Ashland Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

According to 12 analysts polled by S&P Global, Ashland stock has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $70. The average 1-year stock price forecast is 4.87% higher than the current stock price, while the lowest is $50 (-25.09%) and the highest is $90 (+34.83%).

Price Target: $70 (+4.87%)

Analyst Consensus: Buy

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$50	$70	$74	$90
Change	-25.09%	+4.87%	+10.86%	+34.83%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for Ashland stock is "Buy". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to outperform the market over the next twelve months.

Recommendation Trends

Rating	Feb '26	Mar '26	Apr '26	May '26	Jun '26	Jul '26
Strong Buy	7	7	7	8	8	8
Buy	1	1	1	1	1	1
Hold	4	4	4	3	3	3
Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	12	12	12	12	12	12

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Jeffrey Zekauskas J.P. Morgan	J.P. Morgan	Buy Maintains $65 → $75	Buy	Maintains	$65 → $75	+12.36%	Jul 10, 2026
John McNulty BMO Capital	BMO Capital	Buy Maintains $68	Buy	Maintains	$68	+1.87%	Jul 6, 2026
Joshua Spector UBS	UBS	Buy Maintains $67 → $75	Buy	Maintains	$67 → $75	+12.36%	Jul 6, 2026
John Roberts CFA Mizuho Securities	Mizuho Securities	Buy Maintains $65 → $75	Buy	Maintains	$65 → $75	+12.36%	Jun 22, 2026
David Begleiter Deutsche Bank	Deutsche Bank	Buy Maintains $60 → $74	Buy	Maintains	$60 → $74	+10.86%	Jun 15, 2026

More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

1.85B

from 1.82B

1.18%

from 1.82B

Revenue Next Year

1.93B

from 1.85B

4.50%

from 1.85B

EPS This Year

3.58

from 3.38

5.83%

from 3.38

EPS Next Year

4.30

from 3.58

20.12%

from 3.58

Fiscal Year	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026
Period Ending	Sep 30, 2021	Sep 30, 2022	Sep 30, 2023	Sep 30, 2024	Sep 30, 2025	Sep 30, 2026
Revenue	2.11B	2.39B	2.19B	2.11B	1.82B	1.85B
Revenue Growth	4.71%	13.26%	-8.37%	-3.56%	-13.68%	1.18%
Gross Profit	673.00M	830.00M	668.00M	685.00M	612.00M	598.94M
Gross Margin	31.88%	34.71%	30.49%	32.42%	33.55%	32.45%
Operating Income	195.00M	310.00M	166.00M	171.00M	168.00M	205.18M
Net Income	220.00M	927.00M	178.00M	169.00M	-845.00M	103.18M
EPS	-	-	-	-	3.38	3.58
EPS Growth	-	-	-	-	-24.04%	5.83%
Forward PE	17.19	16.41	16.03	16.40	11.06	18.66
Dividend / Share	1.15	1.27	1.44	1.58	1.64	1.74
Dividend Growth	-	10.43%	13.39%	9.72%	3.80%	5.87%
Free Cash Flow	-145.25M	690.00M	88.00M	420.75M	22.88M	222.48M
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	11

EPS and Forward PE are based on non-GAAP adjusted numbers.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2026	2027	2028
High	1.9B
Avg	1.8B
Low	1.8B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2026	2027	2028
High	2.5%
Avg	1.2%
Low	-1.2%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2026	2027	2028
High	3.85
Avg	3.58
Low	3.12

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2026	2027	2028
High	13.9%
Avg	5.8%
Low	-7.6%