Ashland (ASH) Operating Income (2015 - 2026)
Ashland (ASH) posted Operating Income of $43 million for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), compared with -$708 million a year earlier and up 10.3% from the prior quarter.
Ashland (ASH) Operating Income (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, Operating Income at Ashland was $137 million; for FY2025 (ended Sep 30, 2025), it came in at -$775 million.
- In prior fiscal years, Ashland's Operating Income was -$26 million in FY2024, $172 million in FY2023 (-48.3%), $333 million in FY2022 (+73.4%) and $192 million in FY2021.
- Quarterly Operating Income has run from a low of -$708 million in fiscal Q3 2025 to a high of $112 million in fiscal Q3 2022 over five years.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Operating Income in the past five years was fiscal Q3 2022, with growth of 148.9%; the weakest was fiscal Q2 2024, with a decline of 74.7%.
- According to Business Quant data, Operating Income for the three prior fiscal quarters was $39 million (Q2 2026), -$6 million (Q1 2026) and $61 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Op. Inc (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 218.80 Bn | 201.92 Bn | 4.43 Bn | 2.55 Bn |
| 2 | Corning | 132.43 Bn | 125.56 Bn | 1.63 Bn | 698.00 Mn |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 78.49 Bn | 77.53 Bn | 3.34 Bn | 1.23 Bn |
| 4 | Air Products & Chemicals | 61.97 Bn | 59.87 Bn | 1.04 Bn | -2.10 Bn |
| 5 | Corteva | 51.82 Bn | 40.62 Bn | 3.66 Bn | 2.06 Bn |
| 6 | LyondellBasell Industries | 37.12 Bn | 26.74 Bn | 2.04 Bn | 1.54 Bn |
| 7 | Nutrien | 33.86 Bn | 30.73 Bn | 3.25 Bn | 3.08 Bn |
| 8 | Qnity Electronics | 26.31 Bn | 23.73 Bn | 666.00 Mn | 368.00 Mn |
| 9 | Ati | 25.78 Bn | 23.93 Bn | 309.80 Mn | 220.00 Mn |
| 10 | Ashland | 3.11 Bn | 1.81 Bn | 170.00 Mn | 43.00 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 43.00 Mn |
| 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 | 31.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -61.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 21.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -18.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -10.00 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 | 81.00 Mn |
Ashland Operating Income API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-income&ticker=ASH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-income", "ticker": "ASH", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-income&ticker=ASH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();