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Ashland Inc. reports developments for a global additives and specialty ingredients business serving pharmaceuticals, personal care, food and beverage, architectural coatings, construction, energy and other industrial markets. Company updates commonly cover quarterly results and outlook, segment demand across Life Sciences, Personal Care, Specialty Additives and Intermediates, pricing actions tied to raw-material and logistics conditions, and capital returns through common-stock dividends.
Other Ashland news includes product and regulatory developments for specialty ingredients such as agrimer™ eco-coat polymer seed coating from the Transformed Vegetable Oils technology platform, as well as distribution relationships for cellulose ethers and PVPP in food and beverage applications.
Ashland (NYSE: ASH) will release second-quarter fiscal 2026 earnings at approximately 5:00 p.m. ET on Tuesday, April 28, 2026, followed by a live analyst webcast at 9:00 a.m. ET on Wednesday, April 29, 2026. The webcast will include an executive summary, detailed remarks, and a slide presentation posted on the Investor Relations website.
The presentation team includes CEO Guillermo Novo and CFO William Whitaker, plus senior business leaders. The webcast and materials will be archived on Ashland's IR site for 12 months.
Ashland (NYSE: ASH) is implementing global pricing actions across its Life Sciences, Intermediates, Personal Care and Specialty Additives portfolios effective March 23, 2026.
The company cites volatility in energy, raw materials and logistics stemming from the conflict in the Middle East and will vary pricing by product and region while actively managing procurement, supply chain and operations.
Ashland (NYSE: ASH) announced that William C. Whitaker, senior vice president and chief financial officer, will speak in a fireside chat at the Gabelli Funds’ 17th Annual Specialty Chemicals Symposium on March 19, 2026 at 1:30 p.m. ET.
Whitaker will host one‑on‑one meetings with institutional investors the same day, and the fireside chat will be webcast live for registered attendees.
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.