Dow(US:DOW) ZACKS·2025-10-23 12:11Core Insights - Dow Inc. reported a quarterly loss of $0.19 per share, better than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of $0.31, but down from earnings of $0.47 per share a year ago, indicating an earnings surprise of +38.71% [1] - The company posted revenues of $9.97 billion for the quarter ended September 2025, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 1.99% and down from $10.88 billion year-over-year [2] - Dow Inc. shares have declined approximately 45.9% year-to-date, contrasting with the S&P 500's gain of 13.9% [3] Earnings Outlook - The future performance of Dow Inc. will largely depend on management's commentary during the earnings call and the company's earnings outlook [4] - The current consensus EPS estimate for the upcoming quarter is -$0.44 on revenues of $10.04 billion, and for the current fiscal year, it is -$1.00 on revenues of $40.75 billion [7] Industry Context - The Chemical - Diversified industry, to which Dow Inc. belongs, is currently ranked in the bottom 4% of over 250 Zacks industries, which may negatively impact stock performance [8] - Empirical research indicates a strong correlation between near-term stock movements and trends in earnings estimate revisions, suggesting that Dow Inc.'s stock may underperform in the near future [5][6]