Dow Inc. (DOW) Stock

About Dow Inc.

Dow Inc. is a global leader in materials science, delivering diverse solutions for key industries such as packaging, infrastructure development, mobility, and consumer products. The company's reach extends across numerous regions, including the United States, Canada, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, India, the Asia Pacific, and Latin America. Its operations are structured into three main divisions: Packaging & Specialty Plastics, Industrial Intermediates & Infrastructure, and Performance Materials & Coatings. The Packaging & Specialty Plastics segment is responsible for producing foundational chemicals like ethylene, propylene, and aromatics, along with a range of polymers including polyethylene, polyolefin elastomers, ethylene vinyl acetate, and ethylene propylene diene monomer rubbers. The Industrial Intermediates & Infrastructure segment offers a broad spectrum of products, from ethylene and propylene oxides, propylene glycol, and polyether polyols to aromatic isocyanates and comprehensive polyurethane systems. This division also provides coatings, adhesives, sealants, elastomers, and composite materials, alongside essential chemicals such as caustic soda, ethylene dichloride, and vinyl chloride monomers. Additionally, it supplies specialized products like cellulose ethers, redispersible latex powders, and acrylic emulsions. The Performance Materials & Coatings division focuses on architectural and industrial paint and coating solutions, catering to diverse applications including maintenance, protective finishes, wood, metal packaging, traffic markings, thermal paper, and leather goods. This segment also develops high-performance silicones, specialty materials, and the necessary feedstocks and intermediates for silicone production. In addition to its core materials science endeavors, Dow Inc. also engages in the property and casualty insurance, and reinsurance businesses. The company was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Midland, Michigan.

Dow Inc. is led by CEO James R. Fitterling, employs 36,000 people, headquartered in Midland, US, publicly traded since 2019.

Dow Inc. (DOW) stock trades at $28.93 with a market capitalization of $20.90B. The stock is valued at a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 15.31, price-to-book of 1.57, price-to-sales of 0.61. Over the past 52 weeks the stock has ranged between $20.40 and $42.74, and currently trades 32.3% below its 52-week high. It pays a dividend yielding 4.21%.

On profitability, Dow Inc. generates a return on equity (ROE) of -15.26%, return on capital employed of 1.48%, an operating margin of -2.31%, a net profit margin of -7.02%.

In its most recent fiscal year, Dow Inc. reported annual revenue of $40.0B, net profit of $-2.6B, revenue has compounded at 0.7% a year over the last five years.

The balance sheet shows a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.29, a current ratio of 1.97, total assets of $58.5B, $3.8B in cash and equivalents.

DOW has an average daily trading volume of 11,686,662 shares, a beta of 0.41 (less volatile than the overall market).

Official website: www.dow.com