Evaluating Dow Stock's Actual Performance

Chemical companies are known for paying big dividends, making them a popular choice with income investors. Over the past year, though, many of them have struggled due to a number of factors, among them higher raw material costs, oversupply, and uneven demand.

Even the oldest and largest chemical companies haven't been spared, including Dow (NYSE: DOW), which was spun off from the merged DowDuPont in 2019. But how has the company actually fared?

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