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Should you own Dow stock after a 50% dividend cut? Mizuho answers

July 25, 2025 5:30 PM EDT

Dow Inc.s (NYSE: DOW) decision to halve its dividend has stirred investor concern, but Mizuho analysts say the move, while painful, may not be unprecedented or unjustified.

DOW reduced its dividend by 50%, somewhat anticipated by the market given ~9% dividend yield for some time prior to [the] cut, Mizuho said in a July 24 note.

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