Ashland Inc. (ASH)
NYSE: ASH · Real-Time Price · USD
69.06
-0.04 (-0.06%)
Sep 25, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT - Market closed
Ashland Cash Flow Statement
Financials in millions USD. Fiscal year is October - September.
Millions USD. Fiscal year is Oct - Sep.
Operating Activities
Fiscal Quarter | Q3 2026 | Q2 2026 | Q1 2026 | Q4 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q1 2025 | Q4 2024 | Q3 2024 | Q2 2024 | Q1 2024 | Q4 2023 | Q3 2023 | Q2 2023 | Q1 2023 | Q4 2022 | Q3 2022 | Q2 2022 | Q1 2022 | Q4 2021 |
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Period Ending | Jun '26 Jun 30, 2026 | Mar '26 Mar 31, 2026 | Dec '25 Dec 31, 2025 | Sep '25 Sep 30, 2025 | Jun '25 Jun 30, 2025 | Mar '25 Mar 31, 2025 | Dec '24 Dec 31, 2024 | Sep '24 Sep 30, 2024 | Jun '24 Jun 30, 2024 | Mar '24 Mar 31, 2024 | Dec '23 Dec 31, 2023 | Sep '23 Sep 30, 2023 | Jun '23 Jun 30, 2023 | Mar '23 Mar 31, 2023 | Dec '22 Dec 31, 2022 | Sep '22 Sep 30, 2022 | Jun '22 Jun 30, 2022 | Mar '22 Mar 31, 2022 | Dec '21 Dec 31, 2021 | Sep '21 Sep 30, 2021 |
Net Income | 52 | -706 | -692 | -845 | -861 | -113 | -22 | 169 | 149 | 193 | 164 | 178 | 239 | 225 | 919 | 927 | 914 | 957 | 212 | 220 |
Depreciation & Amortization | 185 | 188 | 190 | 196 | 199 | 204 | 191 | 217 | 227 | 234 | 261 | 243 | 240 | 240 | 240 | 241 | 246 | 247 | 245 | 244 |
Other Amortization | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Loss (Gain) From Sale of Assets | -6 | -6 | -24 | 161 | 173 | 272 | 290 | 107 | 92 | -8 | -8 | -8 | -1 | -42 | -42 | -42 | -43 | -1 | - | -18 |
Asset Writedown & Restructuring Costs | 6 | 737 | 750 | 747 | 758 | 32 | 68 | 68 | 56 | 49 | - | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | - | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 |
Loss (Gain) From Sale of Investments | - | - | -19 | - | - | 47 | 47 | - | -43 | -90 | -78 | - | 27 | 72 | 99 | 86 | 62 | - | -23 | -33 |
Loss (Gain) on Equity Investments | - | - | - | - | -1 | -1 | -1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
Stock-Based Compensation | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Other Operating Activities | 24 | 34 | 49 | 45 | -168 | -201 | -318 | -347 | -168 | -163 | -70 | -93 | -108 | -71 | -812 | -808 | -777 | -794 | -59 | -65 |
Change in Accounts Receivable | -3 | -3 | -3 | -3 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 58 | -23 | -23 | -23 | -23 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 72 |
Change in Inventory | -28 | -28 | -28 | -28 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | -7 | -7 | -7 | -7 | -141 | -141 | -141 | -141 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 |
Change in Accounts Payable | -63 | -63 | -63 | -63 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | -112 | -112 | -112 | -112 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Change in Other Net Operating Assets | 145 | 157 | 110 | -97 | -180 | -308 | -280 | -4 | 239 | 345 | 293 | 3 | 42 | -139 | -158 | -107 | -382 | -177 | -121 | -36 |
