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DOW vs WDFC

Side-by-side comparison of Dow Inc. (DOW) and WD-40 Company (WDFC): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.

Summary

  • Both DOW and WDFC operate in Major Chemicals (Industrials), so they compete in similar markets.
  • DOW is the larger of the two at $44.41B, about 14.9x WDFC ($2.99B).
  • Over the past year, DOW is up 29.1% and WDFC is up 1.3% - DOW leads by 27.8 points.
  • DOW has been more active in the news (20 items in the past 4 weeks vs 5 for WDFC).
  • DOW has more recent analyst coverage (25 ratings vs 7 for WDFC).
PerformanceDOW+29.11%WDFC+1.32%
2025-04-28+0.00%2026-04-24
MetricDOWWDFC
Company
Dow Inc.
WD-40 Company
Price
$38.63+0.26%
$225.38+0.90%
Market cap
$44.41B
$2.99B
1M return
-2.51%
+4.46%
1Y return
+29.11%
+1.32%
Industry
Major Chemicals
Major Chemicals
Exchange
NYSE
NASDAQ
IPO
2019
1973
News (4w)
20
5
Recent ratings
25
7
DOW

Dow Inc.

Dow Inc. provides various materials science solutions for consumer care, infrastructure, and packaging markets in the United States, Canada, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, India, the Asia Pacific, and Latin America. It operates through Packaging & Specialty Plastics, Industrial Intermediates & Infrastructure, and Performance Materials and Coatings segments. The Packaging & Specialty Plastics segment provides ethylene, and propylene and aromatics products; and polyethylene, polyolefin elastomers, ethylene vinyl acetate, and ethylene propylene diene monomer rubbers. The Industrial Intermediates & Infrastructure segment offers ethylene oxides, propylene oxide, propylene glycol and polyether polyols, aromatic isocyanates and polyurethane systems, coatings, adhesives, sealants, elastomers, and composites. This segment also provides caustic soda, and ethylene dichloride and vinyl chloride monomers; and cellulose ethers, redispersible latex powders, silicones, and acrylic emulsions. The Performance Materials and Coatings segment provides architectural paints and coatings, and industrial coatings that are used in maintenance and protective industries, wood, metal packaging, traffic markings, thermal paper, and leather; performance monomers and silicones; standalone silicones; and home and personal care solutions. It also engages in property and casualty insurance, as well as reinsurance business. Dow Inc. was incorporated in 2018 and is headquartered in Midland, Michigan.

WDFC

WD-40 Company

WD-40 Company develops and sells maintenance products, and homecare and cleaning products in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia-Pacific. The company offers multi-purpose maintenance products, including aerosol sprays, non-aerosol trigger sprays, and in liquid-bulk form products under the WD-40 Multi-Use brand name for various consumer uses and industrial applications; and specialty maintenance products, such as penetrants, degreasers, corrosion inhibitors, greases, lubricants, and rust removers under the WD-40 Specialist brand, as well as various products under the WD-40 Bike brand name. It also provides multi-purpose and specialty drip oils, and spray lubricant products, as well as other specialty maintenance products under the 3-IN-ONE brand name; and professional spray maintenance products and lubricants for the bike market under the GT85 brand name. In addition, the company offers automatic toilet bowl cleaners under the 2000 Flushes brand name; aerosol and liquid trigger carpet stain and odor eliminators under the Spot Shot brand; room and rug deodorizers under the Carpet Fresh brand name; carpet and household cleaners, and rug and room deodorizers under the 1001 brand; heavy-duty hand cleaner products under the Lava brand name in the United States, as well as under the Solvol brand name in Australia; and liquid mildew stain removers and automatic toilet bowl cleaners under the X-14 brand name. It sells its products primarily through warehouse club stores, hardware stores, automotive parts outlets, industrial distributors and suppliers, mass retail and home center stores, value retailers, grocery stores, online retailers, farm supply, sport retailers, and independent bike dealers. WD-40 Company was founded in 1953 and is headquartered in San Diego, California.