Ashland (ASH) FCF Margin (2015 - 2026)

Ashland (ASH) posted FCF Margin of 20.12% for Q2 2026, up 193.88% sequentially from 6.85% in Q1 2026, and down 40.0% YoY from 33.53% in Q2 2025.

Ashland (ASH) FCF Margin (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Ashland has reported FCF Margin for 12 years, with the latest figure at 20.12% in Q2 2026.

Quarterly FCF Margin fell 40.0% year-over-year to 20.12% in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was 13.57% (up 972.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 1.97%, down 1341.0% from the prior year.
FCF Margin improved to 20.12% in Q2 2026 per ASH's latest filing, from 6.85% in the prior quarter.
Over five years, FCF Margin peaked at 34.88% in Q4 2023 and troughed at 13.09% in Q4 2024.
A 5-year average of 8.99% and a median of 7.45% in 2026 frame the typical range for FCF Margin.
The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: FCF Margin jumped 4479 bps in 2023, then tumbled 4797 bps in 2024.
Over 5 years, FCF Margin stood at 9.9% in 2022, then surged by 452 bps to 34.88% in 2023, then sank by 138 bps to 13.09% in 2024, then jumped by 320 bps to 28.76% in 2025, then sank by 30 bps to 20.12% in 2026.
According to Business Quant data, FCF Margin over the past three periods registered 20.12%, 6.85%, and 28.76% for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.

#	Company	Market Cap	Enterprise Value	Gross Profit (Qtr)	FCF Margin (Qtr)
1	Linde	222.77 Bn	217.87 Bn	4.43 Bn	8.97%
2	Sherwin Williams	84.55 Bn	84.26 Bn	3.34 Bn	18.25%
3	Ecolab	78.89 Bn	73.75 Bn	1.95 Bn	-
4	Air Products & Chemicals	66.91 Bn	65.93 Bn	1.04 Bn	9.79%
5	Ppg Industries	25.15 Bn	23.56 Bn	1.81 Bn	9.97%
6	Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile	22.35 Bn	18.48 Bn	778.60 Mn	-
7	LyondellBasell Industries	22.02 Bn	19.39 Bn	2.04 Bn	5.25%
8	International Flavors & Fragrances	21.27 Bn	20.70 Bn	853.00 Mn	14.64%
9	DuPont de Nemours	18.86 Bn	17.12 Bn	639.00 Mn	17.81%
10	Ashland	3.35 Bn	2.91 Bn	170.00 Mn	20.12%

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