How to buy Dow (DOW) stocks

Dow is a chemicals business based in the US. Dow shares (DOW) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars.

Its last market close was $39.94 – a decrease of 2.25% over the previous week. Dow employs 35,900 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $43.2 billion.

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Dow stock price (NYSE: DOW)

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Dow stocks at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2024-12-19.

Latest market close	$39.94
52-week range	$40.04 - $58.24
50-day moving average more info button	$47.07
200-day moving average more info button	$53.19
Wall St. target price	$53.00
PE ratio more info button	26.7667
Dividend yield more info button	$2.8 (6.97%)
Earnings per share (TTM) more info button	$1.50

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Dow price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $39.94 from 2024-12-20

1 week (2024-12-13)	-2.25%
1 month (2024-11-22)	-12.14%
3 months (2024-09-20)	-22.76%
6 months (2024-06-21)	-26.02%

1 year (2023-12-22)	-27.54%
2 years (2022-12-22)	-11.44%
3 years (2021-12-22)	46.3945
5 years (2019-12-20)	42.0187

Is Dow stock undervalued or overvalued?

Valuing Dow stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Dow's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Dow's P/E ratio

Dow's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 27x. In other words, Dow shares trade at around 27x recent earnings.

That's comparable to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29).

Dow's PEG ratio

Dow's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 0.5761. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the stocks offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the stocks offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Dow's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the stock prices of multiple high-growth companies.

Dow's EBITDA

Dow's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $4.9 billion.

The EBITDA is a measure of a Dow's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Dow financials

Revenue TTM	$43.2 billion
Operating margin TTM	4.15%
Gross profit TTM	$8.6 billion
Return on assets TTM	2.25%
Return on equity TTM	5.86%
Profit margin	2.46%
Book value	$26.16
Market Capitalization more info button	$28.1 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Dow stock dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 130.84% of net profits

Recently Dow has paid out, on average, around 100% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 0% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Dow shareholders could enjoy a 0% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Dow's case, that would currently equate to about $2.8 per share.

Dow's payout ratio would broadly be considered high, and as such this stock could appeal to those looking to generate an income. Bear in mind however that companies should normally also look to re-invest a decent amount of net profits to ensure future growth.

Dow's most recent dividend payout was on 12 December 2024. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their stocks by 28 November 2024 (the "ex-dividend date").

Dow stock price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Dow's stocks have ranged in value from as little as $40.04 up to $58.2427. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta."

Beta is a measure of a stocks volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while Dow's is 1.222. This would suggest that Dow's stocks are a little bit more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a slightly higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).

Dow overview

Dow Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the provision of 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, and propylene and aromatics products; and polyethylene, polyolefin elastomers, ethylene vinyl acetate, and ethylene propylene diene monomer rubbers for mobility and transportation, consumer, wire and cable, and construction end-markets. The Industrial Intermediates & Infrastructure segment offers purified ethylene, ethylene and ethanol amines, propylene glycol and polyether polyols, aromatic isocyanates and coatings, adhesives, sealants, elastomers, and composites. This segment also provides caustic soda, and ethylene dichloride and vinyl chloride monomers; and cellulose ethers, redispersible latex powders, and acrylic emulsions. The Performance Materials and Coatings segment provides architectural paints and coatings, and industrial coatings that are used in maintenance and protective industries, wood, metal packaging, traffic markings, thermal paper, and leather; and silicon metal, siloxanes, and intermediates used as key materials in manufacturing differentiated downstream silicone products.

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Frequently asked questions

What percentage of Dow is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 0.198% of Dow stocks are held by insiders and 71.008% by institutions. How many people work for Dow?
Latest data suggests 35,900 work at Dow. When does the fiscal year end for Dow?
Dow's fiscal year ends in December. Where is Dow based?
Dow's address is: 2211 H.H. Dow Way, Midland, MI, United States, 48674 What is Dow's ISIN number?
Dow's international securities identification number is: US2605571031 What is Dow's CUSIP number?
Dow's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 260557103

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