Ashland (ASH) FCF Payout Ratio (2015 - 2026)

Ashland (ASH) posted FCF Payout Ratio of 0.19 for Q2 2026, down 67.0% sequentially from 0.58 in Q1 2026, and down 5.0% YoY from 0.2 in Q2 2025.

Ashland (ASH) FCF Payout Ratio (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Ashland has reported FCF Payout Ratio for 12 years, with the latest figure at 0.19 in Q2 2026.

Quarterly FCF Payout Ratio fell 5.0% year-over-year to 0.19 in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was 0.3 (down 71.2% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 2.11, up 779.63% from the prior year.
FCF Payout Ratio eased to 0.19 in Q2 2026 per ASH's latest filing, from 0.58 in the prior quarter.
Over five years, FCF Payout Ratio peaked at 3.17 in Q3 2025 and troughed at 3.4 in Q1 2022.
A 5-year average of 0.08 and a median of 0.2 in 2025 frame the typical range for FCF Payout Ratio.
The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: FCF Payout Ratio sank 448.71% in 2022, then jumped 600.0% in 2025.
Over 5 years, FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.35 in 2022, then surged by 135.02% to 0.12 in 2023, then sank by 395.75% to 0.36 in 2024, then soared by 147.75% to 0.17 in 2025, then grew by 11.0% to 0.19 in 2026.
According to Business Quant data, FCF Payout Ratio over the past three periods registered 0.19, 0.58, and 0.17 for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.

#	Company	Market Cap	Enterprise Value	Gross Profit (Qtr)	FCF Cover (Qtr)
1	Linde	222.77 Bn	217.87 Bn	4.43 Bn	0.89
2	Sherwin Williams	84.55 Bn	84.26 Bn	3.34 Bn	0.16
3	Ecolab	78.89 Bn	73.75 Bn	1.95 Bn	-
4	Air Products & Chemicals	66.91 Bn	65.93 Bn	1.04 Bn	1.30
5	Ppg Industries	25.15 Bn	23.56 Bn	1.81 Bn	0.35
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	0.46
8	International Flavors & Fragrances	21.27 Bn	20.70 Bn	853.00 Mn	0.36
9	DuPont de Nemours	18.86 Bn	17.12 Bn	639.00 Mn	0.25
10	Ashland	3.35 Bn	2.91 Bn	170.00 Mn	0.19

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