Ashland Inc. (ASH) dividend history

ASHNYSEWholesale-Chemicals & Allied ProductsFiscal year ends September 30

Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Jul 29, 2026Score 6/3025% above fair value

$76.47+1.20 (+1.59%)

Close on Nov 13, 2026Market cap $3.50BP/E –Yield 2.14%

Dividends

Dividend declared per share by fiscal year, adjusted for stock splits

Per share, FY2025

$1.64

+3.8% on the prior year

Consecutive increases

7 years

Every year since FY2018

Dividend yield

2.14%

Latest annual dividend ÷ share price

Payout ratio, FY2025

–

Dividends paid ÷ net income

Dividend payments

Every dividend Ashland has paid, newest first. Shares held at the close of the last day with dividend receive it; shares bought on the ex-dividend date or later do not.

Ex-dividend	Last day to buy	Record	Payable	Declared	Per share	Source
Sep 1, 2026	Aug 31, 2026	Sep 1, 2026	Sep 15, 2026	Aug 7, 2026	$0.42	–
Jun 1, 2026	May 29, 2026	Jun 1, 2026	Jun 15, 2026	May 5, 2026	$0.42	10-Q
Feb 27, 2026	Feb 26, 2026	Mar 1, 2026	Mar 15, 2026	Jan 19, 2026	$0.415	10-Q
Dec 1, 2025	Nov 28, 2025	Dec 1, 2025	Dec 15, 2025	Nov 19, 2025	$0.415	10-Q
Aug 29, 2025	Aug 28, 2025	Sep 1, 2025	Sep 15, 2025	Aug 8, 2025	$0.415	10-K
May 30, 2025	May 29, 2025	Jun 1, 2025	Jun 15, 2025	May 6, 2025	$0.415	10-Q
Feb 28, 2025	Feb 27, 2025	Mar 1, 2025	Mar 15, 2025	Jan 20, 2025	$0.405	10-Q
Nov 29, 2024	Nov 27, 2024	Dec 1, 2024	Dec 15, 2024	Nov 14, 2024	$0.405	10-Q
Aug 30, 2024	Aug 29, 2024	Sep 1, 2024	Sep 15, 2024	Aug 9, 2024	$0.405	10-K
May 31, 2024	May 30, 2024	Jun 1, 2024	Jun 15, 2024	May 7, 2024	$0.405	10-Q
Feb 29, 2024	Feb 28, 2024	Mar 1, 2024	Mar 15, 2024	Jan 22, 2024	$0.385	10-Q
Nov 30, 2023	Nov 29, 2023	Dec 1, 2023	Dec 15, 2023	Nov 13, 2023	$0.385	10-Q
Aug 31, 2023	Aug 30, 2023	Sep 1, 2023	Sep 15, 2023	Aug 14, 2023	$0.385	10-K
May 31, 2023	May 30, 2023	Jun 1, 2023	Jun 15, 2023	May 11, 2023	$0.385	Release
Feb 28, 2023	Feb 27, 2023	Mar 1, 2023	Mar 15, 2023	Jan 23, 2023	$0.335	10-Q
Nov 30, 2022	Nov 29, 2022	Dec 1, 2022	Dec 15, 2022	Nov 18, 2022	$0.335	10-Q
Aug 31, 2022	Aug 30, 2022	Sep 1, 2022	Sep 15, 2022	Aug 5, 2022	$0.335	10-K
May 31, 2022	May 27, 2022	Jun 1, 2022	Jun 15, 2022	May 24, 2022	$0.335	Release
Feb 28, 2022	Feb 25, 2022	Mar 1, 2022	Mar 15, 2022	Jan 25, 2022	$0.30	10-Q
Nov 30, 2021	Nov 29, 2021	Dec 1, 2021	Dec 15, 2021	Nov 22, 2021	$0.30	10-Q
Aug 31, 2021	Aug 30, 2021	Sep 1, 2021	Sep 15, 2021	Aug 5, 2021	$0.30	10-K
May 28, 2021	May 27, 2021	Jun 1, 2021	Jun 15, 2021	May 20, 2021	$0.30	10-Q
