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Ashland Inc. (ASH)

Basic Materials | Specialty Chemicals | Wilmington, United States | NYSE
58.52 USD +1.05 (1.827%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 58.66 +0.14 (0.232%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 6:18 p.m. EDT)

Short-term: ★★★☆☆ | Long-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Dividends: ★★★★☆
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 3:48 p.m. EDT

ASH presents a mixed picture. While it has a consistent dividend yield and recent positive news, the stock is currently in a neutral to slightly bearish position. Short-term traders may find opportunities in the current volatility, but long-term investors should approach with caution due to the company's negative profit margins and high debt-to-equity ratio. The recent price movements and options activity indicate a potential for both upward and downward trends.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoARIMA ✓0.085316
AutoETS0.085604
MSTL0.086195
AutoTheta0.109055

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA

Forecast Reliability
Score 41%
H-stat 46.33
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.176
Excess Kurtosis -1.29
Attribute Value
Sector Basic Materials
Ex Dividend Date 2026-02-26
Last Dividend Date 2026-02-26
Debt to Equity Ratio 79.286
Revenue per Share 39.454
Market Cap 2,678,015,232
Forward P/E 12.33
Beta 0.44
Profit Margins -38.34%
Previous Name Ashland Global Holdings Inc.
Website https://www.ashland.com

