Why did Dow Inc. (DOW) stock move recently?

On 8/25/2026, Dow Inc. moved -4.1% — Dow Inc. stock fell 4.07% with no company-specific news or filings, underperforming the broader Dow Jones Industrial Average (which rose ~0.3%) and peers amid mixed market trading driven by tech weakness. This is MarketChacha's decoded reason from filings and credible news; it is education, not buy/sell advice.

Is Dow Inc. (DOW) overvalued or fairly valued?

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What is Dow Inc.'s revenue?

Dow Inc. reported revenue of $40.0B for FY2025, with net profit of $-2.4B, per official filings.

What is the share price of Dow Inc. (DOW)?

Dow Inc. last traded at $29.44 (-3.0% on the day), as of 9/4/2026 — a delayed quote shown for education, not investment advice.

Dow Inc.

DOW · NYSE · Materials · United States

Snapshot

TickerDOW

ExchangeNYSE

SectorMaterials

IndustryChemicals

CountryUnited States

Employees32,800

HeadquartersMidland, United States

Websitewww.dow.com

Filings tracked17

About Dow Inc.

Dow Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides various materials science solutions for packaging, infrastructure, mobility, and consumer applications in the United States, Canada, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, India, the Asia Pacific, and Latin America. The company operates through Packaging & Specialty Plastics, Industrial Intermediates & Infrastructure, and Performance Materials & Coatings segments. The Packaging & Specialty Plastics segment provides ethylene, propylene, polyethylene, and aromatics products; and other ethylene derivatives, such as polyolefin elastomers, ethylene vinyl acetate, and ethylene propylene diene monomer rubber. The Industrial Intermediates & Infrastructure segment offers polyurethanes, including propylene oxide, propylene glycol, and polyether polyols; aromatic isocyanates and fully formulated polyurethane systems; and chlor-alkali and vinyl comprising chlorine and caustic soda, ethylene dichloride, and vinyl chloride monomer; and construction chemicals consisting of cellulose ethers, redispersible latex powders, and acrylic emulsions, as well as coatings, adhesives, sealants, elastomers, and composites. The Performance Materials & Coatings segment provides architectural paints and coatings, and industrial coatings; and acrylics-based building blocks, silicon metals, siloxanes, and intermediates. The company also engages in the property and casualty insurance, as well as reinsurance business. The company was founded in 1897 and is headquartered in Midland, Michigan.

Who owns it

Insiders0.2%
Institutions79.6%
Public & other20.2%

1,593 institutional holders

Ownership breakdown from public market data.

Top holders

Blackrock Inc.8.55%
Vanguard Capital Management LLC6.51%
State Street Corporation5.24%
Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC4.83%
Geode Capital Management, LLC2.67%
Two Sigma Investments, LP2.47%
Capital World Investors2.18%
AQR Capital Management, LLC2.17%

Largest institutional holders — last updated 6/30/2026.

Forensic scorecard

Margin has compressed by about 7.6 points over the period — profitability is trending down.

Net margin trend1.5% → -6.1%

Margin has compressed by about 7.6 points over the period — profitability is trending down.

Return on equity-15.3%

Latest ROE of -15.3% is on the low side — the business earns a modest return on shareholder capital.

Computed by MarketChacha from reported figures (SEC XBRL). Education, not a rating or recommendation.

What's expected next

Next quarter

Rev $10.5B · EPS 0.39

Est. earnings growth +214.5%

Next fiscal year

Rev $43.3B · EPS 1.84

Est. earnings growth -25.6%

Analyst consensus estimates — not the company's own guidance.

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Financials at a glance

Source: SEC XBRL

Annual

Quarterly · last 8

Revenue (FY2025)

$40.0B

Net margin

-6.1%

ROE

-15.3%

Revenue CAGR (2y)

-5.4%

EPS (FY2025)

-3.70

Net profit (FY2025)

$-2.4B

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Why it moved

Aug 25, 2026
Dow Inc. stock fell 4.07% with no company-specific news or filings, underperforming the broader Dow Jones Industrial Average (which rose ~0.3%) and peers amid mixed market trading driven by tech weakness.
source 1 ↗source 2 ↗· confidence: medium
Jul 24, 2026
Dow fell after its Q2 earnings release and outlook, which included a forecast for quarterly core profit only slightly above estimates alongside warnings of ongoing Middle East uncertainty and supply-chain impacts.
source 1 ↗source 2 ↗source 3 ↗· confidence: medium

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Financials

Yearly

Period	Revenue	Net profit	EPS	Net margin	ROE
FY2025	$40.0B	$-2.4B	-3.70	-6.1%	-15.3%
FY2024	$43.0B	$1.2B	1.57	2.8%	6.9%
FY2023	$44.6B	$660.0M	0.82	1.5%	3.5%

Quarterly

Period	Revenue	Net profit	EPS	Net margin
2026Q1	$9.8B	$-533.0M	-0.74	-5.4%
2025Q3	$10.0B	$62.0M	0.08	0.6%
2025Q2	$10.1B	$-835.0M	-1.18	-8.3%
2025Q1	$10.4B	$-307.0M	-0.44	-2.9%
2024Q3	$10.9B	$214.0M	0.30	2.0%
2024Q2	$10.9B	$439.0M	0.62	4.0%
2024Q1	$10.8B	$516.0M	0.73	4.8%
2023Q3	$10.7B	$302.0M	0.42	2.8%
2023Q2	$11.4B	$485.0M	0.68	4.2%
2023Q1	$11.9B	$-93.0M	-0.13	-0.8%

Figures as reported, in reporting currency. Source: SEC XBRL.

Filings & announcements

2026

10-Q filing
SEC7/24/2026
8-K — Results of operations, Exhibits
SEC7/23/2026material
8-K — Other events, Exhibits
SEC7/10/2026material
8-K/A — Executive/director change
SEC7/6/2026
10-Q filing
SEC4/24/2026
8-K — Results of operations, Exhibits
SEC4/23/2026material
8-K — Executive/director change, Shareholder vote results, Reg FD disclosure, Other events, Exhibits
SEC4/14/2026material
10-K filing
SEC2/3/2026
8-K — Other events, Exhibits
SEC2/2/2026material
8-K — Costs from exit/disposal, Other events
SEC1/29/2026material
8-K — Results of operations, Exhibits
SEC1/29/2026material
8-K — Executive/director change
SEC1/5/2026material

2025

10-Q filing
SEC10/24/2025
8-K — Results of operations, Exhibits
SEC10/23/2025material
8-K — Other events, Exhibits
SEC9/8/2025material
8-K — Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC9/2/2025material
10-Q filing
SEC7/25/2025

In the news

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