DOW

Dow Inc.
Commodity Chemicals · Materials · as of 2026-08-19
Last close
$31.75
+1.8% on the session
1-year return
+43.8%
+2.8% over six months
Volatility
44.6%
annualized, trailing year
Max drawdown
-34.8%
worst peak to trough, 1y
What the numbers say

Dow Inc. is a commodity chemicals name in the materials sector. Over the past year it returned +43.8%, against -15.0% over three months and +4.2% over one. It sits just 3.7% above its 200-day average — technically in an uptrend, but without much room. Annualized volatility of 44.6% is above the market's typical range.

Its worst peak-to-trough decline over the year was -34.8%, and it has traded a median $351M a day — the figure that decides whether a position can actually be entered and exited at posted prices. Its daily moves correlate 0.01 with the S&P 500 proxy, so it has been moving substantially on its own.

Where it ranks
Within Materials#21 of 25
Stronger than 17% of its sector on the momentum profile
Across the whole index#433 of 500

How DOW scores on all four profiles

Its standing on steadiness, defensiveness and rebound — plus the factor-by-factor breakdown behind each score, and its closest and least-correlated peers among 0 others in Commodity Chemicals.

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Full metrics
1 day+1.8%
1 week+3.9%
1 month+4.2%
3 months-15.0%
6 months+2.8%
1 year+43.8%
12-1 momentum+38.0%
Volatility (1y, annualized)44.6%
Max drawdown (1y)-34.8%
Distance vs 200-day average+3.7%
Return per unit of risk0.98
Median daily dollar volume$351M
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