Last 48 quarters of trend data · Basic Materials · Specialty Chemicals
Quarterly valuation ratios — annualised for comparability. YoY Δ shows same-quarter-prior-year change.
| Metric | TTM | Q4 '26 | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E Ratio → | 880.69 | — | 47.06 | 40.89 | — | 17.11 | — | 22.80 | — | 65.89 | 196.85 | 10.19 | 41.33 | — | 22.63 | 15.56 | 35.37 | 22.83 | 39.63 | 1.80 | 32.43 |
| — | — | — | +79.3% | — | -74.0% | — | +123.9% | — | — | +769.8% | -34.6% | +16.8% | — | -42.9% | +766.0% | +9.1% | -28.3% | +133.7% | -94.6% | +49.0% | |
| P/S Ratio | 1.88 | 1.57 | 1.52 | 1.33 | 1.75 | 1.15 | 1.25 | 1.45 | 2.07 | 2.04 | 2.21 | 2.16 | 2.27 | 2.01 | 2.11 | 2.34 | 2.82 | 2.07 | 2.20 | 2.32 | 3.05 |
| — | +36.1% | +22.1% | -8.8% | -15.7% | -43.5% | -43.6% | -32.6% | -8.8% | +1.3% | +5.0% | -7.8% | -19.3% | -2.5% | -4.1% | +0.9% | -7.6% | -50.6% | -11.9% | -14.1% | +18.1% | |
| P/B Ratio | 1.91 | 1.69 | 1.62 | 1.37 | 1.44 | 1.17 | 1.22 | 1.09 | 1.30 | 1.49 | 1.62 | 1.67 | 1.41 | 1.35 | 1.46 | 1.73 | 1.78 | 1.62 | 1.74 | 1.66 | 2.26 |
| — | +44.9% | +32.4% | +25.9% | +10.9% | -21.5% | -24.6% | -34.9% | -8.0% | +10.5% | +11.0% | -3.2% | -21.0% | -17.1% | -15.7% | +4.2% | -21.1% | -17.9% | +2.4% | -6.1% | +46.0% | |
| P/FCF | 12.76 | 20.55 | 7.43 | 26.65 | 6.08 | 6.41 | 5.12 | — | — | 36.74 | 13.85 | 62.07 | 7.12 | 19.29 | 11.87 | 176.53 | — | 45.03 | — | — | — |
| — | +220.8% | +45.2% | — | — | -82.6% | -63.0% | — | — | +90.5% | +16.6% | -64.8% | — | -57.2% | — | — | — | +16.0% | — | — | — | |
| EV / EBITDA | 15.57 | 13.91 | 11.42 | 10.99 | 23.61 | 7.84 | 8.47 | 9.25 | 15.39 | 16.16 | — | 14.45 | 22.58 | 25.03 | 11.62 | 11.64 | 17.74 | 8.28 | 9.33 | 9.48 | 19.96 |
| — | +77.3% | +34.9% | +18.9% | +53.4% | -51.5% | — | -36.0% | -31.9% | -35.4% | — | +24.1% | +27.3% | +202.4% | +24.5% | +22.8% | -11.2% | -72.0% | -42.8% | -41.5% | -4.2% | |
| EV / EBIT | 42.86 | 34.30 | 14.12 | 26.38 | 495.85 | 10.88 | — | 19.01 | — | 33.93 | — | 50.11 | 78.38 | — | 19.05 | 15.97 | 26.61 | 19.87 | 24.46 | 20.62 | 38.42 |
| — | +215.3% | — | +38.8% | — | -67.9% | — | -62.1% | — | — | — | +213.8% | +194.6% | — | -22.1% | -22.6% | -30.8% | — | -11.7% | -56.0% | +28.5% |
Quarterly margins and returns. Watch for margin compression across consecutive quarters.
| Metric | TTM | Q4 '26 | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 32.3% | 35.9% | 31.2% | 30.5% | 20.7% | 33.3% | 15.1% | 30.7% | 23.2% | 33.3% | 34.2% | 28.0% | 20.7% | 24.8% | 32.6% | 32.7% | 31.4% | 33.2% | 37.3% | 36.4% | 31.4% |
| — | +8.1% | +106.3% | -0.6% | -10.7% | -0.2% | -55.8% | +9.6% | +12.0% | +34.6% | +4.9% | -14.3% | -34.1% | -25.5% | -12.5% | -10.3% | -0.1% | +3.8% | +17.0% | +15.9% | +0.1% | |
| Operating Margin | 5.6% | 5.8% | 8.2% | 8.1% | -1.6% | 12.8% | -3.5% | 10.6% | 5.7% | 5.9% | -11.2% | 3.7% | -3.8% | -1.9% | 11.4% | 13.8% | 7.0% | 19.1% | 17.4% | 16.6% | 8.2% |
| — | -54.4% | +338.7% | -24.0% | -127.4% | +114.9% | +69.2% | +191.5% | +249.2% | +407.0% | -198.7% | -73.5% | -154.0% | -110.1% | -34.7% | -16.9% | -14.1% | +788.9% | +109.9% | +75.6% | +125.8% | |
| Net Margin | 0.2% | -3.2% | 3.2% | 3.3% | -3.1% | 6.7% | -160.3% | 6.5% | -40.7% | 3.1% | 1.1% | 20.9% | 5.5% | -0.8% | 9.2% | 15.1% | 7.6% | 9.0% | 5.6% | 130.1% | 9.4% |
| — | -148.0% | +102.0% | -48.7% | +92.4% | +118.4% | -14630.7% | -69.0% | -841.2% | +496.2% | -88.0% | +38.3% | -27.9% | -108.6% | +63.8% | -88.4% | -18.7% | -33.4% | -62.1% | +1515.5% | -21.7% |
| Metric | TTM | Q4 '26 | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE | 0.2% | -0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | -0.6% | 1.7% | -33.4% | 1.2% | -6.0% | 0.5% | 0.2% | 4.0% | 0.8% | -0.1% | 1.6% | 2.8% | 1.2% | 1.8% | 1.1% | 25.6% | 1.7% |
