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
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 | 0.30 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 0.23 |