Dow General and Administrative Expenses 2011-2025 | DOW

General and Administrative Expenses — these are a part of a company's operating expenses that are not directly related to the production of goods or the provision of services but are necessary for the overall functioning of the business.

What these expenses include

Salaries of administrative staff (executives, HR, accountants, legal personnel)
Office rent and utilities
Office equipment and IT infrastructure
Professional services (auditors, lawyers, consultants)
Insurance
General administrative travel and representation expenses

What the metric indicates

Cost control
A high level of such expenses may indicate inefficient management or an overly complex structure
Profitability
Reducing administrative expenses while maintaining stable revenue increases operating profit
Comparative analysis
Investors can compare this metric as a percentage of revenue among companies in the same industry
Business flexibility
Companies with a flexible and controlled expense structure are more resilient to revenue declines

Annual General and Administrative Expenses Dow

2024	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013	2012	2011
1.58 B	1.63 B	1.68 B	1.64 B	1.47 B	1.59 B	2.85 B	1.8 B	4.07 B	-	-	-	-	-

All numbers in USD currency

Indicator range from annual reports

Maximum	Minimum	Average
4.07 B	1.47 B	2.03 B

Quarterly General and Administrative Expenses Dow

2025-Q3	2025-Q2	2025-Q1	2024-Q3	2024-Q2	2024-Q1	2023-Q3	2023-Q2	2023-Q1	2022-Q4	2022-Q3	2022-Q2	2022-Q1	2021-Q4	2021-Q3	2021-Q2	2021-Q1	2020-Q4	2020-Q3	2020-Q2	2020-Q1	2019-Q4	2019-Q3	2019-Q2	2019-Q1	2018-Q4	2018-Q3	2018-Q2	2018-Q1	2017-Q4	2017-Q3	2017-Q2	2017-Q1	2016-Q4	2016-Q3	2016-Q2	2016-Q1	2015-Q4	2015-Q3	2015-Q2	2015-Q1	2014-Q4	2014-Q3	2014-Q2	2014-Q1	2013-Q4	2013-Q3	2013-Q2	2013-Q1	2012-Q4	2012-Q3	2012-Q2	2012-Q1	2011-Q4	2011-Q3	2011-Q2	2011-Q1
340 M	347 M	366 M	396 M	390 M	442 M	380 M	408 M	428 M	-	356 M	435 M	498 M	-	403 M	440 M	366 M	-	372 M	357 M	334 M	-	388 M	422 M	448 M	-	409 M	485 M	751 M	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

All numbers in USD currency

Indicator range from quarterly reporting

Maximum	Minimum	Average
751 M	334 M	415 M

General and Administrative Expenses of other stocks in the Chemicals industry

Issuer	General and Administrative Expenses	Price	% 24h	Market Cap	Country
Braskem S.A. BAK	2.52 B	$ 2.92	-5.51 %	$ 1.06 B	Brasil
Роллман RLMN	64.7 M	-	-	-	Russia
Куйбышевазот KAZT	782 M	-	-	-	Russia
Казаньоргсинтез KZOS	3.92 B	-	-	-	Russia
Celanese Corporation CE	1.03 B	$ 42.55	1.02 %	$ 4.65 B	USA
Adicet Bio ACET	28.3 M	$ 0.51	-1.23 %	$ 44.8 M	USA
Ciner Resources LP CINR	21.7 M	-	0.81 %	$ 344 M	USA
Molecular Data MKD	210 M	-	2.5 %	$ 2.3 M	China
AdvanSix ASIX	94 M	$ 17.34	1.32 %	$ 465 M	USA
Eastman Chemical Company EMN	736 M	$ 63.38	0.81 %	$ 7.4 B	USA
Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile S.A. SQM	168 M	$ 71.74	1.09 %	$ 17.5 B	Chile
DuPont de Nemours DD	1.55 B	$ 41.19	0.37 %	$ 17.3 B	USA
Air Products and Chemicals APD	906 M	$ 247.33	0.61 %	$ 55.1 B	USA
FutureFuel Corp. FF	3.81 M	$ 3.24	-	$ 142 M	USA
Minerals Technologies MTX	209 M	$ 62.35	0.48 %	$ 2 B	USA
Methanex Corporation MEOH	247 M	$ 40.26	0.3 %	$ 3.18 B	Canada
Huntsman Corporation HUN	671 M	$ 10.07	1.72 %	$ 1.73 B	USA
Tronox Holdings plc TROX	296 M	$ 4.29	-0.46 %	$ 677 M	USA
LSB Industries LXU	41.8 M	$ 8.47	-0.24 %	$ 610 M	USA
Valhi VHI	4.3 M	$ 12.18	4.1 %	$ 347	USA
Ashland Global Holdings ASH	344 M	$ 59.55	0.35 %	$ 2.74 B	USA
Rayonier Advanced Materials RYAM	92.3 M	$ 5.88	0.77 %	$ 387 M	USA
Univar Solutions UNVR	1.25 B	-	-0.01 %	$ 5.99 B	USA
Westlake Chemical Partners LP WLKP	29.7 M	$ 18.68	-1.06 %	$ 658 M	USA