Ashland ASH Ratios & Valuation
| Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profitability | ||||||
| Gross margin | 30%-1.7pp | 30.1%-0.8pp | 30.1%+0.8pp | 30.2%+3.0pp | 31.7%+4.9pp | |
| Operating margin | -37.3%— | -36.7%— | -45.8%— | —— | —— | |
| Net margin | -40.8%-35.1pp | -40.1%-38.9pp | -48%-56.0pp | -46%-53.2pp | -5.7%-15.0pp | |
| EBITDA margin | -25.2%— | -23.8%— | -32.8%— | —— | —— | |
| Free cash flow margin | 13.6%+9.7pp | 11.1%+5.9pp | 2%-13.4pp | 3.9%-12.5pp | 3.8%-12.3pp | |
| Returns | ||||||
| Return on equity | -33.4%-29.4pp | -32.3%-31.5pp | -36.7%-42.3pp | -35.4%-40.4pp | -3.9%-10.1pp | |
| Return on assets | -15.2%-13.2pp | -14.8%-14.4pp | -17.1%-20.0pp | -16.6%-19.2pp | -2%-5.2pp | |
| Return on invested capital | -19.6%— | -19.4%— | -23.2%— | —— | —— | |
| Efficiency | ||||||
| Asset turnover | 0.4×0.0× | 0.4×0.0× | 0.4×0.0× | 0.4×0.0× | 0.3×0.0× | |
| Inventory turnover | 2.4×0.0× | 2.3×-0.2× | 2.3×-0.3× | 2.4×-0.1× | 2.4×0.0× | |
| Liquidity | ||||||
| Current ratio | 3.1×+0.7× | 3.2×+0.6× | 2.8×+0.4× | 2.7×-0.3× | 2.3×-0.8× | |
| Quick ratio | 1.8×+0.6× | 1.6×+0.3× | 1.5×+0.2× | 1.3×-0.5× | 1.2×-0.8× | |
| Cash ratio | 0.9×+0.5× | 0.8×+0.3× | 0.5×-0.1× | 0.5×-0.4× | 0.4×-0.6× | |
| Leverage | ||||||
| Debt-to-equity | 0.8×+0.2× | 0.8×+0.2× | 0.8×+0.3× | 0.8×+0.3× | 0.6×+0.1× | |
| Debt-to-assets | 0.3×0.0× | 0.3×+0.1× | 0.3×+0.1× | 0.3×+0.1× | 0.3×0.0× | |
| Per Share | ||||||
| Book value per share | $40.57-25.5% | $40.83-26.0% | $41.39-27.8% | $41.07-29.4% | $54.45-11.4% | |
| Valuation | ||||||
| Market capitalization | $2.54B-9.0% | $2.68B-20.4% | $2.19B-48.4% | $2.32B-51.1% | $2.8B-42.6% | |
| Enterprise value | $3.68B-10.6% | $3.87B-15.3% | $3.46B-36.0% | $3.59B-37.9% | $4.12B-30.1% | |
| Price / sales | 1.4×0.0× | 1.5×-0.2× | 1.2×-0.8× | 1.2×-1.0× | 1.4×-0.9× | |
| Price / book | 1.4×+0.3× | 1.4×+0.1× | 1.2×-0.3× | 1.2×-0.4× | 1.1×-0.5× | |
| EV / sales | 2×-0.1× | 2.1×-0.1× | 1.9×-0.7× | 1.9×-0.8× | 2.1×-0.7× | |
| Free cash flow yield | 9.6%+6.9pp | 7.4%+4.3pp | 1.6%-6.0pp | 3.1%-4.2pp | 2.7%-4.3pp | |
| Earnings yield | -29%-25.0pp | -26.9%-26.2pp | -40%-44.0pp | -37.1%-40.3pp | -4%-8.0pp | |
| Dividend yield | 3%+0.2pp | 2.8%+0.5pp | 3.5%+1.6pp | 3.3%+1.6pp | 2.8%+1.1pp |
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Compare these in charts →Questions, answered.
- What are Ashland's profit margins?
- Ashland (ASH) runs a 30.0% gross margin and a -37.3% operating margin, with a -40.8% net margin.
- Where do Ashland's ratios come from?
- Every ratio is computed from Ashland's SEC filings — trailing-twelve-month flows over period-end balances. Valuation multiples combine those fundamentals with market data, recomputed each period. Switch between quarterly, annual, and TTM, or open any ratio for its full history and peer comparisons.
