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ASHAshland Inc.Sell6.0·$73.02

Ashland (ASH) Q3 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage

MISS-11.6% vs estimateEPS $1.12 vs $1.27 estCurrent verdict Sell 6.0/10

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Event detail · Q3 2026

Key numbers

Adjusted EPS
$1.12
Estimate
$1.27
Surprise
-11.6%
Score today
6.0/10

Revenue for this quarter isn’t shown: the reported figure hasn’t cleared TrendMatrix’s freshness and sanity checks yet, and consensus revenue isn’t tracked. EPS above is the available figure.

Report record · Q3 2026

How the report landed

Ashland (ASH) missed the $1.27 estimate with adjusted EPS of $1.12 — a large 11.6% shortfall.

Around the report

Coverage in the report window

  • Ashland Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter and Full-Year Fiscal 2026 Financial Results — fiscal.ai, 2026-11-03
Current read · as of 2026-11-04

Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now

TrendMatrix currently rates ASH Sell at 6.0/10; no pre/post engine snapshot brackets this report.

2 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's -11.6% surprise compares with a -1.4% four-quarter average.

What supports the rating

  • Strong growth profile
  • Positive insider activity

What argues against it

  • Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining
  • V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=5.2)
  • Sector modifier (Basic Materials): -0.1

This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.

Current engine read

The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks

Current price
$73.02
Stop
$69.74

The stock trades at 46.8× trailing but 15.4× forward earnings — consensus estimates already build in a substantial earnings recovery.

Risk check: trading volume is running 1.9× its average — elevated turnover around the report window.

Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-11-04 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.

Basic Materials context

ASH at TrendMatrix's latest read

Materials producers report against the commodity cycle — realized-price capture and volume, not the EPS line, are the tells in a quarter like this.

Industry
Specialty Chemicals
Market cap
$3.34B
P/E (fwd)
15.4
P/E (ttm)
46.8
52-week range
$47.12–$78.25
Off 52-week high
6.7%
RSI (14)
60
Volume vs avg
1.85×
Score today
6.0/10

EPS and the estimate come from Yahoo Finance’s earnings calendar, captured around the report date. That EPS is the adjusted figure analysts forecast, so it can differ from the GAAP diluted EPS in the company’s filing, and consensus estimates vary between data providers. Revenue comes from SEC XBRL company facts where available, yfinance-provisional otherwise. Not a buy/sell rating, a price target, or investment advice — see the current verdict on the stock’s main page for TrendMatrix’s live read.

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