Stocks · Industrials · Marine Shipping
Matson, Inc. MATX
$231.11 +2.49% Close, Oct 2, 2026 · NYSE · Market cap $6.99B
Strong trend
Next earnings report: Nov 4, 2026
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Three things to know
- Over the past year the stock returned +133.9%, ahead of the S&P 500 by 118.9 percentage points.
- At 15.4× trailing earnings, the shares trade at the highest P/E of the company's past five years.
- Earnings beat analyst estimates in each of the last 5 quarters (average surprise over the last four: +20.0%).
PromtFinance scores
Each score is a percentile within the Industrials sector (0–100). Under each score: how the stock ranks in its sector on every component. As of Oct 5, 2026.
Growth17Very weak
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are growing.
- Revenue growth (TTM, YoY)Bottom 20%
- EPS growth (TTM, YoY)Bottom 40%
- FCF growth (TTM, YoY)Bottom 14%
- Revenue growth, 3-year CAGRBottom 9%
- Revenue growth accelerationTop 23%
Quality70Positive
Returns on capital, margins, earnings quality and balance-sheet strength.
- Return on invested capitalTop 27%
- Gross marginBottom 36%
- Operating marginTop 24%
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Bottom 34%
- Accruals (lower is better)Bottom 33%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Top 30%
- Interest coverTop 5%
Value56Neutral
How cheap the shares are relative to earnings, cash flow and their own history.
- Earnings yieldTop 9%
- Free-cash-flow yieldBottom 36%
- EBITDA / enterprise valueTop 14%
- Sales / enterprise valueBottom 49%
- P/E vs own 5-year history (lower is better)Bottom 1%
Momentum98Exceptional
Strength and persistence of the price trend, including versus the S&P 500.
- 12-month return excluding last monthTop 2%
- 6-month returnTop 16%
- 1-year return vs S&P 500Top 2%
- Distance from 52-week highTop 6%
- Trend checklist (0–4)Top 10%
Revisions72Positive
Earnings surprises and analyst sentiment (estimate-revision history is being collected).
- Average EPS surprise, last 4 quartersTop 22%
- Consecutive EPS beatsTop 24%
- Share of analysts rating BuyTop 36%
- Upside to consensus price targetBottom 21%
Stability75Positive
Low volatility, shallow drawdowns, low market sensitivity and modest leverage.
- Volatility, 60 days (lower is better)Top 22%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 yearsTop 44%
- Beta vs S&P 500 (lower is better)Top 36%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Top 30%
What changed
Latest four quarters versus the same period a year earlier (growth: versus one quarter earlier).
| Measure | Before | Now | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | -4.6% | -0.2% | ↑ |
| EPS growth (YoY) | -10.3% | 1.1% | ↑ |
| Gross margin | 25.3% | 23.0% | ↓ |
| Operating margin | 16.6% | 14.5% | ↓ |
| FCF margin | 12.5% | 3.6% | ↓ |
Fundamental momentum
| Measure | Now (TTM) | Year / quarter before | Sector rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM, YoY) | -0.2% | -4.6% | ↑ | Bottom 20% |
| EPS growth (TTM, YoY) | 1.1% | -10.3% | ↑ | Bottom 40% |
| Gross margin | 23.0% | 25.3% | ↓ | Bottom 36% |
| Operating margin | 14.5% | 16.6% | ↓ | Top 24% |
| Net margin | 13.4% | 14.3% | ↓ | — |
| Free-cash-flow margin | 3.6% | 12.5% | ↓ | — |
| Return on invested capital | 9.8% | — | Top 27% | |
| Revenue growth, 3-year CAGR | -8.3% | — | Bottom 9% |
Quality of earnings and balance sheet
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Above 1× means profits are backed by cash.
- 1.25×
- Accruals (net income − OCF) / assetsLower is better; high accruals can signal weaker earnings quality.
- -2.5%
- Stock-based compensation / revenueA cost to shareholders through dilution.
- 0.5%
- Receivables growth vs revenue growthReceivables growing much faster than sales can be a warning.
- +8.8 pp
- Net debt / EBITDABelow 1× is conservative; above 3× is high leverage.
- 0.72×
- Interest cover (operating income / interest)How many times operating profit covers interest.
