Ashland (ASH) Operating Margin (2015 - 2026)
Ashland (ASH) posted Operating Margin of 8.65% for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), up 161.57 percentage points from -152.92% a year earlier and up 0.56 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Ashland (ASH) Operating Margin (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, Operating Margin at Ashland was 7.44%, up 50.51 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Sep 30, 2025), it was -42.49%, down 41.26 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Operating Margin has declined for three consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year change of -19.62 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior fiscal years, Ashland's Operating Margin was -1.23% in FY2024 (-9.08 pp), 7.85% in FY2023 (-6.08 pp), 13.93% in FY2022 (+4.83 pp) and 9.10% in FY2021 (+31.96 pp).
- Quarterly Operating Margin has run from a low of -152.92% in fiscal Q3 2025 to a high of 17.39% in fiscal Q3 2022 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Operating Margin increased in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +5.16 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Operating Margin in the past five years was fiscal Q3 2026, with a gain of 161.57 percentage points; the weakest was fiscal Q3 2025, with a drop of 141.70 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Operating Margin for the three prior fiscal quarters was 8.09% (Q2 2026), -1.55% (Q1 2026) and 12.79% (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 239.54 Bn | 223.24 Bn | 4.44 Bn | 22.86% |
| 2 | Corning | 96.61 Bn | 88.91 Bn | 1.81 Bn | 18.76% |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 85.84 Bn | 84.86 Bn | 3.28 Bn | 17.61% |
| 4 | Air Products & Chemicals | 69.53 Bn | 72.40 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | LyondellBasell Industries | 39.13 Bn | 27.31 Bn | 1.50 Bn | 12.55% |
| 6 | Nutrien | 34.78 Bn | 31.35 Bn | 1.86 Bn | 28.07% |
| 7 | Ppg Industries | 27.48 Bn | 20.55 Bn | 1.76 Bn | 14.89% |
| 8 | Qnity Electronics | 25.83 Bn | 22.27 Bn | 743.00 Mn | 28.15% |
| 9 | Ati | 24.82 Bn | 22.90 Bn | 380.20 Mn | 19.10% |
| 10 | Ashland | 3.52 Bn | 3.52 Bn | 179.00 Mn | - |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 8.65% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 8.09% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -1.55% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 12.79% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -152.92% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 10.65% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -44.20% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 5.94% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -11.21% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 3.65% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -3.81% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -1.93% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 11.36% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 13.76% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 7.05% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 12.50% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 17.39% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 16.56% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 8.20% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 13.71% |
Ashland Operating Margin API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=ASH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-margin", "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-margin&ticker=ASH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();