Ashland ASH Peer Comparison

NYSE ASH
$70.66 -1.17 (-1.63%)
As of: Sep 10, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT
Peer Comparison

145 Comparable Companies

Industry Specialty Chemicals

Ashland Inc. (ASH) is the 54th largest of 145 Specialty Chemicals companies by market capitalisation, at 3.25 Bn, behind Avient Corp at 3.83 Bn. It trades on a P/E of 14.15, 37% below the peer median of 22.45. The table below compares all 145 on 8 financial metrics.

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# Ticker Company match industry_code industry_group industry_group_code Market Capitalization P/E P/S Enterprise Value
1 GLW Corning Inc /Ny primary M-02 Chemicals MG-01 140.57 Bn 67.78 8.29 138.07 Bn
2 ATI Ati Inc primary M-02 Chemicals MG-01 27.14 Bn 55.51 5.76 26.36 Bn
3 Q Qnity Electronics, Inc. primary M-02 Chemicals MG-01 25.86 Bn 42.61 4.96 24.90 Bn
4 IFF International Flavors & Fragrances Inc primary M-02 Chemicals MG-01 21.43 Bn 73.39 2.15 20.86 Bn
5 DD DuPont de Nemours, Inc. primary M-02 Chemicals MG-01 17.29 Bn 93.46 2.47 15.55 Bn
6 AVY Avery Dennison Corp primary M-02 Chemicals MG-01 12.89 Bn 18.29 1.39 12.67 Bn
7 SOLS Solstice Advanced Materials Inc. primary M-02 Chemicals MG-01 9.77 Bn 34.41 2.39 9.02 Bn
8 ESI Element Solutions Inc primary M-02 Chemicals MG-01 8.34 Bn 46.64 2.65 8.15 Bn
9 EMN Eastman Chemical Co primary M-02 Chemicals MG-01 7.81 Bn 11.69 0.88 7.12 Bn
10 HXL Hexcel Corp /De/ primary M-02 Chemicals MG-01 6.78 Bn 44.20 3.43 6.72 Bn
11 SXT Sensient Technologies Corp primary M-02 Chemicals MG-01 5.55 Bn 35.75 3.26 5.52 Bn
12 BCPC Balchem Corp primary M-02 Chemicals MG-01 5.32 Bn 32.35 4.90 5.26 Bn
13 CLMT Calumet, Inc. /DE primary M-02 Chemicals MG-01 4.95 Bn -36.21 1.08 4.80 Bn
14 CBT Cabot Corp primary M-02 Chemicals MG-01 4.12 Bn 18.63 1.13 3.87 Bn
15 AVNT Avient Corp primary M-02 Chemicals MG-01 3.83 Bn 22.33 1.15 3.40 Bn
16 ASH Ashland Inc. primary M-02 Chemicals MG-01 3.25 Bn 14.15 1.77 2.81 Bn
17 KWR Quaker Chemical Corp primary M-02 Chemicals MG-01 2.67 Bn 33.11 1.35 2.51 Bn
18 HWKN Hawkins Inc primary M-02 Chemicals MG-01 2.54 Bn 31.55 2.30 2.54 Bn
19 ROG Rogers Corp primary M-02 Chemicals MG-01 2.37 Bn 75.75 2.84 2.16 Bn
20 NGVT Ingevity Corp primary M-02 Chemicals MG-01 2.32 Bn 42.98 2.00 2.14 Bn
21 IOSP Innospec Inc. primary M-02 Chemicals MG-01 2.29 Bn 19.96 1.24 2.04 Bn
22 SCL Stepan Co primary M-02 Chemicals MG-01 1.41 Bn -3,205.32 0.58 1.30 Bn
23 FTK Flotek Industries Inc/Cn/ primary M-02 Chemicals MG-01 0.99 Bn 26.15 3.39 0.99 Bn
24 KOP Koppers Holdings Inc. primary M-02 Chemicals MG-01 0.89 Bn -10.20 0.47 0.85 Bn
25 LWLG Lightwave Logic, Inc. primary M-02 Chemicals MG-01 0.79 Bn -65.48 5,683.13 0.79 Bn
26 MATV Mativ Holdings, Inc. primary M-02 Chemicals MG-01 0.68 Bn 7.56 0.34 0.61 Bn
