Ashland (ASH) Free Cash Flow (2015 - 2026)

Ashland (ASH) reported Free Cash Flow of $33.0 million for Q1 2026, up 375.0% on a YoY basis from $6.9 million in Q1 2025, and down 70.27% sequentially from $111.0 million in Q4 2025.

Ashland (ASH) Free Cash Flow (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Ashland (ASH) has 12 years of Free Cash Flow data on file, last reported at $33.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Free Cash Flow rose 375.0% year-over-year to $33.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $245.0 million (up 226.67% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $36.0 million, down 88.92% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow fell to $33.0 million in Q1 2026, from $111.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Free Cash Flow ranged from a high of $165.0 million in Q4 2023 to a low of -$53.0 million in Q4 2024.
  • A 5-year average of $41.8 million and a median of $33.0 million in 2026 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
  • Across the five-year window, Free Cash Flow sank 5100.0% in 2022 and jumped 520.0% in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Tracing ASH's Free Cash Flow over 5 years: stood at -$52.0 million in 2022, then jumped by 417.31% to $165.0 million in 2023, then slumped by 132.12% to -$53.0 million in 2024, then surged by 309.43% to $111.0 million in 2025, then tumbled by 70.27% to $33.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows ASH's Free Cash Flow at $33.0 million in Q1 2026, $111.0 million in Q4 2025, and $6.0 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Linde 237.95 Bn 233.99 Bn 4.26 Bn 898.00 Mn
2 Sherwin Williams 78.17 Bn 77.95 Bn 2.78 Bn 800,000.00
3 Ecolab 76.02 Bn 75.37 Bn 1.85 Bn 758.00 Mn
4 Air Products & Chemicals 66.38 Bn 65.43 Bn 987.40 Mn 1.10 Bn
5 Ppg Industries 26.02 Bn 24.40 Bn 1.66 Bn -19.00 Mn
6 LyondellBasell Industries 22.51 Bn 19.87 Bn 701.00 Mn -538.00 Mn
7 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 19.70 Bn 15.83 Bn 778.60 Mn -
8 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.51 Bn 18.95 Bn 1.02 Bn 160.00 Mn
9 DuPont de Nemours 18.80 Bn 18.71 Bn 602.00 Mn 130.00 Mn
10 Ashland 3,060.84 -343.00 Mn 147.00 Mn 33.00 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 33.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 33.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 111.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 111.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 6.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 6.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 95.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 95.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -12.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -12.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -53.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -53.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 42.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 42.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 98.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 98.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 20.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 20.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 165.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 165.00 Mn