Operating Cash Flow | 291 | 283 | 243 | 94 | 134 | 144 | 184 | 411 | 467 | 491 | 493 | 243 | 195 | -191 | -282 | -213 | -126 | 341 | 474 | 560 |
Operating Cash Flow Growth (YoY) | 117.16% | 96.53% | 32.06% | -77.13% | -71.31% | -70.67% | -62.68% | 69.14% | 139.49% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -23.54% | 36.99% | 175.86% |
Investing Activities
Fiscal Quarter | Q3 2026 | Q2 2026 | Q1 2026 | Q4 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q1 2025 | Q4 2024 | Q3 2024 | Q2 2024 | Q1 2024 | Q4 2023 | Q3 2023 | Q2 2023 | Q1 2023 | Q4 2022 | Q3 2022 | Q2 2022 | Q1 2022 | Q4 2021 |
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Period Ending | Jun '26 Jun 30, 2026 | Mar '26 Mar 31, 2026 | Dec '25 Dec 31, 2025 | Sep '25 Sep 30, 2025 | Jun '25 Jun 30, 2025 | Mar '25 Mar 31, 2025 | Dec '24 Dec 31, 2024 | Sep '24 Sep 30, 2024 | Jun '24 Jun 30, 2024 | Mar '24 Mar 31, 2024 | Dec '23 Dec 31, 2023 | Sep '23 Sep 30, 2023 | Jun '23 Jun 30, 2023 | Mar '23 Mar 31, 2023 | Dec '22 Dec 31, 2022 | Sep '22 Sep 30, 2022 | Jun '22 Jun 30, 2022 | Mar '22 Mar 31, 2022 | Dec '21 Dec 31, 2021 | Sep '21 Sep 30, 2021 |
Capital Expenditures | -85 | -85 | -89 | -98 | -102 | -111 | -124 | -137 | -168 | -182 | -183 | -170 | -147 | -134 | -121 | -113 | -98 | -89 | -90 | -105 |
Sale of Property, Plant & Equipment | 9 | 9 | 20 | 16 | 11 | 11 | - | - | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 40 | 50 | 51 | 52 | 11 | 1 | 5 |
Cash Acquisitions | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -1 | -309 | -309 | -309 |
Divestitures | 2 | - | 16 | 16 | 42 | 42 | 26 | 26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14 |
Investment in Securities | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Other Investing Activities | 91 | 90 | 68 | 61 | 52 | 55 | 55 | 60 | 54 | 58 | 64 | 50 | 53 | -3 | 1,607 | 1,618 | 1,607 | 1,643 | 17 | 14 |
Investing Cash Flow | 19 | 16 | 17 | -3 | 3 | -3 | -43 | -51 | -106 | -113 | -108 | -109 | -91 | -97 | 1,536 | 1,556 | 1,560 | 1,256 | -381 | -381 |
Financing Activities
Fiscal Quarter | Q3 2026 | Q2 2026 | Q1 2026 | Q4 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q1 2025 | Q4 2024 | Q3 2024 | Q2 2024 | Q1 2024 | Q4 2023 | Q3 2023 | Q2 2023 | Q1 2023 | Q4 2022 | Q3 2022 | Q2 2022 | Q1 2022 | Q4 2021 |
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Period Ending | Jun '26 Jun 30, 2026 | Mar '26 Mar 31, 2026 | Dec '25 Dec 31, 2025 | Sep '25 Sep 30, 2025 | Jun '25 Jun 30, 2025 | Mar '25 Mar 31, 2025 | Dec '24 Dec 31, 2024 | Sep '24 Sep 30, 2024 | Jun '24 Jun 30, 2024 | Mar '24 Mar 31, 2024 | Dec '23 Dec 31, 2023 | Sep '23 Sep 30, 2023 | Jun '23 Jun 30, 2023 | Mar '23 Mar 31, 2023 | Dec '22 Dec 31, 2022 | Sep '22 Sep 30, 2022 | Jun '22 Jun 30, 2022 | Mar '22 Mar 31, 2022 | Dec '21 Dec 31, 2021 | Sep '21 Sep 30, 2021 |
