Dow reports second quarter 2026 results

MIDLAND, Mich., July 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Dow (NYSE: DOW): 

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

CEO QUOTE

"Team Dow delivered strong second quarter results through disciplined and timely execution, reliably serving our customers, and accelerating our self-help actions," said Karen S. Carter, Dow CEO. "Market conditions were supportive this quarter, and our self-help initiatives delivered ahead of plan, further reinforcing the improvement in our earnings as we continue to strengthen Dow's resilience and agility. We now expect to generate approximately $200 million more in benefits from Transform to Outperform this year, enabling us to increase the total in-year benefits from self-help to greater than $1.3 billion. Our actions to become a leaner, more competitive company position Dow well to continue winning with our customers while delivering enhanced long-term shareholder value."

SUMMARY FINANCIAL RESULTS

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SEGMENT HIGHLIGHTS

Packaging & Specialty Plastics

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Packaging & Specialty Plastics segment net sales in the quarter were $6.4 billion, up 27% versus the year-ago period. Local price increased 30% year-over-year, primarily driven by higher polyethylene prices in all regions. Currency increased net sales by 1%. Volume decreased 4% year-over-year, driven by lower volumes in both businesses, including higher planned maintenance activity in Hydrocarbons & Energy, resulting in lower merchant sales.  

Op. EBIT was $1.3 billion, an increase of $1.2 billion compared to the year-ago period, driven by higher integrated margins as a result of higher polyethylene prices contributing to margin expansion and tailwinds from the Company's self-help initiatives, which were partly offset by higher planned maintenance activity.

Packaging and Specialty Plastics business reported a net sales increase versus the year-ago period, reflecting higher polyethylene prices, most notably in flexible packaging applications and in all regions. This more than offset lower polyethylene volumes, driven by declines in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and India (EMEAI) and Asia Pacific impacted by the Middle East conflict.

Hydrocarbons & Energy business reported a net sales increase year-over-year, driven by higher olefins prices, which more than offset lower volumes due to planned maintenance activity in the U.S. Gulf Coast and the idling of a cracker in EMEAI in mid-2025, which successfully restarted in June.

Industrial Intermediates & Infrastructure

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Industrial Intermediates & Infrastructure segment net sales in the quarter were $3.2 billion, up 14% versus the year-ago period. Local price increased 15% year-over-year, reflecting gains in both businesses and in all regions. Currency increased net sales by 1%. Volume decreased 2% year-over-year, driven by lower volumes in Polyurethanes & Construction Chemicals, including impacts from the Middle East conflict, which were partially offset by increased volume in Industrial Solutions. 

Op. EBIT was $246 million, an increase of $431 million versus the year-ago period, driven by higher margins, tailwinds from the Company's self-help initiatives, lower planned maintenance activity and the suspension of the recognition of equity losses from Sadara.

Polyurethanes & Construction Chemicals business reported an increase in net sales compared to the year-ago period, primarily driven by local price gains, which were partly offset by lower volumes. Volume growth across industrial market applications was more than offset by impacts from the Middle East conflict.

Industrial Solutions business reported an increase in net sales, with local price gains in all regions compared to the year-ago period. Volume growth was driven by recent alkoxylation investments and increased demand for data center applications, partially offset by impacts from the Middle East conflict.

Performance Materials & Coatings

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Performance Materials & Coatings segment net sales in the quarter were $2.4 billion, up 11% versus the year-ago period. Local price increased 4% year-over-year, driven by an increase in Coatings & Performance Monomers. Currency increased net sales by 1%. Volume increased 6% year-over-year, driven by higher volumes in both businesses, led by growth in downstream silicones.  

Op. EBIT was $133 million, a decrease of $19 million versus the year-ago period, as tailwinds from the Company's self-help initiatives were more than offset by higher fixed costs, including turnaround activity in the quarter and the costs associated with the in-period shutdown of our Barry, U.K. upstream siloxanes plant.

Consumer Solutions business reported an increase in net sales versus the year-ago period, driven by volume gains in downstream silicones, led by consumer, electronics and home care applications.

Coatings & Performance Monomers business reported an increase in net sales across all regions compared to the year-ago period, led by higher price and volume in both acrylic monomers and architectural coatings.

