Ashland (ASH) Operating Margin (2015 - 2026)

Ashland (ASH) posted Operating Margin of 8.65% for Q2 2026, up 6.93% sequentially from 8.09% in Q1 2026, and up 16157.0% YoY from N/an in Q2 2025.

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

Ashland has reported Operating Margin for 12 years, with the latest figure at 8.65% in Q2 2026.

Quarterly Operating Margin rose 16157.0% year-over-year to 8.65% in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was 7.44% (up 5051.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 42.49%, down 4126.0% from the prior year.
Operating Margin grew to 8.65% in Q2 2026 per ASH's latest filing, from 8.09% in the prior quarter.
Over five years, Operating Margin peaked at 17.39% in Q2 2022 and troughed at 152.92% in Q2 2025.
A 5-year average of 4.85% and a median of 7.57% in 2022 frame the typical range for Operating Margin.
The sharpest annual moves came in 2025 and 2026: Operating Margin slumped 14170 bps in 2025, then surged 16157 bps in 2026.
Over 5 years, Operating Margin stood at 7.05% in 2022, then plunged by 154 bps to 3.81% in 2023, then slumped by 1061 bps to 44.2% in 2024, then surged by 96 bps to 1.55% in 2025, then jumped by 657 bps to 8.65% in 2026.
According to Business Quant data, Operating Margin over the past three periods registered 8.65%, 8.09%, and 1.55% for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.

#	Company	Market Cap	Enterprise Value	Gross Profit (Qtr)	Operating Margin (Qtr)
1	Linde	222.77 Bn	217.87 Bn	4.43 Bn	27.49%
2	Sherwin Williams	84.55 Bn	84.26 Bn	3.34 Bn	18.18%
3	Ecolab	78.89 Bn	73.75 Bn	1.95 Bn	17.16%
4	Air Products & Chemicals	66.91 Bn	65.93 Bn	1.04 Bn	-66.34%
5	Ppg Industries	25.15 Bn	23.56 Bn	1.81 Bn	14.73%
6	Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile	22.35 Bn	18.48 Bn	778.60 Mn	47.01%
7	LyondellBasell Industries	22.02 Bn	19.39 Bn	2.04 Bn	16.81%
8	International Flavors & Fragrances	21.27 Bn	20.70 Bn	853.00 Mn	8.09%
9	DuPont de Nemours	18.86 Bn	17.12 Bn	639.00 Mn	18.03%
10	Ashland	3.35 Bn	2.91 Bn	170.00 Mn	8.65%

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