27 PKE Park Aerospace Corp primary M-02 Chemicals MG-01 0.64 Bn 50.14 8.37 0.55 Bn
28 RYAM Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. primary M-02 Chemicals MG-01 0.56 Bn -4.18 0.38 0.51 Bn
29 ASPI ASP Isotopes Inc. primary M-02 Chemicals MG-01 0.44 Bn -2.96 14.26 0.19 Bn
30 MAGN Magnera Corp primary M-02 Chemicals MG-01 0.41 Bn -4.93 0.13 0.13 Bn
31 ASPN Aspen Aerogels Inc primary M-02 Chemicals MG-01 0.39 Bn -8.80 1.94 0.24 Bn
32 OEC Orion S.A. primary M-02 Chemicals MG-01 0.32 Bn -3.38 0.18 0.27 Bn
33 ALTO Alto Ingredients, Inc. primary M-02 Chemicals MG-01 0.30 Bn 5.89 0.32 0.27 Bn
34 FF FutureFuel Corp. primary M-02 Chemicals MG-01 0.23 Bn -8.11 1.53 0.20 Bn
35 HDSN Hudson Technologies Inc /Ny primary M-02 Chemicals MG-01 0.23 Bn 25.08 0.88 0.20 Bn
36 ACNT Ascent Industries Co. primary M-02 Chemicals MG-01 0.13 Bn -30.41 1.61 0.11 Bn
37 CITR CitroTech Inc. primary M-02 Chemicals MG-01 0.11 Bn -3.40 80.74 0.11 Bn
38 ARQ Arq, Inc. primary M-02 Chemicals MG-01 0.09 Bn -1.79 0.76 0.09 Bn
39 KBLB Kraig Biocraft Laboratories, Inc. primary M-02 Chemicals MG-01 0.09 Bn -22.98 — 0.09 Bn
40 NTIC Northern Technologies International Corp primary M-02 Chemicals MG-01 0.07 Bn -950.78 0.81 0.07 Bn
41 FSI Flexible Solutions International Inc primary M-02 Chemicals MG-01 0.07 Bn -48.12 2.04 0.06 Bn
42 ZTEK Zentek Ltd. primary M-02 Chemicals MG-01 0.06 Bn -11.95 256.85 0.05 Bn
43 EXOZ Exozymes Inc. primary M-02 Chemicals MG-01 0.05 Bn -5.19 — 0.05 Bn
44 SCIA SCI Engineered Materials, Inc. primary M-02 Chemicals MG-01 0.04 Bn 14.81 1.33 0.03 Bn
45 NNUP Nocopi Technologies Inc/Md/ primary M-02 Chemicals MG-01 0.02 Bn -32.72 9.95 0.02 Bn
46 INM InMed Pharmaceuticals Inc. primary M-02 Chemicals MG-01 0.01 Bn -0.66 — 0.00 Bn
47 BON Bon Natural Life Ltd primary M-02 Chemicals MG-01 0.00 Bn -1.52 0.49 -0.02 Bn
48 SMTK SmartKem, Inc. primary M-02 Chemicals MG-01 0.00 Bn — — 0.00 Bn
49 TSEOQ Trinseo PLC primary M-02 Chemicals MG-01 0.00 Bn 0.00 0.00 -0.18 Bn
50 CNEY Cn Energy Group. Inc. primary M-02 Chemicals MG-01 0.00 Bn -0.02 0.01 -0.02 Bn
51 TANH Tantech Holdings Ltd primary M-02 Chemicals MG-01 0.00 Bn -0.01 0.00 -0.03 Bn
52 CVX Chevron Corp secondary E-01 Oil and Gas Upstream EG-01 419.31 Bn 20.06 1.95 410.78 Bn
53 RYDAF Shell plc secondary E-01 Oil and Gas Upstream EG-01 281.29 Bn 8.98 0.94 240.42 Bn
54 E Eni Spa secondary E-01 Oil and Gas Upstream EG-01 170.29 Bn 25.51 1.73 154.72 Bn
55 SCCO Southern Copper Corp/ secondary M-10 Metals and Mining MG-02 160.99 Bn 28.43 10.20 153.66 Bn
56 PSX Phillips 66 secondary E-01 Oil and Gas Upstream EG-01 103.69 Bn 14.42 0.66 99.59 Bn
57 SHW Sherwin Williams Co secondary M-03 Chemicals MG-01 77.42 Bn 28.80 3.17 77.13 Bn
58 ECL Ecolab Inc. secondary I-38 Environmental Equipment IG-09 76.29 Bn 37.15 4.53 71.15 Bn
