Ashland (ASH) Tax Rate (2015 - 2026)
Ashland's (ASH) quarterly Tax Rate came in at 25.0% in Q1 2026, up 192.0% year-on-year from 8.56% in Q1 2025, and up 275.0% quarter-over-quarter from 6.67% in Q4 2025.
Ashland (ASH) Tax Rate (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Ashland has disclosed Tax Rate across 12 years of filings, most recently posting 25.0% for Q1 2026.
- Tax Rate for Q1 2026 came in at 25.0%, up 192.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 11.16% (down 134193.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 2.06%, down 4078.0% from the prior year.
- Tax Rate came in at 25.0% for Q1 2026 at Ashland, up from 6.67% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Tax Rate ranged from a high of 144.29% in Q2 2024 to a low of 611.76% in Q1 2024.
- The 5-year median for Tax Rate is 14.61% (2025), against an average of 48.61%.
- Across the five-year window, Tax Rate slumped 61600 bps in 2023 and jumped 63484 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
- Ashland's Tax Rate stood at 16.0% in 2022, then sank by 3850 bps to 600.0% in 2023, then surged by 103 bps to 20.57% in 2024, then tumbled by 68 bps to 6.67% in 2025, then soared by 275 bps to 25.0% in 2026.
- The last three Tax Rate figures came in at 25.0% (Q1 2026), 6.67% (Q4 2025), and 13.22% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 237.64 Bn | 233.69 Bn | 4.26 Bn | 23.49 |
| 2 | Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile | 127.66 Bn | 124.93 Bn | 778.60 Mn | -41.34 |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 78.87 Bn | 78.66 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 21.34 |
| 4 | Ecolab | 76.59 Bn | 75.97 Bn | 1.85 Bn | 13.89 |
| 5 | Air Products & Chemicals | 62.39 Bn | 63.94 Bn | 987.40 Mn | 17.96 |
| 6 | Ppg Industries | 26.44 Bn | 24.97 Bn | 1.66 Bn | 25.53 |
| 7 | International Flavors & Fragrances | 19.67 Bn | 19.14 Bn | 1.02 Bn | 18.66 |
| 8 | DuPont de Nemours | 19.57 Bn | 19.68 Bn | 602.00 Mn | 17.13 |
| 9 | LyondellBasell Industries | 19.28 Bn | 19.39 Bn | 701.00 Mn | -1.46 |
| 10 | Ashland | 3,118.57 | -343.00 Mn | 147.00 Mn | 25.00 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 25.00% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 25.00% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 6.67% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 6.67% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 13.22% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 13.22% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -2.13% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -2.13% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 23.08% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 23.08% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 20.57% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 20.57% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 121.74% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 121.74% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 144.29% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 144.29% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -611.76% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -611.76% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -600.00% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -600.00% |