Ashland Inc. (ASH)

NYSE: ASH · Real-Time Price · USD
50.05
-0.24 (-0.48%)
Nov 7, 2025, 4:00 PM EST - Market closed
-0.48%
Market Cap2.29B
Revenue (ttm)1.82B
Net Income (ttm)-845.00M
Shares Out 45.71M
EPS (ttm)-18.37
PE Ration/a
Forward PE11.78
Dividend$1.66 (3.32%)
Ex-Dividend DateAug 29, 2025
Volume930,631
Open50.18
Previous Close50.29
Day's Range49.19 - 50.76
52-Week Range45.21 - 82.89
Beta0.45
AnalystsBuy
Price Target60.50 (+20.88%)
Earnings DateNov 4, 2025

About ASH

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. Its Personal Care segment provides a range of natural, n... [Read more]

Sector Materials
Founded 1924
Employees 2,900
Stock Exchange NYSE
Ticker Symbol ASH
Full Company Profile

Financial Performance

Financial Statements

Analyst Summary

According to 7 analysts, the average rating for ASH stock is "Buy." The 12-month stock price target is $60.5, which is an increase of 20.88% from the latest price.

Price Target
$60.5
(20.88% upside)
Analyst Consensus: Buy
Stock Forecasts

News

Ashland Inc. (ASH) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript

Ashland Inc. ( ASH) Q4 2025 Earnings Call November 5, 2025 10:00 AM EST Company Participants Sandy Klugman Guillermo Novo - Chairman & CEO William Whitaker - Senior VP, CFO & Director of Investor Rel...

2 days ago - Seeking Alpha

Ashland reports fourth quarter fiscal 2025 results and issues outlook for full-year 2026

Sales of $478 million, down eight percent from the prior-year quarter Previously announced carboxymethylcellulose (CMC), methylcellulose (MC), Nutraceuticals and Avoca portfolio optimization initiativ...

3 days ago - GlobeNewsWire

Ashland changes start time for fourth-quarter fiscal 2025 earnings conference call webcast

WILMINGTON, Del., Oct. 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ashland Inc. (NYSE: ASH) has changed the start time of its fourth-quarter fiscal 2025 earnings webcast being held on Wednesday, November 5, 2025. Th...

8 days ago - GlobeNewsWire

Ashland sets date for fourth-quarter fiscal 2025 earnings release and conference call webcast

WILMINGTON, Del., Oct. 23, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ashland Inc. (NYSE: ASH) today announced plans to issue its fourth-quarter fiscal 2025 earnings release at approximately 5 p.m.

16 days ago - GlobeNewsWire

Ashland announces Sandy Klugman, director, investor relations

WILMINGTON, Del., Oct. 14, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ashland Inc. (NYSE: ASH) today announced Sandy Klugman joins Ashland as director, Investor Relations (IR), effective October 13, 2025. He will repor...

24 days ago - GlobeNewsWire

Ashland production unit at Calvert City is offline, equipment requires replacement with no impact expected to customer orders

Primary impact includes absorption-related inefficiencies and repair costs Primary impact includes absorption-related inefficiencies and repair costs

5 weeks ago - GlobeNewsWire

Ashland board authorizes quarterly dividend

WILMINGTON, Del., Aug. 08, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The board of directors of Ashland Inc. (NYSE: ASH) has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.415 cents per share on the company's common stock. T...

3 months ago - GlobeNewsWire

Ashland Inc. (ASH) Q3 2025 Earnings Call Transcript

Ashland Inc. (NYSE:ASH) Q3 2025 Earnings Conference Call July 30, 2025 10:00 AM ET Company Participants Alessandra Faccin Assis - Senior VP and GM of Life Sciences & Intermediates Dago Caceres - SVP ...

3 months ago - Seeking Alpha

Ashland reports third quarter fiscal 2025 results and narrows full-year outlook range

WILMINGTON, Del., July 29, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ashland Inc. (NYSE: ASH) today announced financial results1 for the third quarter of fiscal year 2025, which ended June 30, 2025, and narrows its fu...

3 months ago - GlobeNewsWire

Whitaker named senior vice president and chief financial officer, Ashland

WILMINGTON, Del., July 21, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ashland Inc. (NYSE: ASH) announced today that the board of directors has named William C. Whitaker, senior vice president and chief financial office...

