Ashland

ASH

Market cap $2.88B

As of Dec. 5, 2025, two stocks in the materials sector could be flashing a real warning to investors who value momentum as a key criteria in their trading decisions.

Ashland (ASH) reported earnings 30 days ago. What's next for the stock?

Major stock market indexes were down on Monday but closed well above their worst levels of the day. A healthcare stock was one of the best performers on the day.

WILMINGTON, Del., Nov. 19, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The board of directors of Ashland Inc. (NYSE: ASH) has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.415 cents per share on the company's common stock. The dividend will be payable on December 15, 2025, to stockholders of record at the close of business on December 1, 2025.

ASH posts higher Q4 profit but weaker adjusted earnings as sales fall across key segments amid portfolio shifts.

Ashland Inc. ( ASH ) Q4 2025 Earnings Call November 5, 2025 10:00 AM EST Company Participants Sandy Klugman Guillermo Novo - Chairman & CEO William Whitaker - Senior VP, CFO & Director of Investor Relations Alessandra Assis - Senior VP and GM of Life Sciences & Intermediates James Minicucci - Senior VP & GM of Personal Care Dago Caceres - SVP & General Manager of Specialty Additives Conference Call Participants David Begleiter - Deutsche Bank AG, Research Division John McNulty - BMO Capital Markets Equity Research Christopher Parkinson - Wolfe Research, LLC Steven Haynes - Morgan Stanley, Research Division Jeffrey Zekauskas - JPMorgan Chase & Co, Research Division Laurence Alexander - Jefferies LLC, Research Division John Ezekiel Roberts - Mizuho Americas LLC Joshua Spector - UBS Investment Bank, Research Division Michael Harrison - Seaport Research Partners Presentation Operator Good day, and thank you for standing by. Welcome to Ashland's Fourth Quarter Fiscal Year 2025 Earnings Conference Call.

While the top- and bottom-line numbers for Ashland (ASH) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended September 2025, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.

Ashland (ASH) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.08 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.17 per share. This compares to earnings of $1.26 per share a year ago.

Sales of $478 million, down eight percent from the prior-year quarter Previously announced carboxymethylcellulose (CMC), methylcellulose (MC), Nutraceuticals and Avoca portfolio optimization initiatives (collectively, Portfolio Optimization) reduced overall sales by approximately $38 million or seven percent versus the prior-year quarter. Excluding these initiatives, sales declined one percent Income from continuing operations of $33 million, or $0.73 per diluted share Adjusted Income from Continuing Operations Excluding Intangibles Amortization Expense of $50 million, or $1.08 per diluted share Net income of $32 million, or $0.71 per diluted share Adjusted EBITDA of $119 million, down four percent from the prior-year quarter, with Portfolio Optimization contributing to a nine percent or $11 million decline.

WILMINGTON, Del., Oct. 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ashland Inc. (NYSE: ASH) has changed the start time of its fourth-quarter fiscal 2025 earnings webcast being held on Wednesday, November 5, 2025. The event will now begin at 10:00 a.m. ET instead of 9:00 a.m. ET.  Attendees that have previously registered do not need to register again.