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Dow Inc
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DOW WACC - Weighted Average Cost of Capital

The WACC of Dow Inc (DOW) is 7.3%.

The Cost of Equity of Dow Inc (DOW) is 9.45%.
The Cost of Debt of Dow Inc (DOW) is 6.30%.

Range Selected
Cost of equity 8.30% - 10.60% 9.45%
Tax rate 22.80% - 24.30% 23.55%
Cost of debt 5.10% - 7.50% 6.30%
WACC 6.3% - 8.4% 7.3%
WACC

DOW WACC calculation

Category Low High
Long-term bond rate 3.9% 4.4%
Equity market risk premium 4.6% 5.6%
Adjusted beta 0.96 1.02
Additional risk adjustments 0.0% 0.5%
Cost of equity 8.30% 10.60%
Tax rate 22.80% 24.30%
Debt/Equity ratio 0.82 0.82
Cost of debt 5.10% 7.50%
After-tax WACC 6.3% 8.4%
Selected WACC 7.3%

DOW's CAPM model and how its cost of Equity is calculated

The Cost of Equity reflects the return a company needs to deliver to shareholders to justify the risk of investing in its shares. It’s computed using the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM), which blends the risk-free rate, the stock’s beta, and the market risk premium.

This method evaluates the stock’s risk compared to a safe investment and the market’s overall volatility.

Here’s how we figure out the cost of equity for DOW:

cost_of_equity (9.45%) = risk_free_rate (4.15%) + equity_risk_premium (5.10%) * adjusted_beta (0.96) + risk_adjustments (0.25%)

We include the risk adjustments, which range from 0% to 1%, to keep our WACC conservatives, especially for companies traded in developing markets.