Ashland (ASH) Dividend History & Yield
Dividend ContenderAshland (ASH) has increased its dividend for 17 consecutive years and currently yields 2.90%. The most recent dividend was $0.4150/share on Mar 15, 2026, paid Quarterly.
ASH
Current Yield
2.90%
TTM Dividend/Share
$1.66
Payment Frequency
Quarterly
Payout Ratio
-9.0%
Consecutive Growth Years
17 (Dividend Contender)
Div Growth (1Y CAGR)
3.12%
Div Growth (5Y CAGR)
8.45%
Div Growth (10Y CAGR)
8.37%
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Dividend health
Chowder score
11.3%
FCF payout ratio
5.7%
Net debt / EBITDA
3.1x
Interest coverage
1.18x
ROIC (TTM)
-18.8%
Dividend Safety Score
4 out of 8 checks passed
Payout ratio below 75%
Payout ratio is -9.0%, well below the 75% threshold.
Free cash flow covers dividend
FCF/share ($-0.09) does not fully cover dividend/share ($1.66).
No dividend cuts in 10+ years
No dividend cuts in the last 10 years.
Positive earnings growth trend
Earnings per share have declined over the past 5 years.
10+ years of consecutive growth
17 consecutive years of dividend growth.
FCF payout ratio below 70%
FCF payout ratio is 5.7%, below the 70% threshold.
Net Debt/EBITDA below 3x
Net Debt/EBITDA is 3.1x.
Dividend growth ≤ earnings growth (5Y)
Dividend growth (8.4%) exceeds EPS growth (-24.4%) — payout ratio expanding.
Per-payment dividend history
Ex-date Jun 1, 2026
- Payment date
- Jun 15, 2026
- Dividend
- $0.4200
- Adj. dividend
- $0.4200
Ex-date Feb 27, 2026
- Payment date
- Mar 15, 2026
- Dividend
- $0.4150
- Adj. dividend
- $0.4150
Ex-date Dec 1, 2025
- Payment date
- Dec 15, 2025
- Dividend
- $0.4150
- Adj. dividend
- $0.4150
Ex-date Aug 29, 2025
- Payment date
- Sep 15, 2025
- Dividend
- $0.4150
- Adj. dividend
- $0.4150
Ex-date May 30, 2025
- Payment date
- Jun 15, 2025
- Dividend
- $0.4150
- Adj. dividend
- $0.4150
Ex-date Feb 28, 2025
- Payment date
- Mar 15, 2025
- Dividend
- $0.4050
- Adj. dividend
- $0.4050
Ex-date Nov 29, 2024
- Payment date
- Dec 15, 2024
- Dividend
- $0.4050
- Adj. dividend
- $0.4050
Ex-date Aug 30, 2024
- Payment date
- Sep 15, 2024
- Dividend
- $0.4050
- Adj. dividend
- $0.4050
Ex-date May 31, 2024
- Payment date
- Jun 15, 2024
- Dividend
- $0.4050
- Adj. dividend
- $0.4050
Ex-date Feb 29, 2024
- Payment date
- Mar 15, 2024
- Dividend
- $0.3850
- Adj. dividend
- $0.3850
Ex-date Nov 30, 2023
- Payment date
- Dec 15, 2023
- Dividend
- $0.3850
- Adj. dividend
- $0.3850
Ex-date Aug 31, 2023
- Payment date
- Sep 15, 2023
- Dividend
- $0.3850
- Adj. dividend
- $0.3850
| Ex-Date | Payment Date | Dividend | Adj. Dividend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 2026 | Jun 15, 2026 | $0.4200 | $0.4200 |
| Feb 27, 2026 | Mar 15, 2026 | $0.4150 | $0.4150 |
| Dec 1, 2025 | Dec 15, 2025 | $0.4150 | $0.4150 |
| Aug 29, 2025 | Sep 15, 2025 | $0.4150 | $0.4150 |
| May 30, 2025 | Jun 15, 2025 | $0.4150 | $0.4150 |
| Feb 28, 2025 | Mar 15, 2025 | $0.4050 | $0.4050 |
| Nov 29, 2024 | Dec 15, 2024 | $0.4050 | $0.4050 |
| Aug 30, 2024 | Sep 15, 2024 | $0.4050 | $0.4050 |
| May 31, 2024 | Jun 15, 2024 | $0.4050 | $0.4050 |
| Feb 29, 2024 | Mar 15, 2024 | $0.3850 | $0.3850 |
| Nov 30, 2023 | Dec 15, 2023 | $0.3850 | $0.3850 |
| Aug 31, 2023 | Sep 15, 2023 | $0.3850 | $0.3850 |
Historical Dividend Yield
Dividend Growth
Dividend Increase Track Record
Ashland has raised its total annual dividend (split-adjusted, by ex-dividend calendar year) versus the prior year for 17 consecutive years — the same figure as the "Consecutive Growth Years" card above.
