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Ashland Inc. dividend history

Ashland Inc.'s dividend was $1.64 a share in fiscal 2025, up 3.8% on the year before. It has raised its dividend per share every year since fiscal 2018.

Dividends, buybacks and capital spending

FY2025 Q4 TTM
Buybacks (TTM)
$100M
Dividends (TTM)
$76M
Returned to shareholders
489%
of free cash flow
Buybacks, last 3 fiscal years
$780M
Diluted share count
−9.2%
year over year
Total shareholder yield
5.2%
dividends 2.2% + buybacks 2.9% of market value
Dividend payout ratio
146%
of net income paid out
R&D spending
3.0%
of revenue
Sales & admin spending
18.5%
of revenue
Days sales outstanding
51 days
receivables vs revenue

Dividends by fiscal year

US$ millions unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Fiscal year2014Sept 20142015Sept 20152016Sept 20162017Sept 20172018Sept 20182019Sept 20192020Sept 20202021Sept 20212022Sept 20222023Sept 20232024Sept 20242025Sept 2025LTMJun 2026
Dividend per share$1.36$1.46$1.56$1.23$0.950$1.05$1.10$1.15$1.27$1.44$1.58$1.64—
Dividend per share growth—+7.4%+6.8%−21.2%−22.8%+10.5%+4.8%+4.5%+10.4%+13.4%+9.7%+3.8%—
Dividends paid103989777606466707076787676
Share buybacks9543975000—200—450200300380100—
Dividends ÷ net income44.2%31.7%—>999%52.6%12.7%—31.8%7.6%42.7%46.2%—146.2%

Dividend per share is the amount declared for the fiscal year as stated in the company's filings (including any special dividend), restated for stock splits and checked against the cash dividends paid. Dividends paid and buybacks are cash amounts; the last-twelve-months column can include an extra payment when a quarter-end date moves.

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Figures from Ashland Inc.'s SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 26, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to Ashland Inc.