Ashland (ASH) Expected to Announce Earnings on Tuesday

Ashland (NYSE:ASH) is anticipated to post its Q2 2026 results after the market closes on Tuesday, April 28th. Analysts expect Ashland to post earnings of $0.9670 per share and revenue of $485.6590 million for the quarter. Investors are encouraged to explore the company’s upcoming Q2 2026 earning overview page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Wednesday, April 29, 2026 at 9:00 AM ET.

Ashland (NYSE:ASH) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February 2nd. The basic materials company reported $0.26 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.23 by $0.03. The company had revenue of $386.00 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $401.42 million. Ashland had a positive return on equity of 7.58% and a negative net margin of 38.26%.Ashland’s revenue was down 4.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.28 EPS. On average, analysts expect Ashland to post $4 EPS for the current fiscal year and $5 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Ashland Stock Performance

Shares of ASH stock opened at $57.45 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74, a current ratio of 3.15 and a quick ratio of 1.61. The stock has a market cap of $2.63 billion, a PE ratio of -3.80, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.97 and a beta of 0.45. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $56.30 and a 200-day moving average of $56.34. Ashland has a one year low of $46.29 and a one year high of $65.64.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Ashland

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of ASH. AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its position in Ashland by 284.3% during the 2nd quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 3,454,646 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $172,318,000 after acquiring an additional 2,555,585 shares during the last quarter. Standard Investments LLC boosted its position in Ashland by 17.2% during the 4th quarter. Standard Investments LLC now owns 2,625,000 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $154,009,000 after acquiring an additional 385,000 shares during the last quarter. Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC boosted its position in Ashland by 6,371.1% during the 4th quarter. Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC now owns 310,677 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $18,227,000 after acquiring an additional 305,876 shares during the last quarter. Toronto Dominion Bank acquired a new position in Ashland during the 4th quarter worth approximately $15,769,000. Finally, Ieq Capital LLC boosted its position in Ashland by 353.0% during the 2nd quarter. Ieq Capital LLC now owns 250,085 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $12,574,000 after acquiring an additional 194,880 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.95% of the company’s stock.

Trending Headlines about Ashland

Here are the key news stories impacting Ashland this week:

• Neutral Sentiment: Ashland, OR city officials asked residents to conserve water ahead of summer, signaling local supply concerns but no direct link to Ashland Inc.’s business. Ashland city council asks residents to conserve water
• Neutral Sentiment: Ashland University’s graduate programs received U.S. News recognition — positive for the university’s profile but unrelated to the chemical company’s operations. Ashland University’s graduate programs recognized by U.S. News
• Neutral Sentiment: Several reports of gunfire-damaged vehicles and related police investigations in places named Ashland (multiple local outlets). These are local public-safety stories with no clear impact on Ashland Inc.’s business. Investigation underway after gunfire damages vehicle at apartment complex in Ashland, police say
• Neutral Sentiment: Additional local coverage of a car hit by four bullets and related SWAT searches — community safety coverage, not company-specific. Four bullets hit car in Ashland, launching police investigation
• Neutral Sentiment: Ashland Independent Film Festival announced its 25th‑anniversary lineup — cultural/local event coverage with no material relevance to ASH. Ashland film festival marks 25 years with an eclectic lineup
• Neutral Sentiment: Coverage of alleged misconduct by employees in various Ashland school districts (charges, firings, resignations) — important locally but unrelated to Ashland Inc.’s corporate performance. Ashland Schools employee charged after allegedly slapping 8-year-old
• Neutral Sentiment: City of Ashland advising residents to limit water use over the summer (additional local notice of conservation measures). No direct tie to Ashland Inc.’s product demand is indicated. City of Ashland to request residents limit water use over the summer
• Neutral Sentiment: Community fundraising events (fish fry to raise funds for student meal debt) — local community news. Community fish fry in Ashland will raise funds for student meal debt
• Neutral Sentiment: Additional local reporting frames a shooting incident as “isolated” in one Ashland community — public-safety context only. ‘Isolated incident.’ Ashland MA Police say car absorbed four gunshots

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts have recently commented on ASH shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price target on Ashland from $77.00 to $70.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. Evercore set a $62.00 price target on Ashland in a research note on Wednesday, February 18th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Ashland in a research note on Monday, April 20th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $70.00 price target on shares of Ashland in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. Finally, Zacks Research raised Ashland from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $66.11.

Ashland Company Profile

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.