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Company details
Market cap
~$3.0B
Revenue (FY25)
$1.8B
Rev. growth
-14%
Adj. EBITDA margin
~21%
Div yield
~2.5%
Employees
~2,900
Countries served
100+
Founded
1924
In plain English
Ashland is a specialty-ingredients maker — not a bulk-chemicals giant. It sells small, high-value doses of cellulosics and PVP polymers that make pills release their drug, hair conditioner cling and paint flow. After spinning off Valvoline and selling its adhesives and composites arms, it's a focused ~$1.8B-revenue additives company serving pharma, personal care and coatings across 100+ countries.
In simple terms
What Ashland Inc. really sells
Ashland is a specialty-ingredients maker — not a bulk-chemicals giant. It sells small, high-value doses of cellulosics and PVP polymers that make pills release their drug, hair conditioner cling and paint flow. After spinning off Valvoline and selling its adhesives and composites arms, it's a focused ~$1.8B-revenue additives company serving pharma, personal care and coatings across 100+ countries.
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