Ashland Inc.
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PositoAI's own ratios from Ashland Inc.'s yearly results (2022–2025), compared with Basic Materials companies in United States. Tap ? on any ratio for what it means.
What stands out
- Steadiness Ratio: Sales and profit both fell in each of the last 3 years. Less steady than 97% of Basic Materials companies in United States.
- Cash Locked Ratio: For every $100 of sales, $34 is tied up in day-to-day operations (money owed by customers + stock − money owed to suppliers), against $32 tied up three years earlier. More money tied up than 86% of Basic Materials companies in United States.
Where $100 of sales goes
Latest year (Sep 2025). Taxes and other income are not shown, so the parts need not add up to 100.
Cash quality
Profit Cash Ratio
—Loss-making or profit too small
Over the last 3 years profit was a loss or under 2% of sales, so cash per 100 of profit is not meaningful.
Self-Funding Ratio
1.8×Over the last 3 years its own operating cash covered its investment spending (capex) 1.8 times.
Higher than 61% of Basic Materials companies in United States.
Cash Locked Ratio
$34For every $100 of sales, $34 is tied up in day-to-day operations (money owed by customers + stock − money owed to suppliers), against $32 tied up three years earlier.
More money tied up than 86% of Basic Materials companies in United States.
Growth quality
Steadiness Ratio
0/3 · 0/3Sales and profit both fell in each of the last 3 years.
Less steady than 97% of Basic Materials companies in United States.
Growth Efficiency Ratio
—Sales fell 24%
Sales fell 24% in 3 years, so extra profit per extra sales cannot be measured.
Asset Productivity Ratio
-24% / -26%In 3 years sales changed by -24% while total assets changed by -26%. Both moved at about the same pace.
Balance-sheet strength
Debt Due Cover Ratio
4.5×Debt due within a year is covered 4.5 times by its yearly operating cash.
Higher than 54% of Basic Materials companies in United States.
Cash Cushion Ratio
−38%Debt, after subtracting cash, equals 38% of its market value (net debt).
Lower than 76% of Basic Materials companies in United States.
Tangible Assets Ratio
72%Of every $100 the company owns, $72 is in tangible assets such as plants, cash, stock and receivables; the rest is goodwill and other intangibles.
Less tangible than 74% of Basic Materials companies in United States.
Tangible Net Worth Ratio
33%Of every $100 of net worth, $33 is tangible; the rest is goodwill and other intangibles, often from buying other companies.
Less tangible than 75% of Basic Materials companies in United States.
Shareholders
Standard fundamentals
P/E, P/B, ROE, debt, growth and more (13)
Ashland Inc. owes $0.59 for every $1 it owns. Ashland Inc. made a loss in the year to Sep 2025, after a profit the year before.
Compared with Basic Materials companies in United States · latest annual results Sep 2025.
P/E ratio
47.2Investors pay $47.2 for every $1 of Ashland Inc.'s yearly profit, higher than 90% of Basic Materials companies in United States.
P/B ratio
1.80The share price is 1.80 times Ashland Inc.'s book value per share, lower than 55% of Basic Materials companies in United States.
Market cap
$3.4 BThe total market value of all of Ashland Inc.'s shares at today's price (share price × number of shares), larger than 65% of Basic Materials companies in United States. PosiCap size class: Meso Cap.
Net worth (book value)
$1.9 BWhat Ashland Inc. would have left on paper if it sold everything it owns and paid everything it owes, from its latest balance sheet (30 Jun 2026).
Book value per share
$40.84Net worth divided by the number of shares. The share price of $73.57 is 1.8 times this, which is the P/B above.
Return on equity (ROE)
4.0%Ashland Inc. earned 4.0% on its shareholders' money over the last year, higher than 52% of Basic Materials companies in United States.
Owes vs Owns
0.59×Ashland Inc. owes $0.59 for every $1 it owns (moderate), higher than 71% of Basic Materials companies in United States.
Dividend yield
2.33%Ashland Inc. pays 2.33% of its share price as dividends a year, higher than 66% of dividend-paying Basic Materials companies in United States.
Revenue growth
-14%Revenue fell 14% in the year to Sep 2025, and shrank 9% a year on average over 3 years.
Profit growth
LossAshland Inc. made a loss in the year to Sep 2025, after a profit the year before.
Profit margin
-46.3%Ashland Inc. lost $46 for every $100 of revenue.
Interest cover
1.4×Ashland Inc.'s operating profit covered its interest costs 1.4 times in the year to Sep 2025.
Cash vs debt
Net debtAshland Inc. had $1.3 B more debt than cash (net debt) at Sep 2025.
Questions
What is Ashland Inc.'s P/E ratio?
Investors pay $47.2 for every $1 of Ashland Inc.'s yearly profit, higher than 90% of Basic Materials companies in United States.
How is P/B calculated on PositoAI?
P/B is market cap divided by net worth from the latest balance sheet. For Ashland Inc.: $3.4 B ÷ $1.9 B (30 Jun 2026) = 1.8.
What is Ashland Inc.'s return on equity?
Ashland Inc. earned 4.0% on its shareholders' money over the last year, higher than 52% of Basic Materials companies in United States.
How much does Ashland Inc. owe compared with what it owns?
Ashland Inc. owes $0.59 for every $1 it owns (moderate), higher than 71% of Basic Materials companies in United States.
Does Ashland Inc. pay a dividend?
Yes. Ashland Inc. pays 2.33% of its share price as dividends a year, higher than 66% of dividend-paying Basic Materials companies in United States.
Is Ashland Inc.'s revenue growing?
Revenue fell 14% in the year to Sep 2025, and shrank 9% a year on average over 3 years.
Figures from the company's yearly results and PositoAI's own data. Full tables are on the Go Deep tab. What each figure means. PositoAI is for research and education only and is not investment advice.