Ashland Inc.

$57.97 ▼ -1.89%
2026-04-21 05:25:00

Explore Ashland Inc. stock price, valuation, financial statements, dividend history, analyst estimates, and long-term business fundamentals on StockSifting.

Market Cap
$2.65 B
Current Price
$57.97
52W High / Low
$65.64 / $46.3
Stock P/E
Book Value
$41.04
Dividend Yield
2.84%
ROCE
2.1%
ROE
-29.98%
Face Value
EPS
$-14.53
Exp Qtr EPS
Sector
Basic Materials
Industry
Specialty Chemicals
Employees
2,900
Beta
0.44
Debt / Equity
79.29
Current Ratio
3.15
Quick Ratio
1.51
Forward P/E
11.88
Price / Sales
1.43
Enterprise Value
$3.77 B
EV / EBITDA
10.67
EV / Revenue
2.09
Rating
Buy
Target Price
$67.5
EPS Forecast (FY)

Pros

  • Short-term liquidity looks comfortable.
  • Valuation is not stretched on P/E basis.
  • Meaningful dividend yield is available.

Cons

  • Return on equity is on the weaker side.
  • Capital efficiency is modest.
  • Operating margin is thin.
  • Net margin is relatively low.

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Quarterly Results

Figures shown in M / B

Q4 2025Q3 2025Q2 2025Q1 2025Q4 2024Q3 2024
Sales386 M477 M463 M479 M405 M
Operating Profit-9 M54 M-2 M33 M3 M
Net Profit-12 M32 M-742 M31 M-165 M
EPS in Rs-0.260.7-16.210.68-3.61

Profit & Loss

Figures shown in M / B

2025202420232022
Sales1.82 B2.11 B2.19 B2.39 B
Operating Profit88 M83 M159 M288 M
Net Profit-845 M169 M178 M927 M
EPS in Rs-18.463.693.8920.26

Balance Sheet

Figures shown in M / B

2025202420232022
Total Assets4.61 B5.64 B5.94 B6.21 B
Total Liabilities2.71 B2.78 B2.84 B2.99 B
Equity1.9 B2.87 B3.1 B3.22 B
Current Assets1.21 B1.2 B1.51 B1.77 B
Current Liabilities423 M490 M456 M553 M

Cash Flow

Last available yearly cash flow history

2025202420232022
Operating CF94 M411 M243 M-213 M
Investing CF-3 M-51 M-109 M1.56 B
Financing CF-179 M-479 M-371 M-896 M
Free CF-4 M274 M73 M-326 M
Capex-98 M-137 M-170 M-113 M

5Y Margin & Growth History

Last 5 year derived history from yfinance annual statements

2024202320222021
Revenue Growth %-3.56%-8.36%
Earnings Growth %-5.06%-80.8%
Profit Margin %8%8.12%38.77%
Operating Margin %3.93%7.26%12.05%
Gross Margin %29.25%30.49%34.71%
EBITDA Margin %14.34%20.86%21.29%

Dividend & Split History

Latest dividend and stock split events stored from yfinance

Dividend History

Ex DateDividend
2026-02-27$0.415
2025-12-01$0.415
2025-08-29$0.415
2025-05-30$0.415
2025-02-28$0.405
2024-11-29$0.405
2024-08-30$0.405
2024-05-31$0.405
2024-02-29$0.385
2023-11-30$0.385
2023-08-31$0.385
2023-05-31$0.385
2023-02-28$0.335
2022-11-30$0.335
2022-08-31$0.335
2022-05-31$0.335
2022-02-28$0.3
2021-11-30$0.3
2021-08-31$0.3
2021-05-28$0.3

Stock Splits

No stock split history available.

Shareholding Pattern

Shares and value shown in M / B

Holder Name Type Shares Value % Out Report Date
iShares Trust-iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF Mutual Fund 1.46 M $79.6 M 0.03% 2026-01-31
Franklin Value Investors Trust-FRANKLIN SMALL CAP VALUE FUND Mutual Fund 1 M $54.23 M 0.02% 2026-01-31
Thrivent Mutual Funds-Thrivent Small Cap Stock Fund Mutual Fund 0.68 M $36.79 M 0.01% 2026-01-31
American Century Capital Portfolios, Inc.-SMALL CAP VALUE FUND Mutual Fund 0.67 M $36.17 M 0.01% 2026-01-31
Vanguard Group Inc Institutional 4.54 M $246.96 M 0.1% 2025-12-31
Blackrock Inc. Institutional 4.08 M $222 M 0.09% 2025-12-31
Massachusetts Financial Services Co. Institutional 2.69 M $146.1 M 0.06% 2025-12-31
Standard Investments LLC Institutional 2.62 M $142.77 M 0.06% 2025-12-31
AQR Capital Management, LLC Institutional 2.27 M $123.29 M 0.05% 2025-12-31
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP Institutional 2.23 M $121.2 M 0.05% 2025-12-31
Jefferies Financial Group Inc. Institutional 1.9 M $103.34 M 0.04% 2025-12-31
Diamond Hill Capital Management Inc Institutional 1.8 M $97.96 M 0.04% 2025-12-31
Franklin Resources, Inc. Institutional 1.74 M $94.43 M 0.04% 2025-12-31
Cooperman, Leon G. Institutional 1.7 M $92.46 M 0.04% 2025-12-31
MFS SERIES TRUST XI-MFS Mid Cap Value Fund Mutual Fund 1.63 M $88.82 M 0.04% 2025-12-31