Ashland price to book ratio ASH

Market value divided by the book value of the company's net assets, since 2016.

Today, Oct 23, 2026: 1.8×
10-year median: 1.4×
Against its 10-year history: 91st; percentile: 0 is its lowest day, 100 its highest
10-year range: 0.7× to 2.2×
Peer median: 1.7×

Ashland's price to book ratio is 1.8× as of Oct 23, 2026.

That is above its ten-year median of 1.4×, higher than on 91% of days in the last ten years.

Over that time it ranged from 0.7× in Mar 2020 to 2.2× in Dec 2021.

The median for 10 food Distribution stocks of a similar size is 1.7×.

Price to book ratio over time

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Year by year

Year	End of year	Low	High
2026 so far	1.8×	1.2×	1.9×
2025	1.4×	0.9×	1.4×
2024	1.2×	1.2×	1.6×
2023	1.4×	1.2×	1.9×
2022	1.8×	1.5×	2.2×
2021	2.2×	1.6×	2.2×
2020	1.6×	0.7×	1.6×
2019	1.3×	1.2×	1.5×
2018	1.3×	1.2×	1.6×
2017	1.3×	1.0×	1.3×
2016	1.0×	1.0×	1.1×

Against its peers

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

Company	Price to book ratio
ASHAshland	1.8×
SEBSeaboard	0.7×
CENTCentral Garden & Pet	1.6×
UNFIUnited Natural Foods	1.7×
HWKNHawkins	5.0×
CHEFChefs' Warehouse	6.7×
ANDEAndersons	1.7×
DPZDominos Pizza	n/m
UVVUniversal	0.7×
CAPLCrossAmerica Partners	n/m
PFGCPerformance Food	3.0×
Peer median	1.7×

What the price to book ratio tells you

Market value divided by the accounting value of the company's net assets. Below 1 means the market values the business at less than what it owns on paper.

Book value misses brands, software and people, so asset-light companies always look expensive on it. Most useful for banks and industrials.

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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.