Is Ashland Inc. (ASH) Overvalued?
We dive into why Ashland Inc. (ASH) could be considered overvalued on 2026-07-31, based on AAII’s Value Score and Grade.Rosalio Madrigal
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COMPANY SUMMARY
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; agricultural chemicals; diagnostic films; and fine chemicals. Its Personal Care segment provides a range of natural, nature-derived, biodegradable, and performance ingredients; solutions for toothpastes, mouth washes and rinses, denture cleaning, and care for teeth; and household supplies nature-derived rheology ingredients, biodegradable surface wetting agents, performance encapsulates, and specialty polymers. The Specialty Additives segment offers rheology modifiers, foam control agents, surfactants and wetting agents, pH neutralizers, advanced ceramics used in catalytic converters, environmental filters, ingredients for the manufacturing of ceramic capacitors, plasma display panels and solar cells, ingredients for textile printing, thermoplastic metals, and alloys for welding. Its Intermediates segment produces 1,4 butanediol and related derivatives, including n-methylpyrrolidone. It offers its products to customers in a range of consumer and industrial markets, such as architectural coatings, construction, energy, food and beverage, personal care, and pharmaceutical. The company was formerly known as Ashland Global Holdings Inc. and changed its name to Ashland Inc. in August 2022. Ashland Inc. was founded in 1924 and is headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware.
Commentary & Analysis
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What You Need to Know About Ashland Inc.'s Q4 Earnings
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Why Ashland Inc.’s (ASH) Stock Is Up 6.48%
As of Wednesday, June 10, Ashland Inc.’s ASH share price has surged by 6.48%, which has investors questioning if this is right time to sell.Rosalio Madrigal
Why Ashland Inc.’s (ASH) Stock Is Down 11.89%
As of Wednesday, April 29, Ashland Inc.’s ASH share price has dipped by 11.89%, which has investors questioning if this is right time to buy.Jenna Brashear
Financial Summary
| Share Statistics | ASH | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Market Cap (Mil) | $3,327.3 | $3,956.7 | 60% |
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| Shares Out (Mil) | 46.0 | 92.2 | 45% |
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| Institutional Ownership | 98.7% | 82.7% | 81% |
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| Float (Mil) | 37.7 | 117.6 | 41% |
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| Beta | 0.41 | 0.78 | 23% |
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| Avg Daily Volume (000s) | 602 | 137 | 61% |
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| Price Change (52-week) |
34.4% | 85.4% | 71% |
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| Growth | ASH | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Sales (5yr) | (2.0%) | 4.0% | 13% |
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| Net Income (5yr) | (10.7%) | (0.2%) | 28% |
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| EPS (5yr) | (17.0%) | 1.5% | 16 |
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| Dividends (5yr) | 8.3% | 0.0% | 87% |
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| Cash Flow (5yr) | (20.2%) | (15.3%) | 33% |
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| Estimates | Qtrly | Current Fiscal Year |
Next Fiscal Year |
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| # of Estimates | 9 | 12 | 11 | |
| Current EPS | $1.281 | $3.544 | $4.310 | |
| Month Ago EPS | $1.375 | $3.566 | $4.259 | |
| # Rev Up | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| # Rev Down | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Three Months Ago EPS | $1.334 | $3.624 | $4.382 | |
| Year/Year Chg | 43.9% | (119.8%) | (127.3%) | |
| Financials | ASH | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Sales (TTM) (Mil) | $1,842 | $4,298 | 59% |
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| Net Income (TTM) (Mil) | $52 | $58 | 55% |
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| EPS (TTM) | $1.149 | $0.300 | 62% |
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| Operating Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil) | $291 | $446 | 64% |
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| Net Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil) | $233 | $4 | 85% |
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| Long-Term Debt (Q1) (Mil) | $1,458 | $1,795 | 70% |
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| Enterprise Value (Q1) (Mil) | $4,365 | $5,576 | 60% |
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| Valuation | ASH | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| P/B | 1.78 | 1.60 | 45% |
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| P/E | 43.9 | 24.6 | 81% |
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| Dividend Yield | 2.3% | 1.1% | 79% |
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| PEG (5yr hist) | na | 1.7 | na |
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| Ratios | ASH | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Gross Margin | 33.4% | 27.5% | 40% |
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| Net Margin | 2.8% | 3.0% | 40% |
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| ROA | 1.1% | 1.5% | 48% |
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| ROE | 2.8% | 3.9% | 40% |
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| Liabilities to Assets | 59.2% | 54.0% | 53% |
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| F-Score | 8 | 5 | 93% |
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Ashland Inc. did not pass any screens on 8/21/2026.
