---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000950170-23-016763"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ASH"
cik: "0001674862"
company_name: "ASHLAND INC."
filed_at: "2023-05-02T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-16T03:39:22.957357+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "low"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Ashland announces preliminary Q2 FY2023 results; specifics not in filing text

## Summary
- Ashland announced preliminary second quarter fiscal 2023 results on May 2, 2023.
- No specific revenue or EPS figures were included in the Form 8-K filing; details are in the attached press release.
- The press release is available on Ashland's investor relations website at investor.ashland.com.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000950170-23-016763
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ASH
- cik: 0001674862
- company_name: ASHLAND INC.
- filed_at: 2023-05-02T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: low
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1674862/000095017023016763/0000950170-23-016763-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1674862/000095017023016763/ash-20230502.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-23-016763
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-23-016763.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-23-016763.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  ASHLAND INC. reported preliminary financial results for second quarter.
  - Period: second quarter
  - Result: preliminary results
  source text: On May 2, 2023, Ashland Inc. (“Ashland”) announced preliminary second quarter results, which are discussed in more detail in the news release (the “News Release”) attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K (“Form 8-K”) as Exhibit 99.1, which is incorporated herein by reference into this Item 2.02.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1674862/000095017023016763/0000950170-23-016763-index.htm

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