Ashland (ASH) FCF Margin (2015 - 2026)
Ashland's FCF Margin came in at 20.12% for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), down 0.40 percentage points from 20.52% a year earlier but up 13.27 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Ashland (ASH) FCF Margin (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Ashland reported FCF Margin of 13.57%, up 9.72 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Sep 30, 2025), it came in at 1.97%, down 13.41 percentage points from FY2024.
- FCF Margin carries a five-year change of -2.69 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by fiscal year, FCF Margin was 15.38% in FY2024 (+9.72 pp), 5.66% in FY2023 (+2.31 pp), 3.35% in FY2022 (-13.76 pp) and 17.10% in FY2021 (+12.44 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly FCF Margin is -13.09% (fiscal Q1 2025) to 34.88% (fiscal Q1 2024).
- Year-over-year, FCF Margin increased in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.42 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in FCF Margin over five years came in fiscal Q1 2024 (a gain of 44.79 percentage points), and the weakest in fiscal Q1 2025 (a drop of 47.97 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows ASH's FCF Margin at 6.85% (Q2 2026), 28.76% (Q1 2026) and 1.26% (Q4 2025) in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 218.80 Bn | 201.92 Bn | 4.43 Bn | 8.97% |
| 2 | Corning | 132.43 Bn | 125.56 Bn | 1.63 Bn | 28.75% |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 78.49 Bn | 77.53 Bn | 3.34 Bn | 18.25% |
| 4 | Air Products & Chemicals | 61.97 Bn | 59.87 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 9.79% |
| 5 | Corteva | 51.82 Bn | 40.62 Bn | 3.66 Bn | -9.22% |
| 6 | LyondellBasell Industries | 37.12 Bn | 26.74 Bn | 2.04 Bn | 5.25% |
| 7 | Nutrien | 33.86 Bn | 30.73 Bn | 3.25 Bn | 27.52% |
| 8 | Qnity Electronics | 26.31 Bn | 23.73 Bn | 666.00 Mn | 10.57% |
| 9 | Ati | 25.78 Bn | 23.93 Bn | 309.80 Mn | 5.01% |
| 10 | Ashland | 3.11 Bn | 1.81 Bn | 170.00 Mn | 20.12% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 20.12% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 6.85% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 28.76% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.26% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 20.52% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -2.51% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -13.09% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 8.05% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 18.01% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 3.48% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 34.88% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 11.99% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 17.03% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 3.48% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -9.90% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 21.04% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -7.30% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -0.83% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -0.20% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 20.47% |
Ashland FCF Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=fcf-margin&ticker=ASH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "fcf-margin", "ticker": "ASH", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=fcf-margin&ticker=ASH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();