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Ashland Inc. (NYSE: ASH) is a global additives and specialty ingredients company serving markets such as architectural coatings, construction, energy, food and beverage, personal care and pharmaceutical. The ASH news feed on Stock Titan brings together company announcements, earnings releases and operational updates that reflect how this specialty materials business is performing and evolving across its segments.
Investors following ASH news can review detailed quarterly and annual earnings releases, where Ashland discusses sales, segment performance in Life Sciences, Personal Care, Specialty Additives and Intermediates, and the impact of portfolio optimization and manufacturing network initiatives. These releases often describe demand trends in pharmaceuticals, personal care, coatings and intermediates, along with commentary on pricing, volumes and regional dynamics.
News items also include capital allocation updates such as quarterly cash dividend declarations on Ashland common stock and information about share repurchase activity referenced in proxy materials. Governance and leadership developments, including appointments or changes in senior management and board composition, are reported through press releases and related Form 8-K filings.
Operational updates can cover topics such as production network changes or incidents at manufacturing facilities, with Ashland explaining expected effects on operations, costs and customer deliveries. The company also uses news releases to communicate scheduling details for earnings conference call webcasts and to provide access information for investors and analysts.
By monitoring the ASH news page, readers can track how Ashland’s additives and specialty ingredients business responds to market conditions, executes its Execute, Globalize, Innovate and Invest strategy, and advances ESG and sustainability priorities described in its proxy statement and public communications.
Ashland (NYSE:ASH) announced the U.S. EPA has posted and approved its FIFRA Food Use Tolerance Exemption petition for agrimer™ eco-coat polymer, a seed-coating ingredient from its Transformed Vegetable Oils (TVO) platform.
Approval under 40 CFR 180.960 permits use in all food and non-food pesticide formulations and enables U.S. sales, testing, and trials alongside existing approvals in Latin America and Europe.
Ashland (NYSE: ASH) reported fiscal Q1 2026 sales of $386 million, down 5% year‑over‑year, and adjusted EBITDA of $58 million (15% margin), down 5%. Loss from continuing operations was $14 million (−$0.30/sh). Cash from operations was $125 million and Ongoing Free Cash Flow was $26 million. The company narrowed full‑year Adjusted EBITDA guidance to $400–$420 million, citing ~$11 million of temporary second‑quarter impacts from a Calvert City startup delay and weather disruptions. Avoca divestiture reduced sales by ~$10 million.
Ashland (NYSE: ASH) and Univar Solutions announced an exclusive distribution partnership to supply Ashland's cellulose ethers and PVPP to the food and beverage sector across selected EMEA markets.
The collaboration began January 1, 2026 and covers products including MC, HPMC, CMC, HPC, EC, and PVPP, with staged country effective dates: core Europe from Jan 1, 2026, several GCC and Levant markets from Mar 1, 2026, and Turkey from Apr 1, 2026. The deal aims to improve product availability, delivery speed, technical support, and innovation for vegan, plant-based, and gluten-free applications.
Ashland (NYSE: ASH) will release first-quarter fiscal 2026 earnings at approximately 5:00 p.m. ET on Monday, February 2, 2026, followed by a live webcast with securities analysts at 9:00 a.m. ET on Tuesday, February 3, 2026.
The webcast will include an executive summary, detailed remarks, and a slide presentation posted simultaneously in the Investor Relations section at http://investor.ashland.com. Presenters include CEO Guillermo Novo, CFO William Whitaker, and business unit leaders. Telephone access requires registration to receive dial-in details; participants are encouraged to dial in 15 minutes early.
An archived webcast and supporting materials will be available on Ashland's website for 12 months.
Ashland (NYSE: ASH) declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.415 per share. The dividend is payable on March 15, 2026 to shareholders of record at the close of business on March 1, 2026. As of December 31, 2025, there were 45,762,391 shares outstanding.
Ashland (NYSE: ASH) announced a quarterly cash dividend of $0.415 per share. The dividend is payable on December 15, 2025 to shareholders of record at the close of business on December 1, 2025. As of October 31, 2025 there were 45,718,113 shares of common stock outstanding.
Ashland (NYSE: ASH) reported fourth-quarter fiscal 2025 results for the period ended Sept 30, 2025. Q4 sales were $478 million, down 8% year-over-year; Portfolio Optimization reduced sales by ~$38 million (7%). Income from continuing operations was $33 million, or $0.73 per diluted share; net income was $32 million, or $0.71 per diluted share. Adjusted EBITDA was $119 million (25% margin), down 4% versus prior year but up 5% excluding Portfolio Optimization. Cash flow from operations was $40 million and Ongoing Free Cash Flow was $52 million. The company received a ~$103 million tax refund in October tied to the Nutraceuticals divestiture. Fiscal 2025 sales were $1.824 billion, down 14%, and the company recorded non-cash impairments leading to a FY net loss of $845 million.
Ashland (NYSE: ASH) changed the start time for its fourth-quarter fiscal 2025 earnings webcast on Wednesday, November 5, 2025. The event will begin at 10:00 a.m. ET instead of 9:00 a.m. ET.
The live webcast with securities analysts will include an executive summary and detailed remarks, and a slide presentation will be posted simultaneously in the Investor Relations section at http://investor.ashland.com. Registered attendees do not need to re-register. The webcast and materials will be archived on the Ashland website for 12 months.
Ashland (NYSE: ASH) will release fourth-quarter fiscal 2025 earnings at approximately 5:00 p.m. ET on Tuesday, November 4, 2025, and will host a live webcast with securities analysts at 9:00 a.m. ET on Wednesday, November 5, 2025.
The webcast will include an executive summary, detailed remarks, and a slide presentation posted simultaneously in the Investor Relations section at http://investor.ashland.com. Participants may join by phone via the provided registration link; callers are encouraged to dial in 15 minutes early. The live event and supporting materials will be archived on Ashland's website for 12 months.
Presenters include Guillermo Novo (chair and CEO), William Whitaker (SVP and CFO), Dago Caceres (SVP, GM, specialty additives), Alessandra Faccin (SVP, GM, life sciences and intermediates), Jim Minicucci (SVP, GM, personal care), and Sandy Klugman (director, investor relations).
Ashland (NYSE: ASH) announced that Sandy Klugman joined as director, Investor Relations, effective October 13, 2025. He reports to William Whitaker, senior vice president and chief financial officer.
Klugman brings over two decades of investor relations, equity research, and investment analysis experience, is a CFA charterholder, and previously served as senior vice president, Investor Relations at ICR. His background includes sell-side analyst roles at Susquehanna, Vertical Research Partners, Credit Suisse, and UBS, and buy-side roles at Charter Oak Partners and Millgate Capital. He holds an MBA from Chicago Booth and a BS in Communication from Cornell.
He will serve as the primary liaison to the investment community, focusing on disclosure of financial performance, strategy, and long-term value proposition.