Feb 25, 2021	Feb 24, 2021	Feb 26, 2021	Mar 15, 2021	Jan 29, 2021	$0.275	10-Q
Nov 30, 2020	Nov 27, 2020	Dec 1, 2020	Dec 15, 2020	Nov 18, 2020	$0.275	10-Q
Aug 31, 2020	Aug 28, 2020	Sep 1, 2020	Sep 15, 2020	Aug 12, 2020	$0.275	10-K
May 29, 2020	May 28, 2020	Jun 1, 2020	Jun 15, 2020	May 20, 2020	$0.275	10-Q
Feb 27, 2020	Feb 26, 2020	Feb 28, 2020	Mar 15, 2020	Jan 31, 2020	$0.275	10-Q
Nov 29, 2019	Nov 27, 2019	Dec 2, 2019	Dec 15, 2019	Nov 14, 2019	$0.275	10-Q
Aug 29, 2019	Aug 28, 2019	Aug 30, 2019	Sep 15, 2019	Jul 17, 2019	$0.275	10-K
May 31, 2019	May 30, 2019	Jun 3, 2019	Jun 15, 2019	May 22, 2019	$0.275	Release
Feb 28, 2019	Feb 27, 2019	Mar 1, 2019	Mar 15, 2019	Jan 31, 2019	$0.25	10-Q
Nov 30, 2018	Nov 29, 2018	Dec 3, 2018	Dec 15, 2018	Nov 14, 2018	$0.25	10-Q
Aug 30, 2018	Aug 29, 2018	Aug 31, 2018	Sep 15, 2018	Jul 19, 2018	$0.25	10-K
May 31, 2018	May 30, 2018	Jun 1, 2018	Jun 15, 2018	May 17, 2018	$0.25	Release
Feb 28, 2018	Feb 27, 2018	Mar 1, 2018	Mar 15, 2018	Jan 25, 2018	$0.225	10-Q
Nov 30, 2017	Nov 29, 2017	Dec 1, 2017	Dec 15, 2017	Nov 15, 2017	$0.225	10-Q
Aug 30, 2017	Aug 29, 2017	Sep 1, 2017	Sep 15, 2017	Jul 19, 2017	$0.225	10-K
May 30, 2017	May 26, 2017	Jun 1, 2017	Jun 15, 2017	May 17, 2017	$0.225	Release
Feb 27, 2017	Feb 24, 2017	Mar 1, 2017	Mar 15, 2017	Jan 25, 2017	$0.39	10-Q
Nov 29, 2016	Nov 28, 2016	Dec 1, 2016	Dec 15, 2016	Nov 17, 2016	$0.39	10-Q
Aug 17, 2016	Aug 16, 2016	–	–	–	$0.39	10-K
Jun 1, 2016	May 31, 2016	–	–	–	$0.39	–
Feb 17, 2016	Feb 16, 2016	–	–	–	$0.39	–
Nov 27, 2015	Nov 25, 2015	–	–	–	$0.39	–
Aug 19, 2015	Aug 18, 2015	–	–	–	$0.39	–
May 27, 2015	May 26, 2015	–	–	–	$0.39	–
Feb 11, 2015	Feb 10, 2015	–	–	–	$0.34	–
Nov 26, 2014	Nov 25, 2014	–	–	–	$0.34	–
Aug 13, 2014	Aug 12, 2014	–	–	–	$0.34	–
May 28, 2014	May 27, 2014	–	–	–	$0.34	–
Feb 12, 2014	Feb 11, 2014	–	–	–	$0.34	–
Nov 27, 2013	Nov 26, 2013	–	–	–	$0.34	–
Aug 14, 2013	Aug 13, 2013	–	–	–	$0.34	–
May 29, 2013	May 28, 2013	–	–	–	$0.34	–
Feb 13, 2013	Feb 12, 2013	–	–	–	$0.225	–
Nov 29, 2012	Nov 28, 2012	–	–	–	$0.225	–
Aug 15, 2012	Aug 14, 2012	–	–	–	$0.225	–
May 30, 2012	May 29, 2012	–	–	–	$0.225	–
Feb 15, 2012	Feb 14, 2012	–	–	–	$0.175	–
Nov 29, 2011	Nov 28, 2011	–	–	–	$0.175	–
Aug 17, 2011	Aug 16, 2011	–	–	–	$0.175	–
May 31, 2011	May 27, 2011	–	–	–	$0.175	–
Feb 16, 2011	Feb 15, 2011	–	–	–	$0.15	–
Nov 29, 2010	Nov 26, 2010	Dec 1, 2010	Dec 15, 2010	–	$0.15	–
Aug 18, 2010	Aug 17, 2010	Aug 20, 2010	Sep 15, 2010	–	$0.15	–
