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
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |