Ashland (ASH) Stock Buyback History
TTM buyback yield 3.84% · Shareholder yield (TTM) 3.84%.
Ashland
ASH
TTM buyback yield
3.84%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
3.84%
5Y share count change
-24.6%
TTM buyback spend
$104.00M
SBC coverage (TTM)
8.00x
Diluted vs basic shares (annual)
Weighted average shares from the income statement: diluted (EPS denominator and typical buyback-yield basis) compared with basic.
Shares outstanding (annual)
Year-over-year change in diluted weighted average shares (industry-standard for EPS and per-share capital return). Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year; red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Dividend & buyback yield
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation
TTM coverage: 8.00x (buybacks ÷ SBC). Bars are fiscal-year totals.
Buyback spending history
| Year | Buybacks | SBC | Net | Shares (dil.) | YoY shares | Buyback yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $100.00M | $14.00M | $86.00M | 0.05B | -8.0% | 4.54% |
| 2024 | $380.00M | $15.00M | $365.00M | 0.05B | -7.4% | 9.30% |
| 2023 | $300.00M | $22.00M | $278.00M | 0.05B | -3.6% | 7.20% |
| 2022 | $200.00M | $18.00M | $182.00M | 0.06B | -8.2% | 3.90% |
| 2021 | $450.00M | $15.00M | $435.00M | 0.06B | 0.0% | 8.86% |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $14.00M | −$14.00M | 0.06B | -3.2% | — |
| 2019 | $200.00M | $21.00M | $179.00M | 0.06B | -1.6% | 4.33% |
| 2018 | $10.00M | $44.00M | −$34.00M | 0.06B | 3.2% | 0.19% |
| 2017 | $15.00M | $20.00M | −$5.00M | 0.06B | -1.6% | 0.37% |
| 2016 | $500.00M | $30.00M | $470.00M | 0.06B | -8.7% | 14.22% |
| 2015 | $397.00M | $30.00M | $367.00M | 0.07B | -11.5% | 12.04% |
| 2014 | $954.00M | $34.00M | $920.00M | 0.08B | -2.5% | 26.76% |
| 2013 | $150.00M | $30.00M | $120.00M | 0.08B | 0.0% | 4.31% |
| 2012 | $0.00 | $28.00M | −$28.00M | 0.08B | 0.0% | — |
| 2011 | $71.00M | $16.00M | $55.00M | 0.08B | 1.3% | 4.20% |
| 2010 | $0.00 | $14.00M | −$14.00M | 0.08B | 8.2% | — |
| 2009 | $0.00 | $9.00M | −$9.00M | 0.07B | 15.0% | — |
| 2008 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.06B | -0.6% | — |
| 2007 | $288.00M | $0.00 | $288.00M | 0.06B | -11.3% | 15.38% |
| 2006 | $405.00M | $0.00 | $405.00M | 0.07B | -3.5% | 20.13% |
| 2005 | $100.00M | $0.00 | $100.00M | 0.07B | 4.8% | 5.16% |
| 2004 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.07B | 4.4% | — |
| 2003 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.07B | -2.7% | — |
| 2002 | $42.00M | $0.00 | $42.00M | 0.07B | -0.4% | 5.78% |
| 2001 | $49.00M | $0.00 | $49.00M | 0.07B | -1.6% | 4.59% |
| 2000 | $89.00M | $0.00 | $89.00M | 0.07B | -4.8% | — |
| 1999 | $228.00M | $0.00 | $228.00M | 0.07B | -2.8% | — |
| 1998 | $46.00M | $0.00 | $46.00M | 0.08B | 4.4% | — |
| 1997 | $3.00M | $0.00 | $3.00M | 0.07B | 13.9% | — |
| 1996 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.06B | — | — |
| 1995 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
| 1993 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
| 1992 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
| 1991 | $4.40M | $0.00 | $4.40M | — | — | — |
| 1990 | $12.80M | $0.00 | $12.80M | — | — | — |
| 1989 | $28.70M | $0.00 | $28.70M | — | — | — |
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned)
Buyback capacity (TTM)
TTM buybacks vs headroom (FCF − dividends, TTM)49% of headroom
Headroom $214.00M (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
Frequently asked questions
Does Ashland buy back its own stock?
- Yes, Ashland (ASH) has repurchased shares in recent periods. See the history table and charts on this page for amounts and trends.
How much does Ashland spend on share buybacks?
- Trailing twelve months (TTM) buyback spend is about $104.00M (sum of the last four quarterly cash-flow periods in our data). Figures are illustrative; verify in filings.
What is Ashland's buyback yield?
- TTM buyback yield is about 3.84% (TTM buyback spend divided by market cap at the latest quarter-end in our data).
What is Ashland's shareholder yield?
- Shareholder yield combines dividend yield and buyback yield. For the latest period we show approximately 3.84% combined (TTM-based where available).
Is Ashland diluting shareholders?
- Compare stock-based compensation (SBC) to buybacks in the chart above. Net effect varies by year; see annual buyback vs SBC bars and the history table.
How has Ashland's share count changed?
- Diluted weighted average shares changed by about -24.6% over roughly five fiscal years (annual income statement data).