May 28, 2010	May 27, 2010	Jun 2, 2010	Jun 15, 2010	–	$0.15	–
Feb 17, 2010	Feb 16, 2010	Feb 19, 2010	Mar 15, 2010	–	$0.075	–
Nov 27, 2009	Nov 25, 2009	Dec 1, 2009	Dec 15, 2009	–	$0.075	–
Aug 18, 2009	Aug 17, 2009	Aug 20, 2009	Sep 15, 2009	–	$0.075	–
May 26, 2009	May 22, 2009	May 28, 2009	Jun 15, 2009	–	$0.075	–
Feb 17, 2009	Feb 13, 2009	Feb 19, 2009	Mar 15, 2009	–	$0.075	–
Nov 26, 2008	Nov 25, 2008	Dec 1, 2008	Dec 15, 2008	–	$0.075	–
Aug 18, 2008	Aug 15, 2008	Aug 20, 2008	Sep 15, 2008	–	$0.275	–
May 23, 2008	May 22, 2008	May 28, 2008	Jun 15, 2008	–	$0.275	–
Feb 14, 2008	Feb 13, 2008	Feb 19, 2008	Mar 15, 2008	–	$0.275	–
Nov 21, 2007	Nov 20, 2007	Nov 26, 2007	Dec 15, 2007	–	$0.275	–
Aug 16, 2007	Aug 15, 2007	Aug 20, 2007	Sep 15, 2007	–	$0.275	–
May 24, 2007	May 23, 2007	May 29, 2007	Jun 15, 2007	–	$0.275	–
Feb 14, 2007	Feb 13, 2007	Feb 19, 2007	Mar 15, 2007	–	$0.275	–
Nov 22, 2006	Nov 21, 2006	Nov 27, 2006	Dec 15, 2006	–	$0.275	–
Aug 17, 2006	Aug 16, 2006	Aug 21, 2006	Sep 15, 2006	–	$0.275	–
May 25, 2006	May 24, 2006	May 30, 2006	Jun 15, 2006	–	$0.275	–
Feb 15, 2006	Feb 14, 2006	Feb 20, 2006	Mar 15, 2006	–	$0.275	–
Nov 17, 2005	Nov 16, 2005	Nov 21, 2005	Dec 15, 2005	–	$0.275	–
Aug 18, 2005	Aug 17, 2005	Aug 22, 2005	Sep 15, 2005	–	$0.275	–
May 25, 2005	May 24, 2005	May 27, 2005	Jun 15, 2005	–	$0.275	–
Feb 16, 2005	Feb 15, 2005	Feb 21, 2005	Mar 15, 2005	–	$0.275	–
Nov 18, 2004	Nov 17, 2004	Nov 22, 2004	Dec 15, 2004	–	$0.275	–
Aug 19, 2004	Aug 18, 2004	Aug 23, 2004	Sep 15, 2004	–	$0.275	–
May 26, 2004	May 25, 2004	May 28, 2004	Jun 15, 2004	–	$0.275	–
Feb 19, 2004	Feb 18, 2004	Feb 23, 2004	Mar 15, 2004	–	$0.275	–
Nov 20, 2003	Nov 19, 2003	Nov 24, 2003	Dec 15, 2003	–	$0.275	–
Aug 21, 2003	Aug 20, 2003	–	–	–	$0.275	–
May 28, 2003	May 27, 2003	–	–	–	$0.275	–
Feb 20, 2003	Feb 19, 2003	–	–	–	$0.275	–
Nov 21, 2002	Nov 20, 2002	–	–	–	$0.275	–
Aug 22, 2002	Aug 21, 2002	–	–	–	$0.275	–
May 28, 2002	May 24, 2002	–	–	–	$0.275	–
Feb 21, 2002	Feb 20, 2002	–	–	–	$0.275	–
Nov 21, 2001	Nov 20, 2001	–	–	–	$0.275	–
Aug 22, 2001	Aug 21, 2001	–	–	–	$0.275	–
May 24, 2001	May 23, 2001	–	–	–	$0.275	–
Feb 21, 2001	Feb 20, 2001	–	–	–	$0.275	–
Nov 16, 2000	Nov 15, 2000	–	–	–	$0.275	–
Aug 22, 2000	Aug 21, 2000	–	–	–	$0.275	–
May 25, 2000	May 24, 2000	–	–	–	$0.275	–
Feb 22, 2000	Feb 18, 2000	–	–	–	$0.275	–
Nov 18, 1999	Nov 17, 1999	–	–	–	$0.275	–
Aug 24, 1999	Aug 23, 1999	–	–	–	$0.275	–
May 26, 1999	May 25, 1999	–	–	–	$0.275	–
Feb 22, 1999	Feb 19, 1999	–	–	–	$0.275	–
Nov 19, 1998	Nov 18, 1998	–	–	–	$0.275	–
