Ashland (ASH) Capital Expenditures (2015 - 2026)

Ashland's (ASH) quarterly Capital Expenditures came in at $17.0 million in Q1 2026, down 19.05% year-on-year from $21.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 21.43% quarter-over-quarter from $14.0 million in Q4 2025.

Ashland (ASH) Capital Expenditures (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Ashland has disclosed Capital Expenditures across 12 years of filings, most recently posting $17.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • Capital Expenditures for Q1 2026 came in at $17.0 million, down 19.05% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $85.0 million (down 23.42% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $98.0 million, down 28.47% from the prior year.
  • Capital Expenditures came in at $17.0 million for Q1 2026 at Ashland, up from $14.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Capital Expenditures ranged from a high of $69.0 million in Q3 2023 to a low of $14.0 million in Q4 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Capital Expenditures is $30.0 million (2022), against an average of $31.4 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Capital Expenditures surged 59.09% in 2023 and sank 44.93% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Ashland's Capital Expenditures stood at $23.0 million in 2022, then soared by 56.52% to $36.0 million in 2023, then sank by 36.11% to $23.0 million in 2024, then sank by 39.13% to $14.0 million in 2025, then grew by 21.43% to $17.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Capital Expenditures figures came in at $17.0 million (Q1 2026), $14.0 million (Q4 2025), and $34.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Capex (Qtr)
1 Linde 237.64 Bn 233.69 Bn 4.26 Bn 1.34 Bn
2 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 127.66 Bn 124.93 Bn 778.60 Mn -
3 Sherwin Williams 78.87 Bn 78.66 Bn 2.78 Bn 138.30 Mn
4 Ecolab 76.59 Bn 75.97 Bn 1.85 Bn 332.10 Mn
5 Air Products & Chemicals 62.39 Bn 63.94 Bn 987.40 Mn -
6 Ppg Industries 26.44 Bn 24.97 Bn 1.66 Bn 52.00 Mn
7 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.67 Bn 19.14 Bn 1.02 Bn 165.00 Mn
8 DuPont de Nemours 19.57 Bn 19.68 Bn 602.00 Mn 102.00 Mn
9 LyondellBasell Industries 19.28 Bn 19.39 Bn 701.00 Mn 269.00 Mn
10 Ashland 3,118.57 -343.00 Mn 147.00 Mn 17.00 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 17.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 17.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 14.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 14.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 34.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 34.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 20.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 20.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 21.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 21.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 23.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 23.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 38.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 38.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 29.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 29.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 34.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 34.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 36.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 36.00 Mn