Dow Inc. (DOW)
Materials · Diversified Chemicals · NYSE
A leading global materials science company delivering innovative plastic, industrial, and performance chemical solutions.
What Dow Inc. does
Dow Inc. is a global materials science company that produces a wide range of plastics, intermediates, coatings, and silicones. It operates through a vast network of manufacturing facilities globally, focusing on science-based solutions for high-growth markets. The company is actively pursuing initiatives in carbon neutrality and a circular economy for plastics.
Themes: circular economy for plastics, carbon neutrality, materials science, industrial chemicals, performance materials
Fundamentals
- Price$32.35 as of 2026-08-21 close
- Market cap$23.3B as of 2026-08-21
- 1-year return+36.6% 2025-08-21 close $23.69 → 2026-08-21 close $32.35
- P/En/a negative earnings
- Net margin-3.1% as of 2026-08-24
- Gross margin+9.9% as of 2026-08-24
- ROE-8.0% as of 2026-08-24
- Debt / equity1.13 as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue growth (YoY)-1.2% as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue CAGR (3y)-11.1% SEC XBRL
- Beta0.42 as of 2026-08-24
- Last reported earnings2026-07-23 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
Dividend: yield +5.4%; 1-year non-decreasing per-share dividend streak (SEC XBRL).
How DOW compares in its sector
- net profit marginmiddle range 142 covered Materials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- operating marginmiddle range 142 covered Materials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- gross marginbottom 10% 141 covered Materials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- return on equitymiddle range 151 covered Materials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- 3-year revenue CAGRbottom 25% 127 covered Materials peers
- indicated dividend yieldtop 10% 95 covered Materials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- free cash flow (absolute dollars, latest fiscal year)bottom 10% 124 covered Materials peers, as of FY2025
Position among covered Materials companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
Top 10 scores & list membership
DOW is not currently in any published Top 10 list. Its scores are below.
Long-term score
27.9 #959 of 987 scored · #60 of 66 in Materials
Valuation 77th (price to book 1.5) and long-term trend 46th (over the past 12 months this stock beat the market by 16.1 percentage points); weakest is profitability (5th, return on equity -8%, operating margin -0.5%).
Short-term score
52.8 #616 of 1,704 scored · #31 of 83 in Materials
Volume and participation 70th: trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average; trend 56th: the price is 6% above the average price paid over the period covered, so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain; weakest is catalysts 32nd: open-market insider buys in 90 days 2, analysts' average price target is unchanged from the prior reading.
Scores as of 21 Aug 2026. Each bar is a percentile: how this company ranked against every company the score ranked, 0–100. A list is a published formula and its output, not a recommendation. Method version 2.
Dividend coverage (FY2025)
Not assessable from available data. DOW paid a dividend in FY2025, but coverage cannot be assessed from the available data (non_positive_net_income, non_positive_free_cash_flow).
- Earnings payoutnot assessable earnings were not positive that year
- Free-cash-flow payoutnot assessable free cash flow was not positive that year
Coverage derived from reported SEC EDGAR XBRL figures for FY2025 (dividends paid vs. net income and free cash flow, same fiscal year). This describes PAST coverage for one fiscal year — it does not predict whether a dividend will be maintained, raised, or cut, and a one-year payout ratio can be distorted by non-recurring items. Informational only — not financial advice.
How Dow Inc. looks technically
Dow Inc. (DOW) is trading 4.5% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend. Its 50-day average crossed below its 200-day average about 8 trading days ago — a "death cross", a bearish long-term signal. There is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 17, below the 25 that marks a real trend), though buyers have been pushing harder than sellers lately — pressure, not a trend. Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 59, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). It made a new 20-day high about 2 trading days ago. It is 24.3% below its highest point of the past year.
