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Ashland

NYQ:ASH US0441861046
42
  • Value
    53
  • Growth
    47
  • Safety
    Safety
    38
  • Combined
    36
  • Sentiment
    63
  • 360° View
    360° View
    42
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Company Description

Ashland Inc. is a global additives and specialty ingredients company. It serves customers in architectural coatings, construction, energy, food and beverage, personal care, and pharmaceuticals. Its segments include Life Sciences, Personal Care, Specialty Additives, and Intermediates. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $2,333 million, profits of $675 million, revenue of $2,113 million, and 3200 employees.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 42 (better than 42% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Ashland are below the industry average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with half the metrics below and half above average for Ashland. The consolidated Value Rank has an attractive rank of 53, which means that the share price of Ashland is on the lower side compared with the typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means that the stock price is lower than for 53% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The consolidated Sentiment Rank has a good rank of 63, which means that professional investors are more optimistic about the stock than for 63% of alternative investment opportunities. But the consolidated Growth Rank has a low rank of 47, which means that the company exhibits below-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, invested capital growth, and stock returns. The consolidated Safety Rank has a riskier rank of 38, meaning the company has a riskier financing structure than 62 comparable companies when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. ...read more

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Strongest Rank Revenue Growth
Weakest Rank Stock Returns
Country USA
Industry Specialty Chemicals
Size Large
Website ashland.com
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Last update: 17-Sep-2026.

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
53 86 42 33
Growth
47 13 67 13
Safety
Safety
38 94 71 59
Sentiment
63 60 43 100
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42 82 70 45
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
62 85 40 54
Opinions Change
50 44 50 79
Pro Holdings
n/a 45 59 99
Market Pulse
29 37 48 78
Sentiment
63 60 43 100
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
53 86 42 33
Growth
47 13 67 13
Safety Safety
38 94 71 59
Combined
36 84 70 27
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
39 52 25 25
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
45 66 34 27
Price vs. Book (P/B)
47 72 73 72
Dividend Yield
71 84 55 35
Value
53 86 42 33
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
21 30 88 32
Profit Growth
48 10 54 34
Capital Growth
40 56 74 14
Stock Returns
89 25 21 59
Growth
47 13 67 13
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
51 72 80 54
Refinancing
49 70 77 51
Liquidity
39 67 30 49
Safety Safety
38 94 71 59

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With good value and positive sentiment, but low growth and risky financing, this combination is generally dangerous as debt requires growth to sustain it. Only investors with a strong belief in future growth potential and a high-risk tolerance should consider this stock.

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