DOW earnings analysis
What we found in DOW's 10-Q: the parts that mattered, the offsets in the same document, and what the company said about what comes next.
Our reading of the filing · Free to read, no account needed
Dow delivered a substantial Q2 recovery: revenue reached $12.092 billion and GAAP diluted EPS was $0.99, versus a $0.74 loss in 2026Q1 and a $1.18 loss in 2025Q2. The filing supports a more constructive earnings trajectory and management lifted expected 2026 self-help benefits to more than $1.3 billion. However, gross margin, operating margin, segment revenue, operating cash flow, capex, and Q2 free cash flow were not available in the provided filing extract; tariff uncertainty and Middle East-related energy and supply-chain volatility remain material headwinds.
The parts that mattered.
Pulled out of the filing itself, with the figures the company reported.
- Revenue rebounded sharply QoQ and YoY
- Second-quarter revenue was $12.092 billion, up $2.302 billion (23.5%) from $9.790 billion in 2026Q1 and up $1.992 billion (19.7%) from $10.100 billion in 2025Q2.
- EPS returned to profitability
- GAAP diluted EPS improved to $0.99 from a loss of $0.74 in 2026Q1 and a loss of $1.18 in 2025Q2. Operating EPS of $1.44 exceeded the $1.24 consensus estimate by $0.20.
- Self-help target increased
- Management increased its 2026 self-help-benefit expectation by approximately $200 million to greater than $1.3 billion.
- Repurchase capacity remains available
- The company had $931 million remaining under its $3.0 billion repurchase authorization at June 30, 2026, although it made no repurchases during the quarter.
And the other side of it.
The offsets in the same document — the things a summary that only listed the good news would have left out.
- Elevated and evolving tariff exposure
- The updated risk factor says current U.S. tariff rates remain substantially above pre-2025 levels after additional tariffs were announced following the February 2026 Supreme Court decision. Further changes could pressure volume, pricing, sourcing, logistics, and production costs.
- Middle East conflict raises energy risk
- Management added the February 2026 U.S.-Israel-Iran conflict as a source of energy-market volatility and potential supply-chain disruption; the duration and expansion of hostilities are described as difficult to predict.
- Environmental and compliance proceedings
- Dow paid an approximately $1.2 million Dutch settlement in 2026Q2 for process-safety and environmental non-compliance events at Terneuzen during 2019 through 2021. A Texas wastewater-discharge complaint was also filed on February 13, 2026.
- Dividend-related securities litigation
- A securities class-action amended complaint was filed on March 31, 2026, alleging statements concerning dividend sustainability; it seeks unspecified compensatory damages, while five related derivative actions have been stayed or are being stayed.
What they reported.
What the company itself reported, taken out of the document.
- Earnings per share
- $0.99
What they said about what is next.
Management raised expected 2026 Transform to Outperform/self-help benefits by approximately $200 million, to greater than $1.3 billion. The filing does not provide quantitative revenue or EPS guidance.
The filing reads better than the one before it.
What came before.
- 10-Q · April 24, 2026
- Dow reported Q1 net sales of $9,794 million, down 6% year-over-year but beating consensus of $9,617 million. GAAP net loss was $445 million (GAAP EPS loss $0.74) while operating (non-GAAP) EPS was a loss of $0.14,…
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