59 ITW Illinois Tool Works Inc secondary I-04 Machinery IG-02 75.96 Bn 23.78 4.61 75.12 Bn
60 HON Honeywell International Inc secondary I-01 Aerospace and Defense IG-01 64.12 Bn 7.89 1.68 54.92 Bn
61 IMO Imperial Oil Ltd secondary E-01 Oil and Gas Upstream EG-01 63.29 Bn 21.00 1.69 61.24 Bn
62 AU AngloGold Ashanti PLC secondary M-13 Metals and Mining MG-02 52.70 Bn 13.84 4.46 49.74 Bn
63 LYB LyondellBasell Industries N.V. secondary M-01 Chemicals MG-01 41.55 Bn -120.45 1.33 38.92 Bn
64 OXY-WT Occidental Petroleum Corp /De/ secondary E-01 Oil and Gas Upstream EG-01 38.90 Bn 5.92 1.79 34.75 Bn
65 PPG Ppg Industries Inc secondary M-03 Chemicals MG-01 23.39 Bn 14.79 1.42 21.79 Bn
66 AMRZ Amrize Ltd secondary M-17 Construction Materials MG-03 22.34 Bn 18.63 1.83 21.61 Bn
67 CHD Church & Dwight Co Inc /De/ secondary S-10 Household and Personal Products SG-05 22.22 Bn 29.83 3.57 21.96 Bn
68 CF CF Industries Holdings, Inc. secondary M-04 Chemicals MG-01 20.76 Bn 9.89 2.68 18.28 Bn
69 SQM Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile Inc secondary M-11 Metals and Mining MG-02 20.66 Bn 6.10 3.07 16.31 Bn
70 MKSI Mks Inc secondary T-03 Semiconductors TG-01 17.68 Bn 72.46 4.07 17.07 Bn
71 FN Fabrinet secondary T-14 Computer Hardware TG-02 14.44 Bn 30.53 3.11 13.56 Bn
72 ALB Albemarle Corp secondary M-11 Metals and Mining MG-02 14.44 Bn 69.66 2.44 12.80 Bn
73 MAS Masco Corp /De/ secondary I-13 Construction Products IG-03 13.46 Bn 14.36 1.77 12.91 Bn
74 RPM Rpm International Inc/De/ secondary M-03 Chemicals MG-01 12.64 Bn 19.08 1.61 12.32 Bn
75 AVTR Avantor, Inc. secondary I-31 Distribution and Rental IG-07 10.07 Bn -17.42 1.53 9.76 Bn
76 WLK Westlake Corp secondary M-01 Chemicals MG-01 9.16 Bn -7.69 0.81 7.31 Bn
77 VIAV Viavi Solutions Inc. secondary T-15 Computer Hardware TG-02 8.59 Bn -275.33 5.66 7.94 Bn
78 TWST Twist Bioscience Corp secondary H-10 Medical Devices and Diagnostics HG-02 7.92 Bn -57.92 18.34 7.75 Bn
79 ICL ICL Group Ltd. secondary M-04 Chemicals MG-01 7.41 Bn 22.45 0.96 6.75 Bn
80 AXTA Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. secondary M-03 Chemicals MG-01 7.27 Bn 20.79 1.41 6.64 Bn
81 SASOF Sasol Ltd secondary E-01 Oil and Gas Upstream EG-01 7.01 Bn 9.20 0.43 4.43 Bn
82 INGR Ingredion Inc secondary S-07 Agribusiness SG-03 6.40 Bn 10.68 0.89 5.45 Bn
83 MTRN MATERION Corp secondary M-16 Metals and Mining MG-02 5.24 Bn 58.16 2.50 5.22 Bn
84 CE Celanese Corp secondary M-01 Chemicals MG-01 5.03 Bn -4.35 0.52 3.67 Bn
85 PRM Perimeter Solutions, Inc. secondary I-04 Machinery IG-02 4.99 Bn -14.70 6.59 4.91 Bn
86 CSW Csw Industrials, Inc. secondary I-14 Construction Products IG-03 4.83 Bn — — 4.79 Bn
87 MEOH Methanex Corp secondary M-01 Chemicals MG-01 4.55 Bn 51.70 1.07 4.17 Bn
