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Dow DOW Free cash flow margin

Free cash flow margin at other companies

LyondellBasell Industries N.V. logo
LyondellBasell Industries N.V.LYB
3.1%-1.6pp
DuPont de Nemours, Inc. logo
DuPont de Nemours, Inc.DD
6.4%+0.7pp
PPG Industries logo
PPG IndustriesPPG
7.6%+2.6pp
Nordson logo
NordsonNDSN
24.6%+7.6pp
International Paper logo
International PaperIP
-0%-5.6pp
Sherwin-Williams logo
Sherwin-WilliamsSHW
12.1%+2.7pp

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$9.8B-6.1%
Gross profit$640.0M-4.6%
Net income-$533.0M-73.6%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$4.2B+172%
Total debt$18.8B+1,167%
Total equity$15.2B-9.2%
Total assets$59.8B+4.0%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$1.1B+1,135%
CapEx$503.0M-26.6%
Free cash flow$621.0M+205%

Valuation

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Market cap$23.42B+21.6%
Enterprise value$38.03B+81.4%
P/S0.6×+0.1×

Profitability

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Gross margin6.4%-3.0pp
Net margin-6.8%-7.7pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity-16.7%-18.8pp
Debt / equity1.2×+1.1×
Current ratio1.8×+0.3×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Dow’s reported figures.

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: Dow’s 10-Q, filed April 25, 2025, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Dow's free cash flow margin?
Dow (DOW) reported free cash flow margin of 5.7% in Q1 2024.
How has Dow's free cash flow margin changed year-over-year?
Dow's free cash flow margin decreased by 31.3% year-over-year, from 8.3% to 5.7%.
What is the long-term trend for Dow's free cash flow margin?
Over 2 years (2021 to 2023), Dow's free cash flow margin has grown at a -9.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 36.4% to 30%.
What does free cash flow margin mean?
How much real, spendable cash each sales dollar generates after reinvestment.
How do you interpret free cash flow margin?
A high and rising FCF margin is the hallmark of a cash-generative business. Persistent gaps between net margin and FCF margin warrant a look at working capital or capital intensity.
How does free cash flow margin compare across companies?
Strong cross-company quality signal; capital-light compounders post structurally higher FCF margins than asset-heavy peers.