AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Dow (DOW)

Dow posts Q4 2024 net loss of $35 million; operating EPS falls to $0.00

Negative Impact 4 of 5 earnings Written later

Dow Inc. reported fourth-quarter 2024 net sales of $10.4 billion, down 2% from a year earlier, and a GAAP net loss of $35 million, or $0.08 per share. Operating earnings per share were $0.00, compared with $0.43 a year earlier, and operating EBIT fell $105 million to $454 million. The company also said it will cut costs by $1 billion and reduce 2025 capital spending by $300 million to $500 million.

Key points

  • Net sales were $10.4 billion, down 2% year-over-year; volume rose 1% while local price fell 3%.
  • GAAP net loss was $35 million ($0.08 per share), narrower than the $95 million loss a year earlier; significant items totaling $0.08 were mainly restructuring and efficiency costs.
  • Full-year 2024 GAAP net income was $1.2 billion, up from $660 million in 2023, while operating EBIT was $2.6 billion, down from $2.8 billion.
  • Dow plans $1 billion of targeted cost reductions and 2025 capital spending cuts of $300 million to $500 million.

The filing

CompanyDow (DOW)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECJan 30, 2025, 6:04 AM ET
Accession number0001751788-25-000005

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 12:42 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on January 30, 2025.

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