What is Ashland's price / earnings?

Ashland (ASH) reported price / earnings of 25.3× in Q3 2024.

How has Ashland's price / earnings changed year-over-year?

Ashland's price / earnings increased by 9.3% year-over-year, from 23.1× to 25.3×.

What is the long-term trend for Ashland's price / earnings?

Over 3 years (2021 to 2024), Ashland's price / earnings has grown at a 3.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 22.9× to 25.3×.

What does price / earnings mean?

Market capitalization at the quarter end divided by trailing-twelve-month net income. The price the market pays for each dollar of trailing earnings.

Ashland ASH Price / earnings

Price / earnings at other companies

International Flavors & FragrancesIFF

22.6×—

DowDOW

65.2×+33.9×

H.B. FullerFUL

26.4×+3.6×

Eastman ChemicalEMN

21.9×+10.8×

InnospecIOSP

15.9×—

AVT

AvantorAVTR

13.3×-26.6×

Other financials

Income statement

See full

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

See full

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

See full

Operating cash flow$50.0M+456%

CapEx$17.0M-19.0%

Free cash flow$33.0M+375%

Valuation

See full

Market cap$2.93B-9.0%

Enterprise value$4.06B-10.6%

P/S1.6×0.0×

Profitability

See full

Gross margin30%-1.7pp

Operating margin-37.3%—

Net margin-40.8%-48.8pp

FCF margin13.6%+9.7pp

Returns & leverage

See full

Return on equity-33.4%-38.5pp

Debt / equity0.8×+0.2×

Current ratio3.1×+0.7×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Ashland’s reported figures.

market cap/net income=25.3×

Based on the most recent quarter.

The official record: Ashland’s 10-K, filed November 20, 2025, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

Ask your AI about Ashland's price / earnings.

Connect your AI assistant and compare it to peers, right in your chat.

Connect your AI

Claude

Questions, answered.

What is Ashland's price / earnings?: Ashland (ASH) reported price / earnings of 25.3× in Q3 2024.
How has Ashland's price / earnings changed year-over-year?: Ashland's price / earnings increased by 9.3% year-over-year, from 23.1× to 25.3×.
What is the long-term trend for Ashland's price / earnings?: Over 3 years (2021 to 2024), Ashland's price / earnings has grown at a 3.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 22.9× to 25.3×.
What does price / earnings mean?: Market capitalization at the quarter end divided by trailing-twelve-month net income. The price the market pays for each dollar of trailing earnings.