OUTLOOK

"As we look into the second half of 2026, we will continue to build a more agile and resilient company that sets a new competitive standard," said Carter. "We will do so by advancing three priorities: growth and innovation in attractive end markets, investing in and strengthening our portfolio, and ensuring balanced capital allocation. Aligned to this, Transform to Outperform is delivering improvements in both growth and productivity, and we expect the impact of these efforts to ramp significantly throughout the remainder of this year and into 2027. Taken together, our collective actions are focused on enhancing the long-term value Dow delivers across the cycle."

Conference Call
Dow will host a live webcast of its quarterly earnings conference call with investors to discuss its results, business outlook and other matters today at 8:00 a.m. ET. The webcast and slide presentation that accompany the conference call will be posted on the events and presentations page of investors.dow.com.

About Dow
Dow (NYSE: DOW) is one of the world's leading materials science companies, serving customers in high-growth markets such as packaging, infrastructure, mobility and consumer applications. Our global breadth, asset integration and scale, customer-focused innovation and leading business positions enable us to achieve profitable growth and help deliver a sustainable future. We operate manufacturing sites in 29 countries and employed approximately 34,600 people as of year-end 2025. Dow delivered sales of approximately $40 billion in 2025. References to Dow or the Company mean Dow Inc. and its subsidiaries. Learn more about us at www.dow.com.

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Cautionary Statement about Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements in this press release are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the federal securities laws, including Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Such statements often address expected future business and financial performance, financial condition, and other matters, and often contain words or phrases such as "anticipate," "believe," "could," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "may," "opportunity," "outlook," "plan," "project," "seek," "should," "strategy," "target," "will," "will be," "will continue," "will likely result," "would" and similar expressions, and variations or negatives of these words or phrases.

Forward-looking statements are based on current assumptions and expectations of future events that are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors that are beyond Dow's control, which may cause actual results to differ materially from those projected, anticipated or implied in the forward-looking statements and speak only as of the date the statements were made. These factors include, but are not limited to: sales of Dow's products; Dow's expenses, future revenues and profitability; any supply chain, operational or other disruptions, sanctions, export restrictions, or increased economic uncertainty related to the ongoing conflicts between Russia and Ukraine and in the Middle East; capital requirements and need for and availability of financing; unexpected barriers in the development of technology, including with respect to Dow's contemplated capital and operating projects; Dow's ability to realize its commitment to carbon neutrality on the contemplated timeframe, including the completion and success of its integrated ethylene cracker and derivatives facility in Alberta, Canada; size of the markets for Dow's products and services and ability to compete in such markets; Dow's ability to develop and market new products and optimally manage product life cycles; the rate and degree of market acceptance of Dow's products; significant litigation and environmental matters and related contingencies and unexpected expenses; the success of competing technologies that are or may become available; the ability to protect Dow's intellectual property in the United States and abroad; Dow's ability to realize expected benefits from Transform to Outperform on the contemplated timeframe; developments related to contemplated restructuring activities and proposed divestitures or acquisitions such as workforce reduction, manufacturing facility and/or asset closure and related exit and disposal activities, and the benefits and costs associated with each of the foregoing; fluctuations in energy and raw material prices; management of process safety and product stewardship; changes in relationships with Dow's significant customers and suppliers; changes in public sentiment and political leadership; increased concerns about plastics in the environment and lack of a circular economy for plastics at scale; changes in consumer preferences and demand; changes in laws and regulations, political conditions, tariffs and trade policies, or industry development; global economic and capital markets conditions, such as inflation, market uncertainty, interest and currency exchange rates, and equity and commodity prices; business, logistics, and supply disruptions; security threats, such as acts of sabotage, terrorism or war, including the ongoing conflicts between Russia and Ukraine and in the Middle East; weather events and natural disasters; disruptions in Dow's information technology networks and systems, including the impact of cyberattacks; risks related to Dow's separation from DowDuPont Inc. such as Dow's obligation to indemnify DuPont de Nemours, Inc. and/or Corteva, Inc. for certain liabilities; and any global and regional economic impacts of a pandemic or other public health-related risks and events on Dow's business.

