Dow (DOW) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026)
Dow (DOW) recorded Return on Assets [ROA] of -0.97% in Q3 2026, up 0.70 percentage points from -1.67% a year earlier and up 0.67 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Dow (DOW) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Dow reported Return on Assets [ROA] of -4.22%, down 6.30 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Assets [ROA] has a five-year change of -6.34 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Assets [ROA] came in at 2.08% in FY2024 (+0.97 pp), 1.11% in FY2023 (-6.40 pp), 7.51% in FY2022 (-2.78 pp) and 10.29% in FY2021 (+8.17 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] since Q1 2025.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Assets [ROA] rose in two of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -2.30 percentage points.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Assets [ROA] in the last five years was a gain of 8.14 percentage points in Q4 2021, against a drop of 7.56 percentage points in Q2 2023 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at -1.64% (Q2 2026), -4.39% (Q1 2026) and -4.09% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 239.54 Bn | 223.24 Bn | 4.44 Bn | 8.15% |
| 2 | Corning | 96.61 Bn | 88.91 Bn | 1.81 Bn | 7.01% |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 85.84 Bn | 84.86 Bn | 3.28 Bn | 9.93% |
| 4 | Air Products & Chemicals | 69.53 Bn | 72.40 Bn | - | 1.35% |
| 5 | LyondellBasell Industries | 39.13 Bn | 27.31 Bn | 1.50 Bn | 3.76% |
| 6 | Nutrien | 34.78 Bn | 31.35 Bn | 1.86 Bn | 4.20% |
| 7 | Ppg Industries | 27.48 Bn | 20.55 Bn | 1.76 Bn | 7.05% |
| 8 | Qnity Electronics | 25.83 Bn | 22.27 Bn | 743.00 Mn | 4.15% |
| 9 | Ati | 24.82 Bn | 22.90 Bn | 380.20 Mn | 10.06% |
| 10 | Dow | 22.79 Bn | 8.23 Bn | 1.38 Bn | -0.97% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | -0.97% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | -1.64% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -4.39% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -4.09% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -1.67% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -1.52% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.65% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.06% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.94% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.09% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.18% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.14% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.41% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 3.12% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 5.03% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 7.72% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 9.46% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 10.68% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 11.00% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 10.27% |
API Access
Dow Return on Assets [ROA] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=DOW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "ticker": "DOW", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=DOW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();