TTM
25.2%
YoY change
+0.85pp
Trough year (1992)
14.2%
Peak year (2022)
34.7%
Latest annual
30.1%
Gross Margin history chart for Ashland (ASH) from 1985 to 2025
Latest: 30.1%
Gross Margin change chart for Ashland (ASH) from 1985 to 2025
Latest: +0.85pp
Gross Margin history table for Ashland (ASH) from 1985 to 2025
| 2025 | 30.1% | +0.85pp | ||
| 2024 | 29.2% | -1.24pp | ||
| 2023 | 30.5% | -4.23pp | ||
| 2022 | 34.7% | +2.97pp | ||
| 2021 | 31.7% | +2.03pp | ||
| 2020 | 29.7% | -0.59pp | ||
| 2019 | 30.3% | -3.03pp | ||
| 2018 | 33.3% | +1.76pp | ||
| 2017 | 31.6% | +2.19pp | ||
| 2016 | 29.4% | +3.42pp | ||
| 2015 | 26.0% | +1.20pp | ||
| 2014 | 24.8% | -4.57pp | ||
| 2013 | 29.3% | +3.70pp | ||
| 2012 | 25.6% | +0.84pp | ||
| 2011 | 24.8% | -3.37pp | ||
| 2010 | 28.2% | +6.10pp | ||
| 2009 | 22.1% | +6.26pp | ||
| 2008 | 15.8% | -1.38pp | ||
| 2007 | 17.2% | +0.55pp | ||
| 2006 | 16.6% | -7.36pp | ||
| 2005 | 24.0% | -0.04pp | ||
| 2004 | 24.0% | +4.79pp | ||
| 2003 | 19.2% | -0.48pp | ||
| 2002 | 19.7% | -6.35pp | ||
| 2001 | 26.1% | +6.89pp | ||
| 2000 | 19.2% | -2.21pp | ||
| 1999 | 21.4% | +2.49pp | ||
| 1998 | 18.9% | -4.66pp | ||
| 1997 | 23.6% | +7.53pp | ||
| 1996 | 16.0% | -1.05pp | ||
| 1995 | 17.1% | -1.20pp | ||
| 1994 | 18.3% | +1.37pp | ||
| 1993 | 16.9% | +2.72pp | ||
| 1992 | 14.2% | -2.41pp | ||
| 1991 | 16.6% | -2.10pp | ||
| 1990 | 18.7% | +0.29pp | ||
| 1989 | 18.4% | -0.63pp | ||
| 1988 | 19.0% | +2.80pp | ||
| 1987 | 16.2% | -2.03pp | ||
| 1986 | 18.3% | +3.67pp | ||
| 1985 | 14.6% | — |
- 202530.1%+0.85pp
- 202429.2%-1.24pp
- 202330.5%-4.23pp
- 202234.7%+2.97pp
- 202131.7%+2.03pp
- 202029.7%-0.59pp
- 201930.3%-3.03pp
- 201833.3%+1.76pp
- 201731.6%+2.19pp
- 201629.4%+3.42pp
- 201526.0%+1.20pp
- 201424.8%-4.57pp
- 201329.3%+3.70pp
- 201225.6%+0.84pp
- 201124.8%-3.37pp
- 201028.2%+6.10pp
- 200922.1%+6.26pp
- 200815.8%-1.38pp
- 200717.2%+0.55pp
- 200616.6%-7.36pp
- 200524.0%-0.04pp
- 200424.0%+4.79pp
- 200319.2%-0.48pp
- 200219.7%-6.35pp
- 200126.1%+6.89pp
- 200019.2%-2.21pp
- 199921.4%+2.49pp
- 199818.9%-4.66pp
- 199723.6%+7.53pp
- 199616.0%-1.05pp
- 199517.1%-1.20pp
- 199418.3%+1.37pp
- 199316.9%+2.72pp
- 199214.2%-2.41pp
- 199116.6%-2.10pp
- 199018.7%+0.29pp
- 198918.4%-0.63pp
- 198819.0%+2.80pp
- 198716.2%-2.03pp
- 198618.3%+3.67pp
- 198514.6%—
Gross Margin values are taken from Ashland's reported income statements (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.
About Gross Margin at Ashland (ASH)
According to Ashland's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported gross margin is 25.2%. Gross margin is gross profit divided by revenue, expressed as a percentage. It shows how much of each sales dollar survives the direct cost of goods sold — before operating expenses, interest, and taxes. A higher gross margin generally signals pricing power and production efficiency. Margins are most meaningful compared against sector peers and a company's own history.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
The 2025 reading of Ashland (ASH) gross margin is 30.10% – expanded 0.9 percentage points year-over-year.
The highest annual gross margin of 34.71% was reported in 2022. The lowest in the available history was 14.19% in 1992.
Ashland Gross Margin by Year
Ashland Gross Margin 2025: 30.1%
In 2025, Ashland reported gross margin of 30.10%, expanded 0.9 percentage points from 2024.
Ashland Gross Margin 2024: 29.2%
Ashland gross margin in 2024 was 29.25%, contracted 1.2 percentage points from 2023.
Ashland Gross Margin 2023: 30.5%
2023's gross margin for Ashland came in at 30.49%, contracted 4.2 percentage points from 2022.
Ashland Gross Margin 2022: 34.7%
Ashland posted gross margin of 34.71% in 2022, expanded 3.0 percentage points from 2021. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.
Ashland Gross Margin 2021: 31.7%
Ashland gross margin in 2021 was 31.74%.
See more financial history for Ashland (ASH).
Sector peers by Gross Margin
Basic Materials peers of Ashland (ASH), ranked by their latest gross margin
| 61.8% | |
| 60.4% | |
| 55.1% | |
| 49.1% | |
| 46.0% | |
| 44.3% | |
| 35.6% | |
| 27.8% |
- 55.1%
- 46.0%
- 44.3%
- 35.6%
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