Growth Metrics

Ashland (ASH) Net Margin (2015 - 2026)

Ashland recorded quarterly Net Margin of 0.21% in Q1 2026, down 59.96% quarter-over-quarter from 0.52% in Q4 2025, and little changed year-over-year from 0.21% in Q1 2025.

Ashland's Net Margin history runs 12 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.21% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Net Margin changed 0.0% year-over-year to 0.21%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 1.16% (up 17.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure 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.
  • A 5-year average of 9.55% and a median of 0.17% in 2024 frame the typical range for Net Margin.
  • Across the five-year window, Net Margin soared 12070 bps in 2022 and tumbled 12401 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Ashland's Net Margin stood at 0.38% in 2022, then slipped by 11 bps to 0.42% in 2023, then surged by 158 bps to 0.25% in 2024, then jumped by 110 bps to 0.52% in 2025, then slumped by 60 bps to 0.21% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Net Margin over the past three periods registered 0.21%, 0.52%, and 0.21% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Margin (Qtr)
1 Linde 230.79 Bn 226.84 Bn 4.26 Bn 3.95%
2 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 127.66 Bn 124.93 Bn 778.60 Mn 25.06%
3 Sherwin Williams 72.51 Bn 72.30 Bn 2.78 Bn 9.44%
4 Ecolab 70.96 Bn 70.34 Bn 1.85 Bn 13.55%
5 Air Products & Chemicals 62.15 Bn 63.70 Bn 987.40 Mn 22.85%
6 Ppg Industries 25.04 Bn 23.57 Bn 1.66 Bn -
7 LyondellBasell Industries 21.62 Bn 21.73 Bn 701.00 Mn 1.71%
8 Albemarle 20.26 Bn 19.42 Bn 500.97 Mn 28.46%
9 DuPont de Nemours 19.45 Bn 19.56 Bn 602.00 Mn 0.83%
10 Ashland 2,658.80 -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%
Mar 31, 2021 3.14%
Dec 31, 2020 2.78%
Sep 30, 2020 30.10%
Jun 30, 2020 -2.26%
Mar 31, 2020 -1.15%
Dec 31, 2019 -0.38%
Sep 30, 2019 169.32%
Jun 30, 2019 6.71%
Mar 31, 2019 4.65%
Dec 31, 2018 3.99%
Sep 30, 2018 3.30%
Jun 30, 2018 3.74%
Mar 31, 2018 4.61%
Dec 31, 2017 4.82%
Sep 30, 2017 -232.39%
Jun 30, 2017 -1.61%
Mar 31, 2017 9.43%
Dec 31, 2016 10.65%
Sep 30, 2016 29.97%
Jun 30, 2016 5.95%
Dec 31, 2015 -0.17%