Ashland (ASH) Return on Equity [ROE] (2016 - 2026)
Ashland (ASH) posted Return on Equity [ROE] of 2.78% for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), up 41.45 percentage points from -38.67% a year earlier and up 40.50 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Ashland (ASH) Return on Equity [ROE] (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Sep 30, 2025), Ashland's Return on Equity [ROE] came in at -35.41%, down 41.08 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Equity [ROE] shows a five-year change of -20.04 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior fiscal years, Ashland's Return on Equity [ROE] was 5.67% in FY2024 (+0.03 pp), 5.64% in FY2023 (-25.41 pp), 31.04% in FY2022 (+23.44 pp) and 7.60% in FY2021 (+22.98 pp).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] since fiscal Q4 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Equity [ROE] increased in two of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -17.25 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Equity [ROE] in the past five years was fiscal Q3 2026, with a gain of 41.45 percentage points; the weakest was fiscal Q4 2025, with a drop of 50.26 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Equity [ROE] for the three prior fiscal quarters was -37.71% (Q2 2026), -36.54% (Q1 2026) and -44.50% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 239.54 Bn | 223.24 Bn | 4.44 Bn | 17.61% |
| 2 | Corning | 96.61 Bn | 88.91 Bn | 1.81 Bn | 17.14% |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 85.84 Bn | 84.86 Bn | 3.28 Bn | 68.34% |
| 4 | Air Products & Chemicals | 69.53 Bn | 72.40 Bn | - | 3.26% |
| 5 | LyondellBasell Industries | 39.13 Bn | 27.31 Bn | 1.50 Bn | 11.87% |
| 6 | Nutrien | 34.78 Bn | 31.35 Bn | 1.86 Bn | 8.62% |
| 7 | Ppg Industries | 27.48 Bn | 20.55 Bn | 1.76 Bn | 18.47% |
| 8 | Qnity Electronics | 25.83 Bn | 22.27 Bn | 743.00 Mn | 7.81% |
| 9 | Ati | 24.82 Bn | 22.90 Bn | 380.20 Mn | 27.53% |
| 10 | Ashland | 3.52 Bn | 3.52 Bn | 179.00 Mn | 0.22% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 0.22% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 2.78% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -37.71% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -36.54% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -44.50% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -38.67% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -4.35% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -0.84% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 5.76% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 4.85% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 6.21% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 5.30% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 5.67% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 7.42% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 6.80% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 28.11% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 28.58% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 27.50% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 31.18% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 7.72% |
API Access
Ashland Return on Equity [ROE] 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=return-on-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=ASH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "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=return-on-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=ASH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();