Ashland Inc. (ASH) Stock Analysis
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Ashland Inc. (ASH) posted $1.82B in revenue for fiscal 2025 (down 13.7% year over year), with a net loss of $845.00M, and has compounded revenue about -2.0%/yr over five years, per its SEC filings.
Data last refreshed August 2, 2026 from SEC filings · how we compute this
The analyst's take on Ashland Inc.
Ashland Inc. has grown revenue from $3.02B to $1.82B over the last 10 fiscal years, compounding about -2% a year. The most recent year was down 13.7%, so growth has cooled from its longer-run pace.
Net margin sits at -46.3%, down 54.3 points year over year on a 30.1% gross margin. It carries about $1.38B of total debt.
At today's valuation the market is pricing in roughly 27.1% annual free-cash-flow growth — versus the -17.5% it actually delivered over the last five years, so the price already assumes a step-up from the recent record. The one thing worth a second look in the filings is heavy debt load.
Synthesised from Ashland Inc.'s SEC filings — descriptive, not advice. Ask the analyst your own question →
Ashland Inc. revenue & earnings — last 10 fiscal years
| Metric | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $3.02B | $2.31B | $2.59B | $2.15B | $2.02B | $2.11B | $2.40B | $2.19B | $2.11B | $1.82B |
| Gross profit | $887.00M | $729.00M | $863.00M | $651.00M | $599.00M | $670.00M | $830.00M | $668.00M | $618.00M | $549.00M |
| Net income | $-29.00M | $1.00M | $114.00M | $505.00M | $-508.00M | $220.00M | $927.00M | $178.00M | $169.00M | $-845.00M |
| Net margin | -1.0% | 0.0% | 4.4% | 23.5% | -25.2% | 10.4% | 38.6% | 8.1% | 8.0% | -46.3% |
Source: Ashland Inc. SEC filings (10-K). 12 years of history available in the interactive view.
Ashland Inc.: 2 potential red flags in the filings
Patterns in the filed statements worth a second look — computed and cited, not AI guesswork, and not a signal to sell. The kind of thing that hides in a 10-K.
- Heavy debt loadTotal debt of $1384M is 10.3× last year's operating cash flow — it would take years of cash flow to clear.
- Currently unprofitableThe latest fiscal year was a net loss (net margin -46.3%).
What growth is priced into ASH stock?
At today's market cap of $2.95B, Ashland Inc. is priced for free-cash-flow growth of about 27.1% per year for 10 years (assuming a 10% discount rate and 2.5% terminal growth, base FCF $36.00M from the FY ending 2025-09-30). For comparison, free cash flow actually grew -17.5%/yr over the last five fiscal years and revenue -2%/yr, computed from its SEC filings. This is a reverse DCF — a translation of the price into a growth assumption you can judge, not a fair value and not advice. Change the assumptions yourself in the interactive view →
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About Ashland Inc.
Ashland Inc. provides additives and specialty ingredients in the North and Latin America, Europe, Asia Pacific, and internationally. It operates through Life Sciences, Personal Care, Specialty Additives, and Intermediates segments. The Life Sciences segment offers pharmaceutical solutions, including controlled release polymers, disintegrants, tablet coatings, thickeners, solubilizers, and tablet binders; and nutrition solutions, such as thickeners, stabilizers, emulsifiers, and additives; agricultural chemicals; diagnostic films; and fine chemicals. Its Personal Care segment provides a range of natural, nature-derived, biodegradable, and performance ingredients; solutions for toothpastes, mouth washes and rinses, denture cleaning, and care for teeth; and household supplies nature-derived rheology ingredients, biodegradable surface wetting agents, performance encapsulates, and specialty polymers. The Specialty Additives segment offers rheology modifiers, foam control agents, surfactants and wetting agents, pH neutralizers, advanced ceramics used in catalytic converters, environmental filters, ingredients for the manufacturing of ceramic capacitors, plasma display panels and solar cells, ingredients for textile printing, thermoplastic metals, and alloys for welding. Its Intermediates segment produces 1,4 butanediol and related derivatives, including n-methylpyrrolidone. It offers its products to customers in a range of consumer and industrial markets, such as architectural coatings, construction, energy, food and beverage, personal care, and pharmaceutical. The company was formerly known as Ashland Global Holdings Inc. and changed its name to Ashland Inc. in August 2022. Ashland Inc. was founded in 1924 and is headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware.
Ashland Inc. — frequently asked questions
What is Ashland Inc.'s revenue?
Ashland Inc. (ASH) reported revenue of $1.82B for fiscal year 2025, down 13.7% from the prior year, according to its SEC filings.
Is Ashland Inc. profitable?
No — ASH reported a net loss of $-845.00M in fiscal 2025.
What is ASH's P/E ratio?
Ashland Inc. trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of about 0.0 based on the latest data in our nightly-refreshed cache.
How fast is Ashland Inc. growing?
ASH's revenue grew at roughly -2.0% per year over the last five fiscal years (compound annual growth rate), computed from SEC-filed statements.
How much debt does Ashland Inc. have?
As of fiscal year 2025, ASH carried roughly $1.38B in total debt (short- plus long-term borrowings), per its filed balance sheet.
What is Ashland Inc.'s gross margin?
ASH's gross margin was 30.1% in fiscal 2025 — gross profit of $549.00M on revenue of $1.82B.
What is Ashland Inc.'s market cap?
Ashland Inc. (ASH) has a market capitalization of about $2.95B, based on the latest data in our nightly-refreshed cache.
When does Ashland Inc.'s fiscal year end?
ASH's fiscal year ends in September. Its most recent annual filing covers the fiscal year ending 2025-09-30.
What growth is priced into ASH stock?
At today's market cap of $2.95B, Ashland Inc. is priced for free-cash-flow growth of about 27.1% per year for 10 years (assuming a 10% discount rate and 2.5% terminal growth, base FCF $36.00M from the FY ending 2025-09-30). For comparison, free cash flow actually grew -17.5%/yr over the last five fiscal years and revenue -2%/yr, computed from its SEC filings.
Where does this data come from?
All figures are computed from Ashland Inc.'s official SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), covering 12 years of history, refreshed nightly. stockportfolio.pro does not provide investment advice.