CEO Total Pay
$9.3M
FY2021 Summary Compensation, above median
ASH FY2021 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A
Ashland Inc. CEO pay ratio
The CEO earned $9.3M in FY2021 against median worker pay of $67,146 · Wholesale — Non-Durable Goods.
- State
- DE
- Filing date
- 2022-12-06
- Industry
- Wholesale — Non-Durable Goods
- Fiscal year
- FY2021
Data updated August 2026
CEO-to-worker pay ratio
139:1
Moderate (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$9.3M
Median worker
$67,146
Latest filing FY2021. This company's newest DEF 14A on file is for FY2021, not FY2025, so the figures on this page are from that earlier year and are not ranked against the FY2025 industry benchmark. Industry pages mark issuers like this one with a "Latest filing" label.
Answer first
Ashland Inc. reported a 139:1 CEO-to-worker pay ratio in FY2021 - above the Wholesale — Non-Durable Goods median of 126:1 across 12 filers.
Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Wholesale — Non-Durable Goods companies.
- Pay ratio
- 139:1
- FY2021 disclosed
- CEO total
- $9.3M
- Summary Compensation Table total
- Median worker
- $67,146
- Dodd-Frank median employee
Ratio bands among Wholesale — Non-Durable Goods peers
Exclusive CEO-to-median-worker bands across 11 complete latest-FY filings in SIC 51. Segments sum to the peer set, not this company's compensation pillar.
CEO Compensation Breakdown, FY2021
A component-level pay breakdown is not reported in Ashland Inc.'s structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →
Industry Comparison - Wholesale — Non-Durable Goods
This Company's Ratio
139:1
Industry Median Ratio
126:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$7.0M
This CEO's Pay
$9.3M
Companies in Industry
12
vs. Industry Median
Above
Ashland Inc.: MID · HEAVY pay ratio
Ashland Inc. disclosed 139:1 CEO-to-worker pay and $9.3M CEO total in FY2021. the CEO earned 139× the median employee ($67,146) in FY2021.
Median employee $67,146 (PAR-MED); MID · HEAVY stamps put about 139 median-wage years per CEO year.
Pay Ratio
139:1
Near industry median
What FY2021 shows for Ashland Inc.
Ashland Inc. disclosed 139:1 CEO-to-worker pay and $9.3M CEO total in FY2021. The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. Wholesale — Non-Durable Goods (SIC 51) median ratio is 126:1 across 12 FY2025 filers; Ashland Inc.'s $9.3M CEO total is above the $7.0M industry median CEO pay.
Ashland Inc. stamps MID · HEAVY · PAR-MED; grant-date fair value (not realized pay) is what the DEF 14A reports. Open Wholesale — Non-Durable Goods peers.
Key Data, FY2021
- Total Compensation
- $9.3M
- Median Employee Pay
- $67,146
- Pay Ratio
- 139:1
- Filing Date
- 2022-12-06
Company Info
- Ticker
- ASH
- CIK
- 1674862
- Industry
- Wholesale — Non-Durable Goods
- SIC Code
- 5160
- State
- DE
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 1674862, FY2021. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Ashland Inc. disclosed 139:1 CEO-to-worker pay and $9.3M CEO total in FY2021.
Read with Ashland Inc.
ABS(ceo_total_comp) peers first, then a SIC pole and a stamp-branched guide - not a fixed Related strip. This page stamps MID · HEAVY · PAR-MED.
Axis Capital Holdings Ltd · HEAVY
ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $9.3M (Δ $6K lighter vs Ashland Inc.); MODEST · ELITE-MED vs this page's MID · HEAVY · PAR-MED.
OUTFRONT Media Inc. · HEAVY
ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $9.3M (Δ $7K heavier vs Ashland Inc.); MID · HIGH-MED vs this page's MID · HEAVY · PAR-MED.
EDGEWELL PERSONAL CARE Co · HEAVY
ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $9.3M (Δ $15K lighter vs Ashland Inc.); STEEP · PAR-MED vs this page's MID · HEAVY · PAR-MED.
E2open Parent Holdings, Inc. · HEAVY
ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $9.3M (Δ $15K heavier vs Ashland Inc.); MID · HIGH-MED vs this page's MID · HEAVY · PAR-MED.
Wholesale — Non-Durable Goods benchmark
Ashland Inc. stamps MID · HEAVY · PAR-MED inside SIC 51 - open the industry median board after the ABS peers.
Pay-ratio rankings · MID
See where MID · HEAVY packages sit on the national leaderboard after reading Ashland Inc..
Comp structure · HEAVY
Ashland Inc.'s HEAVY CEO total is equity-sensitive - read what grant-date fair value does and does not mean.
Data sourced from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for Ashland Inc. (CIK 1674862), FY2021. See our methodology. Aggregated by PlainCEOPay as of August 2026.
Data currency: Executive compensation from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A proxy statements through fiscal year 2025, compiled and last refreshed August 2026. See our methodology for source dates and refresh cadence. Spot a figure that looks wrong? Report a correction.