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Rule-based classification of fundamentals against the sector. Not a price forecast and not investment advice.
Weak signals across every dimension
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1 of 5 met · composite below the peer average
Business quality, valuation against the sector, and position in the 52-week range — whether they line up or not.
Weak fundamentals
Profitability
2/4
Debt & liquidity
1/3
Efficiency
0/2
Dow trades near the sector median on valuation — P/B sits -63% below the median 3.8× — yet the fundamentals underneath are weak across every measure. ROE runs at -14.7%, trailing the sector median 13.3% by -211%, while Debt/EBITDA stands at 17.3×, well above the median 2.1×. Revenue growth -7.0% lags the sector 2.9% by -339%, and the F-Score of 3/9 reflects deteriorating profitability and leverage. The composite score of 25/100 sits far below the sector median. On the positive side, the company beat consensus earnings in the last report by 15.2%, and analysts have historically beaten their estimates in a majority of recent quarters — a track record that stands apart from the weak underlying trend. That beat rate alone does not offset the structural headwinds: a business saddled with high debt, thin returns on equity, and slowing growth trades at a price that assumes no margin of safety.
| Ticker | Name | F-Score | ROE | Revenue YoY | Op. margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| APD | Air Products | 5/9 | -2% |
When Dow reports on 2026-10-22, track whether operating cash flow and net income move in the same direction — two of the four profitability signals currently drag the F-Score to 2/4. Also watch Debt/EBITDA: at 8.1× against a sector median of 2.14×, any guidance on debt reduction will matter more than headline revenue.
On SEC EDGAR, open Dow's most recent 10-K and go straight to the Risk Factors and Liquidity sections of Management's Discussion. The leverage & liquidity sub-score sits at 1/3, and with Debt/EBITDA at 8.1×, the disclosures around refinancing timelines and covenant terms are worth reading in full before forming a view.
In section 06, pick two or three Materials companies from the alphabetical table and line up one metric — Debt/EBITDA or ROE are the most relevant given Dow's readings of 8.1× and 13.3% respectively against sector medians of 2.14× and a figure well above that. No company in the table is ranked; the comparison is yours to draw.
Steps you can check yourself, based on the figures in this brief.
Piotroski F-Score: nine binary tests of financial strength from the annual report. A ✓ marks a test passed, a dot (·) a test failed.
Over 4 years: +3%-50%-101%-5,465%
Over 4 years: 2.012.875.3917.30
Over 4 years: +4%-22%-4%-7%
The context on the right shows how each figure compares with the sector median. The trend below tracks the change over recent fiscal years.
Beat consensus in 5 of 8 recent quarters — a mixed record.
Last quarter's EPS against consensus, plus the estimated date of the next report.
| -1% |
| -7% |
| CTVA | Corteva | 7/9 | 5% | +3% | — |
| DD | DuPont | 5/9 | -4% | +2% | — |
| DOW | Dow Inc. | 3/9 | -15% | -7% | — |
| ECL | Ecolab | 5/9 | 22% | +2% | 17% |
| FCX | Freeport-McMoRan | 5/9 | 23% | +2% | 25% |
| LIN | Linde | 4/9 | 18% | +3% | 26% |
| MLM | Martin Marietta | 8/9 | 12% | +9% | 23% |
| NEM | Newmont | 8/9 | 22% | +21% | — |
| NUE | Nucor | 6/9 | 8% | +6% | — |
| PKG | Packaging Corp | 3/9 | 17% | +7% | 12% |
| PPG | PPG Industries | 6/9 | 21% | +0% | — |
| SHW | Sherwin-Williams | 6/9 | 59% | +2% | — |
| STLD | Steel Dynamics | 5/9 | 13% | +4% | 8% |
| VMC | Vulcan Materials | 9/9 | 13% | +7% | 20% |
A sample of 15 companies in the sector including the target, alphabetical, unranked. Data from the latest SEC annual reports.
Rule-based classification of fundamentals against the sector. Not a price forecast and not investment advice.