Ashland (ASH) Return on Invested Capital (2016 - 2025)

Ashland (ASH) reported Return on Invested Capital of 0.12% for Q4 2025, up 20.21% sequentially from 0.15% in Q3 2025.

Ashland (ASH) Return on Invested Capital (2016 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Ashland (ASH) has 10 years of Return on Invested Capital data on file, last reported at 0.12% in Q4 2025.

  • For the quarter ending Q4 2025, Return on Invested Capital changed N/A year-over-year to 0.12%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 stood at 0.12% (changed N/A YoY), and the FY2021 full-year result was 0.01%, up 3.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Invested Capital grew to 0.12% in Q4 2025, from 0.15% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Invested Capital ranged from a high of 0.19% in Q2 2024 to a low of 0.22% in Q2 2025.
  • A 5-year average of 0.03% and a median of 0.0% in 2021 frame the typical range for Return on Invested Capital.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Invested Capital grew 1 bps in 2021 and slumped 41 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Tracing ASH's Return on Invested Capital over 5 years: stood at 0.0% in 2021, then sank by 82 bps to 0.0% in 2022, then surged by 11164 bps to 0.07% in 2023, then surged by 179 bps to 0.19% in 2024, then slumped by 164 bps to 0.12% in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows ASH's Return on Invested Capital at 0.12% in Q4 2025, 0.15% in Q3 2025, and 0.22% in Q2 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROIC (Qtr)
1 Linde 234.96 Bn 231.01 Bn 4.26 Bn 0.00%
2 Sherwin Williams 76.59 Bn 76.37 Bn 2.78 Bn 0.01%
3 Ecolab 74.26 Bn 73.64 Bn 1.85 Bn 0.01%
4 Air Products & Chemicals 73.40 Bn 74.95 Bn 987.40 Mn 0.02%
5 Ppg Industries 25.35 Bn 23.87 Bn 1.66 Bn 0.00%
6 LyondellBasell Industries 22.96 Bn 20.44 Bn 701.00 Mn 0.00%
7 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 19.81 Bn 18.30 Bn 778.60 Mn 0.00%
8 International Flavors & Fragrances 18.89 Bn 18.36 Bn 1.02 Bn 0.00%
9 DuPont de Nemours 18.77 Bn 18.88 Bn 602.00 Mn 0.00%
10 Ashland 3,060.84 -343.00 Mn 147.00 Mn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2025 -0.12%
Sep 30, 2025 -0.15%
Jun 30, 2025 -0.22%
Jun 30, 2024 0.19%
Mar 31, 2024 -0.15%
Dec 31, 2023 0.07%
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%