Short-Term Debt Issued | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 84 |
Long-Term Debt Issued | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 450 |
Total Debt Issued | - | -50 | - | - | - | 50 | - | - | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | - | - | -11 | - | 534 | 534 | 545 | 534 |
Short-Term Debt Repaid | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -365 | - | - | - | - |
Long-Term Debt Repaid | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -250 | - | - | - | -411 |
Total Debt Repaid | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -16 | -16 | -16 | -16 | - | - | - | -615 | -615 | -841 | -831 | -224 | -411 |
Net Debt Issued (Repaid) | - | -50 | - | - | - | 50 | - | -16 | - | - | - | 16 | - | - | -626 | -615 | -307 | -297 | 321 | 123 |
Repurchase of Common Stock | - | -2 | -102 | -103 | -254 | -384 | -285 | -385 | -236 | -263 | -405 | -311 | -310 | -200 | -213 | -209 | -660 | -613 | -459 | -457 |
Common Dividends Paid | -76 | -76 | -76 | -76 | -76 | -77 | -77 | -78 | -79 | -79 | -78 | -76 | -74 | -72 | -71 | -70 | -70 | -71 | -70 | -70 |
Other Financing Activities | -2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -2 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -22 | -22 | -22 | -22 |
Financing Cash Flow | -78 | -128 | -178 | -179 | -330 | -411 | -362 | -479 | -315 | -342 | -483 | -371 | -386 | -274 | -912 | -896 | -1,059 | -1,003 | -230 | -426 |
Net Cash Flow
Fiscal Quarter | Q3 2026 | Q2 2026 | Q1 2026 | Q4 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q1 2025 | Q4 2024 | Q3 2024 | Q2 2024 | Q1 2024 | Q4 2023 | Q3 2023 | Q2 2023 | Q1 2023 | Q4 2022 | Q3 2022 | Q2 2022 | Q1 2022 | Q4 2021 |
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Period Ending | Jun '26 Jun 30, 2026 | Mar '26 Mar 31, 2026 | Dec '25 Dec 31, 2025 | Sep '25 Sep 30, 2025 | Jun '25 Jun 30, 2025 | Mar '25 Mar 31, 2025 | Dec '24 Dec 31, 2024 | Sep '24 Sep 30, 2024 | Jun '24 Jun 30, 2024 | Mar '24 Mar 31, 2024 | Dec '23 Dec 31, 2023 | Sep '23 Sep 30, 2023 | Jun '23 Jun 30, 2023 | Mar '23 Mar 31, 2023 | Dec '22 Dec 31, 2022 | Sep '22 Sep 30, 2022 | Jun '22 Jun 30, 2022 | Mar '22 Mar 31, 2022 | Dec '21 Dec 31, 2021 | Sep '21 Sep 30, 2021 |
Foreign Exchange Rate Adjustments | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | -1 | - | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 2 | -3 | -5 | -11 | -8 | -3 | -3 | 3 |
Miscellaneous Cash Flow Adjustments | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | -1 | - |
Net Cash Flow | 233 | 175 | 85 | -85 | -192 | -271 | -221 | -117 | 50 | 40 | -92 | -229 | -280 | -565 | 338 | 436 | 367 | 591 | -141 | -244 |
Free Cash Flow
Fiscal Quarter | Q3 2026 | Q2 2026 | Q1 2026 | Q4 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q1 2025 | Q4 2024 | Q3 2024 | Q2 2024 | Q1 2024 | Q4 2023 | Q3 2023 | Q2 2023 | Q1 2023 | Q4 2022 | Q3 2022 | Q2 2022 | Q1 2022 | Q4 2021 |
