Financing
Debt Repayments
Dow Debt Repayments decreased by 81.9% to $46.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 95.2%, from $957.00M to $46.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Debt Repayments shows a downward trend with a -14.8% CAGR. This is a positive signal — lower values indicate better performance for this metric.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionFinancing
CategoryLeverage
SignalLower is better
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ1 2013
Last reportedQ1 2026
How to read this metric
A decrease may indicate a focus on capital preservation or refinancing, while a significant increase signals active debt reduction or maturity fulfillment.
Detailed definition
Represents the total cash outflows used to reduce the principal balance of short-term and long-term debt obligations. Th...
Peer comparison
Standard across all capital-intensive industries; peers with high leverage typically show higher repayment activity.
Metric ID:
debt_repaymentHistorical Data
20 periods
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $1.26B | $1.21B | $133.00M | $25.00M | $902.00M | $30.00M | $49.00M | $156.00M | $164.00M | $35.00M | $91.00M | $93.00M | $90.00M | $41.00M | $43.00M | $957.00M | $157.00M | $93.00M | $254.00M | $46.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | -3.8% | -89.0% | -81.2% | >999% | -96.7% | +63.3% | +218.4% | +5.1% | -78.7% | +160.0% | +2.2% | -3.2% | -54.4% | +4.9% | >999% | -83.6% | -40.8% | +173.1% | -81.9% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -28.5% | -97.5% | -63.2% | +524.0% | -81.8% | +16.7% | +85.7% | -40.4% | -45.1% | +17.1% | -52.7% | +929.0% | +74.4% | +126.8% | +490.7% | -95.2% |
Range$25.00M – $1.26B
CAGR-50.2%
Avg YoY Growth+110.0%
Median YoY Growth-5.9%
Debt Repayments at Other Companies
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Dow's debt repayments?
- Dow (DOW) reported debt repayments of $46.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has Dow's debt repayments changed year-over-year?
- Dow's debt repayments decreased by 95.2% year-over-year, from $957.00M to $46.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Dow's debt repayments?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Dow's debt repayments has grown at a -14.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $2.77B to $1.46B.
- What does debt repayments mean?
- The total amount of cash used to pay down debt principal.