Dow Inc. (DOW) ended the recent trading session at $23.98, demonstrating a -2.12% change from the preceding day's closing price. This change lagged the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.21%. Elsewhere, the Dow gained 0.25%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq added 0.45%.
The materials science's stock has climbed by 15.46% in the past month, exceeding the Basic Materials sector's gain of 7.19% and the S&P 500's gain of 3.07%.
The investment community will be closely monitoring the performance of Dow Inc. in its forthcoming earnings report. The company is scheduled to release its earnings on October 23, 2025. On that day, Dow Inc. is projected to report earnings of -$0.28 per share, which would represent a year-over-year decline of 159.57%. Meanwhile, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for revenue is projecting net sales of $10.18 billion, down 6.46% from the year-ago period.
Looking at the full year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates suggest analysts are expecting earnings of -$0.83 per share and revenue of $40.94 billion. These totals would mark changes of -148.54% and -4.72%, respectively, from last year.
Investors should also pay attention to any latest changes in analyst estimates for Dow Inc. Recent revisions tend to reflect the latest near-term business trends. As such, positive estimate revisions reflect analyst optimism about the business and profitability.
Our research shows that these estimate changes are directly correlated with near-term stock prices. Investors can capitalize on this by using the Zacks Rank. This model considers these estimate changes and provides a simple, actionable rating system.
The Zacks Rank system, which ranges from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), has an impressive outside-audited track record of outperformance, with #1 stocks generating an average annual return of +25% since 1988. Over the past month, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has moved 62.5% lower. As of now, Dow Inc. holds a Zacks Rank of #5 (Strong Sell).
The Chemical – Diversified industry is part of the Basic Materials sector. This industry currently has a Zacks Industry Rank of 230, which puts it in the bottom 7% of all 250+ industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank is ordered from best to worst in terms of the average Zacks Rank of the individual companies within each of these sectors. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
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