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How Dow Inc. stacks up
DOW · against 1,333 other Basic Materials companies
Profitability
12/ 100
Near the bottom of its peers.
Ranked #1,168 of 1,334 · scores higher than 12% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score133 peers with a profitability score of 10–19, including DOW · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 12?
Weighted metrics compared with all Basic Materials companies.Mainly because of its return on invested capital, operating margin and return on assets, which are weaker than most Basic Materials peers.
- a lower return on invested capital: weaker than 89% of peers. Return on invested capital: -3.2% vs peer median 6.7%
- a thinner operating margin: weaker than 86% of peers. Operating margin: -3.0% vs peer median 7.6%
- a lower return on assets: weaker than 84% of peers. Return on assets: -1.8% vs peer median 2.5%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = DOW, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | DOW | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 1,260 reported | -3.2% | 6.7% | 11% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 1,304 reported | -3.0% | 7.6% | 14% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 1,270 reported | -1.8% | 2.5% | 16% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 1,254 reported | -5.5% | 5.5% | 18% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 1,372 reported | 9.8% | 21.5% | 22% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around DOWScores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score