For the quarter ended September 2025, Dow Inc. (DOW Quick QuoteDOW - Free Report) reported revenue of $9.97 billion, down 8.3% over the same period last year. EPS came in at -$0.19, compared to $0.47 in the year-ago quarter.

The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $10.18 billion, representing a surprise of -1.99%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +38.71%, with the consensus EPS estimate being -$0.31.

While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.

Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.

Here is how Dow Inc. performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

• Revenues- Performance Materials & Coatings: $2.08 billion compared to the $2.11 billion average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of -6% year over year.
• Revenues- Corporate: $166 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $154.97 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -11.2%.
• Revenues- Packaging & Specialty Plastics: $4.89 billion compared to the $5.09 billion average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of -11.3% year over year.
• Revenues- Industrial Intermediates & Infrastructure: $2.83 billion compared to the $2.87 billion average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of -4.3% year over year.
• Operating EBITDA- Packaging & Specialty Plastics: $548 million compared to the $513.07 million average estimate based on three analysts.
• Operating EBITDA- Corporate: $-45 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $-60.15 million.
• Operating EBITDA- Performance Materials & Coatings: $254 million compared to the $281.78 million average estimate based on three analysts.
• Operating EBITDA- Industrial Intermediates & Infrastructure: $111 million compared to the $57.29 million average estimate based on three analysts.

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Shares of Dow Inc. have returned -6.2% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +0.2% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell), indicating that it could underperform the broader market in the near term.