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

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DateValue
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%