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How Ashland Inc. stacks up
ASH · against 221 other Basic Materials companies listed in US-listed
Valuation
52/ 100
Above the middle of the pack.
Ranked #97 of 222 · scores higher than 56% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the valuation score25 peers with a valuation score of 50–59, including ASH · Click a bar to see the companies
Why valuation scores 52?
Weighted metrics compared with all Basic Materials companies.A mix: stronger free cash flow yield, but weaker earnings yield than most Basic Materials peers.
- lower earnings for the price paid: weaker than 62% of peers. Earnings yield: 1.6% vs peer median 3.6%
- EBITDA yield is close to the peer norm. EBITDA yield: 7.7% vs peer median 8.5%
- more free cash flow for the price paid: stronger than 70% of peers. Free cash flow yield: 7.5% vs peer median 2.6%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = ASH, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | ASH | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings yieldHigher is better · 211 reported | 2.1% | 3.0% | 45% | 30% | |
| EBITDA yieldHigher is better · 216 reported | 8.3% | 8.9% | 47% | 50% | |
| Free cash flow yieldHigher is better · 196 reported | 6.2% | 2.3% | 75% | 20% | |
| Book yieldHigher is better · 212 reported | 55.9% | 45.5% | 60% | Context only |
Ranking by valuation score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around ASH| Rank | Company | Market cap | Valuation | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2.6B USD | 99 | 81 | |
| 1 | 768M USD | 99 | 80 | |
| 3 | 5.3B USD | 98 | 81 | |
| 4 | 7.9B USD | 96 | 62 | |
| 5 | 6.2B USD | 95 | 77 | |
| 92 | 815M USD | 54 | 67 | |
| 92 | 1.0B USD | 54 | 70 | |
| 92 | 8.1B USD | 54 | 66 | |
| 96 | 13.4B USD | 53 | 52 | |
| 97 | 3.3B USD | 52 | 59 | |
| 97 | 4.3B USD | 52 | 77 | |
| 97 | 4.0B USD | 52 | 54 | |
| 100 | 3.3B USD | 51 | 54 | |
| 100 | 310M USD | 51 | 22 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score