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Ashland ASH Personal Care And Household — Research And Development Expense

Other segment segments

Specialty Additives

$4M+33.3%

Life Sciences

$3M-25.0%

Unallocated And Other

$1M—

Intermediates And Solvents

$0—

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Other financials

Income statement

Revenue$482.0M+0.6%

Gross profit$147.0M0.0%

Operating income$39.0M-23.5%

Net income$16.0M-48.4%

EPS (diluted)$0.34-47.7%

Balance sheet

Cash & equivalents$343.0M+104%

Total debt$1.5B-0.6%

Total equity$1.9B-27.1%

Total assets$4.5B-14.0%

Cash flow

Operating cash flow$50.0M+456%

CapEx$17.0M-19.0%

Free cash flow$33.0M+375%

Valuation

Market cap$2.93B-9.0%

Enterprise value$4.06B-10.6%

P/S1.6×0.0×

Profitability

Gross margin30%-1.7pp

Operating margin-37.3%—

Net margin-40.8%-48.8pp

FCF margin13.6%+9.7pp

Returns & leverage

Return on equity-33.4%-38.5pp

Debt / equity0.8×+0.2×

Current ratio3.1×+0.7×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Ashland in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:ResearchAndDevelopmentExpense.

The official record: Ashland’s 10-Q, filed April 29, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Ashland's personal care and household — research and development expense?: Ashland (ASH) reported personal care and household — research and development expense of $6M in Q1 2026.
How has Ashland's personal care and household — research and development expense changed year-over-year?: Ashland's personal care and household — research and development expense decreased by 14.3% year-over-year, from $7M to $6M.
What does personal care and household — research and development expense mean?: This represents the investment made into innovation, product development, and technical improvements specifically for the Personal Care and Household segment. It is a key indicator of the company's commitment to maintaining a competitive edge and driving future product differentiation.