Ashland Inc. (ASH) · Peers
Ashland against the 51 other companies here in its SEC industry, SIC 51xx (the wider group: its own four-digit code has fewer than five). Each figure is the one on the company's own page; the median is the peers', and the rank is among all 52, highest first.
Measure by measure
| Measure | ASH | Peer median | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Market value | $3.26B | median $149.44M | 10 of 51 |
| P/E | 62.7× | median 16.0× | 2 of 26 |
| Forward P/E | 20.2× | median 16.0× | 6 of 23 |
| EV/EBITDA | 12.8× | median 11.0× | 15 of 31 |
| P/S | 1.8× | median 0.4× | 13 of 51 |
| FCF yield | 7.7% | median 4.2% | 15 of 50 |
| Dividend yield | 2.3% | median 2.5% | 12 of 21 |
| Gross margin | 31.5% | median 16.8% | 15 of 50 |
| Operating margin | 7.4% | median 1.0% | 9 of 49 |
| Net margin | 2.8% | median 0.5% | 11 of 50 |
| ROIC | 3.9% | median 4.4% | 19 of 37 |
| ROE | 2.8% | median 2.3% | 19 of 38 |
| Revenue growth (4y, yearly) | -3.6% | median 4.2% | 32 of 39 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.8× | median 2.5× | 11 of 23 |
| Current ratio | 3.0× | median 1.5× | 12 of 51 |
| Stock pay / revenue | 0.9% | median 0.2% | 15 of 52 |
| Share count change | -8.0% | median 0.2% | 46 of 46 |
Green where Ashland is on the better side of the median, red where on the worse; no colour where higher is neither, like size or dividend yield.
The peers, largest first
| Company | Market value | P/E | ROIC | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASHAshland Inc. | $3.26B | P/E 62.7× | 3.9% | 6.0 |
| MCKMcKesson Corporation | $116.95B | P/E 25.5× | 998.3% | 7.4 |
| CORCencora, Inc. | $64.93B | P/E 41.8× | 19.6% | 6.0 |
| CAHCardinal Health Inc | $58.55B | P/E 34.2× | 218.0% | 7.1 |
| SYYSysco Corporation | $39.39B | P/E 22.4× | 17.0% | 5.7 |
| USFDUS Foods Holding Corp. | $22.06B | P/E 30.3× | 10.5% | 6.0 |
| PFGCPerformance Food Group Co | $15.04B | P/E 41.9× | 6.0% | 6.1 |
| DPZDomino's Pizza Inc Common Stock | $9.97B | P/E 16.6× | – | 7.3 |
| CHEFChefs' Warehouse, Inc. | $4.59B | P/E 57.7× | 9.6% | 5.0 |
| SEBSeaboard Corp | $3.76B | P/E 5.9× | 5.1% | 6.1 |
| UNFIUnited Natural Foods Inc | $2.89B | P/E – | -0.8% | 4.8 |
| HWKNHawkins Inc | $2.75B | P/E 34.1× | 11.8% | 5.2 |
| CENTCentral Garden & Pet Co | $2.59B | P/E 15.9× | 10.2% | 7.0 |
| ANDEAndersons, Inc. | $2.21B | P/E 12.4× | – | 5.8 |
| WKCWorld Kinect Corp | $1.85B | P/E – | -2.6% | 5.4 |
| VSTSVestis Corp | $1.83B | P/E – | 3.8% | 4.9 |
| GLPGlobal Partners LP | $1.69B | P/E 8.7× | – | 7.0 |
| HLFHerbalife Ltd. | $1.53B | P/E 9.3× | 32.8% | 6.6 |
| UVVUniversal Corp | $1.01B | P/E 31.0× | 7.3% | 5.9 |
| CAPLCrossAmerica Partners LP | $831.22M | P/E 15.0× | – | 6.2 |
| WEYSWeyco Group Inc | $495.41M | P/E 14.3× | 21.0% | 7.8 |
| WILCG Willi-Food International Ltd | $397.85M | P/E 14.0× | 11.0% | 7.8 |
| MGPIMGP Ingredients Inc | $321.74M | P/E – | -25.4% | 5.0 |
| AGCCAgencia Comercial Spirits Ltd. | $254.76M | P/E 418.1× | – | 4.7 |
| NUSNU Skin Enterprises, Inc. | $246.79M | P/E – | -1.4% | 5.0 |
| APCARKO Petroleum Corp. | $205.65M | P/E 10.1× | – | 4.6 |
| BANLCBL International Ltd | $93.23M | P/E – | -18.2% | 5.4 |
| HFFGHF Foods Group Inc. | $83.55M | P/E – | -8.4% | 4.2 |
| MMLPMartin Midstream Partners L.P. | $79.62M | P/E – | – | 4.0 |
| DITAmcon Distributing Co | $58.56M | P/E 32.6× | 8.8% | 5.3 |
| PTLEPTL Ltd | $55.20M | P/E – | -4.5% | 4.1 |
| PYYXPyxus International, Inc. | $51.92M | P/E 2.2× | 27.8% | 5.2 |
| MWYNMarwynn Holdings, Inc. | $41.80M | P/E – | -106.6% | 3.9 |
| COSMCosmos Health Inc. | $33.57M | P/E – | -65.7% | 4.1 |
| VNOVVitaNova Life Sciences Corp | $33.35M | P/E – | 0.6% | 5.2 |
| RAVERave Restaurant Group, Inc. | $30.98M | P/E 10.6× | 70.0% | 8.5 |
| HWHHWH International Inc. | $20.71M | P/E – | -204.9% | 2.7 |
| DLXYDelixy Holdings Ltd | $15.24M | P/E – | – | 4.5 |
| KMFGKEEMO Fashion Group Ltd | $13.75M | P/E – | – | 3.6 |
| EPSMEpsium Enterprise Ltd | $13.44M | P/E – | -12.4% | 3.9 |
| MEDSDataMeds AI, Inc. | $8.91M | P/E – | -191.1% | 1.7 |
And 11 smaller ones.
The industry is the Standard Industrial Classification code the company registered with the SEC. It is a broad label: a peer group is a starting point for comparing, not proof that two businesses are alike. None of this is advice.