Latest period
$20.9B
YoY change
+11.1%
5Y CAGR
+0.6%
Peak year (FY2017)
$21B
Latest annual
$19.6B
Total Debt history chart for Dow (DOW) from 2017 to 2025
Latest: $19.6B
Total Debt growth chart for Dow (DOW) from 2017 to 2025
Latest: +11.1%
Total Debt history table for Dow (DOW) from 2017 to 2025
| FY2025 | $19.6B | +11.1% | +$1.95B | ||
| FY2024 | $17.6B | +7.3% | +$1.2B | ||
| FY2023 | $16.4B | -1.6% | -$259M | ||
| FY2022 | $16.7B | +3.5% | +$571M | ||
| FY2021 | $16.1B | -15.3% | -$2.91B | ||
| FY2020 | $19B | -0.6% | -$112M | ||
| FY2019 | $19.2B | -3.7% | -$743M | ||
| FY2018 | $19.9B | -5.2% | -$1.1B | ||
| FY2017 | $21B | — | — |
- FY2025$19.6B+11.1%
- FY2024$17.6B+7.3%
- FY2023$16.4B-1.6%
- FY2022$16.7B+3.5%
- FY2021$16.1B-15.3%
- FY2020$19B-0.6%
- FY2019$19.2B-3.7%
- FY2018$19.9B-5.2%
- FY2017$21B—
Total Debt values are taken from Dow's reported balance sheets (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 Total Debt at Dow (DOW)
According to Dow's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported total debt is $20.9B. Total debt is the sum of short-term and long-term interest-bearing borrowings on the balance sheet (notes, bonds, term loans, lease liabilities). Useful for leverage and refinancing risk — compare with cash on hand for net leverage, and total liabilities for the broader obligations picture.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
As of the 2025 fiscal year, Dow (DOW) reported total debt of $19.6B – grew 11.1% year-over-year.
Over 2020–2025 (5 years), Dow total debt expanded at a +0.6% compound annual rate, with mixed annual results across the window.
The highest annual total debt of $21B was reported in 2017. The lowest in the available history was $16.1B in 2021.
Dow Total Debt by Year
Dow Total Debt 2025: $19.6B
In 2025, Dow reported total debt of $19.6B, grew 11.1% from 2024.
Dow Total Debt 2024: $17.6B
Dow total debt in 2024 was $17.6B, grew 7.3% from 2023.
Dow Total Debt 2023: $16.4B
2023's total debt for Dow came in at $16.4B, edged down 1.6% below 2022.
Dow Total Debt 2022: $16.7B
Dow posted total debt of $16.7B in 2022, edged up 3.5% from 2021.
Dow Total Debt 2021: $16.1B
Dow total debt in 2021 was $16.1B.
See more financial history for Dow (DOW).
Sector peers by Total Debt
Basic Materials peers of Dow (DOW), ranked by their latest total debt
| $27B | |
| $14.5B | |
| $11.5B | |
| $11.2B | |
| $9.43B | |
| $7.41B | |
| $5.71B | |
| $321M |
- $27B
- $14.5B
- $11.5B
- $11.2B
- $9.43B
- $7.41B
- $5.71B
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