Ashland (ASH) Net Margin (2015 - 2026)
Ashland's (ASH) quarterly Net Margin came in at 0.21% in Q1 2026, little changed year-on-year from 0.21% in Q1 2025, and down 59.96% quarter-over-quarter from 0.52% in Q4 2025.
Ashland (ASH) Net Margin (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Ashland has disclosed Net Margin across 12 years of filings, most recently posting 0.21% for Q1 2026.
- Net Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 0.21%, changed 0.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 1.16% (up 17.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 1.26%, up 16.0% from the prior year.
- Net Margin came in at 0.21% for Q1 2026 at Ashland, down from 0.52% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Net Margin ranged from a high of 123.84% in Q1 2022 to a low of 4.97% in Q2 2025.
- The 5-year median for Net Margin is 0.17% (2024), against an average of 9.55%.
- Across the five-year window, Net Margin surged 12070 bps in 2022 and plunged 12401 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
- Ashland's Net Margin stood at 0.38% in 2022, then decreased by 11 bps to 0.42% in 2023, then jumped by 158 bps to 0.25% in 2024, then soared by 110 bps to 0.52% in 2025, then tumbled by 60 bps to 0.21% in 2026.
- The last three Net Margin figures came in at 0.21% (Q1 2026), 0.52% (Q4 2025), and 0.21% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Net Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 237.64 Bn | 233.69 Bn | 4.26 Bn | 3.95% |
| 2 | Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile | 127.66 Bn | 124.93 Bn | 778.60 Mn | -79.17% |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 78.87 Bn | 78.66 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 9.44% |
| 4 | Ecolab | 76.59 Bn | 75.97 Bn | 1.85 Bn | 13.55% |
| 5 | Air Products & Chemicals | 62.39 Bn | 63.94 Bn | 987.40 Mn | 22.85% |
| 6 | Ppg Industries | 26.44 Bn | 24.97 Bn | 1.66 Bn | - |
| 7 | International Flavors & Fragrances | 19.67 Bn | 19.14 Bn | 1.02 Bn | 6.20% |
| 8 | DuPont de Nemours | 19.57 Bn | 19.68 Bn | 602.00 Mn | 0.83% |
| 9 | LyondellBasell Industries | 19.28 Bn | 19.39 Bn | 701.00 Mn | 1.71% |
| 10 | Ashland | 3,118.57 | -343.00 Mn | 147.00 Mn | 0.21% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.21% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.52% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -0.21% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -4.97% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.21% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.25% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -0.57% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -4.60% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -0.17% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -0.42% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -0.77% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.47% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -0.17% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -0.38% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 50.47% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -2.33% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 123.84% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 3.13% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.69% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 1.47% |