Ashland (ASH) Operating Expenses (2015 - 2026)

Ashland's (ASH) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $93.0 million in Q1 2026, down 6.06% year-on-year from $99.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 6.06% quarter-over-quarter from $99.0 million in Q4 2025.

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

Ashland has disclosed Operating Expenses across 12 years of filings, most recently posting $93.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 came in at $93.0 million, down 6.06% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $400.0 million (down 7.62% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result 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.
  • The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $103.0 million (2022), against an average of $106.9 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses plunged 31.91% in 2023 and soared 34.38% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Ashland's Operating Expenses stood at $106.0 million in 2022, then declined by 10.38% to $95.0 million in 2023, then slipped by 4.21% to $91.0 million in 2024, then gained by 8.79% to $99.0 million in 2025, then slipped by 6.06% to $93.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $93.0 million (Q1 2026), $99.0 million (Q4 2025), and $89.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Linde 237.64 Bn 233.69 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 78.87 Bn 78.66 Bn 2.78 Bn 1.97 Bn
4 Ecolab 76.59 Bn 75.97 Bn 1.85 Bn 1.08 Bn
5 Air Products & Chemicals 62.39 Bn 63.94 Bn 987.40 Mn 248.80 Mn
6 Ppg Industries 26.44 Bn 24.97 Bn 1.66 Bn 1.10 Bn
7 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.67 Bn 19.14 Bn 1.02 Bn 599.00 Mn
8 DuPont de Nemours 19.57 Bn 19.68 Bn 602.00 Mn 302.00 Mn
9 LyondellBasell Industries 19.28 Bn 19.39 Bn 701.00 Mn 6.96 Bn
10 Ashland 3,118.57 -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