Where, in any forward-looking statement, an expectation or belief as to future results or events is expressed, such expectation or belief is based on the current plans and expectations of management and expressed in good faith and believed to have a reasonable basis, but there can be no assurance that the expectation or belief will result or be achieved or accomplished. A detailed discussion of principal risks and uncertainties which may cause actual results and events to differ materially from such forward-looking statements is included in the section titled "Risk Factors" contained in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, and the Company's subsequent reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. These are not the only risks and uncertainties that Dow faces. There may be other risks and uncertainties that Dow is unable to identify at this time or that Dow does not currently expect to have a material impact on its business. If any of those risks or uncertainties develops into an actual event, it could have a material adverse effect on Dow's business. Dow Inc. and The Dow Chemical Company and its consolidated subsidiaries assume no obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements whether because of new information, future events, or otherwise, except as required by securities and other applicable laws.

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Non-GAAP Financial Measures
This earnings release includes information that does not conform to GAAP and are considered non-GAAP measures. Management uses these measures internally for planning, forecasting and evaluating the performance of the Company's segments, including allocating resources. Dow's management believes that these non-GAAP measures best reflect the ongoing performance of the Company during the periods presented and provide more relevant and meaningful information to investors as they provide insight with respect to ongoing operating results of the Company and a more useful comparison of year-over-year results. These non-GAAP measures supplement the Company's GAAP disclosures and should not be viewed as alternatives to GAAP measures of performance. Furthermore, such non-GAAP measures may not be consistent with similar measures provided or used by other companies. Non-GAAP measures included in this release are defined below. Reconciliations for these non-GAAP measures to GAAP are provided in the Selected Financial Information and Non-GAAP Measures section starting on page 10. Dow does not provide forward-looking GAAP financial measures or a reconciliation of forward-looking non-GAAP financial measures to the most comparable GAAP financial measures on a forward-looking basis because the Company is unable to predict with reasonable certainty the ultimate outcome of pending litigation, unusual gains and losses, foreign currency exchange gains or losses and potential future asset impairments, as well as discrete taxable events, without unreasonable effort. These items are uncertain, depend on various factors, and could have a material impact on GAAP results for the guidance period.

Operating Earnings Per Share is defined as "Earnings (loss) per common share - diluted" excluding the after-tax impact of significant items.

Operating EBIT is defined as earnings (i.e., "Income (loss) before income taxes") before interest, excluding the impact of significant items.

Operating EBIT Margin is defined as Operating EBIT as a percentage of net sales.

Operating EBITDA is defined as earnings (i.e., "Income (loss) before income taxes") before interest, depreciation and amortization, excluding the impact of significant items.

Free Cash Flow is defined as "Cash provided by (used for) operating activities - continuing operations," less capital expenditures. Under this definition, Free Cash Flow represents the cash generated by the Company from operations after investing in its asset base. Free Cash Flow, combined with cash balances and other sources of liquidity, represent the cash available to fund obligations and provide returns to shareholders. Free Cash Flow is an integral financial measure used in the Company's financial planning process.

Cash Flow Conversion is defined as "Cash provided by (used for) operating activities - continuing operations," divided by Operating EBITDA. Management believes Cash Flow Conversion is an important financial metric as it helps the Company determine how efficiently it is converting its earnings into cash flow.

Operating Return on Capital (ROC) is defined as net operating profit after tax, excluding the impact of significant items, divided by total average capital, also referred to as ROIC.

Consolidated Statements of Income

Consolidated Balance Sheets

issued 2026: 791,918,759 shares; 2025: 790,287,565 shares)

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

Net Sales by Segment and Geographic Region

Dow Inc. and Subsidiaries

Selected Financial Information and Non-GAAP Measures

Selected Financial Information and Non-GAAP Measures

Significant Items Impacting Results for the Three Months Ended Jun 30, 2025

 SG&A ($4 million)

Dow Inc. and Subsidiaries

Selected Financial Information and Non-GAAP Measures

Dow Inc. and Subsidiaries

Selected Financial Information and Non-GAAP Measures

R&D ($1 million); SG&A ($4 million);
  Restructuring and asset related
  charges - net ($1 million); Sundry
  income (expense) - net ($1 million)

 SG&A ($4 million)

Dow Inc. and Subsidiaries

Selected Financial Information and Non-GAAP Measures

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