Ashland Inc.
ASH
NYSE·Basic Materials·Chemicals - Specialty·Mkt cap $3.3B
$72.93
▼ -0.37%
P/E
45.30
Mkt Cap
$3.3B
52-Wk Range
$46.30–$78.25
52-Week Range
$46.30 - $78.25
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Price action
Price chart
Up 33.6% over the trailing year
Total returns
Price performance
Total return across standard periods - splits & dividends adjusted by FMP. Periods longer than 1Y show annualized in the tooltip.
Why we rate it this way
The thesis at a glance
Bull and bear case · plain-English context across the five lenses we evaluate.
Bull Case
4 reasons
- Diversified product portfolio serving multiple end-markets reduces cyclical risk
- Decades of formulation expertise and proprietary technology in specialty chemistry
- Strong customer relationships with global manufacturers across industries
- Sustainable and nature-based ingredient offerings aligned with ESG trends
Bear Case
1 risk
- Low volatility (beta 0.4).
Growth
Stable outlook
Increasing demand for sustainable and biodegradable ingredients in personal care
Value
Fairly valued vs Specialty Chemicals peers
Momentum
Hot
+26.9% over 3m
Quality
Stable
Strong fundamentals
Dividend
Solid
2.29% yield
Smart-money signal
Who's buying ASH right now
Insider Form 4s, 13F institutional filings, and Congressional disclosures - at a glance.
Earnings track record
Latest print - beat on both lines
AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.
Next: Nov 3, 2026
JUL 28, 2026
Reported EPS of $1.02 vs $0.99 consensus (+3.5% surprise). Revenue of $497.0M vs $486.0M expected (+2.3%). Beat on both top and bottom lines.
EPS surprise · last 4Q
1 of 1 beats
Estimate
Actual
Q3 26
+3.5%
Revenue trend · last 8Q
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-15%
-8%
-5%
+1%
+7%
Q4 24
Q1 24
Q2 25
Q3 25
Q4 25
Q1 25
Q2 26
Q3 26
$522.0M
$405.0M
$479.0M
$463.0M
$478.0M
$386.0M
$482.0M
$497.0M
Margins · last 8Q
Gross
39.2%
Operating
8.7%
Profit
7.7%
Wall Street consensus
8 analysts · 88% Buy
Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.
Buy
88%
Hold
13%
Sell
0%
Median Price Target
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Latest: Deutsche Bank · Jul 31, 2026
vs Industry
How ASH stacks vs Chemicals - Specialty
Stock metrics vs industry averages. Green = better than industry.
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