Dow Accrued Environmental Liabilities increased by 1.4% to $1.03B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 4.4%, from $1.07B to $1.03B. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Accrued Environmental Liabilities shows a downward trend with a -4.1% CAGR. This increase may warrant attention — for this metric, lower values are generally preferred.
An increase may signal higher regulatory scrutiny or environmental issues, while a decrease suggests successful remediation or lower compliance costs.
These are liabilities recorded for anticipated costs related to environmental remediation, compliance, and cleanup effor...
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accrued_environmental_liabilities| 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 | |
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| Value | $1.25B | $1.23B | $1.22B | $1.28B | $1.24B | $1.20B | $1.19B | $1.23B | $1.24B | $1.23B | $1.18B | $1.17B | $1.16B | $1.16B | $1.11B | $1.07B | $1.07B | $1.04B | $1.01B | $1.03B |
| QoQ Change | — | -1.5% | -0.9% | +5.0% | -3.4% | -3.3% | -0.4% | +3.4% | +0.2% | -0.6% | -3.9% | -0.8% | -0.6% | -0.5% | -3.8% | -3.7% | -0.1% | -2.5% | -3.2% | +1.4% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -1.0% | -2.8% | -2.3% | -3.7% | -0.2% | +2.6% | -1.0% | -5.1% | -5.9% | -5.8% | -5.7% | -8.4% | -7.9% | -9.8% | -9.2% | -4.4% |