As of April 11, 2026, 3:48 p.m. EDT: Options speculators are showing mixed signals. Call options with strikes at 50.0 and 60.0 have high open interest and volatility, indicating potential for upward movement. However, put options with strikes at 50.0 and 35.0 also have significant open interest, suggesting some bearish sentiment. The overall IV and OI data suggest a cautious outlook with potential for both upward and downward price movements.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.67% 2.99% 2.34% 1.95%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-02-27 0.415000 0.665491
2025-12-01 0.415000 0.718707
2025-08-29 0.415000 0.749934
2025-05-30 0.415000 0.856793
2025-02-28 0.405000 0.686251
2024-11-29 0.405000 0.538233
2024-08-30 0.405000 0.471876
2024-05-31 0.405000 0.423523
2024-02-29 0.385000 0.432443
2023-11-30 0.385000 0.508768
2023-08-31 0.385000 0.471680
2023-05-31 0.385000 0.483530
2023-02-28 0.335000 0.352441
2022-11-30 0.335000 0.321709
2022-08-31 0.335000 0.354745
2022-05-31 0.335000 0.338417
2022-02-28 0.300000 0.352553
2021-11-30 0.300000 0.322920
2021-08-31 0.300000 0.359264
2021-05-28 0.300000 0.346326
2021-02-25 0.275000 0.356860
2020-11-30 0.275000 0.403084
2020-08-31 0.275000 0.412665
2020-05-29 0.275000 0.454446
2020-02-27 0.275000 0.421294
2019-11-29 0.275000 0.428959
2019-08-29 0.275000 0.425727
2019-05-31 0.275000 0.413937
2019-02-28 0.250000 0.365424
2018-11-30 0.250000 0.346406
2018-08-30 0.250000 0.339093
2018-05-31 0.250000 0.367183
2018-02-28 0.225000 0.363823
2017-11-30 0.225000 0.349370
2017-08-30 0.225000 0.426477
2017-05-30 0.225000 0.391362
2017-02-27 0.190802 0.374059
2016-11-29 0.190802 0.396772
2016-08-17 0.190802 0.399503
2016-06-01 0.190802 0.405316
2016-02-17 0.190802 0.487031
2015-11-27 0.190802 0.409836
2015-08-19 0.190802 0.408288
2015-05-27 0.190802 0.361323
2015-02-11 0.166341 0.326266
2014-11-26 0.166341 0.358324
2014-08-13 0.166341 0.390099
2014-05-28 0.166341 0.398278
2014-02-12 0.166341 0.428584
2013-11-27 0.166341 0.452266
2013-08-14 0.166341 0.459456
2013-05-29 0.166341 0.470697
2013-02-13 0.110078 0.352704
2012-11-29 0.110078 0.392246
2012-08-15 0.110078 0.374691
2012-05-30 0.110078 0.435937
2012-02-15 0.085616 0.345084
2011-11-29 0.085616 0.436968
2011-08-17 0.085616 0.411275
2011-05-31 0.085616 0.320894
2011-02-16 0.073386 0.310921
2010-11-29 0.073386 0.367904
2010-08-18 0.073386 0.377499
2010-05-28 0.073386 0.354606
2010-02-17 0.036693 0.205896
2009-11-27 0.036693 0.267718
2009-08-18 0.036693 0.288147
2009-05-26 0.036693 0.356070
2009-02-17 0.036693 1.410071
2008-11-26 0.036693 1.017928
2008-08-18 0.134540 0.898042
2008-05-23 0.134540 0.666321
2008-02-14 0.134540 0.804287
2007-11-21 0.134540 0.757335
2007-08-16 0.134540 0.670932
2007-05-24 0.134540 0.629218
2007-02-14 0.134540 0.543375
2006-11-22 0.134540 0.556737
2006-08-17 0.134540 0.572816
2006-05-25 0.134540 0.622084
2006-02-15 0.134540 0.580725
2005-11-17 0.134540 0.692497
2005-08-18 0.134540 0.634451
2005-05-25 0.110484 0.566828
2005-02-16 0.110484 0.599536
2004-11-18 0.110484 0.666256
2004-08-19 0.110484 0.780001
2004-05-26 0.110484 0.834865
2004-02-19 0.110484 0.838255
2003-11-20 0.110484 1.021744
2003-08-21 0.110484 1.200672
2003-05-28 0.110484 1.252709
2003-02-20 0.110484 1.483726
2002-11-21 0.110484 1.500917
2002-08-22 0.110484 1.371620
2002-05-28 0.110484 1.097626
2002-02-21 0.110484 0.952330
2001-11-21 0.110484 0.990588
2001-08-22 0.110484 1.020886
2001-05-24 0.110484 1.029719
2001-02-21 0.110484 1.095040
2000-11-16 0.110484 1.310772
2000-08-22 0.110484 1.222194
2000-05-25 0.110484 1.283234
2000-02-22 0.104573 1.434533
1999-11-18 0.104573 1.259229
1999-08-24 0.104573 1.183714
1999-05-26 0.104573 1.110360
1999-02-22 0.104573 1.040074
1998-11-19 0.104573 0.938489
1998-08-21 0.104573 0.878777
1998-05-28 0.104573 0.968371
1998-02-20 0.104573 0.859763
1997-11-20 0.104573 0.992949
1997-08-22 0.104573 0.934733
1997-05-27 0.104573 1.012298
1997-02-20 0.104573 1.112891
1996-11-21 0.104573 1.085171
1996-08-21 0.104573 1.266745
1996-05-24 0.104573 1.131527
1996-02-21 0.104573 1.275568
1995-11-22 0.104573 1.487599
1995-08-22 0.104573 1.500100
1995-05-25 0.104573 1.377714
1995-02-16 0.104573 1.576943
1994-11-21 0.104573 1.371542
1994-08-18 0.095067 1.273103
1994-05-25 0.095067 1.268702
1994-02-17 0.095067 1.142570
1993-11-12 0.095067 1.377887
1993-08-18 0.095067 1.537803
1993-05-26 0.095067 1.872166
1993-02-11 0.095067 1.778558
1992-11-13 0.095067 1.974119
1992-08-14 0.095067 2.024530
1992-05-27 0.095067 1.611444
1992-02-13 0.095067 1.526679
1991-11-14 0.095067 1.711783
1991-08-16 0.095067 1.755489
1991-05-22 0.095067 1.704709
1991-02-14 0.095067 1.807343
1990-11-14 0.095067 1.822280
1990-08-17 0.095067 1.678918
1990-05-23 0.095067 1.386171
1990-02-21 0.095067 1.496646
1989-11-15 0.095067 1.561207
1989-08-04 0.095067 1.429099
1989-05-24 0.095067 1.354575
1989-02-08 0.095067 1.615548
1988-11-16 0.095067 1.741318
1988-08-08 0.095067 1.544342
1988-05-24 0.095067 1.663100
1988-02-05 0.085560 1.821406
1987-11-13 0.085560 1.957241
1987-08-07 0.085560 1.538437
1987-05-26 0.085560 1.651832
1987-02-05 0.085560 1.696822
1986-11-14 0.085560 1.874378
1986-08-07 0.085560 1.989648
1986-05-20 0.085560 1.896668
1986-02-07 0.076053 2.638246
1985-11-13 0.076053 2.740924
1985-08-06 0.076053 3.035844
1985-05-23 0.076053 3.514984
1985-02-06 0.076053 3.517019
1984-11-13 0.076053 3.694022
1984-08-07 0.076053 4.689381
1984-05-22 0.076053 3.937042
1984-02-07 0.076053 3.886886
1983-11-04 0.076053 3.791764
1983-08-08 0.076053 3.843221
1983-05-17 0.114080 4.774328
Additional Data
dividendRate 1.66
dividendYield 2.84
exDividendDate 2026-02-27
trailingAnnualDividendRate 1.65
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.02871063
lastDividendValue 0.415
lastDividendDate 2026-02-27
dividendDate 2026-03-15

