SuperworthAshland profit margin ASH
Gross, operating and net profit as a share of revenue over the last twelve months, from 2016.
- Net margin, 12 months
- 2.8%
- Operating margin, 12 months
- 7.4%
- Net margin on a year earlier
- +48.8 pts
- Peer median
- 2.1%
Over the twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Ashland kept 2.8% of its revenue as net profit, with an operating margin of 7.4% and a gross margin of 31.5%.
Five years earlier its net margin was 8.5%.
The median for 10 food Distribution stocks of a similar size is 2.1%.
Profit margin over time
Fiscal year by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Net margin | Operating margin | Gross margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −46.3% | −42.5% | 30.1% |
| FY2024 | 7.9% | −1.3% | 29.3% |
| FY2023 | 8.1% | 7.9% | 30.5% |
| FY2022 | 38.8% | 13.9% | 34.7% |
| FY2021 | 10.5% | 9.0% | 31.7% |
| FY2020 | −21.8% | −16.7% | 30.4% |
| FY2019 | 20.3% | 6.7% | 30.8% |
| FY2018 | 4.4% | 3.9% | 33.3% |
| FY2017 | 0.0% | 4.5% | 27.5% |
| FY2016 | −0.5% | 9.1% | 33.9% |
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Ended | Net margin, 12 months | Change on a year | Operating margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 FY26 | 2.8% | +48.8 pts | 7.4% | |
| Q2 FY26 | −39.0% | −33.3 pts | −34.0% | |
| Q1 FY26 | −38.3% | −37.2 pts | −33.4% | |
| Q4 FY25 | −46.3% | −54.2 pts | −42.5% | |
| Q3 FY25 | −46.0% | −53.0 pts | −43.1% | |
| Q2 FY25 | −5.7% | −14.8 pts | −8.1% | |
| Q1 FY25 | −1.1% | −8.7 pts | −9.2% | |
| Q4 FY24 | 7.9% | −0.1 pts | −1.3% | |
| Q3 FY24 | 7.0% | −3.3 pts | −3.2% | |
| Q2 FY24 | 9.1% | −0.2 pts | 2.6% | |
| Q1 FY24 | 7.6% | −30.6 pts | 5.5% | |
| Q4 FY23 | 8.1% | −30.7 pts | 7.9% |
Against its peers
Companies in Food Distribution nearest Ashland's size, closest first, today.
| Company | Profit margin |
|---|---|
| ASHAshland | 2.8% |
| SEBSeaboard | 6.2% |
| CENTCentral Garden & Pet | 5.4% |
| UNFIUnited Natural Foods | 0.3% |
| HWKNHawkins | 7.3% |
| CHEFChefs' Warehouse | 2.1% |
| ANDEAndersons | 1.6% |
| DPZDominos Pizza | 12.0% |
| UVVUniversal | n/m |
| CAPLCrossAmerica Partners | 1.4% |
| PFGCPerformance Food | 0.5% |
| Peer median | 2.1% |
Where Ashland ranks
What the profit margin tells you
Profit as a share of revenue at three levels: gross (after making the product), operating (after running the business) and net (after everything, including tax and interest).
Compare within an industry. 10% is superb for a retailer and poor for a software company.
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