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Side-by-side financial comparison of ASHLAND INC. (ASH) and IAMGOLD CORP (IAG). Click either name above to swap in a different company.
IAMGOLD CORP is the larger business by last-quarter revenue ($724.2M vs $386.0M, roughly 1.9× ASHLAND INC.).
Ashland, Inc., is an American chemical company headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware. The company began as an oil refinery in the city of Ashland, Kentucky, in 1924, before moving to Wilmington in 1994. The company has five wholly owned divisions, which include Chemical Intermediates and Solvents, composites, industrial specialties, personal and home care, pharmaceuticals, food and beverage, and agriculture. Until 2017, the company was the primary manufacturer of Valvoline.
Iamgold Corporation is a Canadian company that owns and operates gold mines in Burkina Faso and Canada. Headquartered in Toronto, the company was incorporated in 1990, and went public on the Toronto Stock Exchange in 1996, with additional shares being listed on the New York Stock Exchange beginning in 2005. The company formerly owned or had stakes in the Sadiola and Yatela gold mines in Mali, the Mupane gold mine in Botswana, the Niobec niobium mine in Quebec, as well as a royalty in the Diav...
ASH vs IAG — Head-to-Head
Income Statement — Q1 FY2026 vs Q2 FY2025
| Metric | | |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $386.0M | $724.2M |
| Net Profit | $-12.0M | — |
| Gross Margin | 27.2% | 35.4% |
| Operating Margin | -1.6% | — |
| Net Margin | -3.1% | — |
| Revenue YoY | -4.7% | — |
| Net Profit YoY | 92.7% | — |
| EPS (diluted) | $-0.26 | — |
Green = leading value per metric. Periods may differ when fiscal calendars don't align.
8-Quarter Revenue & Profit Trend
Side-by-side quarterly history. Quarters aligned by calendar period so offset fiscal years line up.
| Q4 25 | $386.0M | — | ||
| Q3 25 | $477.0M | — | ||
| Q2 25 | $463.0M | $724.2M | ||
| Q1 25 | $479.0M | $338.9M | ||
| Q4 24 | $405.0M | — | ||
| Q3 24 | $521.0M | — | ||
| Q2 24 | $544.0M | $465.0M | ||
| Q1 24 | $575.0M | $226.2M |
| Q4 25 | $-12.0M | — | ||
| Q3 25 | $31.0M | — | ||
| Q2 25 | $-742.0M | — | ||
| Q1 25 | $31.0M | — | ||
| Q4 24 | $-165.0M | — | ||
| Q3 24 | $17.0M | — | ||
| Q2 24 | $6.0M | — | ||
| Q1 24 | $120.0M | — |
| Q4 25 | 27.2% | — | ||
| Q3 25 | 33.3% | — | ||
| Q2 25 | 28.5% | 35.4% | ||
| Q1 25 | 30.7% | 31.2% | ||
| Q4 24 | 27.4% | — | ||
| Q3 24 | 33.2% | — | ||
| Q2 24 | 34.2% | 15.0% | ||
| Q1 24 | 28.0% | 19.1% |
| Q4 25 | -1.6% | — | ||
| Q3 25 | 12.8% | — | ||
| Q2 25 | -152.9% | — | ||
| Q1 25 | 10.6% | — | ||
| Q4 24 | -44.2% | — | ||
| Q3 24 | 6.1% | — | ||
| Q2 24 | -11.2% | — | ||
| Q1 24 | 3.7% | — |
| Q4 25 | -3.1% | — | ||
| Q3 25 | 6.5% | — | ||
| Q2 25 | -160.3% | — | ||
| Q1 25 | 6.5% | — | ||
| Q4 24 | -40.7% | — | ||
| Q3 24 | 3.3% | — | ||
| Q2 24 | 1.1% | — | ||
| Q1 24 | 20.9% | — |
| Q4 25 | $-0.26 | — | ||
| Q3 25 | $0.83 | — | ||
| Q2 25 | $-16.21 | — | ||
| Q1 25 | $0.65 | — | ||
| Q4 24 | $-3.50 | — | ||
| Q3 24 | $0.34 | — | ||
| Q2 24 | $0.12 | — | ||
| Q1 24 | $2.39 | — |
Balance Sheet & Financial Strength
Snapshot of each company's liquidity, leverage and book value from the latest quarter.
| Metric | | |
|---|---|---|
| Cash + ST InvestmentsLiquidity on hand | $304.0M | — |
| Total DebtLower is stronger | $1.4B | — |
| Stockholders' EquityBook value | $1.9B | — |
| Total Assets | $4.5B | — |
| Debt / EquityLower = less leverage | 0.74× | — |
8-quarter trend — quarters aligned by calendar period.
