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

Ashland's (ASH) quarterly Free Cash Flow came in at $33.0 million in Q1 2026, up 375.0% year-on-year from $6.9 million in Q1 2025, and down 70.27% quarter-over-quarter from $111.0 million in Q4 2025.

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

Ashland has disclosed Free Cash Flow across 12 years of filings, most recently posting $33.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 came in at $33.0 million, up 375.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $245.0 million (up 226.67% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $36.0 million, down 88.92% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow came in at $33.0 million for Q1 2026 at Ashland, down 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.
  • The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is $33.0 million (2026), against an average of $41.8 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Free Cash Flow tumbled 5100.0% in 2022 and jumped 520.0% in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Ashland's Free Cash Flow stood at -$52.0 million in 2022, then surged by 417.31% to $165.0 million in 2023, then sank by 132.12% to -$53.0 million in 2024, then soared by 309.43% to $111.0 million in 2025, then slumped by 70.27% to $33.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at $33.0 million (Q1 2026), $111.0 million (Q4 2025), and $6.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Linde 237.64 Bn 233.69 Bn 4.26 Bn 898.00 Mn
2 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 127.66 Bn 124.93 Bn 778.60 Mn -
3 Sherwin Williams 78.87 Bn 78.66 Bn 2.78 Bn 800,000.00
4 Ecolab 76.59 Bn 75.97 Bn 1.85 Bn 758.00 Mn
5 Air Products & Chemicals 62.39 Bn 63.94 Bn 987.40 Mn 1.10 Bn
6 Ppg Industries 26.44 Bn 24.97 Bn 1.66 Bn -19.00 Mn
7 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.67 Bn 19.14 Bn 1.02 Bn 92.00 Mn
8 DuPont de Nemours 19.57 Bn 19.68 Bn 602.00 Mn 130.00 Mn
9 LyondellBasell Industries 19.28 Bn 19.39 Bn 701.00 Mn -538.00 Mn
10 Ashland 3,118.57 -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