Ashland ASH
NYSE ASH
$72.78 +0.29 (+0.40%)
At close: Aug 20, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Ashland (ASH) Debt Ratio (2015 - 2026)

Ashland (ASH) posted Debt Ratio of 0.3 for Q2 2026, down 1.73% sequentially from 0.31 in Q1 2026, and little changed YoY from 0.3 in Q2 2025.

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

Ashland has reported Debt Ratio for 12 years, with the latest figure at 0.3 in Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly Debt Ratio changed 0.35% year-over-year to 0.3 in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was 0.3 (changed 0.35% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.3, up 25.6% from the prior year.
  • Debt Ratio eased to 0.3 in Q2 2026 per ASH's latest filing, from 0.31 in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Debt Ratio peaked at 0.31 in Q4 2025 and troughed at 0.2 in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 0.25 and a median of 0.23 in 2023 frame the typical range for Debt Ratio.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Debt Ratio slumped 31.08% in 2022, then advanced 29.72% in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, Debt Ratio stood at 0.21 in 2022, then rose by 8.73% to 0.23 in 2023, then grew by 9.8% to 0.25 in 2024, then gained by 22.28% to 0.31 in 2025, then retreated by 2.21% to 0.3 in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Debt Ratio over the past three periods registered 0.3, 0.31, and 0.31 for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt Ratio (Qtr)
1 Linde 222.77 Bn 217.87 Bn 4.43 Bn 0.32
2 Sherwin Williams 84.55 Bn 84.26 Bn 3.34 Bn 0.45
3 Ecolab 78.89 Bn 73.75 Bn 1.95 Bn 0.44
4 Air Products & Chemicals 66.91 Bn 65.93 Bn 1.04 Bn 0.45
5 Ppg Industries 25.15 Bn 23.56 Bn 1.81 Bn 0.34
6 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 22.35 Bn 18.48 Bn 778.60 Mn 0.30
7 LyondellBasell Industries 22.02 Bn 19.39 Bn 2.04 Bn 0.37
8 International Flavors & Fragrances 21.27 Bn 20.70 Bn 853.00 Mn 0.23
9 DuPont de Nemours 18.86 Bn 17.12 Bn 639.00 Mn 0.15
10 Ashland 3.35 Bn 2.91 Bn 170.00 Mn 0.30

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 0.30
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