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Ashland stock: key metrics
ASHAshland had an operating margin of 5.6% and a return on invested capital (ROIC) of 1.7% in fiscal 2026.
Margins show how much of revenue is left over, returns on capital how hard the invested money works.
Daily figure as of 13 Nov 2026
Margins
- Gross margin
- Operating margin
- Net margin
Figures as a table
| Year | Gross margin | Operating margin | Net margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 17.2% | 2.8% | 3.0% |
| 2008 | 15.8% | 2.3% | 2.0% |
| 2009 | 22.1% | −1.0% | 0.9% |
| 2010 | 28.2% | 3.5% | no data |
| 2011 | 24.8% | 2.0% | 6.4% |
| 2012 | 25.6% | 4.3% | 0.4% |
| 2013 | 29.3% | 17.1% | 11.2% |
| 2014 | 24.8% | 0.8% | no data |
| 2015 | 26.0% | 3.3% | no data |
| 2016 | 29.4% | −1.7% | no data |
| 2017 | 31.6% | 2.1% | no data |
| 2018 | 33.3% | 3.9% | no data |
| 2019 | 30.3% | 4.0% | no data |
| 2020 | 29.7% | −22.9% | −25.2% |
| 2021 | 31.7% | 9.1% | no data |
| 2022 | 34.7% | 13.9% | no data |
| 2023 | 30.5% | 7.9% | 8.1% |
| 2024 | 29.2% | −1.2% | 8.0% |
| 2025 | 30.1% | −42.5% | −46.3% |
| 2026 | 32.3% | 5.6% | no data |
Returns on capital
- ROE
- ROIC
- ROA
Figures as a table
| Year | ROE | ROIC | ROA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 7.3% | 7.8% | 4.0% |
| 2008 | 5.2% | 5.7% | 2.9% |
| 2009 | 2.0% | −1.1% | 0.8% |
| 2010 | no data | 4.3% | no data |
| 2011 | 10.0% | 2.2% | 3.2% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | 3.1% | 0.2% |
| 2013 | 15.0% | 10.2% | 5.7% |
| 2014 | no data | 0.6% | no data |
| 2015 | no data | 1.6% | no data |
| 2016 | no data | −0.8% | no data |
| 2017 | no data | 0.8% | no data |
| 2018 | no data | 1.8% | no data |
| 2019 | no data | 1.3% | no data |
| 2020 | −16.7% | −7.6% | −7.4% |
| 2021 | no data | 4.2% | no data |
| 2022 | no data | 6.8% | no data |
| 2023 | 5.7% | 4.2% | 3.0% |
| 2024 | 5.9% | −0.5% | 3.0% |
| 2025 | −44.4% | −16.8% | −18.3% |
| 2026 | no data | 1.7% | no data |
Data status and sources
- Score
- Daily value of 13 Nov 2026, recalculated nightly
- Price
- Closing price of 12 Nov 2026
- Latest annual report
- Fiscal year 2026, period end 30 Sep 2026
- Source
- Financial statements, ratios and prices from Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), based on the company's reports. MEQIRI calculates the score and fair value from them.
Mandatory disclosures for this rating
- ; time horizon around 12 months
- Rated Neutral, published since 7 Nov 2026 (in the score history since 31 Jul 2026)
- Valuation signal Fairly valued since 7 Nov 2026
- End-of-day prices, metrics cached for up to 24 hours
- Score and fair value are estimates from a disclosed model. They are not facts and not a price target.
- Produced by SSM Ventures UG (haftungsbeschränkt), responsible person Sven Brostmeyer, Managing Director, automatically according to the disclosed model.
- Not investment advice. Losses up to and including a total loss are possible. Personal circumstances are not considered.