Aug 21, 1998	Aug 20, 1998	–	–	–	$0.275	–
May 28, 1998	May 27, 1998	–	–	–	$0.275	–
Feb 20, 1998	Feb 19, 1998	–	–	–	$0.275	–
Nov 20, 1997	Nov 19, 1997	–	–	–	$0.275	–
Aug 22, 1997	Aug 21, 1997	–	–	–	$0.275	–
May 27, 1997	May 23, 1997	–	–	–	$0.275	–
Feb 20, 1997	Feb 19, 1997	–	–	–	$0.275	–
Nov 21, 1996	Nov 20, 1996	–	–	–	$0.275	–
Aug 21, 1996	Aug 20, 1996	–	–	–	$0.275	–
May 24, 1996	May 23, 1996	–	–	–	$0.275	–
Feb 21, 1996	Feb 20, 1996	–	–	–	$0.275	–
Nov 22, 1995	Nov 21, 1995	–	–	–	$0.275	–
Aug 22, 1995	Aug 21, 1995	–	–	–	$0.275	–
May 25, 1995	May 24, 1995	–	–	–	$0.275	–
Feb 16, 1995	Feb 15, 1995	–	–	–	$0.275	–
Nov 21, 1994	Nov 18, 1994	–	–	–	$0.275	–
Aug 18, 1994	Aug 17, 1994	–	–	–	$0.25	–
May 25, 1994	May 24, 1994	–	–	–	$0.25	–
Feb 17, 1994	Feb 16, 1994	–	–	–	$0.25	–
Nov 12, 1993	Nov 11, 1993	–	–	–	$0.25	–
Aug 18, 1993	Aug 17, 1993	–	–	–	$0.25	–
May 26, 1993	May 25, 1993	–	–	–	$0.25	–
Feb 11, 1993	Feb 10, 1993	–	–	–	$0.25	–
Nov 13, 1992	Nov 12, 1992	–	–	–	$0.25	–
Aug 14, 1992	Aug 13, 1992	–	–	–	$0.25	–
May 27, 1992	May 26, 1992	–	–	–	$0.25	–
Feb 13, 1992	Feb 12, 1992	–	–	–	$0.25	–
Nov 14, 1991	Nov 13, 1991	–	–	–	$0.25	–
Aug 16, 1991	Aug 15, 1991	–	–	–	$0.25	–
May 22, 1991	May 21, 1991	–	–	–	$0.25	–
Feb 14, 1991	Feb 13, 1991	–	–	–	$0.25	–
Nov 14, 1990	Nov 13, 1990	–	–	–	$0.25	–
Aug 17, 1990	Aug 16, 1990	–	–	–	$0.25	–
May 23, 1990	May 22, 1990	–	–	–	$0.25	–
Feb 21, 1990	Feb 20, 1990	–	–	–	$0.25	–
Nov 15, 1989	Nov 14, 1989	–	–	–	$0.25	–
Aug 4, 1989	Aug 3, 1989	–	–	–	$0.25	–
May 24, 1989	May 23, 1989	–	–	–	$0.25	–
Feb 8, 1989	Feb 7, 1989	–	–	–	$0.25	–
Nov 16, 1988	Nov 15, 1988	–	–	–	$0.25	–
Aug 8, 1988	Aug 5, 1988	–	–	–	$0.25	–
May 24, 1988	May 23, 1988	–	–	–	$0.25	–
Feb 5, 1988	Feb 4, 1988	–	–	–	$0.225	–
Nov 13, 1987	Nov 12, 1987	–	–	–	$0.225	–
Aug 7, 1987	Aug 6, 1987	–	–	–	$0.225	–
May 26, 1987	May 22, 1987	–	–	–	$0.225	–
Feb 5, 1987	Feb 4, 1987	–	–	–	$0.225	–
Nov 14, 1986	Nov 13, 1986	–	–	–	$0.225	–
Aug 7, 1986	Aug 6, 1986	–	–	–	$0.225	–
May 20, 1986	May 19, 1986	–	–	–	$0.225	–
Feb 7, 1986	Feb 6, 1986	–	–	–	$0.20	–
Nov 13, 1985	Nov 12, 1985	–	–	–	$0.20	–
Aug 6, 1985	Aug 5, 1985	–	–	–	$0.20	–
May 23, 1985	May 22, 1985	–	–	–	$0.20	–
Feb 6, 1985	Feb 5, 1985	–	–	–	$0.20	–
Nov 13, 1984	Nov 12, 1984	–	–	–	$0.20	–
Aug 7, 1984	Aug 6, 1984	–	–	–	$0.20	–
May 22, 1984	May 21, 1984	–	–	–	$0.20	–
Feb 7, 1984	Feb 6, 1984	–	–	–	$0.20	–
Nov 4, 1983	Nov 3, 1983	–	–	–	$0.20	–
Aug 8, 1983	Aug 5, 1983	–	–	–	$0.20	–
May 17, 1983	May 16, 1983	–	–	–	$0.30	–