| Year | Previous DPS | New DPS | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $1.6500 | — | — |
| 2025 | $1.6000 | $1.6500 | +3.1% |
| 2024 | $1.4900 | $1.6000 | +7.4% |
| 2023 | $1.3050 | $1.4900 | +14.2% |
| 2022 | $1.1750 | $1.3050 | +11.1% |
| 2021 | $1.1000 | $1.1750 | +6.8% |
| 2020 | $1.0750 | $1.1000 | +2.3% |
| 2019 | $0.9750 | $1.0750 | +10.3% |
| 2018 | $0.8658 | $0.9750 | +12.6% |
| 2017 | $0.7632 | $0.8658 | +13.4% |
| 2016 | $0.7387 | $0.7632 | +3.3% |
| 2015 | $0.6654 | $0.7387 | +11.0% |
| 2014 | $0.6091 | $0.6654 | +9.2% |
| 2013 | $0.4159 | $0.6091 | +46.5% |
| 2012 | $0.3302 | $0.4159 | +25.9% |
| 2011 | $0.2569 | $0.3302 | +28.6% |
| 2010 | $0.1468 | $0.2569 | +75.0% |
| 2009 | $0.4403 | $0.1468 | -66.7% |
| 2008 | $0.5382 | $0.4403 | -18.2% |
| 2007 | $10.7382 | $0.5382 | -95.0% |
| 2006 | $0.4900 | $10.7382 | +2091.3% |
| 2005 | $0.4419 | $0.4900 | +10.9% |
| 2004 | $0.4419 | $0.4419 | 0.0% |
| 2003 | $0.4419 | $0.4419 | 0.0% |
| 2002 | $0.4419 | $0.4419 | 0.0% |
| 2001 | $0.4360 | $0.4419 | +1.4% |
| 2000 | $0.4183 | $0.4360 | +4.2% |
| 1999 | $0.4183 | $0.4183 | 0.0% |
| 1998 | $0.4183 | $0.4183 | 0.0% |
| 1997 | $0.4183 | $0.4183 | 0.0% |
| 1996 | $0.4183 | $0.4183 | 0.0% |
| 1995 | $0.3898 | $0.4183 | +7.3% |
| 1994 | $0.3803 | $0.3898 | +2.5% |
| 1993 | $0.3803 | $0.3803 | 0.0% |
| 1992 | $0.3803 | $0.3803 | 0.0% |
| 1991 | $0.3803 | $0.3803 | 0.0% |
| 1990 | $0.3803 | $0.3803 | 0.0% |
| 1989 | $0.3708 | $0.3803 | +2.6% |
| 1988 | $0.3422 | $0.3708 | +8.3% |
| 1987 | $0.3327 | $0.3422 | +2.9% |
| 1986 | $0.3042 | $0.3327 | +9.4% |
| 1985 | $0.3042 | $0.3042 | 0.0% |
| 1984 | — | $0.3042 | — |
DPS sums split-adjusted amounts (adj. dividend) by ex-dividend calendar year—the same basis as the Adj. Dividend column in Dividend Payment History. The Dividend column can differ after stock splits. This table uses four decimals per annual total so the Change column matches the shown amounts; each payment row in Dividend Payment History also uses four.
Cash dividends paid (USD) — TTM and history
Trailing-twelve-month and annual common dividends paid for Ashland (ASH) from the consolidated cash flow statement, in USD as filed.
Latest period
$76.00M
YoY change
-2.6%
5Y CAGR
+2.9%
Peak year (2007)
$743.00M
Latest annual
$76.00M
Cash dividends paid over time for Ashland (ASH)
Per-period cash dividends paid
Cash dividends paid annual + quarterly history for Ashland (ASH)
| Fiscal year | Period ended | Reported | Dividends Paid | YoY | YoY change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $76.00M | -2.6% | -$2.00M | ||
| 2024 | $78.00M | +2.6% | +$2.00M | ||
| 2023 | $76.00M | +8.6% | +$6.00M | ||
| 2022 | $70.00M | 0.0% | $0 | ||
| 2021 | $70.00M | +6.1% | +$4.00M | ||
| 2020 | $66.00M | +3.1% | +$2.00M | ||
| 2019 | $64.00M | +6.7% | +$4.00M | ||
| 2018 | $60.00M | -22.1% | -$17.00M | ||
| 2017 | $77.00M | -20.6% | -$20.00M | ||
| 2016 | $97.00M | -1.0% | -$1.00M | ||
| 2015 | $98.00M | -4.9% | -$5.00M | ||
| 2014 | $103.00M | +17.0% | +$15.00M | ||
| 2013 | $88.00M | +39.7% | +$25.00M | ||
| 2012 | $63.00M | +23.5% | +$12.00M | ||
| 2011 | $51.00M | +45.7% | +$16.00M | ||
| 2010 | $35.00M | +59.1% | +$13.00M | ||
| 2009 | $22.00M | -68.1% | -$47.00M | ||
| 2008 | $69.00M | -90.7% | -$674.00M | ||
| 2007 | $743.00M | +852.6% | +$665.00M | ||
| 2006 | $78.00M | -1.3% | -$1.00M | ||
| 2005 | $79.00M | +2.6% | +$2.00M | ||
| 2004 | $77.00M | +2.7% | +$2.00M | ||
| 2003 | $75.00M | -1.3% | -$1.00M | ||
| 2002 | $76.00M | 0.0% | $0 | ||
| 2001 | $76.00M | -2.6% | -$2.00M | ||
| 2000 | $78.00M | -3.7% | -$3.00M | ||
