Growth Metrics

Ashland (ASH) Operating Income (2015 - 2026)

Ashland recorded quarterly Operating Income of $39.0 million in Q1 2026, up 750.0% quarter-over-quarter from -$6.0 million in Q4 2025, and down 23.53% year-over-year from $51.0 million in Q1 2025.

Ashland's Operating Income history runs 12 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $39.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Operating Income fell 23.53% year-over-year to $39.0 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$614.0 million (down 348.18% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was -$775.0 million, down 15400.0% from the prior year.
  • Operating Income came in at $39.0 million for Q1 2026 at Ashland, up from -$6.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Income ranged from a high of $112.0 million in Q2 2022 to a low of -$708.0 million in Q2 2025.
  • A 5-year average of -$24.9 million and a median of $39.0 million in 2026 frame the typical range for Operating Income.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Income jumped 195.18% in 2022 and sank 1060.66% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Ashland's Operating Income stood at $37.0 million in 2022, then plunged by 148.65% to -$18.0 million in 2023, then plunged by 894.44% to -$179.0 million in 2024, then soared by 96.65% to -$6.0 million in 2025, then jumped by 750.0% to $39.0 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Operating Income over the past three periods registered $39.0 million, -$6.0 million, and $61.0 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Op. Inc (Qtr)
1 Linde 230.79 Bn 226.84 Bn 4.26 Bn 2.44 Bn
2 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 127.66 Bn 124.93 Bn 778.60 Mn 827.50 Mn
3 Sherwin Williams 72.51 Bn 72.30 Bn 2.78 Bn 810.90 Mn
4 Ecolab 70.96 Bn 70.34 Bn 1.85 Bn 712.00 Mn
5 Air Products & Chemicals 62.15 Bn 63.70 Bn 987.40 Mn 752.70 Mn
6 Ppg Industries 25.04 Bn 23.57 Bn 1.66 Bn 552.00 Mn
7 LyondellBasell Industries 21.62 Bn 21.73 Bn 701.00 Mn 239.00 Mn
8 Albemarle 20.26 Bn 19.42 Bn 500.97 Mn 500.97 Mn
9 DuPont de Nemours 19.45 Bn 19.56 Bn 602.00 Mn 300.00 Mn
10 Ashland 2,658.80 -343.00 Mn 147.00 Mn 39.00 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 39.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -6.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 61.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -708.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 51.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -179.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 52.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -61.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 21.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -18.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -148.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 62.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 83.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 37.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 79.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 112.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 100.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 42.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 -83.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 45.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 48.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 17.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 282.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 48.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 -468.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 17.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 6.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 43.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 44.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 -7.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 -95.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 30.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 63.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 5.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 -174.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 37.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 53.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 15.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 -252.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 57.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 147.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 151.00 Mn