Buyback yield (TTM)
0.10%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
2.61%
5Y share count change
-24.6%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$3M
Cumulative buybacks
$5.02B
Key takeaways
- Ashland (ASH) repurchased about $3M of stock over the trailing twelve months.
- Diluted share count is down 24.6% over the last ~5 fiscal years — buybacks are net-shrinking the share base.
- TTM buyback ÷ stock-based-comp ratio of 0.20× — repurchases only partially offset SBC dilution.
- TTM repurchases used about 1% of free cash flow remaining after dividends.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for Ashland (ASH)
Stacked annual yields — buyback yield (TTM cash repurchases ÷ market cap) plus dividend yield from the same fiscal-year-end key-metrics period — show how total cash return per dollar of equity has evolved.
Diluted vs basic shares (annual) for Ashland (ASH)
Diluted weighted-average shares are the EPS denominator — a falling count means buybacks are outpacing SBC dilution.
Year-over-year change in diluted shares for Ashland (ASH)
Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year (net repurchase); red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Cash buyback spend over time for Ashland (ASH)
Latest: $100M
Overview
The 2025 reading of Ashland (ASH) buyback spend is $100M – plunged 73.7% year-over-year.
Through 2015–2025 (10 years), Ashland buyback spend delivered a -12.9% annualised rate; with a net decline across the window.
Ashland buyback spend peaked at $954M in 2014; the latest annual figure is $100M in 2025 (89.5% below peak).
The record annual buyback spend stands at $954M, reached in 2014; the historical low of $0.00 was recorded in 1992.
Ashland Buyback Spend 2025: $100M
Ashland posted buyback spend of $100M in 2025, plunged 73.7% below 2024.
Ashland Buyback Spend 2024: $380M
In 2024, Ashland reported buyback spend of $380M, grew 26.7% from 2023.
Ashland Buyback Spend 2023: $300M
Ashland buyback spend in 2023 was $300M, surged 50.0% from 2022.
Ashland Buyback Spend 2022: $200M
2022's buyback spend for Ashland came in at $200M, plunged 55.6% below 2021.
Ashland Buyback Spend 2021: $450M
Ashland buyback spend in 2021 was $450M.
See more financial history for Ashland (ASH).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $100M | $14M | $86M | 4.54% | 46M | -8.0% | |
| 2024 | $380M | $15M | $365M | 9.30% | 50M | -7.4% | |
| 2023 | $300M | $22M | $278M | 7.20% | 54M | -3.6% | |
| 2022 | $200M | $18M | $182M | 3.90% | 56M | -8.2% | |
| 2021 | $450M | $15M | $435M | 8.86% | 61M | 0.0% | |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $14M | -$14M | — | 61M | -3.2% | |
| 2019 | $200M | $21M | $179M | 4.33% | 63M | -1.6% | |
| 2018 | $10M | $44M | -$34M | 0.19% | 64M | +3.2% | |
| 2017 | $15M | $20M | -$5M | 0.37% | 62M | -1.6% | |
| 2016 | $500M | $30M | $470M | 14.22% | 63M | -8.7% | |
| 2015 | $397M | $30M | $367M | 12.04% | 69M | -11.5% | |
| 2014 | $954M | $34M | $920M | 26.76% | 78M | -2.5% | |
| 2013 | $150M | $30M | $120M | 4.31% | 80M | 0.0% | |
| 2012 | $0.00 | $28M | -$28M | — | 80M | 0.0% | |
| 2011 | $71M | $16M | $55M | 4.20% | 80M | +1.3% | |
| 2010 | $0.00 | $14M | -$14M | — | 79M | +8.2% | |
| 2009 | $0.00 | $9M | -$9M | — | 73M | +15.0% | |
| 2008 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 63.5M | -0.6% | |
| 2007 | $288M | $0.00 | $288M | 15.38% | 63.9M | -11.3% | |
| 2006 | $405M | $0.00 | $405M | 20.13% | 72M | -3.5% | |
| 2005 | $100M | $0.00 | $100M | 5.16% | 74.6M | +4.8% | |
| 2004 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 71.2M | +4.4% | |
| 2003 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 68.2M | -2.7% | |
| 2002 | $42M | $0.00 | $42M | 5.78% | 70.1M | -0.4% | |
| 2001 | $49M | $0.00 | $49M | 4.59% | 70.3M | -1.6% | |
| 2000 | $89M | $0.00 | $89M | — | 71.4M | -4.8% | |
| 1999 | $228M | $0.00 | $228M | — | 75M | -2.8% | |
| 1998 | $46M | $0.00 | $46M | — | 77.2M | +4.4% | |
| 1997 | $3M | $0.00 | $3M | — | 73.9M | +13.9% | |
| 1996 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 64.9M | — | |
| 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 | $4.4M | $0.00 | $4.4M | — | — | — | |
| 1990 | $12.8M | $0.00 | $12.8M | — | — | — | |
| 1989 | $28.7M | $0.00 | $28.7M | — | — | — |
- 2025$100M
- 2024$380M
- 2023$300M
- 2022$200M
- 2021$450M
- 2020$0.00
- 2019$200M
- 2018$10M
- 2017$15M
- 2016$500M
- 2015$397M
- 2014$954M
- 2013$150M
- 2012$0.00
- 2011$71M
- 2010$0.00
- 2009$0.00
- 2008$0.00
- 2007$288M
- 2006$405M
- 2005$100M
- 2004$0.00
- 2003$0.00
- 2002$42M
- 2001$49M
- 2000$89M
- 1999$228M
- 1998$46M
- 1997$3M
- 1996$0.00
- 1995$0.00
- 1994$0.00
- 1993$0.00
- 1992$0.00
- 1991$4.4M
- 1990$12.8M
- 1989$28.7M
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for Ashland (ASH)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: 0.20×.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for Ashland (ASH)
How Ashland splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
Sector peers by buyback spend
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Buyback capacity (TTM)
Free cash flow minus dividends paid versus actual TTM repurchases — the headroom bar shows how much of post-dividend FCF is still being deployed elsewhere.
Headroom $247M (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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