What is Ashland's SG&A?

Ashland (ASH) reported SG&A of $79M in Q1 2026.

How has Ashland's SG&A changed year-over-year?

Ashland's SG&A decreased by 7.1% year-over-year, from $85M to $79M.

What is the long-term trend for Ashland's SG&A?

Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Ashland's SG&A has grown at a -0.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $357M to $345M.

Combined selling expenses (sales force, marketing, distribution) and general & administrative costs (management, legal, accounting, facilities) — the broadest opex category.

Ashland ASH SG&A

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Segments

By segment

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Personal Care And Household$21M0.0%

Life Sciences$20M+5.3%

Unallocated And Other$19M-34.5%

Specialty Additives$17M+13.3%

Intermediates And Solvents$2M+100%

Other financials

Income statement

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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

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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

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Operating cash flow$50.0M+456%

CapEx$17.0M-19.0%

Free cash flow$33.0M+375%

Valuation

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Market cap$2.93B-9.0%

Enterprise value$4.06B-10.6%

P/S1.6×0.0×

Profitability

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Gross margin30%-1.7pp

Operating margin-37.3%—

Net margin-40.8%-48.8pp

FCF margin13.6%+9.7pp

Returns & leverage

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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:SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense.

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 SG&A?: Ashland (ASH) reported SG&A of $79M in Q1 2026.
How has Ashland's SG&A changed year-over-year?: Ashland's SG&A decreased by 7.1% year-over-year, from $85M to $79M.
What is the long-term trend for Ashland's SG&A?: Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Ashland's SG&A has grown at a -0.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $357M to $345M.
What does SG&A mean?: Combined selling expenses (sales force, marketing, distribution) and general & administrative costs (management, legal, accounting, facilities) — the broadest opex category.