ASH · Ashland Inc.
$72.66
-0.16 (-0.22%)
At close · Aug 21
Market Cap
$3.33B
Shares
45.79M
Price & Indicators
20d MA
50d MA
200d MA
Earnings
Filing
Insider
Congress
Investor day
Close$72.66
Open$73.39
Day$72.62–73.59
52W close$47.49–76.45
Avg vol 30d727K
Short int4.5M · 9.8% float · 5.3d
Short vol75%
Last earningsJul 29, 2026
DataJan 2020–Aug 2026
Filing10-Q · Jul 29
Up next
Next earnings call
Oct 28, 2026
Est · unconfirmed
· in 9 wks
FQ4-26 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026
Est
filed Jul 29, 2026
AI Brief
TL;DR.
Bullish
Bearish
From the call
AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice
Ask ALVIS about this →Equibles Rating
blended score · not investment adviceOverall
Buy
SellHoldBuy
Technical
Buy
Momentum
Very Strong
Sentiment
Bullish
Fundamentals
Weak
Quant / Vol
Moderate
Market backdrop
VIX 15.1 · calm
Equity put/call 0.51
Technical
price trend
50 / 200-day cross
No cross
Price vs 200-day avg
+21%
above
Price vs 50-day avg
+6%
above
RSI (14)
55
neutral
MACD trend
Negative
52-week position
87%
near high
Volume (OBV)
Confirms
volume backs price
Momentum
relative strength
1-month return
+9%
trailing
6-month return
+19%
trailing
YTD return
+24%
this year
Relative strength
+7%
vs S&P · 6-mo
Sentiment
smart money
Trend (MA cross)
No cross
50d $69 › 200d $60 — 50d above 200d
Institutional flow
Accumulating
+2% holders QoQ · +67 funds added
Insider flow
Flat
No net insider activity over 90 days
Short interest
Falling
9.78% of float · ▼ -21.3% MoM · 5.3 days cover
Volume signal
Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth
Steady
358 holders — mid 3-yr range
Squeeze score
60
elevated · 0–100
Fundamentals
Revenue growth
−14%
Y/Y
Gross margin
30%
expanding
EPS growth
−643%
Y/Y
Buyback
$520.0M
remaining
Balance sheet
$1.2B
net debt
Quant / Vol
risk profile
Volatility
39%
annualized · 1-yr
Max drawdown
−25%
past year
ATR
3.0%
of price · 14-day
Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.
Guidance & track record
Latest guidance
· from the 8-K filed Jul 28, 2026
Sales
· full year fiscal 2026
Lowered
$1.84B – $1.87B
Nov 4, 2025
$1.84B – $1.91B
changed to
Jul 28, 2026
$1.84B – $1.87B
prior FY $1.82B
midpoint +1.6% Y/Y
Adjusted EBITDA
· full year fiscal 2026
Non-GAAP
Lowered
$385M – $400M
Nov 4, 2025
$400M – $430M
changed to
Jul 28, 2026
$385M – $400M
Prior guidance
period ended
· from the 8-K filed Jul 29, 2025
Sales
· full-year fiscal 2025
$1.83B – $1.85B
Adjusted EBITDA
· full-year fiscal 2025
$400M – $410M
Guided vs delivered
· last 3 settled
Sales
full-year fiscal 2025
guided $1.83B – $1.85B
$1.82B
Miss −0.7%
Revenue
March quarter
guided $565M – $585M
$473M
Miss −17.7%
Sales
fiscal year 2023
guided $2.2B
$2.19B
Miss −0.4%
Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.
Technicals
trend & momentum for long-term holders Buy
50 / 200-day cross
No cross
Neutral
Price vs 200-day avg
+21%
Bullish
Price vs 50-day avg
+6%
Bullish
RSI (14)
55
Neutral
MACD trend
Negative
Bearish
52-week position
87%
Bullish
Volume (OBV)
Confirms
Neutral
Market signals — smart money & positioning
Bullish · 2 of 6
Trend (MA cross)
No cross
50d $69 › 200d $60 — 50d above 200d
Institutional flow
Accumulating
+2% holders QoQ · +67 funds added
Insider flow
Flat
No net insider activity over 90 days
Short interest
Falling
9.78% of float · ▼ -21.3% MoM · 5.3 days cover
Volume signal
Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth
Steady
358 holders — mid 3-yr range
Price context
position in its 52-week range
Range low $47
Now $73 · 87%
Range high $76
vs 200-day avg +21%
vs 50-day avg +6%
Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.
Key metrics
the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings| Metric | Latest | Period | YoY |
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| Adjusted EBITDA non-GAAP | $265M | Nine months ended June 30, 2026 | — |
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| Adjusted Income from Continuing Operations Excluding Intangibles Amortization Expense non-GAAP | $101M | Nine months ended June 30, 2026 | — |
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| Adjusted Operating Income non-GAAP | $131M | Nine months ended June 30, 2026 | — |
| Adjusted unallocated and other expense EBITDA non-GAAP | $20M | the third quarter | — |
| Cash (inflows) outflows from U.S. Accounts Receivable Sales Program non-GAAP | -$9M | Nine months ended June 30, 2026 | — |
| Cash inflows from Foreign Accounts Receivable Sales Program non-GAAP | -$12M | Nine months ended June 30, 2026 | — |
| Environmental and related litigation payments non-GAAP | $21M | Nine months ended June 30, 2026 | — |
| Free Cash Flows non-GAAP | $244M | Nine months ended June 30, 2026 | — |
| Ongoing Free Cash Flow non-GAAP | $159M | Nine months ended June 30, 2026 | — |
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| Ongoing Free Cash Flow Conversion non-GAAP | 60% | Nine months ended June 30, 2026 | — |
| Operating Cash Flow Conversion non-GAAP | 1,475% | Nine months ended June 30, 2026 | — |
| Restructuring-related payments non-GAAP | $18M | Nine months ended June 30, 2026 | — |
| Adjusted EBITDA margin non-GAAP | 15% | first quarter of fiscal year 2026 | — |
Figures exactly as the company stated them in writing · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "filing" marks figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs an exactly comparable prior-year period
Versus peers
Specialty Chemicals — same industry group| Company | Mkt cap | YTD | Rev growth Y/Y | P/E | Short % shares |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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ASH
this stock
Ashland Inc.
|
$3.33B | +23.8% | -13.7% | — | 9.8% |
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LIN
Linde PLC
|
$224.76B | +14.3% | +3.0% | 31.5 | 1.2% |
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AIQUF
L Air Liquide SA /Fi
|
$124.60B | +4.3% | — | — | 0.0% |
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SHW
Sherwin Williams Co
|
$84.14B | +7.0% | +2.1% | 32.0 | 2.6% |
|
ECL
Ecolab Inc.
|
$78.95B | +7.3% | +2.2% | 37.8 | 1.1% |
Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding
At a glance
key data from every sectionOwnership
Short & Settlement
Financials
Filings
Performance
| 5D | 20D | 120D | MTD | YTD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASH | -1.4% | +9.4% | +18.8% | +0.1% | +23.9% |
| SPY | -1.4% | +3.6% | +11.6% | +2.5% | +12.3% |
| vs SPY | -0.1% | +5.8% | +7.3% | -2.4% | +11.6% |
Capital returns
Latest dividend
$0.42
/ share · ex Jun 1, 2026
Declared · upcoming
$0.42
/ share · ex Sep 1, 2026
Paid (TTM)
$1.665
/ share · 4 payouts
Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
2.29%
Buyback program
· as of Jun 30, 2026
Authorized
—
Spent (derived)
—
Remaining
$520.00M
Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.