- 76.0×
Shareholder returns
- Dividend yield (dividends paid, TTM)
- 0.64%
- Net buyback yield (TTM)
- 4.11%
- Shareholder yield
- 4.75%
- Share count change, 1 year
- -6.5%
- Share count change, 3-year CAGR
- -5.3%
Shareholder yield = dividends + net buybacks over the last four quarters, divided by market cap.
Based on the four quarters through Jun 30, 2026 (filed Aug 4, 2026).
Earnings and expectations
Earnings momentum
- Consecutive EPS beats
- 5
- Beats in the last 8 reports
- 7 of 8
- Average EPS surprise, last 4
- +20.0%
- Average 2-day reaction, last 8
- -0.5%
- Positive 20 days after report
- 4 of 8
Analysts
- Consensus price target
- $260.00
- Target vs current price
- +12.5%
- Analysts with a rating
- 12
- Share rating Buy or Strong Buy
- 67%
- Consensus rating
- Buy
How the stock reacted to recent reports
| Report date | EPS surprise | 2 days | 5 days | 20 days | 60 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 3, 2026 | +12.7% | +2.4% | +2.1% | +10.7% | — |
| May 4, 2026 | +12.1% | -1.6% | +5.3% | +8.4% | +16.3% |
| Feb 24, 2026 | +24.7% | +1.6% | +4.2% | -2.7% | +9.5% |
| Nov 4, 2025 | +30.5% | -1.9% | +9.2% | +11.6% | +60.4% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | +33.9% | +0.3% | +6.9% | -1.1% | -11.9% |
| May 5, 2025 | -6.8% | -2.7% | -15.0% | -1.2% | -5.9% |
| Feb 25, 2025 | +18.7% | -1.4% | -2.2% | -7.7% | -19.3% |
| Oct 30, 2024 | +24.0% | -0.6% | +18.5% | +16.8% | +2.4% |
Returns from the close before each report. Past reactions do not determine future ones.
Earnings history
| Report date | EPS | Estimate | Surprise | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 3, 2026 | $4.27 | $3.79 | +12.7% | $969.4M |
| May 4, 2026 | $1.85 | $1.65 | +12.1% | $757.8M |
| Feb 24, 2026 | $4.60 | $3.69 | +24.7% | $851.9M |
| Nov 4, 2025 | $4.24 | $3.25 | +30.5% | $880.1M |
| Jul 31, 2025 | $2.92 | $2.18 | +33.9% | $830.5M |
| May 5, 2025 | $2.18 | $2.34 | -6.8% | $782.0M |
| Feb 25, 2025 | $3.80 | $3.20 | +18.7% | $890.3M |
| Oct 30, 2024 | $5.89 | $4.75 | +24.0% | $962.0M |
Valuation in context
| Multiple | Now | 5-year median | 5-year percentile | Sector rank (cheapness) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (trailing) | 15.4× | 7.8× | 100th | Top 9% |
| P/E (forward) | 14.1× | — | — | — |
| EV / EBITDA | 9.2× | — | — | Top 14% |
| EV / Sales | 2.19× | — | — | Bottom 49% |
| Free-cash-flow yield | 1.77% | — | — | Bottom 36% |
| Earnings yield | 6.47% | — | — | Top 9% |
P/E over the past five years
Range 2.0× – 14.3× since Jun 30, 2021. Each point: price on the filing date divided by trailing-twelve-month EPS known then.
What moved the stock over the past year
- Price return, 1 year
- +133.9%
- Earnings per share growth (TTM)
- +1.1%
- Change in P/E multiple
- +95.2%
Most of the move came from a change in the valuation multiple.
