Dow price to free cash flow DOW

Market value divided by free cash flow over the last twelve months, since 2020.

Today, Oct 23, 2026: 14.7×
7-year median: 9.0×
Against its 7-year history: 84th; percentile: 0 is its lowest day, 100 its highest
7-year range: 4.4× to 42.2×
Peer median: 23.6×

Dow's price to free cash flow is 14.7× as of Oct 23, 2026.

That is above its 7-year median of 9.0×, higher than on 84% of days in the last 7 years.

Over that time it ranged from 4.4× in Sep 2022 to 42.2× in Oct 2024.

The median for 10 chemicals stocks of a similar size is 23.6×.

Price to free cash flow over time

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Year by year

Year	End of year	Low	High
2026 so far	14.7×	12.6×	14.7×
2025	33.1×	32.7×	35.1×
2024	34.0×	10.8×	42.2×
2023	11.2×	6.2×	11.3×
2022	5.6×	4.4×	9.5×
2021	8.9×	7.7×	14.8×
2020	8.2×	4.8×	9.1×

Against its peers

Companies in Chemicals nearest Dow's size, closest first, today.

Company	Price to free cash flow
DOWDow	14.7×
DDDuPont de Nemours	65.2×
ALBAlbemarle	8.2×
ESIElement Solutions	58.8×
EMNEastman Chemical	13.8×
HXLHexcel	23.6×
BCPCBalchem	n/m
CSWCSW Industrials	33.4×
CBTCabot	13.6×
AVNTAvient	19.7×
WDFCWD 40	35.9×
Peer median	23.6×

What the price to free cash flow tells you

Market value divided by free cash flow: the cash left after running the business and paying for equipment. Cash is harder to manage than accounting earnings, so many investors trust this more than PE.

Lumpy: a big year of building factories drops cash flow and inflates the ratio without the business getting worse.

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Valuation data, not investment advice. Prices as of Oct 23, 2026. Reported figures come from the company's filings with the SEC.