ASH

Ashland Inc.

Basic Materials
US companies in Chemicals - Specialty (24)
NYSE · USD
Mkt cap $3.3bn

$72.32

as of 26 Oct 2026, 8% below its 52-week high

Screens as reasonably placed to keep growing its dividend, with low cut-risk signals. Its valuation looks somewhat extended against its own history.

These scores are a resilience check on the dividend, not a recommendation to buy or sell. They are not financial advice.

Trailing yield: 2.31%Last 12 months of regular payments at today's price
Forward yield: 2.50%Each payment expected in the next 12 months, not the latest one doubled
Earnings cover: 0.7×Pays 146% of earnings
Cash cover: 4.3×Free cash flow over dividends paid
5y dividend growth: +7.7% a yearLast cut in FY2009
Next ex-dividend date: Estimated1 Dec 2026Quarterly dividend of about $0.45

Compared with US companies in Chemicals - Specialty (24)

Trailing yield is higher than 16 of the 23 other US companies in Chemicals - Specialty.
5y dividend growth (as paid) is higher than 14 of the 21 other US companies in Chemicals - Specialty with a 5y growth figure.

Quality

Moderate

Capacity to keep growing the dividend

Risk

Low

Signals of dividend-cut pressure

Trim

Moderate

How extended the valuation looks

Why Quality is 64

ASH against US companies in Chemicals - Specialty (24)

Valuation against its own history

As of the last reported period (30 Jun 2026). P80 means the figure is higher than 80% of ASH’s past readings.

P/E58.3×P86, poor for this measure
Yield2.53%P88, good for this measure
FCF payout23.5%P4, good for this measure
Net debt / EBITDA2.73P40, neutral for this measure
DGR 5y+8.2%P8, poor for this measure
ROIC2.0%P72, good for this measure

Open valuation history

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