Bringing the fundamentals into focus…
Back to Ashland Inc.
How Ashland Inc. stacks up
ASH · against 317 other Basic Materials companies of similar size
Valuation
52/ 100
Below the middle of the pack.
Ranked #176 of 318 · scores higher than 44% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the valuation score45 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 · 314 reported | 2.1% | 4.7% | 27% | 30% | |
| EBITDA yieldHigher is better · 322 reported | 8.3% | 9.8% | 38% | 50% | |
| Free cash flow yieldHigher is better · 93 reported | 6.2% | 3.9% | 72% | 20% | |
| Book yieldHigher is better · 306 reported | 55.9% | 54.5% | 51% | Context only |
Ranking by valuation score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around ASH| Rank | Company | Market cap | Valuation | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2.73T KRW (≈$2.0B) | 99 | 57 | |
| 1 | 2.6B USD | 99 | 81 | |
| 3 | 69.8B ZAR (≈$3.8B) | 98 | 76 | |
| 3 | 5.3B USD | 98 | 81 | |
| 3 | 4.7B AUD (≈$3.1B) | 98 | 87 | |
| 170 | 149.4B INR (≈$1.8B) | 53 | 71 | |
| 170 | 157.5B INR (≈$1.9B) | 53 | 45 | |
| 170 | 45.05T IDR (≈$2.8B) | 53 | 54 | |
| 176 | 695.9B JPY (≈$4.7B) | 52 | 67 | |
| 176 | 3.3B USD | 52 | 59 | |
| 176 | 4.3B USD | 52 | 77 | |
| 176 | 4.0B USD | 52 | 54 | |
| 180 | 15.7B CNY (≈$2.2B) | 51 | 43 | |
| 180 | 36.9B CNY (≈$5.2B) | 51 | 38 |
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