88 CENX Century Aluminum Co secondary M-09 Metals and Mining MG-02 4.38 Bn 7.26 1.64 4.03 Bn
89 AXTI Axt Inc secondary T-04 Semiconductors TG-01 3.96 Bn -2,622.71 34.00 3.18 Bn
90 ZGN Ermenegildo Zegna N.V. secondary D-12 Apparel and Luxury DG-04 3.02 Bn 29.11 1.50 2.67 Bn
91 FUL Fuller H B Co secondary M-03 Chemicals MG-01 2.81 Bn 19.05 0.80 2.70 Bn
92 WTTR Select Water Solutions, Inc. secondary E-10 Oilfield Services and Equipment EG-04 2.77 Bn 86.27 1.94 2.74 Bn
93 CC Chemours Co secondary M-01 Chemicals MG-01 2.28 Bn -7.47 0.39 1.61 Bn
94 KMT Kennametal Inc secondary I-08 Machinery IG-02 2.23 Bn 6.35 0.94 2.13 Bn
95 MTX Minerals Technologies Inc secondary M-16 Metals and Mining MG-02 2.16 Bn -7.90 1.00 1.81 Bn
96 ADMA Adma Biologics, Inc. secondary H-02 Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology HG-01 2.14 Bn 12.88 4.18 2.01 Bn
97 OLN OLIN Corp secondary M-01 Chemicals MG-01 1.97 Bn -9.99 0.29 1.79 Bn
98 GEL Genesis Energy Lp secondary E-04 Oil and Gas Midstream EG-02 1.94 Bn 78.73 1.06 1.90 Bn
99 SGLA Sino Green Land Corp. secondary M-01 Chemicals MG-01 1.85 Bn -1,363.46 1,136.86 1.85 Bn
100 NEXA Nexa Resources S.A. secondary M-10 Metals and Mining MG-02 1.75 Bn 4.20 0.51 1.35 Bn
101 BAK Braskem Sa secondary M-01 Chemicals MG-01 1.68 Bn -0.82 0.11 -0.51 Bn
102 PAHC Phibro Animal Health Corp secondary H-05 Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology HG-01 1.48 Bn 14.89 0.98 1.40 Bn
103 ECVT Ecovyst Inc. secondary M-01 Chemicals MG-01 1.10 Bn -17.87 1.27 1.01 Bn
104 ACDC ProFrac Holding Corp. secondary E-10 Oilfield Services and Equipment EG-04 0.94 Bn -2.29 0.53 0.92 Bn
105 KRO Kronos Worldwide Inc secondary M-01 Chemicals MG-01 0.93 Bn -10.78 0.48 0.91 Bn
106 KODK Eastman Kodak Co secondary I-30 Business Services IG-06 0.87 Bn -13.19 0.77 0.55 Bn
107 LXU Lsb Industries, Inc. secondary M-04 Chemicals MG-01 0.84 Bn 22.90 1.28 0.62 Bn
108 DQ Daqo New Energy Corp. secondary M-01 Chemicals MG-01 0.79 Bn -4.10 1.42 -0.02 Bn
109 WLKP Westlake Chemical Partners LP secondary M-01 Chemicals MG-01 0.76 Bn 2.27 0.62 0.71 Bn
110 TROX Tronox Holdings plc secondary M-01 Chemicals MG-01 0.73 Bn -1.31 0.24 0.53 Bn
111 LPTH Lightpath Technologies Inc secondary I-02 Aerospace and Defense IG-01 0.57 Bn -65.92 9.02 0.51 Bn
112 VHI Valhi Inc /De/ secondary M-01 Chemicals MG-01 0.52 Bn -9.20 0.23 0.31 Bn
113 LXFR Luxfer Holdings Plc secondary I-09 Machinery IG-02 0.46 Bn 57.78 1.27 0.45 Bn
114 ASIX AdvanSix Inc. secondary M-01 Chemicals MG-01 0.45 Bn -25.71 0.29 0.45 Bn
115 FSTR Foster L B Co secondary I-11 Machinery IG-02 0.39 Bn 34.16 0.69 0.38 Bn
116 NL Nli Holdings, Inc. secondary I-09 Machinery IG-02 0.34 Bn — — 0.23 Bn
117 PCTTW PureCycle Technologies, Inc. secondary M-01 Chemicals MG-01 0.32 Bn -1.00 23.21 0.32 Bn
