What is Dow's retained earnings?

Dow (DOW) reported retained earnings of $15.99B in Q1 2026.

How has Dow's retained earnings changed year-over-year?

Dow's retained earnings decreased by 20.4% year-over-year, from $20.1B to $15.99B.

What is the long-term trend for Dow's retained earnings?

Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Dow's retained earnings has grown at a 0.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $16.36B to $16.78B.

What does retained earnings mean?

Cumulative net income earned since inception minus all dividends paid — the total profits reinvested in the business over its lifetime.

Dow DOW Retained Earnings

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$1.24B-3.9%

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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%

EPS (diluted)-$0.93-336%

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$19.72B+4.1%

Enterprise value$34.32B+0.6%

P/S0.5×0.0×

Profitability

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Gross margin6.4%-3.0pp

Net margin-6.8%-7.7pp

FCF margin5.7%-2.6pp

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

Reported directly by Dow in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit.

The official record: Dow’s 10-Q, filed April 24, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Dow's retained earnings?: Dow (DOW) reported retained earnings of $15.99B in Q1 2026.
How has Dow's retained earnings changed year-over-year?: Dow's retained earnings decreased by 20.4% year-over-year, from $20.1B to $15.99B.
What is the long-term trend for Dow's retained earnings?: Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Dow's retained earnings has grown at a 0.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $16.36B to $16.78B.
What does retained earnings mean?: Cumulative net income earned since inception minus all dividends paid — the total profits reinvested in the business over its lifetime.