Ashland (ASH) Payables (2013 - 2026)
Ashland's Payables came in at $198 million for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), up 7.0% from $185 million a year earlier and up 9.4% from the prior quarter.
Ashland (ASH) Payables (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025 (ended Sep 30, 2025), Ashland's Payables was $189 million, down 11.7% from FY2024.
- Payables has declined in each of the last four fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -17.4% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by fiscal year, Payables was $214 million in FY2024 (-5.3%), $226 million in FY2023 (-14.7%), $265 million in FY2022 (-55.9%) and $601 million in FY2021 (+22.4%).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Payables since fiscal Q2 2025.
- Year-over-year, Payables increased in two of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 5.5%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Payables over five years came in fiscal Q1 2022 (growth of 97.4%), and the weakest in fiscal Q1 2023 (a decline of 59.8%).
- Business Quant data shows ASH's Payables at $181 million (Q2 2026), $167 million (Q1 2026) and $189 million (Q4 2025) in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Payables (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 239.54 Bn | 223.24 Bn | 4.44 Bn | 7.50 Bn |
| 2 | Corning | 96.61 Bn | 88.91 Bn | 1.81 Bn | 2.49 Bn |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 85.84 Bn | 84.86 Bn | 3.28 Bn | 5.25 Bn |
| 4 | Air Products & Chemicals | 69.53 Bn | 72.40 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | LyondellBasell Industries | 39.13 Bn | 27.31 Bn | 1.50 Bn | 3.53 Bn |
| 6 | Nutrien | 34.78 Bn | 31.35 Bn | 1.86 Bn | 9.04 Bn |
| 7 | Ppg Industries | 27.48 Bn | 20.55 Bn | 1.76 Bn | 4.34 Bn |
| 8 | Qnity Electronics | 25.83 Bn | 22.27 Bn | 743.00 Mn | 886.00 Mn |
| 9 | Ati | 24.82 Bn | 22.90 Bn | 380.20 Mn | 632.10 Mn |
| 10 | Ashland | 3.52 Bn | 3.52 Bn | 179.00 Mn | - |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 198.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 181.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 167.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 189.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 185.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 235.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 184.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 214.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 198.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 207.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 202.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 226.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 210.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 246.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 246.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 265.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 241.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 248.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 612.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 601.00 Mn |
Ashland Payables 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=payables&ticker=ASH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "payables", "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=payables&ticker=ASH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();