DOW Stock — Dow Inc.

Dow Inc. (DOW)

Updated October 16, 2026.

DOW is a Stock. its distribution rate is 4.68%, its trailing-12-month yield is 4.68%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 43/100 (Caution). Total return is -9.3% over the past 7.6 years, 211.8 points behind SPY at 202.5%.

Dow Inc. is a materials science company that produces chemical solutions for packaging, infrastructure, mobility, and consumer applications across three business segments: Packaging & Specialty Plastics, Industrial Intermediates & Infrastructure, and Performance Materials & Coatings. The company distributes quarterly and maintains a substantial current distribution rate. Dow appeals to income-focused investors seeking exposure to the industrial chemicals and materials sector.

DOW performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is -9.3% over the past 7.6 years, 211.8 points behind SPY at 202.5%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 43.4%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 34.8%.

DOW key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

43 · Caution

Safety-Adjusted Yield

2.01%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

03/20/2019

Distribution rate

4.68%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

4.68%

5-year average yield

5.62

Last close

$29.93 (stale; as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$21,619,657,480

Average volume

5039000.0

Dividend

$0.35

Ex-dividend date

11/30/2026

Beta

0.409

Payout ratio

1.8%

Forward P/E

14.1443

EPS

$-1.84

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (4.68%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (4.68%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

DOW risks and drawbacks

Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 34.8%.

Who may consider DOW — and who may not

DOW may suit someone looking for moderate current income with a quality tilt. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (DOW pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields; investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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