TTM
6.2%
YoY change
−4.38pp
Trough year (2025)
6.0%
Peak year (2017)
25.8%
Latest annual
6.0%
Gross Margin history chart for Dow (DOW) from 2015 to 2025
Latest: 6.0%
Gross Margin change chart for Dow (DOW) from 2015 to 2025
Latest: −4.38pp
Gross Margin history table for Dow (DOW) from 2015 to 2025
| 2025 | 6.0% | -4.38pp | ||
| 2024 | 10.4% | -0.77pp | ||
| 2023 | 11.1% | -2.67pp | ||
| 2022 | 13.8% | -5.09pp | ||
| 2021 | 18.9% | +6.41pp | ||
| 2020 | 12.5% | -1.38pp | ||
| 2019 | 13.9% | +0.33pp | ||
| 2018 | 13.5% | -12.24pp | ||
| 2017 | 25.8% | +5.12pp | ||
| 2016 | 20.7% | +0.58pp | ||
| 2015 | 20.1% | — |
- 20256.0%-4.38pp
- 202410.4%-0.77pp
- 202311.1%-2.67pp
- 202213.8%-5.09pp
- 202118.9%+6.41pp
- 202012.5%-1.38pp
- 201913.9%+0.33pp
- 201813.5%-12.24pp
- 201725.8%+5.12pp
- 201620.7%+0.58pp
- 201520.1%—
Gross Margin values are taken from Dow's reported income statements (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.
About Gross Margin at Dow (DOW)
According to Dow's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported gross margin is 6.2%. Gross margin is gross profit divided by revenue, expressed as a percentage. It shows how much of each sales dollar survives the direct cost of goods sold — before operating expenses, interest, and taxes. A higher gross margin generally signals pricing power and production efficiency. Margins are most meaningful compared against sector peers and a company's own history.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
Dow (DOW) most recent annual gross margin stands at 5.99% (2025) – contracted 4.4 percentage points year-over-year.
25.78% stands as the all-time-high annual gross margin, posted in 2017, against a low of 5.99% during 2025.
Dow Gross Margin by Year
Dow Gross Margin 2025: 6.0%
Dow gross margin in 2025 was 5.99%, contracted 4.4 percentage points from 2024. This figure represents the lowest annual value in the available history.
Dow Gross Margin 2024: 10.4%
2024's gross margin for Dow came in at 10.37%, contracted 0.8 percentage points from 2023.
Dow Gross Margin 2023: 11.1%
Dow posted gross margin of 11.14% in 2023, contracted 2.7 percentage points from 2022.
Dow Gross Margin 2022: 13.8%
In 2022, Dow reported gross margin of 13.81%, contracted 5.1 percentage points from 2021.
Dow Gross Margin 2021: 18.9%
Dow gross margin in 2021 was 18.90%.
See more financial history for Dow (DOW).
Sector peers by Gross Margin
Basic Materials peers of Dow (DOW), ranked by their latest gross margin
| 61.8% | |
| 60.4% | |
| 55.1% | |
| 49.1% | |
| 46.0% | |
| 44.3% | |
| 35.6% | |
| 27.8% |
- 55.1%
- 46.0%
- 44.3%
- 35.6%
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