| — | -150.8% | +102.6% | -29.0% | +89.5% | +208.9% | -16600.1% | -69.8% | -814.8% | +528.1% | -87.0% | +44.2% | -30.9% | -107.3% | +43.9% | -89.2% | -29.7% | +18.9% | -57.2% | +1845.8% | -4.3% | |
| ROA | 0.1% | -0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | -0.3% | 0.7% | -15.1% | 0.6% | -3.0% | 0.3% | 0.1% | 2.1% | 0.4% | -0.1% | 0.8% | 1.5% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 0.5% | 11.8% | 0.7% |
| — | -150.8% | +102.3% | -40.1% | +91.3% | +146.5% | -14525.2% | -71.3% | -788.8% | +520.5% | -87.3% | +41.3% | -31.3% | -107.4% | +50.0% | -87.6% | -12.1% | +37.3% | -54.2% | +1828.0% | -11.3% | |
| ROIC | 2.6% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 1.0% | -0.1% | 1.4% | -0.3% | 1.0% | 0.4% | 0.6% | -1.1% | 0.4% | -0.3% | -0.2% | 1.1% | 1.5% | 0.7% | 2.3% | 2.1% | 1.8% | 0.7% |
| — | -47.6% | +405.6% | -4.6% | -132.3% | +150.1% | +70.1% | +156.5% | +234.3% | +423.2% | -205.2% | -73.3% | -148.4% | -107.9% | -48.8% | -17.0% | +0.3% | +1929.4% | +191.9% | +123.7% | +144.2% |
Quarterly solvency trend — watch for debt spikes or covenant pressure.
| Metric | TTM | Q4 '26 | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt / Equity | 0.80 | 0.80 | 0.79 | 0.79 | 0.84 | 0.79 | 0.79 | 0.58 | 0.55 | 0.51 | 0.49 | 0.49 | 0.48 | 0.47 | 0.46 | 0.45 | 0.43 | 0.43 | 0.43 | 0.43 | 0.76 |
| — | +1.3% | +0.4% | +36.3% | +53.2% | +53.6% | +61.3% | +19.2% | +13.5% | +8.7% | +5.3% | +9.4% | +11.8% | +9.6% | +6.5% | +3.3% | -43.2% | -43.8% | -23.5% | -25.4% | +28.6% | |
| Debt / EBITDA | 5.08 | 19.89 | 16.58 | 17.60 | 37.43 | 13.38 | 14.01 | 13.40 | 19.14 | 17.48 | — | 13.90 | 24.92 | 28.04 | 11.85 | 10.11 | 14.89 | 7.68 | 8.21 | 9.06 | 20.54 |
| — | +48.7% | +18.4% | +31.3% | +95.6% | -23.4% | — | -3.6% | -23.2% | -37.7% | — | +37.5% | +67.4% | +264.9% | +44.4% | +11.6% | -27.5% | -77.3% | -51.8% | -46.2% | -15.2% | |
| Current Ratio | 2.96 | 2.96 | 3.05 | 3.06 | 3.15 | 2.68 | 2.68 | 2.32 | 2.52 | 2.44 | 2.98 | 2.98 | 3.30 | 3.30 | 3.53 | 3.46 | 3.72 | 3.20 | 3.30 | 2.50 | 1.91 |
| — | +10.4% | +13.9% | +31.8% | +25.4% | +9.7% | -10.3% | -22.2% | -23.7% | -26.2% | -15.5% | -13.6% | -11.3% | +3.3% | +6.9% | +38.2% | +94.6% | +73.9% | +61.0% | +0.3% | -19.1% | |
| Quick Ratio | 1.89 | 1.89 | 1.89 | 1.78 | 1.61 | 1.33 | 1.33 | 1.15 | 1.27 | 1.33 | 1.84 | 1.84 | 1.88 | 1.93 | 1.88 | 1.91 | 2.16 | 2.06 | 2.20 | 1.79 | 1.33 |
| — | +42.5% | +42.6% | +54.6% | +26.4% | -0.0% | -27.9% | -37.4% | -32.2% | -31.3% | -2.4% | -3.7% | -12.9% | -6.3% | -14.2% | +6.5% | +62.5% | +54.6% | +84.2% | +12.6% | -8.1% | |
| Interest Coverage | 2.73 | 1.43 | 5.54 | 2.33 | 0.12 | 5.00 | -38.11 | 3.60 | -10.61 | 2.67 | -4.83 | 1.88 | 1.13 | -2.00 | 5.00 | 7.00 | 4.27 | 4.41 | 4.71 | 4.35 | 3.12 |
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Quick answers to the most common questions about buying ASH stock.
Ashland Inc.'s current P/E is 880.7x. The average P/E over the last 2 quarters is 44.0x. Quarterly P/E ratios can vary due to seasonal revenue patterns and one-time charges.
Ashland Inc.'s current operating margin is 5.6%. Margins have been expanding over recent quarters. Quarterly margins are particularly useful for identifying trend inflections that annual data smooths over.
Quarterly financial ratios reveal short-term trend shifts — margin compression, debt spikes, or valuation re-ratings — that annual figures smooth over. They're essential for active investors tracking Ashland Inc.'s business trajectory between earnings reports.