Dow dividend and valuation

DOW · NYSE · USD

$28.13Change from previous close: +0.57%Absolute change: +$0.16

Close · October 5, 2026

Valuation

Dow paid $1.40 per share in dividends over the last 12 months (yield 5.0%). Last ex-dividend date: August 31, 2026. The average price target of 16 analysts is $33.63.

Data as of October 5, 2026

Valuation multiples

Market cap
$20.2B
Enterprise value
$36.91B
Forward P/E
16.3
PEG
38.9
Price/book
1.27
Price/sales
0.49
EV/EBITDA
9.31
EV/revenue
0.89

Profitability and growth

Gross margin
9.8%
Operating margin
11.6%
Net margin
-3.1%
ROE
-5.5%
ROA
1.3%
Revenue growth (year over year)
19.7%

Financial health

Total cash
$4.24B
Total debt
$19.44B
Debt/equity
1.12
Current ratio
1.75
Quick ratio
0.89

Dividends

Annual dividend per share
$1.40
Dividend yield
5.0%
Payout ratio
700.0%
Ex-dividend date
August 31, 2026

Analysts and estimates

Average price target
$33.63
Median price target
$32.50
High price target
$41.00
Low price target
$29.00
Analysts with a price target
16
Consensus
Hold
Forward EPS
$1.72
EPS estimate, current year
$2.42

Shares and trading

Beta
0.41
Average volume
9.28M
Shares outstanding
722.34M
Float
720.59M
Institutional ownership
79.2%
Insider ownership
0.2%
Short interest (% of float)
5.5%
Short ratio (days)
4.20