Ashland (ASH) Debt Ratio (2015 - 2026)
Ashland's (ASH) quarterly Debt Ratio came in at 0.31 in Q1 2026, up 15.31% year-on-year from 0.26 in Q1 2025, and little changed quarter-over-quarter from 0.31 in Q4 2025.
Ashland (ASH) Debt Ratio (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Ashland has disclosed Debt Ratio across 12 years of filings, most recently posting 0.31 for Q1 2026.
- Debt Ratio for Q1 2026 came in at 0.31, up 15.31% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.31 (up 15.31% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result 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.
- The 5-year median for Debt Ratio is 0.23 (2023), against an average of 0.24.
- Across the five-year window, Debt Ratio declined 29.6% in 2022 and rose 29.72% in 2025, its largest moves.
- Ashland's Debt Ratio stood at 0.21 in 2022, then grew by 8.73% to 0.23 in 2023, then advanced by 9.8% to 0.25 in 2024, then increased by 22.28% to 0.31 in 2025, then dropped by 0.5% to 0.31 in 2026.
- The last three Debt Ratio figures came in at 0.31 (Q1 2026), 0.31 (Q4 2025), and 0.3 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt Ratio (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 237.64 Bn | 233.69 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 | 78.87 Bn | 78.66 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 0.35 |
| 4 | Ecolab | 76.59 Bn | 75.97 Bn | 1.85 Bn | 0.33 |
| 5 | Air Products & Chemicals | 62.39 Bn | 63.94 Bn | 987.40 Mn | 0.42 |
| 6 | Ppg Industries | 26.44 Bn | 24.97 Bn | 1.66 Bn | 0.32 |
| 7 | International Flavors & Fragrances | 19.67 Bn | 19.14 Bn | 1.02 Bn | 0.23 |
| 8 | DuPont de Nemours | 19.57 Bn | 19.68 Bn | 602.00 Mn | 0.15 |
| 9 | LyondellBasell Industries | 19.28 Bn | 19.39 Bn | 701.00 Mn | 0.37 |
| 10 | Ashland | 3,118.57 | -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 |