| Q4 25 | $304.0M | — | ||
| Q3 25 | $215.0M | — | ||
| Q2 25 | $207.0M | — | ||
| Q1 25 | $168.0M | — | ||
| Q4 24 | $219.0M | — | ||
| Q3 24 | $300.0M | — | ||
| Q2 24 | $399.0M | — | ||
| Q1 24 | $439.0M | — |
| Q4 25 | $1.4B | — | ||
| Q3 25 | $1.4B | — | ||
| Q2 25 | $1.4B | — | ||
| Q1 25 | $1.3B | — | ||
| Q4 24 | $1.3B | — | ||
| Q3 24 | $1.3B | — | ||
| Q2 24 | $1.3B | — | ||
| Q1 24 | $1.3B | — |
| Q4 25 | $1.9B | — | ||
| Q3 25 | $1.9B | — | ||
| Q2 25 | $1.9B | — | ||
| Q1 25 | $2.6B | — | ||
| Q4 24 | $2.6B | — | ||
| Q3 24 | $2.9B | — | ||
| Q2 24 | $3.0B | — | ||
| Q1 24 | $3.1B | — |
| Q4 25 | $4.5B | — | ||
| Q3 25 | $4.6B | — | ||
| Q2 25 | $4.6B | — | ||
| Q1 25 | $5.2B | — | ||
| Q4 24 | $5.2B | — | ||
| Q3 24 | $5.6B | — | ||
| Q2 24 | $5.7B | — | ||
| Q1 24 | $5.9B | — |
| Q4 25 | 0.74× | — | ||
| Q3 25 | 0.73× | — | ||
| Q2 25 | 0.73× | — | ||
| Q1 25 | 0.52× | — | ||
| Q4 24 | 0.51× | — | ||
| Q3 24 | 0.47× | — | ||
| Q2 24 | 0.45× | — | ||
| Q1 24 | 0.42× | — |
Cash Flow & Capital Efficiency
How much cash each business actually produces after reinvestment. Cash flow is harder to manipulate than net income.
| Metric | | |
|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash FlowLast quarter | $125.0M | — |
| Free Cash FlowOCF − Capex | $111.0M | — |
| FCF MarginFCF / Revenue | 28.8% | — |
| Capex IntensityCapex / Revenue | 3.6% | — |
| Cash ConversionOCF / Net Profit | — | — |
| TTM Free Cash FlowTrailing 4 quarters | $200.0M | — |
8-quarter trend — quarters aligned by calendar period.
| Q4 25 | $125.0M | — | ||
| Q3 25 | $40.0M | — | ||
| Q2 25 | $115.0M | — | ||
| Q1 25 | $9.0M | — | ||
| Q4 24 | $-30.0M | — | ||
| Q3 24 | $80.0M | — | ||
| Q2 24 | $127.0M | — | ||
| Q1 24 | $54.0M | — |
| Q4 25 | $111.0M | — | ||
| Q3 25 | $6.0M | — | ||
| Q2 25 | $95.0M | — | ||
| Q1 25 | $-12.0M | — | ||
| Q4 24 | $-53.0M | — | ||
| Q3 24 | $42.0M | — | ||
| Q2 24 | $98.0M | — | ||
| Q1 24 | $20.0M | — |
| Q4 25 | 28.8% | — | ||
| Q3 25 | 1.3% | — | ||
| Q2 25 | 20.5% | — | ||
| Q1 25 | -2.5% | — | ||
| Q4 24 | -13.1% | — | ||
| Q3 24 | 8.1% | — | ||
| Q2 24 | 18.0% | — | ||
| Q1 24 | 3.5% | — |
| Q4 25 | 3.6% | — | ||
| Q3 25 | 7.1% | — | ||
| Q2 25 | 4.3% | — | ||
| Q1 25 | 4.4% | — | ||
| Q4 24 | 5.7% | — | ||
| Q3 24 | 7.3% | — | ||
| Q2 24 | 5.3% | — | ||
| Q1 24 | 5.9% | — |
| Q4 25 | — | — | ||
| Q3 25 | 1.29× | — | ||
| Q2 25 | — | — | ||
| Q1 25 | 0.29× | — | ||
| Q4 24 | — | — | ||
| Q3 24 | 4.71× | — | ||
| Q2 24 | 21.17× | — | ||
| Q1 24 | 0.45× | — |
Financial Flow Comparison
Revenue → gross profit → operating profit → net profit for each company.
Revenue Breakdown by Segment
ASH
| Personal Care And Household | $123.0M | 32% |
| Other | $120.0M | 31% |
| Specialty Additives | $36.0M | 9% |
| Intermediates And Solvents | $31.0M | 8% |
| Personal Care | $30.0M | 8% |
| Life Sciences | $27.0M | 7% |
| Intermediates | $19.0M | 5% |
IAG
Segment breakdown not available.
