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Ashland vs Hawkins: revenue, profit, margins and growth compared

Ashland brought in $1.8B of revenue in fiscal 2025, Hawkins $1.1B in fiscal 2026. Revenue changed by -13.7% at Ashland and +11.2% at Hawkins on the year before, so Hawkins grew faster. Ashland kept -46.3% of its revenue as net profit, Hawkins 7.5%. Free cash flow was $36M at Ashland and $86.1M at Hawkins.

Side by side, latest fiscal year

ASHHWKN
Fiscal year endedFY2025 (September 30, 2025)FY2026 (March 29, 2026)
Revenue$1.8B$1.1B
Revenue growth-13.7%+11.2%
Net income-$845M$81.5M
Net margin-46.3%7.5%
Free cash flow$36M$86.1M
Free cash flow margin2.0%7.9%
Earnings per share (diluted)-$18.23$3.91
Cash$215M$3.9M
Debt$1.4B$244M
Price to earningsn/a33.0
Market value$3.2B$2.7B
Dividend yield2.37%0.58%
Rank by revenue in sector#369 of 778 · Consumer discretionary#448 of 778 · Consumer discretionary

Over the years

Revenue
ASH FY2018: $2.6BASH FY2019: $2.1BASH FY2020: $2BASH FY2021: $2.1BASH FY2022: $2.4BASH FY2023: $2.2BASH FY2024: $2.1BASH FY2025: $1.8BHWKN FY2018: $556.3MHWKN FY2019: $540.2MHWKN FY2021: $596.9MHWKN FY2022: $774.5MHWKN FY2023: $935.1MHWKN FY2024: $919.2MHWKN FY2025: $974.4MHWKN FY2026: $1.1BFY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25FY26
ASH $1.8BHWKN $1.1B
Net income
ASH FY2018: $114MASH FY2019: $505MASH FY2020: -$508MASH FY2021: $220MASH FY2022: $927MASH FY2023: $178MASH FY2024: $169MASH FY2025: -$845MHWKN FY2018: $24.4MHWKN FY2019: $28.4MHWKN FY2021: $41MHWKN FY2022: $51.5MHWKN FY2023: $60MHWKN FY2024: $75.4MHWKN FY2025: $84.3MHWKN FY2026: $81.5MFY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25FY26
ASH -$845MHWKN $81.5M
Net margin
ASH FY2018: 4.4%ASH FY2019: 23.5%ASH FY2020: -25.2%ASH FY2021: 10.4%ASH FY2022: 38.8%ASH FY2023: 8.1%ASH FY2024: 8.0%ASH FY2025: -46.3%HWKN FY2018: 4.4%HWKN FY2019: 5.3%HWKN FY2021: 6.9%HWKN FY2022: 6.7%HWKN FY2023: 6.4%HWKN FY2024: 8.2%HWKN FY2025: 8.7%HWKN FY2026: 7.5%FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25FY26
ASH -46.3%HWKN 7.5%
Revenue growth
ASH FY2019: -17.0%ASH FY2020: -6.1%ASH FY2021: +4.7%ASH FY2022: +13.3%ASH FY2023: -8.4%ASH FY2024: -3.6%ASH FY2025: -13.7%HWKN FY2019: -2.9%HWKN FY2021: +10.5%HWKN FY2022: +29.8%HWKN FY2023: +20.7%HWKN FY2024: -1.7%HWKN FY2025: +6.0%HWKN FY2026: +11.2%FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25FY26
ASH -13.7%HWKN +11.2%
Free cash flow
ASH FY2018: $84MASH FY2019: -$7MASH FY2020: $94MASH FY2021: $361MASH FY2022: $80MASH FY2023: $124MASH FY2024: $325MASH FY2025: $36MHWKN FY2018: $35.4MHWKN FY2019: $34.4MHWKN FY2021: $23MHWKN FY2022: $14.3MHWKN FY2023: $29.1MHWKN FY2024: $119.3MHWKN FY2025: $70MHWKN FY2026: $86.1MFY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25FY26
ASH $36MHWKN $86.1M

Fiscal years as each company reports them; the two may end in different months.

Questions about Ashland and Hawkins

Which is bigger by revenue, Ashland or Hawkins?

Ashland is bigger by revenue: $1.8B in fiscal 2025, against $1.1B for Hawkins in fiscal 2026.

Which keeps more of its revenue as profit, Ashland or Hawkins?

Ashland had a net margin of -46.3% in fiscal 2025; Hawkins had 7.5% in fiscal 2026.

Which grew revenue faster, Ashland or Hawkins?

In their latest fiscal years revenue changed by -13.7% at Ashland and +11.2% at Hawkins.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the annual reports each company files with the SEC (10-K, or 20-F and 40-F for foreign companies), read from their XBRL data. Margins and growth are simple arithmetic on those figures. Nothing here is a recommendation.

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