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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Ashland Global (ASH)

Ashland Q1 sales fall 5% to $386 million; EBITDA guidance narrowed to $400-$420 million

Mixed Impact 4 of 5 guidance Written later

Ashland reported first-quarter fiscal 2026 sales of $386 million, down 5% from $405 million a year earlier, and Adjusted EBITDA of $58 million, down 5%. The company narrowed its full-year Adjusted EBITDA guidance to $400 million to $420 million from $400 million to $430 million, citing about $11 million of temporary impacts from the Calvert City startup delay and weather disruptions, isolated to the second quarter.

Key points

  • Sales $386 million, down 5% from $405 million; Adjusted EBITDA $58 million, down 5% from $61 million
  • Net loss of $12 million, or $(0.26) per diluted share, versus a $165 million loss a year earlier that included the Avoca impairment
  • Fiscal 2026 Adjusted EBITDA guidance narrowed to $400 million to $420 million from $400 million to $430 million
  • Calvert City startup delay and recent weather disruptions cited for approximately $11 million of temporary impacts in the second quarter

The filing

CompanyAshland Global (ASH)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECFeb 2, 2026, 5:11 PM ET
Accession number0001193125-26-033842

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 1:38 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on February 02, 2026.

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