Ashland (ASH) Return on Invested Capital (2016 - 2026)
Ashland recorded quarterly Return on Invested Capital of 0.01% in Q1 2026, down 77.12% quarter-over-quarter from 0.0% in Q4 2025, and down 1.0% year-over-year from 0.01% in Q1 2025.
Ashland's Return on Invested Capital history runs 11 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.01% for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Return on Invested Capital fell 1.0% year-over-year to 0.01%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.01% (down 1.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 0.0%, changed 0.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Invested Capital came in at 0.01% for Q1 2026 at Ashland, down from 0.0% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Invested Capital ranged from a high of 0.01% in Q1 2025 to a low of 0.01% in Q2 2024.
- A 5-year average of 0.0% and a median of 0.0% in 2024 frame the typical range for Return on Invested Capital.
- Across the five-year window, Return on Invested Capital retreated 1 bps in 2024 and increased 1 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
- Ashland's Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.0% in 2022, then sank by 109 bps to 0.0% in 2023, then slumped by 6898 bps to 0.01% in 2024, then advanced by 28 bps to 0.0% in 2025, then slumped by 77 bps to 0.01% in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Invested Capital over the past three periods registered 0.01%, 0.0%, and 0.0% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 230.79 Bn | 226.84 Bn | 4.26 Bn | 0.00% |
| 2 | Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile | 127.66 Bn | 124.93 Bn | 778.60 Mn | - |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 72.51 Bn | 72.30 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 0.00% |
| 4 | Ecolab | 70.96 Bn | 70.34 Bn | 1.85 Bn | 0.00% |
| 5 | Air Products & Chemicals | 62.15 Bn | 63.70 Bn | 987.40 Mn | 0.00% |
| 6 | Ppg Industries | 25.04 Bn | 23.57 Bn | 1.66 Bn | 0.00% |
| 7 | LyondellBasell Industries | 21.62 Bn | 21.73 Bn | 701.00 Mn | 0.00% |
| 8 | Albemarle | 20.26 Bn | 19.42 Bn | 500.97 Mn | - |
| 9 | DuPont de Nemours | 19.45 Bn | 19.56 Bn | 602.00 Mn | 0.00% |
| 10 | Ashland | 2,658.80 | -343.00 Mn | 147.00 Mn | -0.01% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -0.01% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.00% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.00% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -0.01% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.01% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -0.01% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.00% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -0.01% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.00% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.00% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.00% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.00% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.00% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.00% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.00% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.00% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.00% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.00% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.00% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 0.00% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 0.00% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 0.00% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 0.00% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 0.00% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 0.00% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 0.00% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 0.00% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 0.00% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 0.00% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 0.00% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 0.00% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 0.00% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 0.00% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 0.00% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 0.00% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 0.00% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 0.00% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 0.00% |