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How Ashland Inc. stacks up
ASH · against 1,320 other Basic Materials companies
Valuation
52/ 100
Above the middle of the pack.
Ranked #629 of 1,321 · scores higher than 52% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the valuation score132 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 · 1,281 reported | 2.1% | 3.8% | 38% | 30% | |
| EBITDA yieldHigher is better · 1,352 reported | 8.3% | 8.6% | 48% | 50% | |
| Free cash flow yieldHigher is better · 409 reported | 6.2% | 2.6% | 70% | 20% | |
| Book yieldHigher is better · 1,275 reported | 55.9% | 61.0% | 45% | Context only |
Ranking by valuation score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around ASH| Rank | Company | Market cap | Valuation | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 577.1B KRW (≈$416M) | 100 | 66 | |
| 1 | 219M MYR (≈$48M) | 100 | 86 | |
| 1 | 63M MYR (≈$14M) | 100 | 68 | |
| 1 | 1.39T ARS (≈$1.4B) | 100 | 53 | |
| 1 | 224.2B CLP (≈$247M) | 100 | 47 | |
| 629 | 3.6B CNY (≈$511M) | 52 | 34 | |
| 629 | 5.7B CNY (≈$795M) | 52 | 35 | |
| 629 | 10.8B CNY (≈$1.5B) | 52 | 44 | |
| 629 | 3.4B CNY (≈$480M) | 52 | 36 | |
| 629 | 3.3B USD | 52 | 59 | |
| 629 | 45.9B EUR (≈$50.5B) | 52 | 39 | |
| 629 | 4.3B USD | 52 | 77 | |
| 629 | 2.96T IDR (≈$184M) | 52 | 22 | |
| 629 | 4.0B USD | 52 | 54 |
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