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Data last updated: Sep 06, 2026
Snapshot (as of Sep 06, 2026): Dow Inc. (DOW) pays a $1.40 annual dividend ($0.35 quarterly), yielding 4.76% at $29.44/share. Next ex-dividend date 2026-08-31. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 4.76%
Annual Dividend: $1.40 per share
Payout Ratio: -186.2%
Ex-Dividend Date: 2026-08-31
Dividend Frequency: quarterly
Sector: Basic Materials
Years of Dividend History: 8
Dow Inc. is a global materials science company serving packaging, infrastructure, and consumer products markets through three divisions built around chemicals, polymers, and coatings. The Dow Inc. dividend currently yields 4.76%, placing it firmly in high-yield territory for a large industrial chemicals business. DOW pays quarterly, with a trailing annual rate of $1.40 per share and an ex-dividend date of August 31, 2026. A beta of 0.424 means the stock moves well below the broader market, which suits income-focused investors who prioritize price stability over growth.
Dow Inc. pays out -186.2% of earnings as dividends, a payout ratio classified as conservative (below 40%) — though the negative figure reflects a period of negative earnings rather than a low cash obligation. Dow Inc. dividend safety rests on the breadth of its product portfolio, which spans essential industrial inputs like ethylene, propylene oxide, polyurethane systems, and caustic soda across packaging, infrastructure, and coatings markets globally. The most significant data-supported pressure point is that negative earnings produced a negative payout ratio, which means the current $1.40 annual dividend is not covered by reported earnings at this time.
Dow Inc. dividend history shows a CAGR of 0.0% per year from 2020 to 2024. The per-share annual dividend held flat at $2.80 across every complete year in that window (2025 and 2026 are partial years and excluded from the CAGR calculation, with Dow Inc. dividend 2026 data still incomplete). The smallest annual increase in the window was 0.0% in 2021. For income investors, zero growth means the purchasing power of each dollar paid out erodes with inflation over time.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | -9.1% | $2.80 (2022) | $2.10 (2025) |
| 5-Year | -5.6% | $2.80 (2020) | $2.10 (2025) |
DOW stock fits income-focused investors who want a high current yield from a diversified industrial chemicals business and can accept flat dividend growth. The current yield of 4.76% is high (above 4%), but it sits well below the 5-year average yield of 9.04%, which reflects a period when the stock traded at lower prices. Zero dividend growth over the 2020-2024 window is the central trade-off: the income is meaningful in dollar terms today, but it has not kept pace with inflation historically. What an investor gets is a high starting yield from a company with global reach across packaging, infrastructure, and coatings. What they accept is no growth in that income stream and a current payout not covered by reported earnings.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-31 | $0.3500 |
| 2026-05-29 | $0.3500 |
| 2026-02-27 | $0.3500 |
| 2025-11-28 | $0.3500 |
| 2025-08-29 | $0.3500 |
| 2025-05-30 | $0.7000 |
| 2025-02-28 | $0.7000 |
| 2024-11-29 | $0.7000 |
| 2024-08-30 | $0.7000 |
| 2024-05-31 | $0.7000 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $1.0500 |
| 2025 | $2.1000 |
| 2024 | $2.8000 |
| 2023 | $2.8000 |
| 2022 | $2.8000 |
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