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About Dow
Dow is one of the largest plastics and chemicals producers in the world, ranking in the top five for upstream plastics production, such as polyethylene, or PE, and polypropylene, or PP. It has three reportable segments: packaging and specialty plastics (P&SP), industrial intermediates and infrastructure (II&I), and performance materials and coatings (PM&C). The company traces its roots to 1897 with the founding of the Dow Chemical Company. After a long history of chemical production, Dow strategically merged with DuPont in 2017. In 2019, Dow, DuPont, and Corteva were split to enhance operational focus on the assets of the chemical conglomerate.
- Ticker
- $DOW
- Sector
- Materials
- Primary listing
- NYSE
- Employees
- 31,600
- Headquarters
- Midland, United States
- Website
- www.dow.com
Dow Metrics
BasicAdvanced
$23B
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-$1.26
0.41
$1.40
4.46%
Price and volume
Market cap
$23B
Beta
0.41
52-week high
$42.74
52-week low
$20.93
Average daily volume
8.8M
Dividend rate
$1.40
Financial strength
Current ratio
1.756
Quick ratio
0.85
Long term debt to equity
1.01
Total debt to equity
1.076
Interest coverage (TTM)
2.40%
Profitability
EBITDA (TTM)
4,748
Gross margin (TTM)
11.01%
Net profit margin (TTM)
-2.10%
Operating margin (TTM)
4.84%
Effective tax rate (TTM)
-40.00%
Revenue per employee (TTM)
$1,350,000
Management effectiveness
Return on assets (TTM)
2.11%
Return on equity (TTM)
-3.24%
Valuation
Price to revenue (TTM)
0.532
Price to book
1.41
Price to tangible book (TTM)
3.3
Price to free cash flow (TTM)
11.05
Free cash flow yield (TTM)
9.05%
Free cash flow per share (TTM)
2.842
Dividend yield (TTM)
4.46%
Forward dividend yield
4.46%
Growth
Revenue change (TTM)
4.16%
Earnings per share change (TTM)
-22.08%
3-year revenue growth (CAGR)
-2.42%
3-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
-11.63%
3-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
-20.63%
What the Analysts think about Dow
Analyst ratings (Buy, Hold, Sell) for Dow stock.
Analyst projections of the future price of Dow stock.
Bulls say / Bears say
Third-quarter sales rose 13% year on year and operating EPS improved to $0.71 from a loss of $0.19 a year earlier. Operating cash flow also increased, pointing to a strong near-term earnings and cash recovery. (Dow Investor Relations)
Dow says its cost and productivity actions are on track to deliver more than $1 billion of EBITDA uplift in both 2026 and 2027. The programme, alongside closures of higher-cost European assets, could make earnings less dependent on market prices over time. (Dow Investor Relations)
Dow is investing in higher-value silicone applications for data centres, including liquid cooling and thermal management, where management cites double-digit market growth. This offers a route to expand beyond more cyclical commodity chemicals. (StockAnalysis)
Demand remains uneven: management cited weak building and construction markets, while Dow's third-quarter volume fell 1% overall and 7% in Industrial Intermediates & Infrastructure. That leaves parts of its portfolio exposed if housing and industrial activity stay subdued. (Investing.com, Dow Investor Relations)
The earnings rebound is being helped by supply disruption and higher polyethylene prices, but the Iran conflict has also raised raw-material, energy and logistics costs. If those costs rise faster than selling prices, the margin recovery could falter. (Reuters)
A temporary price recovery may not resolve structural oversupply: RBC expects excess capacity and weak demand to weigh on prices as supply disruptions fade. It also warns Dow's Alberta project could absorb much of its free cash flow through 2030, limiting financial flexibility. (Investing.com)
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 26 Oct 2026.
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Funds containing Dow
AllUSDEURGBP
Fund name | Fund size | $DOW weighting |
|---|---|---|
iShares S&P 500 Materials Sector£IMSU | $218M | 2.01% |
iShares S&P 500 Materials Sector€2B7B | $218M | 2.01% |
SPDR MSCI World Materials€WMAT | $206M | 0.80% |
Xtrackers S&P 500 Equal Weight£XDWE | $16B | 0.21% |
Xtrackers S&P 500 Equal Weight$XDEW | $16B | 0.21% |
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