Trend
9
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 4.5% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend | +4.5% |
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| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $30.26 | $30.26 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $30.97 | $30.97 |
| Swing structure | its recent peaks and dips disagree — one of them is rising while the other is not, so there is no clean up or down pattern in the swings | mixed — one of the two is not confirming |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing low 25 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 25 sessions |
| Wave structure | its recent swings can be read as a completed five-part downward sequence — the pattern Elliott-wave chartists call an impulse — which on that reading would now be due a pullback rather than more of the same; the labelling fails if price closes below 28.23. It is the only labelling that fits, though not with textbook proportions, and it describes the swings already printed, not what comes next. | possible five-wave downward sequence, complete (atypical proportions) |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed below its 200-day average about 8 trading days ago — a "death cross", a bearish long-term signal | 8 sessions |
| Above the 200-day after a dip | it recently dipped to its 200-day average (the long-term trend line) and has since climbed back above it — now about 4.5% above | +4.5% |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | there is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 17, below the 25 that marks a real trend), though buyers have been pushing harder than sellers lately — pressure, not a trend | 16.6 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 59, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 59.4 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading in the upper half of its 14-day range ($28.69 to $33.40) — its "stochastic" reading is 78 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been slipping within that range over the last few sessions. | 77.7 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, is in positive territory (momentum leaning bullish) | 33 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $42.74 | $42.74 |
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| From the 52-week high | it is 24.3% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -24.3% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 56.7% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +56.7% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 24.3% below its highest point of the past year | 24.3% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it made a new 20-day high about 2 trading days ago | 2 sessions |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it made a new 55-day low about 37 trading days ago | 37 sessions |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $71.85 (set on 2022-04-21) | $71.85 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($20.65 to $41.87), and it has given back roughly a third of its rise from last year’s low — 45% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $28.08 to $28.76. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 44.9% |
| From the all-time high | it is 55.0% below its all-time high | -55.0% |
| Nearest price level | it is trading 0.6% below a resistance level at $32.56 — a price it turned at twice since 2025-05-12, most recently on 2026-07-23. Since 2024-08-21 it has 9 such levels below the current price and 7 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | +0.6% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $20.40 (set on 2025-08-11) | $20.40 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 58.6% above its all-time low | +58.6% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are narrower than usual versus its own recent 6-month history (tighter than about 82% of it) | 18th percentile |
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| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $1.10 between its high and its low — about 3.4% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $1.10 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $28.51 and $32.63 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $28.51 – $30.57 – $32.63 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 3.4% in a typical session — about typical for the companies we cover. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 3.4% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 1.3 daily ranges above its 200-day average price (4.5% above it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale | 1.3 daily ranges above its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average | 1.00× |
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Analyst
2
| Change in the average price target | analysts' average price target is unchanged from the prior reading | 0.0% |
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| Change in the consensus rating | not available for this company yet | n/a |
Candlestick patterns
1
| Since a doji | 6 sessions ago it opened and closed at almost the same price after trading through a wider range — a "doji", the classic picture of buyers and sellers finishing the session level | 6 sessions ago |
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Price gaps
1
| Gap filled | a 2.9% gap down opened on 2026-08-04 has been "filled" 13 sessions ago — price traded back through the level the gap left behind, and it closed again during the very session that opened it | 13 sessions ago |
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Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it closed lower in its latest session, after a session that did not close lower — a single down day rather than a run | 1 session down |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock beat the market by 3.8 percentage points (the stock gained 6.2% while the market gained 2.3%) | +3.8% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock lagged the market by 13.0 percentage points (the stock lost 9.9% while the market gained 3.1%) | -13.0% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock lagged the market by 5.1 percentage points (the stock gained 6.0% while the market gained 11.1%) | -5.1% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock beat the market by 16.1 percentage points (the stock gained 36.6% while the market gained 20.5%) | +16.1% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 3 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bullish state: trading above its 200-day average, a fresh 20-day high, MACD momentum is positive — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 3 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 2 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bearish state: a "death cross" — its 50-day average is below its 200-day, lagging the market over 6 months — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 2 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading inside the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-07-16 and projected forward over today's price, the zone traders read as unresolved — neither side has established a trend, and the band is where that gets settled. The band itself is thick, spanning 12.1% of the share price, which is taken to mean a barrier that has held for a while and takes effort to cross. | 0.0% |
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Volume-weighted price
2
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 3% below the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $33.32 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 158 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -2.9% |
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| Vs the average paid since it last reported | the price is 6% above the average price paid since it last reported on 2026-07-23 (its 8-K), so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain. That average is $30.51 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 22 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +6.0% |
Price levels it has turned at before
DOW last closed at $32.35 on 2026-08-21. Since 2024-08-21 it has turned at 9 prices below its last close and 7 above; the 3 nearest below and the 3 nearest above are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $32.56 | Resistance | 0.6% above the last close | turned there twice · 2025-05-12 to 2026-07-23 |
| $31.01 | Support | 4.1% below the last close | turned there four times · 2025-05-02 to 2025-07-23 |
| $34.79 | Resistance | 7.5% above the last close | turned there twice · 2026-02-11 to 2026-04-17 |
| $35.69 | Resistance | 10.3% above the last close | turned there five times · 2025-03-04 to 2026-06-11 |
| $28.99 | Support | 10.4% below the last close | turned there three times · 2026-01-22 to 2026-08-04 |
| $28.25 | Support | 12.7% below the last close | turned there twice · 2025-05-07 to 2026-07-27 |
A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.
