Dow Inc DOW

What the company does

Dow Inc is a large-cap company in the Basic Materials sector (Chemicals), with a market value of $23.6B, based in the USA.

It employs about 34,600 people and has been listed since Mar 20, 2019.

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.

Cheap or expensive? no comparison basis

No valuation multiples are available for this asset.

Revenue is growing 13% versus the same quarter last year.

The average analyst price target is 34.47, 6% above the current price (their view, not ours).

The stock sits at 58% of its one-year range (0% = the low, 100% = the high).

The risks

• No risk flags were detected from the data we have.

Strengths

• ✅ Profitable — 4 of every 100 dollars of revenue stays as profit.
• ✅ Generates free cash flow — profit becomes cash in the bank.
• ✅ Most analysts rate it buy (5 vs 1).
• ✅ Pays a dividend (1.1% a year).

What changed this week

Over the past week the stock rose 8.9% (for comparison: S&P 500 -0.4%, sector ETF XLB +0.8%).

The company published its quarterly report this week — see the plain-language summary above.

This week's news

• Dow (DOW) Stock Climbs After Q3 Earnings Sharpen Margin Recovery finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-24
  What the article says

  The market liked what it saw. Dow stock closed at $32.61 on Friday, up 2.5% on the day, as traders rushed to price in fresh Q3 2026 numbers. The headline is simple. A volatile chemicals cycle met a cleaner earnings story. Net sales reached $11.27b and net income came in at $458m, with operating profitability helped by… source ↗

• Will Earnings Beat Change Dow (DOW) Narrative finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-23
  What the article says

  Dow Inc. reported third quarter 2026 sales of US$11.27b and net income of US$458m, with earnings per share ahead of analyst expectations. The latest quarter shows Dow's pricing actions and cost savings programs contributing to higher earnings, while the firm continues a century long dividend record. This article… source ↗

• Dow (DOW) Beats On Earnings, Is The Stock Still Cheap? finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-23
  What the article says

  Dow (DOW) is back in focus after reporting third quarter 2026 earnings, with sales of US$11.27b and net income of US$458m, alongside a 35 cent quarterly dividend declaration. The earnings beat and long-running dividend track record have coincided with a sharp pick up in momentum for Dow, with a 12.8% 1 month share… source ↗

• Dow expects about $1.5B Q4 EBITDA while targeting $1.3B of self-help benefits in 2027 seekingalpha.com · 2026-10-22
  What the article says

  Earnings Call Insights: Dow Inc. (DOW) Q3 2026 MANAGEMENT VIEW * "Net sales were up 13% year-over-year with growth in every operating segment" and "Operating EBITDA was more than $1.5 billion" (CEO & Director Karen Carter). * "Transform to Outperform continues to deliver benefits ahead of our initial schedule, and we… source ↗

• DOW Q3 Earnings Beat Estimates on Pricing Gains and Cost Actions finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-22
  What the article says

  Dow Inc. DOW reported third-quarter 2026 adjusted earnings of 71 cents per share, reversing the year-ago loss of 19 cents per share. The improvement was mainly driven by higher prices and benefits from the company's self-help initiatives, which more than offset higher raw material and logistics costs. It beat the… source ↗

• Compared to Estimates, Dow Inc. (DOW) Q3 Earnings: A Look at Key Metrics finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-22
  What the article says

  Dow Inc. (DOW) reported $11.27 billion in revenue for the quarter ended September 2026, representing a year-over-year increase of 13%. EPS of $0.71 for the same period compares to -$0.19 a year ago. The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $11.26 billion, representing a surprise of +0.09%. The… source ↗

What changed since last week

• Risk flag cleared: earnings report coming up.

• New strength: positive analyst ratings.

• No longer a strength: revenue growth.

• The price rose 9.0% since the last summary.

• The average analyst target moved from 33.29 to 34.47.

• A new quarterly report was published (quarter ended Sep 30, 2026).