Ashland (ASH) Retained Earnings (2015 - 2025)
Ashland's Retained Earnings came in at $2.3 billion for fiscal Q4 2025 (quarter ended Sep 30, 2025), down 30.7% from $3.32 billion a year earlier.
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Ashland (ASH) Retained Earnings (2015 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Going back to fiscal Q4 2015, Ashland's Retained Earnings data covers 11 quarters.
- Retained Earnings has declined in each of the last three fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -2.8% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by fiscal year, Retained Earnings was $3.32 billion in FY2024 (-7.8%), $3.6 billion in FY2023 (-1.6%), $3.65 billion in FY2022 (+30.7%) and $2.8 billion in FY2021 (+5.5%).
- The fiscal Q4 2025 figure represents the lowest quarterly Retained Earnings in data going back to fiscal Q4 2015.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Retained Earnings (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 218.80 Bn | 201.92 Bn | 4.43 Bn | 18.80 Bn |
| 2 | Corning | 132.43 Bn | 125.56 Bn | 1.63 Bn | 16.75 Bn |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 78.49 Bn | 77.53 Bn | 3.34 Bn | 2.01 Bn |
| 4 | Air Products & Chemicals | 61.97 Bn | 59.87 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 16.30 Bn |
| 5 | Corteva | 51.82 Bn | 40.62 Bn | 3.66 Bn | 1.22 Bn |
| 6 | LyondellBasell Industries | 37.12 Bn | 26.74 Bn | 2.04 Bn | 7.04 Bn |
| 7 | Nutrien | 33.86 Bn | 30.73 Bn | 3.25 Bn | 12.69 Bn |
| 8 | Qnity Electronics | 26.31 Bn | 23.73 Bn | 666.00 Mn | 260.00 Mn |
| 9 | Ati | 25.78 Bn | 23.93 Bn | 309.80 Mn | 738.50 Mn |
| 10 | Ashland | 3.11 Bn | 1.81 Bn | 170.00 Mn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.30 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 3.32 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 3.60 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 3.65 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 2.80 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 2.65 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 3.22 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 2.75 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 2.70 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 2.70 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 3.28 Bn |
API Access
Ashland Retained Earnings 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=retained-earnings&ticker=ASH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "retained-earnings", "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=retained-earnings&ticker=ASH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();