118 NNDM Nano Dimension Ltd. secondary I-12 Machinery IG-02 0.32 Bn -2.19 2.64 -0.03 Bn
119 NAGE Niagen Bioscience, Inc. secondary S-11 Household and Personal Products SG-05 0.24 Bn 15.08 1.87 0.17 Bn
120 MVST Microvast Holdings, Inc. secondary I-43 Clean Energy Equipment IG-10 0.22 Bn -37.75 0.59 0.07 Bn
121 CMT Core Molding Technologies Inc secondary I-09 Machinery IG-02 0.20 Bn 31.14 0.80 0.19 Bn
122 EAF Graftech International Ltd secondary M-16 Metals and Mining MG-02 0.16 Bn -0.91 0.31 0.02 Bn
123 HTLM HomesToLife Ltd secondary D-07 Household Durables DG-02 0.16 Bn 8.26 0.41 0.13 Bn
124 PLG Platinum Group Metals Ltd secondary M-15 Metals and Mining MG-02 0.16 Bn 38.74 — 0.16 Bn
125 UFI Unifi Inc secondary M-01 Chemicals MG-01 0.12 Bn -3.59 0.23 0.10 Bn
126 CBUS Cibus, Inc. secondary M-05 Chemicals MG-01 0.12 Bn -1.16 33.80 0.10 Bn
127 YDDL One & one Green Technologies. INC secondary M-10 Metals and Mining MG-02 0.09 Bn 7.32 1.36 0.08 Bn
128 VRDR Verde Resources, Inc. secondary I-15 Construction Services IG-04 0.08 Bn -21.30 165.82 0.08 Bn
129 CPSH Cps Technologies Corp/De/ secondary I-09 Machinery IG-02 0.07 Bn -2,027.56 2.25 0.05 Bn
130 LNZA LanzaTech Global, Inc. secondary I-37 Environmental Equipment IG-09 0.07 Bn -1.20 1.24 0.02 Bn
131 SLSN Solesence, Inc. secondary S-12 Household and Personal Products SG-05 0.06 Bn -24.47 1.06 0.06 Bn
132 FEAM 5E Advanced Materials, Inc. secondary M-16 Metals and Mining MG-02 0.05 Bn -1.42 — 0.05 Bn
133 FTEK Fuel Tech, Inc. secondary I-37 Environmental Equipment IG-09 0.05 Bn -14.65 1.87 0.03 Bn
134 UG United Guardian Inc secondary H-01 Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology HG-01 0.03 Bn 14.62 2.95 0.02 Bn
135 BCHT Birchtech Corp. secondary I-37 Environmental Equipment IG-09 0.03 Bn -7.44 1.35 0.01 Bn
136 MERC Mercer International Inc. secondary M-24 Paper and Forest Products MG-05 0.03 Bn -0.06 0.01 -0.06 Bn
137 RDGL Vivos Inc secondary H-06 Medical Devices and Diagnostics HG-02 0.02 Bn -8.86 399.68 0.02 Bn
138 LOOP Loop Industries, Inc. secondary M-01 Chemicals MG-01 0.02 Bn — — 0.02 Bn
139 PMEC Primech Holdings Ltd secondary I-27 Business Services IG-06 0.02 Bn -6.11 0.22 0.01 Bn
140 DYAI Dyadic International Inc secondary H-02 Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology HG-01 0.02 Bn -2.49 4.67 0.01 Bn
141 NAII Natural Alternatives International Inc secondary H-12 Pharma Services HG-03 0.01 Bn -0.84 0.08 0.00 Bn
142 XERI Xeriant, Inc. secondary I-13 Construction Products IG-03 0.01 Bn 7.61 — 0.01 Bn
143 GURE Gulf Resources, Inc. secondary M-01 Chemicals MG-01 0.01 Bn -0.12 0.20 0.00 Bn
144 VYST Vystar Corp secondary M-01 Chemicals MG-01 0.00 Bn -2.31 60.91 0.00 Bn
145 DXST Decent Holding Inc. secondary I-38 Environmental Equipment IG-09 0.00 Bn — — 0.00 Bn