DOW vs MEOH vs MOS Stock Comparison

Dow, Methanex and Mosaic Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DOW Dow Inc.
$33.78 +20.6% 1M +31.3% 1Y
Market cap
$24.68B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$42.61B
Div. yield
0.04%
Commodity Chemicals Basic Materials
2 wins
MEOH Methanex Corp
$63.75 +8.3% 1M +81.2% 1Y
Market cap
$4.61B
P/E
57.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.27B
Div. yield
–
Commodity Chemicals Basic Materials
8 wins
MOS Mosaic Co
$18.80 -18.3% 1M -36.4% 1Y
Market cap
$5.81B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$12.25B
Div. yield
0.05%
Fertilizers Basic Materials
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Methanex leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Methanex 8, Dow 2, Mosaic 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDOWMEOHMOSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $24.68B $4.61B $5.81B DOW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -27.5x 57.5x -9.1x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.7x 5.9x 55.3x MEOH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.2% +19.2% +8.8% MEOH
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -2.1% 1.9% -5.2% MEOH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2.0% 12.4% -1.0% MEOH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.9x 1.8x 5.6x MEOH
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.04% 0.00% 0.05% MOS
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +31.3% +81.2% -36.4% MEOH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -9.8%/yr +7.3%/yr -14.8%/yr MEOH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 41.8% 50.4% 45.0% DOW
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 74/100 41/100 MEOH

Percentile Scorecard

DOWMEOHMOS

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisDOWMEOHMOS
Valuation 82 #18 of 94 88 #12 of 94 54 #44 of 94
Growth 60 #37 of 91 62 #35 of 91 7 #85 of 91
Profitability 51 #43 of 86 92 #8 of 86 35 #56 of 86
Financial Health 33 #64 of 95 65 #34 of 95 30 #67 of 95
Shareholder Returns 41 #42 of 70 65 #25 of 70 78 #16 of 70
Overall 53 74 41
  • DOW ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • MEOH ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • MOS ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodDOWMEOHMOSSPY
1 month +20.6%+8.3%-18.3% -0.2%
3 months +17.0%+19.8%-18.5% +3.9%
6 months -11.1%+5.5%-18.9% +8.2%
Year to date +44.5%+60.5%-22.0% +12.9%
1 year +31.3%+81.2%-36.4% +12.3%
3 years -29.8%+54.2%-43.2% +87.4%
3 years, per year -11.1%+15.5%-17.2% +23.3%
5 years -40.3%+42.3%-55.1% +67.9%
5 years, per year -9.8%+7.3%-14.8% +10.9%
10 years —+68.7%-21.4% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+5.4%-2.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureDOWMEOHMOSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 41.8%50.4%45.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.0%48.9%44.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.33-0.310.63 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.751.61-0.81 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -70.8%-54.2%-77.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.3%-3.0%-40.1% -1.2%
52-week high $41.87$65.72$31.36 $779.14
52-week low $20.95$33.88$17.26 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleDOWMEOHMOS
P/E now vs peer median -27.3xmedian 22.0x 57.7xmedian 22.0x -9.4xmedian 22.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 1.4x 1.2xmedian 1.4x 0.5xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.9xmedian 12.4x 6.1xmedian 12.4x 11.6xmedian 12.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.6xmedian 15.1x 4.1xmedian 15.1x -6.3xmedian 15.1x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 1.6x 1.7xmedian 1.6x 0.5xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.71median 1.66 -1.95median 1.66 0.29median 1.66

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsDOWMEOHMOS
Revenue $42.61B $4.27B $12.25B
Gross profit $4.73B – $1.35B
Operating income $720.00M $655.47M -$169.80M
Net income -$595.00M $176.40M -$624.70M
Free cash flow $2.11B $1.22B -$947.10M
R&D $741.00M – –
EPS (diluted) $-1.23 $1.10 $-2.01
Cash & equivalents $4.14B $382.91M $294.00M
Total debt $17.54B $2.39B $21.00B
Shares (diluted) 727.40M 72.61M 317.90M
Enterprise value $8.64B $3.01B $4.81B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricDOWMEOHMOS
P/E -27.3x 57.7x -9.4x
P/FCF 11.6x 4.1x -6.3x
P/Operating cash flow 5.3x 4.1x 13.5x
P/S 0.6x 1.2x 0.5x
P/B 1.4x 1.7x 0.5x
P/Tangible book 1.5x 1.7x 0.5x
EV/EBITDA 10.9x 6.1x 11.6x
EV/EBIT 52.6x 10.6x -68.0x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 1.6x 0.9x
EV/FCF 17.9x 5.7x -12.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.2x 5.7x 26.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.71 -1.95 0.29

