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Data last updated: Oct 19, 2026
Snapshot (as of Oct 19, 2026): Dow Inc. (DOW) pays a $1.40 annual dividend ($0.35 quarterly), yielding 4.68% at $29.93/share. Next ex-dividend date 2026-11-30. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 4.68%
Annual Dividend: $1.40 per share
Payout Ratio: 700.0% (based on depressed trailing earnings — see safety analysis below)
Ex-Dividend Date: 2026-11-30
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 divisions like Packaging & Specialty Plastics and Performance Materials & Coatings. The Dow Inc. dividend currently yields 4.87%, placing it firmly in high-yield territory. 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 points to below-average price volatility, which suits income-focused investors who prioritize steadiness 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 operations: the company supplies foundational materials like ethylene, polyethylene, and polyurethane systems across packaging, infrastructure, and coatings markets globally, which represents wide demand exposure. The most significant pressure point is that negative earnings produced this unusual payout ratio reading, and a prolonged earnings shortfall would test the $1.40 annual rate.
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 that entire five-year span (2025 and 2026 figures are partial years and excluded from the CAGR calculation, including Dow Inc. dividend 2026). 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 has eroded with inflation every year since 2020.
| 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 large, diversified materials business and can accept flat dividend growth. The yield of 4.87% is high (above 4%), though it sits well below the 5-year average yield of 9.26%, which reflects a period when the stock traded at lower prices. The dividend has not grown since 2020, so there is no compounding tailwind on the income side. What an investor gets here is a meaningful quarterly cash payment backed by global demand for packaging and infrastructure materials; what they give up is any prospect of dividend growth based on the current data.
| 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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