Ashland (ASH) Interest Coverage Ratio (2016 - 2026)

Ashland (ASH) reported Interest Coverage Ratio of 2.05 for Q1 2026, up 4.64% on a YoY basis from 1.96 in Q1 2025, and up 1194.74% sequentially from 0.19 in Q4 2025.

Ashland (ASH) Interest Coverage Ratio (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Ashland (ASH) has 11 years of Interest Coverage Ratio data on file, last reported at 2.05 in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Interest Coverage Ratio rose 4.64% year-over-year to 2.05; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 32.32 (down 431.78% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 10.2, down 3625.96% from the prior year.
  • Interest Coverage Ratio grew to 2.05 in Q1 2026, from 0.19 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Interest Coverage Ratio ranged from a high of 2.05 in Q1 2026 to a low of 20.23 in Q2 2025.
  • A 5-year average of 0.77 and a median of 0.97 in 2024 frame the typical range for Interest Coverage Ratio.
  • Peak annual rise in Interest Coverage Ratio reached 419.69% in 2024, while the deepest fall reached 1675.79% in 2024.
  • Tracing ASH's Interest Coverage Ratio over 5 years: stood at 0.74 in 2022, then plunged by 148.65% to 0.36 in 2023, then slumped by 1675.79% to 6.39 in 2024, then soared by 97.07% to 0.19 in 2025, then surged by 1194.74% to 2.05 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows ASH's Interest Coverage Ratio at 2.05 in Q1 2026, 0.19 in Q4 2025, and 1.79 in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Interest Cover (Qtr)
1 Linde 236.58 Bn 232.62 Bn 4.26 Bn 39.34
2 Sherwin Williams 80.24 Bn 80.02 Bn 2.78 Bn 5.08
3 Ecolab 76.76 Bn 76.11 Bn 1.85 Bn 8.59
4 Air Products & Chemicals 65.21 Bn 64.25 Bn 987.40 Mn 15.21
5 Ppg Industries 26.55 Bn 24.93 Bn 1.66 Bn 6.26
6 LyondellBasell Industries 21.78 Bn 19.14 Bn 701.00 Mn 0.55
7 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.74 Bn 19.18 Bn 1.02 Bn 0.62
8 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 19.42 Bn 15.55 Bn 778.60 Mn -15.41
9 DuPont de Nemours 19.00 Bn 18.91 Bn 602.00 Mn 1.44
10 Ashland 3,057.39 -343.00 Mn 147.00 Mn 2.05

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 2.05
Dec 31, 2025 -0.19
Sep 30, 2025 1.79
Jun 30, 2025 -20.23
Mar 31, 2025 1.96
Dec 31, 2024 -6.39
Sep 30, 2024 0.97
Jun 30, 2024 -1.42
Mar 31, 2024 0.42
Dec 31, 2023 -0.36
Sep 30, 2023 -0.30
Jun 30, 2023 1.17
Mar 31, 2023 1.66
Dec 31, 2022 0.74
Sep 30, 2022 2.03
Jun 30, 2022 1.56
Mar 31, 2022 1.39
Dec 31, 2021 0.56
Sep 30, 2021 2.08
Jun 30, 2021 0.57