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDOWMEOHMOS
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.2% 19.2% 8.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.4% 2.4% -10.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 62.1% – -22.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -2.5% – -28.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 685.4% 18.4% -121.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -30.9% 13.7% -27.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 40.6% -47.3% -164.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -34.3% -21.7% -31.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 21.6% -70.4% -168.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -38.7% -29.6% -32.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 190.9% 21.9% -62.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -6.5% 14.5% -47.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 279.8% 21.9% -22,126%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -13.8% 14.5% -36.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDOWMEOHMOS
Gross margin 11.1% – 11.0%
EBITDA margin 8.2% 26.6% 8.1%
Operating margin 1.7% 15.4% -1.4%
Pretax margin -1.0% 22.1% -2.0%
Net margin -2.1% 1.9% -5.2%
FCF margin 5.0% 28.5% -7.7%
Operating cash flow margin 10.8% 28.5% 3.6%
Return on equity -3.4% 6.3% -5.2%
Return on assets -1.0% – -2.5%
Return on invested capital 2.0% 12.4% -1.0%
Return on capital employed 1.4% – -0.8%
Asset turnover 0.7x – 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -7.7x 6.9x -0.7x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.4% 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDOWMEOHMOS
Debt / assets 28.8% – 23.8%
Debt / equity 1.0x 0.8x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.9x 1.8x 5.6x
Debt / FCF 8.3x 2.0x -6.2x
Liabilities / assets 71.1% – 52.8%
Equity / assets 28.9% – 47.2%
Interest coverage 0.8x 2.9x –
Current ratio 1.8x – 1.3x
Quick ratio 1.0x – 0.3x
Cash ratio 0.4x – 0.1x
Altman Z-score 1.63 – 1.59

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDOWMEOHMOS
Dividend yield 4.1% 1.1% 4.7%
Net buyback yield – 3.5% –
Shareholder yield 4.1% 4.6% 4.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) -169.6% – -44.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) 47.7% – -29.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) -41.7% – 2.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -20.1% – -4.7%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusDOWMEOHMOS
Forward P/E 12.7xFY2026 5.9xFY2026 55.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.67FY2026 $10.73FY2026 $0.34FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +433.8%FY2026 -85.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -33.3% -43.2% +297.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $41.26BFY2026 $5.37BFY2026 $11.74BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +3.2%FY2026 +50.9%FY2026 -2.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.6% -26.6% +15.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDOWMEOHMOS
Held by institutions 77.8% 81.3% 95.2%
Institutions holding 1,208 212 662
Change in shares held, QoQ +9.9% +8.4% +7.4%
Institutions buying 548 132 374
Institutions selling 451 57 212
Buyers to sellers 1.22 2.32 1.76

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

DOWMEOHMOS
DOW 1.00 0.58 0.30
MEOH 0.58 1.00 0.23
MOS 0.30 0.23 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DOW, MEOH and MOS?

Dow (DOW) is the largest by market capitalisation: Dow (DOW) $24.68B, Methanex (MEOH) $4.61B, Mosaic (MOS) $5.81B.

Which company is growing faster?

Methanex (MEOH) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Dow (DOW) +4.2%, Methanex (MEOH) +19.2%, Mosaic (MOS) +8.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Methanex (MEOH) has the highest net margin (Dow (DOW) -2.1%, Methanex (MEOH) 1.9%, Mosaic (MOS) -5.2%). On return on invested capital, Methanex (MEOH) leads (Dow (DOW) 2.0%, Methanex (MEOH) 12.4%, Mosaic (MOS) -1.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Methanex (MEOH) returned the most: Dow (DOW) +31.3%, Methanex (MEOH) +81.2%, Mosaic (MOS) -36.4%. Over five years, Methanex (MEOH) compounded fastest (Dow (DOW) -9.8%/yr, Methanex (MEOH) +7.3%/yr, Mosaic (MOS) -14.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Mosaic (MOS) has the highest dividend yield: Dow (DOW) 0.04%, Methanex (MEOH) 0.00%, Mosaic (MOS) 0.05%. Methanex (MEOH) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Dow (DOW) has been the steadiest (Dow (DOW) 41.8%, Methanex (MEOH) 50.4%, Mosaic (MOS) 45.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DOW, MEOH and MOS?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Methanex (MEOH) leads on 8. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.