Ashland (ASH) to Release Quarterly Earnings on Monday

Ashland (NYSE:ASH) is projected to announce its Q1 2026 results after the market closes on Monday, February 2nd. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $0.24 per share and revenue of $401.4170 million for the quarter. Interested persons may visit the the company’s upcoming Q1 2026 earning results page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Tuesday, February 3, 2026 at 9:00 AM ET.

Ashland (NYSE:ASH) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, November 4th. The basic materials company reported $1.08 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.17 by ($0.09). Ashland had a negative net margin of 46.25% and a positive return on equity of 7.07%. The business had revenue of $477.00 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $481.97 million. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.26 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was down 8.4% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, analysts expect Ashland to post $4 EPS for the current fiscal year and $5 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Ashland Stock Down 1.0%

NYSE ASH opened at $61.14 on Friday. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $59.63 and a 200 day simple moving average of $54.16. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.73, a quick ratio of 1.51 and a current ratio of 2.85. Ashland has a twelve month low of $45.21 and a twelve month high of $67.39. The stock has a market cap of $2.80 billion, a PE ratio of -3.33, a PEG ratio of 1.04 and a beta of 0.43.

Ashland Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Sunday, March 15th. Shareholders of record on Sunday, March 1st will be given a $0.415 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 27th. This represents a $1.66 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.7%. Ashland’s payout ratio is -9.05%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts recently weighed in on ASH shares. Evercore ISI dropped their price objective on shares of Ashland from $62.00 to $53.00 and set an “in-line” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, November 11th. Mizuho raised their target price on Ashland from $60.00 to $70.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, December 18th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Ashland from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, November 22nd. Argus raised their price target on Ashland from $65.00 to $70.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, January 12th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Ashland in a report on Wednesday, January 21st. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Ashland has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $65.13.

Institutional Trading of Ashland

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Sivia Capital Partners LLC purchased a new position in Ashland during the second quarter worth about $264,000. Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Ashland in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $230,000. NorthRock Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of Ashland in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $231,000. Osaic Holdings Inc. lifted its stake in Ashland by 17.6% in the second quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 2,786 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $140,000 after purchasing an additional 417 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Prudential Financial Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Ashland by 21.0% in the 2nd quarter. Prudential Financial Inc. now owns 5,203 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $262,000 after acquiring an additional 903 shares during the last quarter. 93.95% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

About Ashland

Ashland Inc is a global specialty chemicals company that develops, manufactures and supplies a broad range of performance and process-critical additives, ingredients and technologies. Its portfolio spans performance additives for coatings, adhesives and sealants; specialty ingredients for personal care and pharmaceutical applications; and process aids used in water treatment and other industrial processes. Ashland aims to address customer challenges by delivering tailored solutions that improve product performance, processing efficiency and sustainability outcomes.

Founded in 1924 as the Ashland Oil & Refining Company, the firm gradually expanded into the specialty chemicals sector over the second half of the 20th century.