Ashland (ASH) to Release Earnings on Tuesday

Ashland (NYSE:ASH) is anticipated to announce its Q3 2026 results after the market closes on Tuesday, July 28th. Analysts expect Ashland to announce earnings of $0.9850 per share and revenue of $485.9780 million for the quarter. Interested persons are encouraged to explore the company’s upcoming Q3 2026 earning overview page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Wednesday, July 29, 2026 at 9:00 AM ET.

Ashland (NYSE:ASH) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, April 28th. The basic materials company reported $0.91 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.97 by ($0.06). Ashland had a negative net margin of 39.03% and a positive return on equity of 8.06%. The business had revenue of $482.00 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $485.61 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.99 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up .6% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts expect Ashland to post $4 EPS for the current fiscal year and $4 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Ashland Trading Down 0.3%

NYSE:ASH opened at $66.39 on Friday. Ashland has a 1 year low of $46.29 and a 1 year high of $69.66. The business has a fifty day moving average of $63.19 and a 200-day moving average of $59.83. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74, a quick ratio of 1.78 and a current ratio of 3.06. The stock has a market cap of $3.04 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -4.31, a PEG ratio of 2.14 and a beta of 0.41.

Ashland Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 15th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 1st were paid a dividend of $0.42 per share. This represents a $1.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 1st. This is a positive change from Ashland’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.41. Ashland’s dividend payout ratio is -10.89%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $60.00 price objective on shares of Ashland in a report on Friday, May 1st. Morgan Stanley set a $58.00 target price on Ashland in a research report on Monday, May 4th. Seaport Research Partners raised Ashland from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $75.00 price target for the company in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on Ashland from $65.00 to $75.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, July 10th. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded Ashland from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, July 16th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $63.78.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Pacer Advisors Inc. lifted its position in shares of Ashland by 12.7% during the 4th quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 6,784 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $398,000 after acquiring an additional 764 shares during the last quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC raised its position in shares of Ashland by 8.4% during the fourth quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 17,855 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $1,048,000 after purchasing an additional 1,383 shares during the period. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV raised its position in shares of Ashland by 9.2% during the fourth quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 31,954 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $1,875,000 after purchasing an additional 2,701 shares during the period. State of Tennessee Department of Treasury lifted its holdings in shares of Ashland by 240.3% during the fourth quarter. State of Tennessee Department of Treasury now owns 17,762 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $1,086,000 after purchasing an additional 12,542 shares during the last quarter. Finally, EP Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Ashland during the fourth quarter valued at $451,000. Institutional investors own 93.95% of the company’s stock.

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.