Ashland Global vs Chemours
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The short version
- Chemours is the larger business, with $5.8B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $1.8B for Ashland Global, about 3.2 times as much.
- Chemours grew revenue faster (0.5%, against −13.7%).
- Ashland Global turned more of its sales into free cash flow (2.0% FCF margin, against 0.9%).
- Chemours earned a higher return on the capital invested in it (−0.2%, against −17.5%).
| Latest fiscal year | ASH · FY25 | CC · FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $3.4B | $1.9B |
| Revenue | $1.8B | $5.8B |
| Free cash flow | $36.0M | $51.0M |
| Net income | −$845M | −$386M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | −13.7% | 0.5% |
| 5-year growth | −2.0% | 3.2% |
| Share count change | −8.0% | 0.0% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 30.1% | 15.5% |
| Operating margin | −42.5% | — |
| Net margin | −46.3% | −6.7% |
| FCF margin | 2.0% | 0.9% |
| Return on capital | −17.5% | −0.2% |
| Return on equity | −35.4% | −94.0% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | $1.2B | $3.5B |
| Net debt / EBITDA | — | 10.6x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $176M | $78.0M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | 69.5x | — |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 4 |
Revenue
FY16
ASH $3.0B
CC $5.4B
FY17
ASH $2.3B
CC $6.2B
FY18
ASH $2.6B
CC $6.6B
FY19
ASH $2.1B
CC $5.5B
FY20
ASH $2.0B
CC $5.0B
FY21
ASH $2.1B
CC $6.3B
FY22
ASH $2.4B
CC $6.8B
FY23
ASH $2.2B
CC $6.1B
FY24
ASH $2.1B
CC $5.8B
FY25
ASH $1.8B
CC $5.8B
ASH
CC
Operating margin
FY16
ASH −1.7%
CC —
FY17
ASH 2.1%
CC —
FY18
ASH 3.9%
CC —
FY19
ASH 4.0%
CC —
FY20
ASH −22.9%
CC —
FY21
ASH 9.1%
CC —
FY22
ASH 13.9%
CC —
FY23
ASH 7.9%
CC —
FY24
ASH −1.2%
CC —
FY25
ASH −42.5%
CC —
ASH
CC
Free cash flow
FY16
ASH $154M
CC $256M
FY17
ASH $6.0M
CC $229M
FY18
ASH $84.0M
CC $642M
FY19
ASH −$7.0M
CC $169M
FY20
ASH $94.0M
CC $540M
FY21
ASH $361M
CC $537M
FY22
ASH $80.0M
CC $448M
FY23
ASH $124M
CC $186M
FY24
ASH $325M
CC −$993M
FY25
ASH $36.0M
CC $51.0M
ASH
CC
Return on capital
FY16
ASH −0.8%
CC 5.0%
FY17
ASH 0.8%
CC 29.5%
FY18
ASH 1.8%
CC 31.9%
FY19
ASH 1.3%
CC 1.7%
FY20
ASH −7.7%
CC 10.1%
FY21
ASH 4.3%
CC 21.6%
FY22
ASH 7.0%
CC 19.9%
FY23
ASH 4.4%
CC −2.4%
FY24
ASH −0.5%
CC 6.3%
FY25
ASH −17.5%
CC −0.2%
ASH
CC
Each company's latest fiscal year; fiscal years end in different months. The best value in each row is highlighted where higher (or lower) is clearly better. Not investment advice.