Wave structure
Its recent swings can be read as a five-part downward sequence — what Elliott-wave chartists call an impulse — now complete.
This labelling fails — stops being a possible reading at all — if it closes below $28.23.
It is the only labelling that fits these swings, though its proportions are not the textbook ones. It was chosen from 4 labellings that survived the rules, counting shorter readings of the same bars.
This labelling was already in place when we began recording count changes on 2026-08-13, so how long it has stood is not something we can say yet.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-08-21.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Trading above the 200-day moving average · Recent death cross (50-day crossed below 200-day) · Tested and reclaimed 200-day support · Pulled back from the 12-month high · Broke out to a new 20-day high · trendless / choppy (low ADX) | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · breakout · fifty two week high low
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-08-21. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Consensus ratingBuy (2.39 mean, 1=Strong Buy…5=Strong Sell) — 16 analysts
- Mean price target$35.69 range $29.00 – $48.00; median $35.00
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-08-19. These are third-party analyst opinions and price targets, aggregated — not a recommendation, prediction, or advice from stocks-llm. Informational only.
Analyst EPS estimate for DOW
- Consensus EPS estimate$0.7712 next reporting period, as of 2026-08-19
Change over time is not available yet: it needs two readings of the same reporting period at least 30 days apart, and we have been recording these estimates since 2026-08-04. An estimate for a DIFFERENT quarter is not a revision, so a reading from before the last report is never compared with one after it.
The consensus estimate for the next reporting period, and how it has moved between readings of that SAME period. A change is measured only between readings estimating one period — when a company reports, the consensus moves to the next quarter and the two numbers are not comparable. Informational only, not a forecast and not advice.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Fluctuations in energy and raw material prices can materially impact profitability.","Potential legal, environmental, and regulatory liabilities, including carbon neutrality commitments.","Operational risks from supply chain disruptions, geopolitical conflicts, and cybersecurity threats."]
What changed in the latest 10-Q
AI-assisted comparison of DOW's 10-Q filed 2026-04-24 against the prior one filed 2025-10-24.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
The two filings could not be meaningfully compared for this section.
Risk Factors
- Added:
- Added reference to 'any supply chain, operational or other disruptions' in forward-looking statements risk factors (filed 2026-04-24)
- Added reference to 'Dow's ability to realize its commitment to carbon neutrality on the contemplated timeframe, including the completion and success of its integrated ethylene cracker and derivatives facility in Alberta, Canada' as a specific risk factor (filed 2026-04-24)
- Added 'Dow's ability to realize expected benefits from Transform to Outperform on the contemplated timeframe' as a risk factor (filed 2026-04-24)
- Reworded:
- Changed 'any sanctions, export restrictions, supply chain disruptions or increased economic uncertainty related to the ongoing conflicts' to 'any supply chain, operational or other disruptions, sanctions, export restrictions, or increased economic uncertainty related to the ongoing conflicts' - reordered and expanded scope (filed 2026-04-24 vs 2025-10-24)
- Changed reference from 'Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024' to 'Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025' reflecting updated fiscal year reference (filed 2026-04-24 vs 2025-10-24)
- Item 1A Risk Factors page number changed from 65 to 55 (filed 2026-04-24 vs 2025-10-24)
- Notes:
- Financial statements data differ between filings (Q1 2026 vs Q3 2025 reporting periods) but this represents normal quarterly reporting cycle differences, not document section changes
- Provided text excerpt of newer filing appears truncated at the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income section, limiting full comparison of that section
AI-assisted comparison of two SEC filing sections. It describes wording and theme changes only, makes no materiality, legal, or investment judgement, and is not financial advice. Informational only — not financial advice.