| 1999 | $81.00M | -3.6% | -$3.00M | ||
| 1998 | $84.00M | -2.3% | -$2.00M | ||
| 1997 | $86.00M | -3.4% | -$3.00M | ||
| 1996 | $89.00M | -3.3% | -$3.00M | ||
| 1995 | $92.00M | +16.5% | +$13.00M | ||
| 1994 | $79.00M | +19.9% | +$13.10M | ||
| 1993 | $65.90M | +10.0% | +$6.00M | ||
| 1992 | $59.90M | +2.9% | +$1.70M | ||
| 1991 | $58.20M | +0.2% | +$100,000 | ||
| 1990 | $58.10M | -0.5% | -$300,000 | ||
| 1989 | $58.40M | — | — |
As of the 2025 fiscal year, Ashland (ASH) reported dividends paid of $76.00M – edged down 2.6% year-over-year.
Across 2020–2025 (5 years), Ashland dividends paid produced a CAGR of +2.9% – with the latest reading among the more recent periods of the dataset.
Ashland dividends paid plunged from $743.00M in 2007 to $76.00M in 2025, a 89.8% drawdown.
2007 marks the peak dividends paid at $743.00M, with the historical low of $22.00M recorded in 2009.
Among 8 Basic Materials peers, Ashland (ASH) ranks 9th; the peer median for dividends paid is $930.50M.
Ashland Dividends Paid 2025: $76.00M
Ashland dividends paid in 2025 was $76.00M, edged down 2.6% below 2024.
Ashland Dividends Paid 2024: $78.00M
Ashland dividends paid in 2024 was $78.00M, edged up 2.6% from 2023.
Ashland Dividends Paid 2023: $76.00M
Ashland dividends paid in 2023 was $76.00M, grew 8.6% from 2022.
Ashland Dividends Paid 2022: $70.00M
Ashland dividends paid in 2022 was $70.00M, edged up 0.0% from 2021.
Ashland Dividends Paid 2021: $70.00M
Ashland dividends paid in 2021 was $70.00M.
See more financial history for Ashland (ASH).
Sector peers by dividends paid
Companies in the same sector as Ashland, ranked by their latest dividends paid.
| Company | Dividends Paid | Sector |
|---|---|---|
| Linde (LIN) | $2.81B | Basic Materials |
| Southern Copper (SCCO) | $2.49B | Basic Materials |
| Newmont (NEM) | $1.11B | Basic Materials |
| CRH (CRH) | $996.00M | Basic Materials |
| Freeport-McMoRan (FCX) | $865.00M | Basic Materials |
| Sherwin-Williams (SHW) | $789.80M | Basic Materials |
| Ecolab (ECL) | $753.60M | Basic Materials |
| Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) | $728.08M | Basic Materials |
Frequently asked questions
Does Ashland pay dividends?
Yes, Ashland (ASH) pays quarterly dividends of approximately $1.66 per share annually, yielding 2.90%.
What is Ashland's dividend yield?
Ashland (ASH) has a current dividend yield of 2.90%.
Is Ashland's dividend safe?
Ashland (ASH) passes 4 out of 8 dividend safety checks. See the detailed breakdown above for each criterion.
How many consecutive years has Ashland increased its dividend?
Ashland (ASH) has 17 consecutive years of dividend increases.
What is Ashland's dividend payout ratio?
Ashland (ASH) has a dividend payout ratio of -9.0%. Sourced from vendor ratio data (fiscal year or latest period).
What is Ashland's dividends paid?
Latest reported dividends paid for Ashland (ASH) is $76.00M (period ending March 31, 2026).
How has Ashland dividends paid changed year-over-year?
Ashland (ASH) dividends paid changed -2.6% year-over-year on the latest annual filing.
What is the long-term growth rate of Ashland dividends paid?
Ashland (ASH) dividends paid compound annual growth rate is +2.9% over the most recent 5 years available.
When did Ashland dividends paid hit its highest annual value?
Ashland dividends paid reached its highest annual value of $743.00M in 2007.
What was Ashland dividends paid in 2024?
Ashland (ASH) dividends paid in 2024 was $78.00M.
What was Ashland dividends paid in 2025?
Ashland (ASH) dividends paid in 2025 was $76.00M.
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