Skip to main content

DOW INC

For the period ended Dec 31, 2024. Filed Feb 4, 2025.

View on SEC.gov

About this filing

A company's yearly report to the SEC, with audited financial statements. It is the fullest account a company gives of its business, its finances and the risks it sees.

FY2024 · Filed Feb 4, 2025

DOW$30.96-1.4%Stored close · as of Nov 9, 2026

Extracted filing text, with the paragraph anchors used by the comparison.

See the whole filing, with its images and exhibits
Contents

Leases

NOTE 16 -LEASES

Operating lease ROU assets are included in "Operating lease right-of-use assets" while finance lease ROU assets are included in "Net property" in the consolidated balance sheets. With respect to lease liabilities, operating lease liabilities are included in "Operating lease liabilities - current" and "Operating lease liabilities - noncurrent," and finance lease liabilities are included in "Long-term debt due within one year" and "Long-Term Debt" in the consolidated balance sheets.

Dow routinely leases sales and administrative offices, power plants, production facilities, warehouses and tanks for product storage, aircraft, motor vehicles, railcars, office machines and equipment. Some leases contain renewal provisions, purchase options and escalation clauses and the terms for these leased assets vary depending on the lease agreement. These leased assets have remaining lease terms of up to 51 years. See Note 1 for additional information on leases.

The components of lease cost for operating and finance leases for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022, were as follows:

Lease Cost202420232022
In millions
Operating lease cost$433$426$397
Finance lease cost
Amortization of right-of-use assets - finance117106105
Interest on lease liabilities - finance453432
Total finance lease cost162140137
Short-term lease cost322255255
Variable lease cost1,074929611
Sublease income(10)(9)(10)
Total lease cost$1,981$1,741$1,390

The following table provides supplemental cash flow and other information related to leases:

Other Lease Information202420232022
In millions
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
Operating cash flows for operating leases$436$424$393
Operating cash flows for finance leases$45$34$32
Financing cash flows for finance leases$132$127$114
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations:
Operating leases 1$241$309$151
Finance leases 1$218$234$62
  1. In 2023, $98 million of leased assets were reclassified from Operating leases to Finance leases due to an amendment that extended the term of the agreement.

The following table summarizes the lease-related assets and liabilities recorded in the consolidated balance sheets at December 31, 2024 and 2023:

Lease PositionBalance Sheet ClassificationDec 31, 2024Dec 31, 2023
In millions
Assets
Operating lease assetsOperating lease right-of-use assets$1,268$1,320
Finance lease assetsProperty1,4951,328
Finance lease amortizationAccumulated depreciation(619)(538)
Total lease assets$2,144$2,110
Liabilities
Current
OperatingOperating lease liabilities - current$318$329
FinanceLong-term debt due within one year106117
Noncurrent
OperatingOperating lease liabilities - noncurrent9841,032
FinanceLong-Term Debt833756
Total lease liabilities$2,241$2,234

The weighted-average remaining lease term and discount rate for leases recorded in the consolidated balance sheets at December 31, 2024 and 2023 are provided below:

Lease Term and Discount RateDec 31, 2024Dec 31, 2023
Weighted-average remaining lease term
Operating leases6.7 years6.9 years
Finance leases9.7 years10.5 years
Weighted-average discount rate
Operating leases4.84%4.82%
Finance leases5.00%4.84%

The following table provides the maturities of lease liabilities at December 31, 2024:

Maturities of Lease LiabilitiesOperating LeasesFinance Leases
In millions
2025$365$147
2026281134
2027230145
2028175103
202910997
2030 and thereafter388568
Total future undiscounted lease payments$1,548$1,194
Less: Imputed interest246255
Total present value of lease liabilities$1,302$939

At December 31, 2024, Dow had additional leases of approximately $409 million, primarily for buildings and equipment, which had not yet commenced. These leases are expected to commence between 2025 and 2027, with lease terms of up to 20 years.

Dow provides guarantees related to certain leased assets, specifying the residual value that will be available to the lessor at lease termination through the sale of the assets to the lessee or third parties. The following table provides a summary of the final expiration, maximum future payments and recorded liability reflected in the consolidated balance sheets for residual value guarantees at December 31, 2024 and 2023. The lease agreements do not contain any material restrictive covenants.

Lease GuaranteesDec 31, 2024Dec 31, 2023
In millionsFinal ExpirationMaximum Future PaymentsRecorded LiabilityFinal ExpirationMaximum Future PaymentsRecorded Liability
Residual value guarantees2034$313$—2031$295$—
ContentsView on SEC.gov

The text of this filing, as the company filed it with the SEC, without its images or exhibits. This is not investment advice.