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
No open-market insider purchases or sales are on record for DOW — recent Form 4 activity was compensation-related (awards, option exercises, or tax withholding), not open-market buying or selling.
View full insider trading history → View SEC Form 3/4/5 filingsOnly open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.
Congressional trading disclosures
U.S. House members publicly disclose their own, their spouse's, and dependent children's stock transactions under the STOCK Act. We hold 5 matched disclosures for DOW from U.S. House Clerk Periodic Transaction Report filings.
Congressional trading disclosures →Institutional ownership (13F)
4 institutional 13F filers reported holding DOW as of 2026-03-31 (quarter-end position, filed within 45 days).
- Distinct 13F filers 4
- Reported shares held 104,418,280
- Reported value $4,349,021,341
reported quarterly holdings change (2025-12-31 → 2026-03-31): 0 new, 3 increased, 1 decreased, 1 exited. Change counts cover only managers that filed 13F reports in BOTH quarters, derived between two quarter-end snapshots — not same-day trades; a single manager is never said to have "bought" or "sold".
Institutional holdings are quarter-end long positions reported on SEC Form 13F-HR, filed up to 45 days after the quarter ends — they are delayed, are not real-time trades, exclude short positions and most non-US securities, and are not investment advice. Any increase/decrease is a reported change between two quarterly snapshots, not a same-day purchase or sale. These are quarter-end snapshots from the 13F filings on SEC EDGAR, filed within 45 days — not real-time, and any change is a difference between two quarterly reports, not a same-day trade. Informational only — not financial advice.
Short interest (FINRA)
DOW had 35,315,622 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
DOW had 4.90% of its shares outstanding sold short as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (percent of FLOAT would be higher — float is not disclosed in the source). FINRA reported 3.29 days to cover at the same settlement.
- Reported short interest (shares) 35,315,622
- Short interest (% of shares outstanding) 4.90%
- Prior settlement (shares) 33,854,511
- Reported change 4.32%
- Days to cover (reported) 3.29
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-07-31 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
Competitors & peers
- BASF SE (BASFY)
- LyondellBasell Industries (LYB)
- DuPont de Nemours (DD)
- Eastman Chemical (EMN)
- Westlake Corporation (WLK)
- Celanese Corporation (CE)
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Frequently asked questions
What does Dow Inc. (DOW) do?
Dow Inc. is a global materials science company that produces a wide range of plastics, intermediates, coatings, and silicones. It operates through a vast network of manufacturing facilities globally, focusing on science-based solutions for high-growth markets. The company is actively pursuing initiatives in carbon neutrality and a circular economy for plastics.
What sector is Dow Inc. (DOW) in?
Dow Inc. (DOW) is classified in the Materials sector. Its industry is Diversified Chemicals. It trades on NYSE.
Does DOW pay a dividend?
Yes — Dow Inc. (DOW) pays a dividend, with an indicated yield of about 5.42% and 1-year non-decreasing per-share dividend streak (SEC EDGAR XBRL) (market data, as of 2026-08-24). Informational only — not financial advice.
Who are Dow Inc.'s (DOW) competitors?
Notable peers of Dow Inc. (DOW) include BASF SE, LyondellBasell Industries, DuPont de Nemours, Eastman Chemical and Westlake Corporation. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Has there been recent Congressional stock trading in DOW?
Yes — we hold 5 matched STOCK Act disclosures for DOW from U.S. House Clerk Periodic Transaction Report filings. These are legally-required disclosures (often filed 30–45 days after the trade), may belong to a U.S. House member, their spouse, or a dependent child, and are not an indicator of company performance or investment advice.
Is Dow Inc. (DOW) overbought or oversold right now?
Dow Inc. (DOW) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 59, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-08-21). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on DOW come from?
Fundamentals and prices come from market data, as of 2026-08-24; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: market data, as of 2026-08-24. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-08-21.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.