Ashland PE ratio ASH

Share price divided by earnings per share over the last twelve months, since 2018.

Today, Oct 23, 2026: 62.4×
8-year median: 31.3×
Against its 8-year history: 80th; percentile: 0 is its lowest day, 100 its highest
8-year range: 16.4× to 119×
Peer median: 25.8×

Ashland's PE ratio is 62.4× as of Oct 23, 2026: a share price of $72.99 against $1.17 of earnings per share over the last twelve months.

That is above its 8-year median of 31.3×, higher than on 80% of days in the last 8 years.

Over that time it ranged from 16.4× in Nov 2023 to 119× in Sep 2018.

The median for 10 food Distribution stocks of a similar size is 25.8×.

PE ratio over time

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Year by year

Year	End of year	Low	High
2026 so far	62.4×	59.0×	65.3×
2025	21.2×	20.5×	21.3×
2024	21.3×	21.3×	32.0×
2023	25.9×	16.4×	26.2×
2022	29.2×	24.8×	30.0×
2021	29.7×	28.2×	42.0×
2020	n/m a value too high to mean anything
2019	44.0×	40.3×	71.8×
2018	39.0×	37.3×	119×

Against its peers

Companies in Food Distribution nearest Ashland's size, closest first, today.

Company	PE ratio
ASHAshland	62.4×
SEBSeaboard	5.9×
CENTCentral Garden & Pet	16.9×
UNFIUnited Natural Foods	35.5×
HWKNHawkins	34.3×
CHEFChefs' Warehouse	51.1×
ANDEAndersons	12.6×
DPZDominos Pizza	17.3×
UVVUniversal	52.4×
CAPLCrossAmerica Partners	15.9×
PFGCPerformance Food	41.4×
Peer median	25.8×

Where Ashland ranks

What the PE ratio tells you

Share price divided by earnings per share over the last twelve months. It is the price tag on a dollar of profit: 20× means you pay $20 for $1 of yearly earnings.

Blank while earnings are negative. A very low PE can mean the market expects profits to fall, so read it with growth and the company's own history.

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Valuation data, not investment advice. Prices as of Oct 23, 2026. Reported figures come from the company's filings with the SEC.