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Period Ending | Jun '26 Jun 30, 2026 | Mar '26 Mar 31, 2026 | Dec '25 Dec 31, 2025 | Sep '25 Sep 30, 2025 | Jun '25 Jun 30, 2025 | Mar '25 Mar 31, 2025 | Dec '24 Dec 31, 2024 | Sep '24 Sep 30, 2024 | Jun '24 Jun 30, 2024 | Mar '24 Mar 31, 2024 | Dec '23 Dec 31, 2023 | Sep '23 Sep 30, 2023 | Jun '23 Jun 30, 2023 | Mar '23 Mar 31, 2023 | Dec '22 Dec 31, 2022 | Sep '22 Sep 30, 2022 | Jun '22 Jun 30, 2022 | Mar '22 Mar 31, 2022 | Dec '21 Dec 31, 2021 | Sep '21 Sep 30, 2021 |
Free Cash Flow | 206 | 198 | 154 | -4 | 32 | 33 | 60 | 274 | 299 | 309 | 310 | 73 | 48 | -325 | -403 | -326 | -224 | 252 | 384 | 455 |
Free Cash Flow Growth (YoY) | 543.75% | 500.00% | 156.67% | - | -89.30% | -89.32% | -80.64% | 275.34% | 522.92% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -22.70% | 81.13% | 550.00% |
Free Cash Flow Margin | 11.18% | 10.95% | 8.53% | -0.22% | 1.71% | 1.69% | 2.93% | 12.97% | 14.18% | 14.64% | 14.49% | 3.33% | 2.08% | -13.52% | -16.76% | -13.63% | -9.53% | 11.21% | 17.82% | 21.55% |
Free Cash Flow Per Share | 4.55 | 4.35 | 3.37 | -0.09 | 0.68 | 0.69 | 1.25 | 5.48 | 5.78 | 5.94 | 5.85 | 1.35 | 0.89 | -5.96 | -7.29 | -5.82 | -3.91 | 4.27 | 6.37 | 7.46 |
Levered Free Cash Flow | 269.13 | 207.75 | 127.75 | 22.88 | 201 | 270.5 | 253.13 | 420.75 | 344.38 | 296.13 | 361.38 | 88 | 151.13 | -221.13 | 603.38 | 690 | 149.5 | 607.13 | -201.25 | -145.25 |
Unlevered Free Cash Flow | 299.88 | 237.88 | 158.88 | 54 | 231.5 | 300.13 | 280.5 | 447.88 | 370.25 | 323.25 | 388.5 | 115.75 | 179.13 | -193.13 | 633.88 | 721.75 | 183.75 | 647.63 | -164.5 | -109.13 |
Additional Metrics
Fiscal Quarter | Q3 2026 | Q2 2026 | Q1 2026 | Q4 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q1 2025 | Q4 2024 | Q3 2024 | Q2 2024 | Q1 2024 | Q4 2023 | Q3 2023 | Q2 2023 | Q1 2023 | Q4 2022 | Q3 2022 | Q2 2022 | Q1 2022 | Q4 2021 |
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Period Ending | Jun '26 Jun 30, 2026 | Mar '26 Mar 31, 2026 | Dec '25 Dec 31, 2025 | Sep '25 Sep 30, 2025 | Jun '25 Jun 30, 2025 | Mar '25 Mar 31, 2025 | Dec '24 Dec 31, 2024 | Sep '24 Sep 30, 2024 | Jun '24 Jun 30, 2024 | Mar '24 Mar 31, 2024 | Dec '23 Dec 31, 2023 | Sep '23 Sep 30, 2023 | Jun '23 Jun 30, 2023 | Mar '23 Mar 31, 2023 | Dec '22 Dec 31, 2022 | Sep '22 Sep 30, 2022 | Jun '22 Jun 30, 2022 | Mar '22 Mar 31, 2022 | Dec '21 Dec 31, 2021 | Sep '21 Sep 30, 2021 |
Cash Interest Paid | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 |
Cash Income Tax Paid | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 406 | 406 | 406 | 67 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Change in Working Capital | 51 | 63 | 16 | -191 | 51 | -77 | -49 | 227 | 178 | 284 | 232 | -58 | -88 | -269 | -288 | -237 | -266 | -61 | -5 | 80 |