Ashland Inc. (ASH) stock
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
$75.27−1.45 (-1.89%)
Close on Nov 12, 2026Market cap $3.45BP/E –Yield 2.18%
Ashland statistics
93 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.
Important dates
- Next earnings
- Feb 1, 2027 (estimated, after the close)
- Last ex-dividend date
- Sep 1, 2026
- Fundamentals through
- Jun 30, 2026
- Share price as of
- Nov 12, 2026
Valuation ratiosIndustry
- P/TBV Ratio
- 5.25
- 3.01
- P/OCF Ratio
- 10.29
- 11.79
Enterprise valuationIndustry
- EV / Sales
- 2.38
- 0.55
- EV / EBIT
- 31.98
- 15.64
- EV / FCF
- 17.52
- 18.38
Share statisticsIndustry
- Shares Change (YoY)
- -8.51%
- 0.01%
- Float
- 41M
- 22M
- Shares Held by Insiders
- 10.2%
- 9.43%
- Shares Held by Institutions
- 114.3%
- 47.1%
Short sellingIndustry
- Short Interest
- 5M
- –
- Short Interest Change
- 0.10%
- -3.88%
- Short % of Float
- 12.3%
- 2.09%
- Short % of Shares Outstanding
- 11.1%
- 1.73%
- Days to Cover
- 12.08
- 3.63
Stock price statisticsIndustry
- 52-Week High
- $79.50
- –
- 52-Week Low
- $48.00
- –
- 20-Day Moving Average
- $74.13
- –
- 50-Day Moving Average
- $71.81
- –
- 200-Day Moving Average
- $64.33
- –
- Average True Range (14)
- $2.04
- –
- Price Change (1 Week)
- -1.32%
- -0.53%
- Price Change (1 Month)
- 5.54%
- -5.10%
- Price Change (3 Months)
- 2.12%
- -8.13%
- Price Change (6 Months)
- 34.1%
- -7.89%
- Price Change (YTD)
- 28.3%
- -0.75%
- Price Change (1 Year)
- 50.4%
- -10.7%
- Price Change (3 Years)
- 2.90%
- -2.35%
- Price Change (5 Years)
- -29.2%
- -7.73%
- Price Change (10 Years)
- -30.0%
- 2.26%
- Average Volume (10 Days)
- 994,144
- –
- Average Volume (20 Days)
- 705,441
- –
- Average Volume (90 Days)
- 673,207
- –
- Relative Volume
- 1.64
- 0.69
- Relative Strength Index (14)
- 56.5
- 45.9
- Volatility (1 Year)
- 37.7%
- 43.8%
- Beta (5 Years)
- 0.92
- 0.71
MarginsIndustry
- Pretax Margin
- 6.84%
- 0.22%
- EBITDA Margin
- 17.8%
- 1.23%
- FCF Margin
- 13.6%
- 0.90%
Returns on capitalIndustry
- Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
- 2.78%
- 3.96%
- Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
- 3.30%
- 4.52%
Financial positionIndustry
- Current Ratio
- 3.05
- 1.34
- Quick Ratio
- 1.64
- 0.58
- Debt / Equity
- 0.73
- 0.61
- Debt / EBITDA
- 4.19
- 3.26
- Debt / FCF
- 5.50
- 4.75
- Net Debt / EBITDA
- 2.85
- 2.36
GrowthIndustry
- Revenue Growth (YoY)
- -1.44%
- 3.80%
- FCF Growth (YoY)
- 247.2%
- 10.4%
- Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)
- -8.63%
- 0.77%
- Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR)
- -1.98%
- 7.57%
EfficiencyIndustry
- Asset Turnover
- 0.40
- 1.47
- Inventory Turnover
- 2.39
- 10.04
- Revenue Per Employee
- $635.17K
- $1.04M
- Employee Count
- 2,900
- 559
- WACC
- 8.05%
- 8.05%
Income statement (TTM)Industry
- Pretax Income
- $126.00M
- $372.69K
Balance sheetIndustry
- Net Cash (Debt)
- -$934.00M
- -$656.06K
- Net Cash Per Share
- -$20.40
- -$0.02
- Equity (Book Value)
- $1.87B
- $15.00M
- Book Value Per Share
- $40.84
- $0.48
- Tangible Book Value
- $657.00M
- $8.89M
- Working Capital
- $868.00M
- $11.63M
Cash flow (TTM)Industry
- Capital Expenditures
- -$85.00M
- -$34.07M
- FCF Per Share
- $5.46
- $0.15
Dividends and yieldsIndustry
- FCF Yield
- 7.25%
- 4.22%
- Dividend Yield
- 2.18%
- 1.43%
- Shareholder Yield
- 2.18%
- 1.28%
- Dividend Per Share
- $1.64
- $1.64
- Dividend Growth (YoY)
- 3.80%
- 1.97%
- Years of Dividend Growth
- 7
- 7
- FCF Payout Ratio
- 30.4%
- 39.6%
Taxes and interestIndustry
- Income Tax
- $51.00M
- $3.29M
- Effective Tax Rate
- 40.5%
- 24.1%
Scores and fair valueIndustry
- Altman Z-Score
- 1.49
- 4.78
- Beneish M-Score
- -3.58
- -2.70
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 12, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | ASH | S&P 500 | Difference | ASH per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | +6.3% | -2.7% | +9.0 pts | ||
| 3 months | +1.3% | -1.7% | +3.1 pts | ||
| Year to date | +30.8% | +11.9% | +19.0 pts | ||
| 1 year | +54.5% | +12.0% | +42.5 pts | ||
| 3 years | +11.7% | +78.2% | −66.5 pts | +3.8% | +21.2% |
| 5 years | -21.7% | +73.2% | −95.0 pts | -4.8% | +11.6% |
| 10 years | +69.3% | +309.6% | −240.3 pts | +5.4% | +15.1% |
Short interest
Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.
5M ASH shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, up 0.1% from the previous report, or 12.34% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 12.1 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 54.0% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.
| Settlement date | Shares short | Change | Avg. daily volume | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | 5,077,340 | +0.1% | 420,416 | 12.1 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 5,072,512 | +9.7% | 564,284 | 9.0 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 4,622,878 | +5.0% | 690,823 | 6.7 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 4,402,859 | -8.6% | 648,986 | 6.8 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 4,819,709 | +13.1% | 493,841 | 9.8 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 4,262,617 | -4.9% | 778,078 | 5.5 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 4,479,964 | -21.3% | 849,103 | 5.3 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 5,694,731 | -0.7% | 585,774 | 9.7 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 5,735,206 | +2.1% | 1,406,133 | 4.1 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 5,616,727 | +2.2% | 1,163,861 | 4.8 |
| May 29, 2026 | 5,498,293 | +7.1% | 993,107 | 5.5 |
| May 15, 2026 | 5,133,391 | -8.3% | 1,182,219 | 4.3 |
Ratios use trailing-twelve-month results and the latest balance sheet. How we calculate.
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