Ashland (ASH) Return on Invested Capital (2016 - 2025)
Ashland (ASH) posted Return on Invested Capital of 0.09% for Q4 2025, up 22.23% sequentially from 0.12% in Q3 2025.
Ashland (ASH) Return on Invested Capital (2016 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Ashland has reported Return on Invested Capital for 10 years, with the latest figure at 0.09% in Q4 2025.
- Quarterly Return on Invested Capital changed N/A year-over-year to 0.09% in Q4 2025, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was 0.09% (changed N/A YoY) and the FY2021 annual result came in at 0.01%, up 2.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Invested Capital improved to 0.09% in Q4 2025 per ASH's latest filing, from 0.12% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Return on Invested Capital peaked at 0.07% in Q4 2023 and troughed at 0.33% in Q2 2024.
- A 5-year average of 0.04% and a median of 0.0% in 2022 frame the typical range for Return on Invested Capital.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2021 and 2025: Return on Invested Capital changed 0 bps in 2021, then grew 17 bps in 2025.
- Over 5 years, Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.0% in 2021, then grew by 28 bps to 0.0% in 2022, then jumped by 1653 bps to 0.07% in 2023, then tumbled by 555 bps to 0.33% in 2024, then soared by 71 bps to 0.09% in 2025.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Invested Capital over the past three periods registered 0.09%, 0.12%, and 0.16% for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 225.67 Bn | 220.77 Bn | 4.43 Bn | 0.00% |
| 2 | Sherwin Williams | 84.74 Bn | 84.44 Bn | 3.34 Bn | 0.00% |
| 3 | Ecolab | 78.90 Bn | 73.77 Bn | 1.95 Bn | 0.00% |
| 4 | Air Products & Chemicals | 68.19 Bn | 67.21 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 0.00% |
| 5 | Ppg Industries | 25.36 Bn | 23.77 Bn | 1.81 Bn | 0.00% |
| 6 | Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile | 23.48 Bn | 19.61 Bn | 778.60 Mn | 0.00% |
| 7 | LyondellBasell Industries | 21.91 Bn | 19.28 Bn | 2.04 Bn | 0.01% |
| 8 | International Flavors & Fragrances | 21.51 Bn | 20.94 Bn | 853.00 Mn | 0.00% |
| 9 | DuPont de Nemours | 18.83 Bn | 17.09 Bn | 639.00 Mn | 0.01% |
| 10 | Ashland | 3.36 Bn | 2.92 Bn | 170.00 Mn | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | -0.09% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -0.12% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -0.16% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -0.33% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.06% |
| 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% |