Per share as declared at the time. Source document: the dividend announcement filed with the SEC (press release or 8-K) where one exists, otherwise the quarterly or annual report covering the declaration.

By fiscal year

Dividend per share, cash paid and payout ratio from annual filings

Fiscal year	Per share	Change	Cash paid	Payout ratio
FY2025	$1.64	+3.8%	$76.00M	–
FY2024	$1.58	+9.7%	$78.00M	–
FY2023	$1.44	+13.4%	$76.00M	–
FY2022	$1.27	+10.4%	$70.00M	–
FY2021	$1.15	+4.5%	$70.00M	–
FY2020	$1.10	+4.8%	$66.00M	–
FY2019	$1.05	+10.5%	$64.00M	12.7%
FY2018	$0.95	-22.8%	$60.00M	52.6%
FY2017	$1.23	-21.2%	$77.00M	7700.0%
FY2016	$1.56	+6.8%	$97.00M	-334.5%
FY2015	$1.46	+7.4%	$98.00M	31.7%
FY2014	$1.36	–	$103.00M	44.2%

Where these numbers come from

Parsed from the XBRL in Ashland's annual and quarterly filings with the SEC
Per-share figures adjusted for the 2-for-1 split on Jul 29, 1988
Fourth quarters derived from the annual report minus nine months
Every figure in the statements links to its source filing

Against peers

Trailing twelve months. Peers are matched on business description, industry and size. Ticks are peers, the dot is ASH.

Compare: ASH vs HWKN · ASH vs NPT · ASH vs IOSP · ASH vs SCL · ASH vs SXT

Revenue growth-1.4% · median 9.3%

Gross margin31.5% · median 25.0%

Operating margin7.4% · median 9.9%

Company	Revenue	Growth
SCL	$2.53B	+10.0%
IOSP	$1.87B	+4.7%
ASH	$1.84B	-1.4%
SXT	$1.75B	+9.5%
HWKN	$1.14B	+9.0%
NPT	–	–

Company

Next earnings (est.): Feb 1, 2027, after close
Exchange: NYSE
Industry: Wholesale-Chemicals & Allied Products
Fiscal year ends: September 30
Employees: 2,900
Held by institutions: 100.0%
Auditor: Ernst & Young LLP
SEC CIK: 1674862

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