Ashland (ASH) Debt Ratio (2015 - 2026)

Ashland (ASH) reported Debt Ratio of 0.31 for Q1 2026, up 15.31% on a YoY basis from 0.26 in Q1 2025, and little changed sequentially from 0.31 in Q4 2025.

Ashland (ASH) Debt Ratio (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Ashland (ASH) has 12 years of Debt Ratio data on file, last reported at 0.31 in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Debt Ratio rose 15.31% year-over-year to 0.31; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.31 (up 15.31% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.3, up 25.6% from the prior year.
  • Debt Ratio was little changed at 0.31 in Q1 2026, 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 plunged 31.08% in 2022 and rose 29.72% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Tracing ASH's Debt Ratio over 5 years: stood at 0.21 in 2022, then climbed by 8.73% to 0.23 in 2023, then gained by 9.8% to 0.25 in 2024, then grew by 22.28% to 0.31 in 2025, then slipped by 0.5% to 0.31 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows ASH's Debt Ratio at 0.31 in Q1 2026, 0.31 in Q4 2025, and 0.3 in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt Ratio (Qtr)
1 Linde 237.95 Bn 233.99 Bn 4.26 Bn 0.29
2 Sherwin Williams 78.17 Bn 77.95 Bn 2.78 Bn 0.44
3 Ecolab 76.02 Bn 75.37 Bn 1.85 Bn 0.33
4 Air Products & Chemicals 66.38 Bn 65.43 Bn 987.40 Mn 0.42
5 Ppg Industries 26.02 Bn 24.40 Bn 1.66 Bn 0.35
6 LyondellBasell Industries 22.51 Bn 19.87 Bn 701.00 Mn 0.34
7 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 19.70 Bn 15.83 Bn 778.60 Mn 0.30
8 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.51 Bn 18.95 Bn 1.02 Bn 0.23
9 DuPont de Nemours 18.80 Bn 18.71 Bn 602.00 Mn 0.15
10 Ashland 3,060.84 -343.00 Mn 147.00 Mn 0.31

Historic Data

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DateValue
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 0.30
Jun 30, 2021 0.23