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ASH

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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Key statistics

Market cap
3.40B
Enterprise value
4.44B
Trailing P/E
47.66
Forward P/E
17.21
PEG ratio
1.23
Price / sales
1.85
Price / book
1.82
EPS (TTM)
1.56
Beta
0.40
Dividend yield
2.26%
Payout ratio
106.73%
Profit margin
2.82%
Revenue (TTM)
1.84B
Revenue growth
7.30%
Free cash flow
269.12M
Total cash
440.00M
Total debt
1.48B
Return on equity
3.99%
Shares outstanding
45.79M
Short % of float
12.48%
50-day average
71.43
200-day average
63.69

Analyst view

Consensus: buy

Buy
Price target (mean) 80.45 +7.7% upside
Target (low)
73.00
Target (mean)
80.45
Target (high)
90.00
Ratings (0m) 12 9 buy · 3 hold · 0 sell
  • Strong buy1
  • Buy8
  • Hold3
  • Sell0
  • Strong sell0

Next earnings

Nov 3, 2026

Expected Nov 3, 2026. Consensus EPS estimate 1.27.

Earnings history

Financials — quick view

All financials
ASH Revenue — quarterly 497.00M
2022-Q4 20222023-Q1 20222023-Q2 20232023-Q3 20232023-Q4 20232024-Q1 20232024-Q2 20242024-Q3 20242024-Q4 20242025-Q1 20242025-Q2 20252025-Q3 20252025-Q4 20252026-Q1 20252026-Q2 20262026-Q3 2026
ASH Net income — quarterly 16.00M
2022-Q4 20222023-Q1 20222023-Q2 20232023-Q3 20232023-Q4 20232024-Q1 20232024-Q2 20242024-Q3 20242024-Q4 20242025-Q1 20242025-Q2 20252025-Q3 20252025-Q4 20252026-Q1 20252026-Q2 20262026-Q3 2026
ASH EPS — quarterly 0.35
2022-Q4 20222023-Q1 20222023-Q2 20232023-Q3 20232023-Q4 20232024-Q1 20232024-Q2 20242024-Q3 20242024-Q4 20242025-Q1 20242025-Q2 20252025-Q3 20252025-Q4 20252026-Q1 20252026-Q2 20262026-Q3 2026

Earnings

ASH recent earnings
Report dateQuarter endingEPS estimateEPS reportedSurpriseSurprise %
Nov 3, 2026Sep 30, 20261.27———
Jul 28, 2026Jun 30, 20260.9851.02+0.04+3.55%
Apr 28, 2026Mar 31, 20260.970.91-0.06-6.19%
Feb 2, 2026Dec 31, 20250.230.26+0.03+13.04%
Nov 4, 2025Sep 30, 20251.171.08-0.09-7.69%
Jul 29, 2025Jun 30, 20251.151.04-0.11-9.57%

Upgrades / downgrades

ASH analyst upgrades and downgrades
DateFirmActionFromTo
Oct 5, 2026UBSmainBuyBuy
Aug 6, 2026Morgan StanleymainEqual-WeightEqual-Weight
Jul 31, 2026Wells FargomainEqual-WeightEqual-Weight
Jul 30, 2026UBSmainBuyBuy
Jul 30, 2026Evercore ISI GroupmainIn-LineIn-Line
Jul 29, 2026MizuhomainOutperformOutperform

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.

Sector
Basic Materials
Industry
Specialty Chemicals
Country
United States
Website
ashland.com

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Insider holders

ASH insider holders
InsiderRelationLatest transactionDateShares held
ASSIS ALESSANDRA FACCINOfficerConversion of Exercise of derivative securityJul 26, 20268,215
BONI ERIC N.OfficerSaleDec 4, 202422,319
BOSTAPH KARL ROfficerConversion of Exercise of derivative securityNov 18, 20247,012
DRURY EILEENOfficerConversion of Exercise of derivative securityNov 16, 20257,601
KULKARNI ASHISH KDirectorConversion of Exercise of derivative securityJan 20, 20262,113
LAMPKIN ROBIN EGeneral CounselConversion of Exercise of derivative securityAug 10, 20267,164

Institution ownership

ASH institution ownership
Holder% heldSharesValueReported
Blackrock Inc.12.47%5,712,189424.70MJun 29, 2026
Standard Investments LLC9.88%4,525,001336.43MJun 29, 2026
Franklin Resources, Inc.7.90%3,616,479268.89MJun 29, 2026
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP5.43%2,486,307184.86MJun 29, 2026
Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC5.38%2,462,838183.11MJun 29, 2026
Vanguard Capital Management LLC4.50%2,063,055153.39MJun 29, 2026

Fund ownership

ASH fund ownership
Holder% heldSharesValueReported
Franklin Value Investors Trust-FRANKLIN SMALL CAP VALUE FUND4.02%1,841,188136.89MJul 30, 2026
iShares Trust-iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF3.56%1,629,402121.15MSep 29, 2026
VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund3.18%1,454,480108.14MJun 29, 2026
MFS SERIES TRUST XI-MFS Mid Cap Value Fund2.80%1,283,82795.45MJun 29, 2026
iShares Trust-iShares Russell 2000 ETF2.62%1,201,35189.32MSep 29, 2026
VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard Small-Cap Index Fund2.30%1,051,33078.17MJun 29, 2026
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