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

Dow posts Q1 2025 GAAP net loss of $290 million; operating EPS falls to $0.02

Negative Impact 4 of 5 earnings Written later

Dow reported first-quarter 2025 net sales of $10.4 billion, down 3% year-over-year, and a GAAP net loss of $290 million, or $0.44 per share. Operating earnings per share were $0.02, compared with $0.56 a year earlier. The company also announced cost cuts, a delayed Canadian project, a broader European asset review, and about $6 billion in planned cash support, which shareholders should weigh against the weaker results.

Key points

  • Net sales were $10.4 billion, down 3% year-over-year, while volume rose 2% and local price fell 3%.
  • GAAP net loss was $290 million ($0.44 per share), compared with net income of $538 million a year earlier.
  • Operating EPS was $0.02 versus $0.56 a year earlier; Op. EBIT was $230 million, down $444 million.
  • A first tranche of $2.4 billion from a minority stake sale to Macquarie Asset Management is anticipated at closing on May 1.

The filing

CompanyDow (DOW)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECApr 24, 2025, 7:02 AM ET
Accession number0001751788-25-000125

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 April 24, 2025.

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