* Note: Prices are in Million (M) USD.
Description:
Dow Inc. is an American commodity chemical company. The company is headquartered in Midland, Michigan.
These criteria used Company's Cash, EBITDA and Debt balance to determines its fair value:
Cash : $4,142 M
Debt : $16,836 M
EBITDA : $3,511 M
Net Debt (Debt - Cash): $12,694 M
Since EBITDA cannot cover net debt within 3 years, Avoid This Stock.
This criteria used industry in which company operates:
Sector: Basic materials
Industry: Chemicals
Based on industry, 3 points assigned.
This criteria used Company's Price To Earning (P/E) Ratio to determines its fair value:
Forward PE Ratio: 14.48
Since Forward PE Ratio is less than 15, 5 points assigned.
This criteria used Company's ability to convert Sales into free cash flow to determine fair value:
Error: Invalid cash flow data provided.Using default values for calculation.
Based on default values, 1 points assigned.
This criteria used company's growth potential to calculate its fair value:
Latest Revenue (2025-12-31): $39,968 M
Revenue 5 Years Ago (2020-12-31): $38,542 M
Total Growth over 5 Years: 3.7%
5-Year Revenue CAGR (Historical): 0.7%
Forward 5-Year CAGR (Tapered): 0.7%
Since historical Revenue CAGR is between 0 - 5, 1 point assigned.
This criteria used Company's ability to buy back its own share:
Latest Share Count (2025-12-31): $712 M
Share Count 5 Years Ago (2021-12-31): $749 M
Company is buying back its own shares, 3 points assigned.
This criteria used Company's dividend payout ratio to determine its fair value:
Next Year Earnings Per Share (EPS): $1.84
Trailing 12-Month Earnings Per Share (EPS): $2.58
Average Earnings Per Share (EPS): $2.21
Dividend Per Share (DPS): $1
Payout Ratio: 63%
Dividend Yield: 4.16%
Since company Payout Ratio is greater than 50, 1 point assigned.
Since Dividend Yield is greater than 4, 4 points assigned.
This criteria used Company's Return On Equity (ROE%) to determine its fair value:
Using last 17 valid ROE years (max 20).Average ROE: 9.1%
Since Average ROE is less than 10, 1 point assigned.
This criteria used Company's current price to its 52 week low price to determines its fair value:
Current Price: $31.98
52-Week Low: $19.95
Threshold Price (15% Above 52-Week Low): $22.94
Since Current price is not within 15% threshold, 0 point assigned.
This criteria used Company's Market Cap to determines its fair value:
Market Capitalization: $25,119 M
Since Market Cap is between 10B - 100B, 2 points assigned.
% Exposure to Total Portfolio
Based on the market cap, we recommend do not exceed 3% exposure of Total Portfolio.
Warren Buffett's Owners' Earnings:
No positive free cash flow found (TTM or annual) to compute Owners' Earnings per share.
Note: Many fast-growing companies reinvest heavily, so Owners' Earnings may appear low.
Consider other factors in your valuation.
Value-Trade has assigned 21 points to above Dow Inc (DOW) stock.
Last 5 Years Avg PE
17.24, Fair Value PE
15, Industry Based PE
15, ROE Based PE
9.13, Risk-Free Anchored PE (25% MoS)
14.62. Based on these 5 values, average assigned is
14.20. Value-Trades has assined P/E value
14.20. An average (Current Year EPS + Next Year EPS) earning per share is
$2.2079.
Fair value using multiple P/Es (blended): $31.35 (PE 14.20 × EPS $2.21)
So the Final Fair Value is: $31.35
Understanding the Value-Trades P/E Blend (click to expand)
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What goes into the blended P/E?
- 20-Year Avg P/E — Long-run market baseline; conservative anchor.
- Fair Value P/E — Score-based (cash, debt, sector, etc.).
- Industry P/E — Peer group norm.
- Growth-Based P/E — Uses tapered growth rates, floored at 15.
- RCFC-Based P/E — Maps cash conversion efficiency.
- ROE-Based P/E — Higher ROE supports higher multiples.
- Risk-Free Anchored P/E — Macro floor tied to 10y yield w/ MoS.
How it works
- Extreme values are clamped/filtered (IQR method).
- Anchors (20y avg, RCFC/ROE, risk-free) are always kept if valid.
- Final fair value = min(Blended PE × EPS, Avg PE × EPS).
P/E Reference Summary
Using EPS: $2.21
| Source |
P/E Ratio |
Implied Fair Value |
| Market (1 Yr Ago) | 22.1 | $48.79 |
| 5 Yrs Avg-PE | 17.24 | $38.06 |
| Value-Trades Assigned | 14.2 | $31.35 |
Note: Only 5 years of reliable P/E data available. Fair value is calculated using blended models to reduce bias.