Technical state
Trend checklist
- ✓ Price above 20-day average
- ✓ Price above 50-day average
- ✓ Price above 200-day average
- ✓ 50-day average above 200-day
- ✗ MACD histogram positive
Trend quality
- Days above the 50-day average
- 129
- Days above the 200-day average
- 211
- 50-day average slope (20 days)
- +4.1%
- 200-day average slope (20 days)
- +6.8%
- Distance from 50-day average
- +5.1%
- Distance from 200-day average
- +26.6%
- RSI (14)
- 56.7
- Relative volume
- 0.67×
Risk and drawdowns
- Volatility, 60 days (annualized)
- 30.1%
- Volatility vs own 5-year history
- 21th percentile · Normal for this stock
- Beta vs S&P 500 (2 years, weekly)
- 0.91
- Correlation with S&P 500
- 0.36
- Current drawdown from 1-year high
- -3.1%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 years
- -47.4%
Largest declines in the past six years
| From peak | To low | Decline | Length | Recovery |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 29, 2022 | Apr 6, 2023 | -54.4% | 257 days | 289 days (May 31, 2024) |
| Nov 13, 2024 | Oct 10, 2025 | -47.4% | 226 days | 88 days (Feb 18, 2026) |
| Mar 11, 2021 | May 12, 2021 | -22.5% | 43 days | 75 days (Aug 27, 2021) |
| Nov 12, 2021 | Dec 1, 2021 | -16.2% | 12 days | 38 days (Jan 26, 2022) |
| Feb 1, 2022 | Feb 14, 2022 | -14.8% | 9 days | 5 days (Feb 22, 2022) |
Declines of 10% or more from a closing high, measured on daily closes.
Financial statements
- Market cap
- $6.99B
- P/E (TTM)
- 15.4
- EPS, diluted (TTM)
- $14.96
- Revenue (TTM)
- $3.46B
- Dividend yield
- 0.63%
- 52-week range
- $86.97 – $240.87
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $3.93B | $4.34B | $3.09B | $3.42B | $3.34B |
| Gross profit | $1.37B | $1.53B | $623.9M | $855.9M | $761.4M |
| Operating income | $1.13B | $1.27B | $340.6M | $552.3M | $467.3M |
| Net income | $927.4M | $1.06B | $297.1M | $476.4M | $444.8M |
| EPS (diluted) | $21.47 | $27.07 | $8.32 | $13.93 | $13.87 |
| Q3 2024 | Q4 2024 | Q1 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q4 2025 | Q1 2026 | Q2 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $962.0M | $890.3M | $782.0M | $830.5M | $880.1M | $851.9M | $757.8M | $969.4M |
| Net income | $199.1M | $128.0M | $72.3M | $94.7M | $134.7M | $143.1M | $56.6M | $129.4M |
| EPS (diluted) | $5.89 | $3.80 | $2.18 | $2.92 | $4.24 | $4.60 | $1.85 | $4.27 |
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $984.1M | $1.27B | $510.5M | $767.8M | $547.1M |
| Capital expenditure | -$325.3M | -$209.3M | -$248.4M | -$310.1M | -$393.4M |
| Free cash flow | $658.8M | $1.06B | $262.1M | $457.7M | $153.7M |
| Dividends paid | -$45.9M | -$48.0M | -$45.0M | -$44.8M | -$44.9M |
| Net share buybacks | -$198.3M | -$397.0M | -$155.2M | -$199.1M | -$303.3M |
Cash outflows are shown as negative numbers.
- Cash and short-term investments
- $119.3M
- Total assets
- $4.71B
- Total liabilities
- $1.94B
- Total debt
- $716.4M
- Net debt
- $597.1M
- Shareholders’ equity
- $2.77B
As of Jun 30, 2026 (filed Aug 4, 2026).
Dividends
| Ex-date | Amount | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 2026 | $0.38 | Sep 3, 2026 |
| May 7, 2026 | $0.36 | Jun 4, 2026 |
| Feb 5, 2026 | $0.36 | Mar 5, 2026 |
| Nov 6, 2025 | $0.36 | Dec 4, 2025 |
| Aug 7, 2025 | $0.36 | Sep 4, 2025 |
| May 8, 2025 | $0.34 | Jun 5, 2025 |
| Feb 6, 2025 | $0.34 | Mar 6, 2025 |
| Nov 7, 2024 | $0.34 | Dec 5, 2024 |
Short interest
- Shares sold short
- 1,400,464
- Days to cover
- 4.92
- Change vs previous report
- +26.8%
FINRA short interest, settlement date Sep 15, 2026.
Stock splits
- Jul 2, 2012
- 2,000-for-959
- Jun 3, 1988
- 2-for-1
- Jun 6, 1986
- 3-for-2
- Mar 12, 1984
- 2-for-1