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Side-by-side financial comparison of Dow Inc. (DOW) and James Hardie Industries plc (JHX). Click either name above to swap in a different company.

The Dow Chemical Company is an American multinational corporation headquartered in Midland, Michigan, United States. The company was among the three largest chemical producers in the world in 2021. It is the operating subsidiary of Dow Inc., a publicly traded holding company incorporated under Delaware law.

James Hardie Industries plc is an American-Irish global building materials company and the largest global manufacturer of fibre cement products. Headquartered in Ireland, it is cross-listed on the Australian and New York Stock Exchanges. Its management team currently sits in Chicago, Illinois, United States. James Hardie was plagued by several asbestos-related scandals in the 20th century.

8-Quarter Revenue & Profit Trend

Side-by-side quarterly history. Quarters aligned by calendar period so offset fiscal years line up.

Revenue
DOW
DOW
JHX
JHX
Q1 26
$9.5B
Q4 25
$9.5B
Q3 25
$10.0B
Q2 25
$10.1B
Q1 25
$10.4B
Q4 24
$10.4B
Q3 24
$10.9B
Q2 24
$10.9B
Net Profit
DOW
DOW
JHX
JHX
Q1 26
Q4 25
$-1.5B
Q3 25
$62.0M
Q2 25
$-835.0M
Q1 25
$-307.0M
Q4 24
$-35.0M
Q3 24
$214.0M
Q2 24
$439.0M
Gross Margin
DOW
DOW
JHX
JHX
Q1 26
5.8%
Q4 25
5.8%
Q3 25
7.3%
Q2 25
5.8%
Q1 25
6.4%
Q4 24
9.0%
Q3 24
9.8%
Q2 24
12.1%
Operating Margin
DOW
DOW
JHX
JHX
Q1 26
Q4 25
-16.4%
Q3 25
0.7%
Q2 25
-6.5%
Q1 25
-3.6%
Q4 24
2.1%
Q3 24
3.0%
Q2 24
5.6%
Net Margin
DOW
DOW
JHX
JHX
Q1 26
Q4 25
-15.6%
Q3 25
0.6%
Q2 25
-8.3%
Q1 25
-2.9%
Q4 24
-0.3%
Q3 24
2.0%
Q2 24
4.0%
EPS (diluted)
DOW
DOW
JHX
JHX
Q1 26
$-2.16
Q4 25
$-2.16
Q3 25
$0.08
Q2 25
$-1.18
Q1 25
$-0.44
Q4 24
$-0.08
Q3 24
$0.30
Q2 24
$0.62

Financial Flow Comparison

Revenue → gross profit → operating profit → net profit for each company.

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