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Ashland

NYQ:ASH US0441861046
76
  • Value
    54
  • Growth
    51
  • Safety
    Safety
    38
  • Combined
    32
  • Sentiment
    100
  • 360° View
    360° View
    76
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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 76 (better than 76% compared with alternatives) for 2026, overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Ashland are very positive. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with all but one indicator above average for Ashland. The consolidated Value Rank has an attractive rank of 54, 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 the stock price is lower than for 54% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The consolidated Growth Rank has a good rank of 51, which means that the company experiences above-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, and invested capital growth, as well as stock returns. In addition, professional market sentiment is above average compared with other stock investment alternatives with a Sentiment Rank of 100. But the company’s financing is risky with a Safety rank of 38. This means 62% of comparable companies have a safer financing structure than Ashland. ...read more

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Strongest Rank Revenue Growth
Weakest Rank Sentiment
Country USA
Industry Specialty Chemicals
Size Large
Website ashland.com
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Last update: 10-Aug-2026.

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
54 86 42 33
Growth
51 13 67 13
Safety
Safety
38 94 71 59
Sentiment
100 60 43 100
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76 82 70 45
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
69 85 40 54
Opinions Change
50 44 50 79
Pro Holdings
n/a 45 59 99
Market Pulse
99 37 48 78
Sentiment
100 60 43 100
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
54 86 42 33
Growth
51 13 67 13
Safety Safety
38 94 71 59
Combined
32 84 70 27
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
40 52 25 25
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
49 66 34 27
Price vs. Book (P/B)
50 72 73 72
Dividend Yield
71 84 55 35
Value
54 86 42 33
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
19 30 88 32
Profit Growth
50 10 54 34
Capital Growth
41 56 74 14
Stock Returns
83 25 21 59
Growth
51 13 67 13
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
52 72 80 54
Refinancing
51 70 77 51
Liquidity
41 67 30 49
Safety Safety
38 94 71 59

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This is a high-quality, high-growth stock with positive sentiment. However, the financing is on the riskier side. It is best for a growth-focused investor willing to accept higher financial risk for potentially higher shareholder returns.

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