3 months ago - GlobeNewsWire

Ashland sets date for third-quarter fiscal 2025 earnings release and conference call webcast

WILMINGTON, Del., July 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ashland Inc. (NYSE: ASH) today announced plans to issue its third-quarter fiscal 2025 earnings release at approximately 5 p.m. ET on Tuesday, July 2...

4 months ago - GlobeNewsWire

Operations leadership changes announced at Ashland

WILMINGTON, Del., July 14, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ashland Inc. (NYSE: ASH) announced today that Karl Bostaph, senior vice president, operations will retire on October 1, 2025.

4 months ago - GlobeNewsWire

Ashland advances strategic $60MM network optimization

WILMINGTON, Del., July 08, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ashland Inc. (NYSE: ASH) today provided an update on its $60 million manufacturing network optimization plan, a key initiative under its "execute" s...

4 months ago - GlobeNewsWire

Ashland hosts Innovation Day for analysts and investors

Wilmington, Del., May 28, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ashland will host an Innovation Day for analysts and investors at the company's Bridgewater, New Jersey facility on May 29, 2025. The event will show...

5 months ago - GlobeNewsWire

Valvoline Inc. Announces Kevin Willis as Chief Financial Officer

Valvoline Inc. announces that Kevin Willis will become the Company's next Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective May 19, 2025 Current CFO, Mary Meixelsperger, whose planned retirement was announced ...

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6 months ago - PRNewsWire

Ashland announces executive leadership changes

WILMINGTON, Del., May 05, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ashland Inc. (NYSE: ASH) announced today that Kevin Willis, senior vice president and chief financial officer, has decided to leave Ashland to pursue...

6 months ago - GlobeNewsWire

Ashland, Inc. (ASH) Q2 2025 Earnings Call Transcript

Ashland, Inc. (NYSE:ASH) Q2 2025 Earnings Conference Call May 1, 2025 10:00 AM ET Company Participants William Whitaker - VP, Finance & Director, IR Guillermo Novo - Chairman & CEO John Willis - SVP,...

6 months ago - Seeking Alpha

Ashland reports second quarter fiscal 2025 results and revises full-year outlook

WILMINGTON, Del., April 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ashland Inc. (NYSE: ASH) today announced financial results1 for the second quarter of fiscal year 2025, which ended March 31, 2025, and revised its...

6 months ago - GlobeNewsWire

Ashland Place Completes Two New Financing Facilities for Sirius Aviation Capital

NEW YORK , April 29, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Ashland Place Finance LLC ("Ashland Place"), a commercial aviation financing platform, today announced the completion of two new facilities for Sirius Aviatio...

6 months ago - PRNewsWire

Ashland sets date for second-quarter fiscal 2025 earnings release and conference call webcast

WILMINGTON, Del., April 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ashland Inc. (NYSE: ASH) today announced plans to issue its second-quarter fiscal 2025 earnings release at approximately 5 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Ap...

7 months ago - GlobeNewsWire

Ashland expands pharmaceutical plant for Aquarius™ tablet coatings and commissions new microbial protection capability in Brazil, demonstrating strategy to globalize, innovate, and invest

Increased production capacity and market presence expected to drive competitive position and organic growth; follows previous investments in Ireland and China Increased production capacity and market ...

7 months ago - GlobeNewsWire

Ashland to host 2025 Innovation Day for analysts and investors

WILMINGTON, Del., March 28, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ashland Inc. (NYSE: ASH) is hosting an Innovation Day for analysts and investors at the company's Bridgewater, New Jersey facility, Thursday, May 2...

8 months ago - GlobeNewsWire

Ashland completes sale of Avoca business to Mane

Wilmington, Del., March 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ashland Inc. (NYSE: ASH) announced today that it has completed the sale of its Avoca business to Mane effective March 14, 2025. Financial terms of ...

8 months ago - GlobeNewsWire

Ashland Presents Attractive Upside Emerging From The Downcycle

Ashland is generating attractive free cash flow and is well-positioned to achieve its 2027 target of $600 million EBITDA and 50% FCF conversion rate. Despite the stock selling off over the last 8 mont...

9 months ago - Seeking Alpha

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