Ashland (ASH) Research & Development (2015 - 2026)

Ashland (ASH) reported Research & Development of $14.0 million for Q1 2026, little changed on a YoY basis from $14.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 7.69% sequentially from $13.0 million in Q4 2025.

Ashland (ASH) Research & Development (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Ashland (ASH) has 12 years of Research & Development data on file, last reported at $14.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Research & Development changed 0.0% year-over-year to $14.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $53.0 million (down 3.64% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $54.0 million, down 1.82% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development improved to $14.0 million in Q1 2026, from $13.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Research & Development ranged from a high of $15.0 million in Q3 2022 to a low of $12.0 million in Q1 2023.
  • A 5-year average of $13.4 million and a median of $13.0 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Research & Development.
  • Across the five-year window, Research & Development dropped 14.29% in 2023 and climbed 25.0% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Tracing ASH's Research & Development over 5 years: stood at $13.0 million in 2022, then fell by 7.69% to $12.0 million in 2023, then rose by 8.33% to $13.0 million in 2024, then changed by 0.0% to $13.0 million in 2025, then climbed by 7.69% to $14.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows ASH's Research & Development at $14.0 million in Q1 2026, $13.0 million in Q4 2025, and $13.0 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Linde 237.95 Bn 233.99 Bn 4.26 Bn 38.00 Mn
2 Sherwin Williams 78.17 Bn 77.95 Bn 2.78 Bn -
3 Ecolab 76.02 Bn 75.37 Bn 1.85 Bn -
4 Air Products & Chemicals 66.38 Bn 65.43 Bn 987.40 Mn 21.60 Mn
5 Ppg Industries 26.02 Bn 24.40 Bn 1.66 Bn 113.00 Mn
6 LyondellBasell Industries 22.51 Bn 19.87 Bn 701.00 Mn 36.00 Mn
7 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 19.70 Bn 15.83 Bn 778.60 Mn -
8 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.51 Bn 18.95 Bn 1.02 Bn 166.00 Mn
9 DuPont de Nemours 18.80 Bn 18.71 Bn 602.00 Mn 47.00 Mn
10 Ashland 3,060.84 -343.00 Mn 147.00 Mn 14.00 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 14.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 13.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 13.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 13.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 14.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 13.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 13.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 15.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 14.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 12.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 14.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 12.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 12.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 13.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 15.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 14.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 13.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 13.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 13.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 13.00 Mn