Ashland (ASH) Debt Ratio (2015 - 2026)
Ashland recorded quarterly Debt Ratio of 0.31 in Q1 2026, little changed quarter-over-quarter from 0.31 in Q4 2025, and up 15.31% year-over-year from 0.26 in Q1 2025.
Ashland's Debt Ratio history runs 12 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.31 for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Debt Ratio rose 15.31% year-over-year to 0.31; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.31 (up 15.31% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 0.3, up 25.6% from the prior year.
- Debt Ratio came in at 0.31 for Q1 2026 at Ashland, roughly flat from 0.31 in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Debt Ratio ranged from a high of 0.31 in Q4 2025 to a low of 0.2 in Q1 2022.
- A 5-year average of 0.24 and a median of 0.23 in 2023 frame the typical range for Debt Ratio.
- Across the five-year window, Debt Ratio fell 29.6% in 2022 and gained 29.72% in 2025, its largest moves.
- Ashland's Debt Ratio stood at 0.21 in 2022, then increased by 8.73% to 0.23 in 2023, then climbed by 9.8% to 0.25 in 2024, then rose by 22.28% to 0.31 in 2025, then declined by 0.5% to 0.31 in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Debt Ratio over the past three periods registered 0.31, 0.31, and 0.3 for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt Ratio (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 230.79 Bn | 226.84 Bn | 4.26 Bn | 0.29 |
| 2 | Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile | 127.66 Bn | 124.93 Bn | 778.60 Mn | 0.30 |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 72.51 Bn | 72.30 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 0.35 |
| 4 | Ecolab | 70.96 Bn | 70.34 Bn | 1.85 Bn | 0.33 |
| 5 | Air Products & Chemicals | 62.15 Bn | 63.70 Bn | 987.40 Mn | 0.42 |
| 6 | Ppg Industries | 25.04 Bn | 23.57 Bn | 1.66 Bn | 0.32 |
| 7 | LyondellBasell Industries | 21.62 Bn | 21.73 Bn | 701.00 Mn | 0.37 |
| 8 | Albemarle | 20.26 Bn | 19.42 Bn | 500.97 Mn | 0.12 |
| 9 | DuPont de Nemours | 19.45 Bn | 19.56 Bn | 602.00 Mn | 0.15 |
| 10 | Ashland | 2,658.80 | -343.00 Mn | 147.00 Mn | 0.31 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.31 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.31 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.30 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.30 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.26 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.25 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.24 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.23 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.22 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.23 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.22 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.22 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.21 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.21 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.20 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.20 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.20 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.30 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.24 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 0.23 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 0.25 |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 0.25 |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 0.23 |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 0.29 |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 0.29 |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 0.23 |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 0.23 |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 0.33 |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 0.32 |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 0.32 |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 0.31 |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 0.31 |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 0.31 |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 0.34 |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 0.33 |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 0.33 |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 0.32 |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 0.31 |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 0.25 |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 0.34 |