Ashland (ASH) Operating Expenses (2015 - 2026)

Ashland (ASH) reported Operating Expenses of $93.0 million for Q1 2026, down 6.06% on a YoY basis from $99.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 6.06% sequentially from $99.0 million in Q4 2025.

Ashland (ASH) Operating Expenses (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Ashland (ASH) has 12 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $93.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Expenses fell 6.06% year-over-year to $93.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $400.0 million (down 7.62% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $398.0 million, down 13.29% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses eased to $93.0 million in Q1 2026, from $99.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $141.0 million in Q2 2022 to a low of $89.0 million in Q3 2025.
  • A 5-year average of $106.9 million and a median of $103.0 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses slumped 31.91% in 2023 and soared 34.38% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Tracing ASH's Operating Expenses over 5 years: stood at $106.0 million in 2022, then dropped by 10.38% to $95.0 million in 2023, then decreased by 4.21% to $91.0 million in 2024, then rose by 8.79% to $99.0 million in 2025, then decreased by 6.06% to $93.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows ASH's Operating Expenses at $93.0 million in Q1 2026, $99.0 million in Q4 2025, and $89.0 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Linde 237.95 Bn 233.99 Bn 4.26 Bn 931.00 Mn
2 Sherwin Williams 78.17 Bn 77.95 Bn 2.78 Bn 1.97 Bn
3 Ecolab 76.02 Bn 75.37 Bn 1.85 Bn 1.08 Bn
4 Air Products & Chemicals 66.38 Bn 65.43 Bn 987.40 Mn 248.80 Mn
5 Ppg Industries 26.02 Bn 24.40 Bn 1.66 Bn 998.00 Mn
6 LyondellBasell Industries 22.51 Bn 19.87 Bn 701.00 Mn 6.96 Bn
7 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 19.70 Bn 15.83 Bn 778.60 Mn -48.90 Mn
8 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.51 Bn 18.95 Bn 1.02 Bn 599.00 Mn
9 DuPont de Nemours 18.80 Bn 18.71 Bn 602.00 Mn 302.00 Mn
10 Ashland 3,060.84 -343.00 Mn 147.00 Mn 93.00 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 93.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 99.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 89.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 119.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 99.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 91.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 114.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 129.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 120.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 95.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 123.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 96.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 91.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 106.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 109.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 141.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 103.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 95.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 97.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 106.00 Mn