Growth Metrics

Ashland (ASH) Operating Expenses (2015 - 2026)

Ashland recorded quarterly Operating Expenses of $93.0 million in Q1 2026, down 6.06% quarter-over-quarter from $99.0 million in Q4 2025, and down 6.06% year-over-year from $99.0 million in Q1 2025.

Ashland's Operating Expenses history runs 12 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $93.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Operating Expenses fell 6.06% year-over-year to $93.0 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $400.0 million (down 7.62% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $398.0 million, down 13.29% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses came in at $93.0 million for Q1 2026 at Ashland, down 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 tumbled 31.91% in 2023 and jumped 34.38% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Ashland's Operating Expenses stood at $106.0 million in 2022, then fell by 10.38% to $95.0 million in 2023, then dropped by 4.21% to $91.0 million in 2024, then advanced by 8.79% to $99.0 million in 2025, then dropped by 6.06% to $93.0 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Operating Expenses over the past three periods registered $93.0 million, $99.0 million, and $89.0 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Linde 230.79 Bn 226.84 Bn 4.26 Bn 931.00 Mn
2 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 127.66 Bn 124.93 Bn 778.60 Mn -48.90 Mn
3 Sherwin Williams 72.51 Bn 72.30 Bn 2.78 Bn 1.97 Bn
4 Ecolab 70.96 Bn 70.34 Bn 1.85 Bn 1.08 Bn
5 Air Products & Chemicals 62.15 Bn 63.70 Bn 987.40 Mn 248.80 Mn
6 Ppg Industries 25.04 Bn 23.57 Bn 1.66 Bn 1.10 Bn
7 LyondellBasell Industries 21.62 Bn 21.73 Bn 701.00 Mn 6.96 Bn
8 Albemarle 20.26 Bn 19.42 Bn 500.97 Mn -
9 DuPont de Nemours 19.45 Bn 19.56 Bn 602.00 Mn 302.00 Mn
10 Ashland 2,658.80 -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
Mar 31, 2021 90.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 114.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 93.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 127.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 121.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 115.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 69.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 145.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 132.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 160.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 136.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 199.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 164.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 173.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 128.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 202.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 176.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 177.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 398.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 182.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 283.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 249.00 Mn