Dow (DOW) Return on Equity [ROE] (2009 - 2026)
Dow (DOW) recorded Return on Equity [ROE] of -3.40% in Q3 2026, up 1.92 percentage points from -5.32% a year earlier and up 2.44 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Dow (DOW) Return on Equity [ROE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Dow reported Return on Equity [ROE] of -13.82%, down 20.32 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Equity [ROE] has a five-year change of -23.37 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Equity [ROE] came in at 6.50% in FY2024 (+3.23 pp), 3.27% in FY2023 (-19.94 pp), 23.21% in FY2022 (-17.15 pp) and 40.35% in FY2021 (+30.80 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] since Q1 2025.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Equity [ROE] rose in two of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -7.55 percentage points.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Equity [ROE] in the last five years was a gain of 25.84 percentage points in Q4 2021, against a drop of 25.52 percentage points in Q2 2023 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at -5.84% (Q2 2026), -15.16% (Q1 2026) and -13.36% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 239.54 Bn | 223.24 Bn | 4.44 Bn | 17.61% |
| 2 | Corning | 96.61 Bn | 88.91 Bn | 1.81 Bn | 17.14% |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 85.84 Bn | 84.86 Bn | 3.28 Bn | 68.34% |
| 4 | Air Products & Chemicals | 69.53 Bn | 72.40 Bn | - | 3.26% |
| 5 | LyondellBasell Industries | 39.13 Bn | 27.31 Bn | 1.50 Bn | 11.87% |
| 6 | Nutrien | 34.78 Bn | 31.35 Bn | 1.86 Bn | 8.62% |
| 7 | Ppg Industries | 27.48 Bn | 20.55 Bn | 1.76 Bn | 18.47% |
| 8 | Qnity Electronics | 25.83 Bn | 22.27 Bn | 743.00 Mn | 7.81% |
| 9 | Ati | 24.82 Bn | 22.90 Bn | 380.20 Mn | 27.53% |
| 10 | Dow | 22.79 Bn | 8.23 Bn | 1.38 Bn | -3.40% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | -3.40% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | -5.84% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -15.16% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -13.36% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -5.32% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -4.94% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.12% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 6.55% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 6.06% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 6.51% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 6.69% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.37% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 6.91% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 8.90% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 14.37% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 23.27% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 30.18% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 34.42% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 36.43% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 35.82% |
API Access
Dow Return on Equity [ROE] 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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=DOW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=DOW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();