The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI 0.32%) is up 19.1% so far this year, but not every stock is in on the party. Caterpillar (CAT 1.27%) is the only stock that's fallen so far this year as investors worry that infrastructure spending in China has reached a peak. IBM (IBM 2.24%) and ExxonMobil (XOM +2.32%) haven't lost money, but they've gone almost nowhere in 2013 because revenue and earnings are headed in the wrong direction. In this video, Fool contributor Travis Hoium discusses why these three stock are lagging and why at least one of these companies is in a long-term slide.
The Worst Dow Stocks This Year
By Travis Hoium – Sep 26, 2013 at 5:16PM
DJINDICES: ^DJI
Dow Jones Industrial Average
Market Cap
$0.0M
Today's Change
(-0.32%) $151.06
Current Price
$46761.24
Price as of November 7, 2025 at 2:21 PM ET
Caterpillar is the only Dow stock in the red this year but IBM and ExxonMobil aren't far behind.
About the Author
Travis Hoium is a contributing Motley Fool stock market analyst covering solar energy, technology, and growth stocks. Before The Motley Fool, Travis was a mechanical engineer at 3M and founded a virtual reality company. He holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering and a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Minnesota.