FY 2020: 1.3×FY 2021: 1.3×FY 2022: 2.1×FY 2023: 1.9×FY 2024: 1.3×FY 2025: 1.5×
FY 2016 5y median 1.5× FY 2025
Debt / Equity 0.8×
FY 2016: 0.7×FY 2017: 0.8×FY 2018: 0.7×FY 2019: 0.5×FY 2020: 0.7×FY 2021: 0.8×FY 2022: 0.4×FY 2023: 0.5×FY 2024: 0.5×FY 2025: 0.8×
FY 2016 5y median 0.5× FY 2025
Net Debt / EBITDA -2.7×
FY 2016: 8.2×FY 2017: 5.0×FY 2018: 5.5×FY 2019: 3.8×FY 2020: -6.0×FY 2021: 4.2×FY 2022: 1.4×FY 2023: 2.3×FY 2024: 3.9×FY 2025: -2.7×
FY 2016 5y median 2.3× FY 2025
Interest Coverage -12.3×
FY 2016: -0.3×FY 2017: 0.2×FY 2018: 0.9×FY 2019: 0.8×FY 2020: -5.1×FY 2021: 2.6×FY 2022: 5.0×FY 2023: 3.0×FY 2024: -0.5×FY 2025: -12.3×
FY 2016 5y median 2.6× FY 2025

Dividends

Dividend Yield 3.4%
FY 2016: 2.7%FY 2017: 1.9%FY 2018: 1.1%FY 2019: 1.3%FY 2020: 1.5%FY 2021: 1.3%FY 2022: 1.4%FY 2023: 1.8%FY 2024: 1.8%FY 2025: 3.4%
FY 2016 5y median 1.8% FY 2025
Payout Ratio -9.0%
FY 2016: -334.5%FY 2017: 7700.0%FY 2018: 52.6%FY 2019: 12.7%FY 2020: -13.0%FY 2021: 31.8%FY 2022: 7.6%FY 2023: 42.7%FY 2024: 46.2%FY 2025: -9.0%
FY 2016 5y median 31.8% FY 2025

Annual · latest fiscal year ends 2025-09-30