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.16434538
Address1 8,145 Blazer Drive
All Time High 114.36
All Time Low 2.617417
Ask 62.97
Ask Size 1,300
Audit Risk 6
Average Analyst Rating 1.8 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 625,010
Average Daily Volume3 Month 674,116
Average Volume 674,116
Average Volume10Days 625,010
Beta 0.442
Bid 55.27
Bid Size 300
Board Risk 3
Book Value 41.038
City Wilmington
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 5
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 58.52
Current Ratio 3.153
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,774,915,200
Day High 59.915
Day Low 57.98
Debt To Equity 79.286
Display Name Ashland
Dividend Date 1,773,532,800
Dividend Rate 1.66
Dividend Yield 2.84
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,777,467,600
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,777,467,600
Earnings Timestamp 1,777,406,400
Earnings Timestamp End 1,777,406,400
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,777,406,400
Ebitda 353,000,000
Ebitda Margins 0.19556999
Enterprise To Ebitda 10.943
Enterprise To Revenue 2.14
Enterprise Value 3,863,015,168
Eps Current Year 3.89308
Eps Forward 4.74771
Eps Trailing Twelve Months -14.53
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,772,150,400
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 56.9936
Fifty Day Average Change 1.5264015
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.026781982
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 16.434538
Fifty Two Week High 65.65
Fifty Two Week High Change -7.130001
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.10860626
Fifty Two Week Low 46.3
Fifty Two Week Low Change 12.220001
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.26393092
Fifty Two Week Range 46.3 - 65.65
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 322,151,400,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 1.83
Float Shares 42,493,583
Forward Eps 4.74771
Forward P E 12.325942
Free Cashflow 135,250,000
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 2,900
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,775,001,600
Gross Margins 0.3385
Gross Profits 611,000,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.01153
Held Percent Institutions 1.07954
Implied Shares Outstanding 45,762,391
Industry Specialty Chemicals
Industry Disp Specialty Chemicals
Industry Key specialty-chemicals
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,772,150,400
Last Dividend Value 0.415
Last Fiscal Year End 1,759,190,400
Last Split Date 1,494,806,400
Last Split Factor 511:250
Long Business 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.
Long Name Ashland Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 2,678,015,232
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_252339
Most Recent Quarter 1,767,139,200
Name Change Date 2,026-04-18
Net Income To Common -670,000,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,790,726,400
Non Diluted Market Cap 2,678,015,121
Number Of Analyst Opinions 10
Open 57.83
Operating Cashflow 243,000,000
Operating Margins 0.01036
Overall Risk 3
Payout Ratio 0.4
Peg Ratio 1.23
Phone 302 995 3000
Post Market Change 0.13575745
Post Market Change Percent 0.2319847
Post Market Price 58.655758
Post Market Time 1,776,464,281
Prev Name Ashland Global Holdings Inc.
Previous Close 57.47
Price Eps Current Year 15.0318
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 1.4259955
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 1.483665
Profit Margins -0.38338003
Quick Ratio 1.303
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 1.75
Region US
Regular Market Change 1.05
Regular Market Change Percent 1.82704
Regular Market Day High 59.915
Regular Market Day Low 57.98
Regular Market Day Range 57.98 - 59.915
Regular Market Open 57.83
Regular Market Previous Close 57.47
Regular Market Price 58.52
Regular Market Time 1,776,456,003
Regular Market Volume 520,701
Return On Assets 0.0209
Return On Equity -0.29978
Revenue Growth -0.047
Revenue Per Share 39.454
Sand P52 Week Change 0.38150132
Sector Basic Materials
Sector Disp Basic Materials
Sector Key basic-materials
Share Holder Rights Risk 3
Shares Outstanding 45,762,391
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.1067
Shares Short 4,882,843
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,772,150,400
Shares Short Prior Month 5,023,447
Short Name Ashland Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.12020001
Short Ratio 7.21
Source Interval 15
State DE
Symbol ASH
Target High Price 73.0
Target Low Price 60.0
Target Mean Price 67.5
Target Median Price 70.0
Total Cash 304,000,000
Total Cash Per Share 6.643
Total Debt 1,488,999,936
Total Revenue 1,804,999,936
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 1.65
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.02871063
Trailing Eps -14.53
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 54.86875
Two Hundred Day Average Change 3.651249
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.06654514
Type Disp Equity
Volume 520,701
Website https://www.ashland.com
Zip 19,808