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Matrix Service Company MTRX
$10.28 -1.72% Close, Oct 2, 2026 · NASDAQ · Market cap $289.2M
Next earnings report: Nov 4, 2026
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Three things to know
- The stock is in a downtrend: below its 200-day average, with the 50-day average below the 200-day.
- Revenue over the last four quarters was $873.6M, up 13.6% from a year earlier.
- The company holds net cash of $203.5M (cash above total debt).
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.
Growth25Very weak
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are growing.
- Revenue growth (TTM, YoY)Top 32%
- FCF growth (TTM, YoY)Bottom 11%
- Revenue growth, 3-year CAGRBottom 43%
- Revenue growth accelerationBottom 29%
Quality19Very weak
Returns on capital, margins, earnings quality and balance-sheet strength.
- Return on invested capitalBottom 22%
- Gross marginBottom 7%
- Operating marginBottom 23%
- Accruals (lower is better)Bottom 26%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Top 1%
- Interest coverBottom 13%
Value64Neutral
How cheap the shares are relative to earnings, cash flow and their own history.
- Earnings yieldBottom 30%
- Free-cash-flow yieldBottom 30%
- EBITDA / enterprise valueTop 29%
- Sales / enterprise valueTop 1%
Momentum26Very weak
Strength and persistence of the price trend, including versus the S&P 500.
- 12-month return excluding last monthBottom 25%
- 6-month returnBottom 29%
- 1-year return vs S&P 500Bottom 25%
- Distance from 52-week highBottom 33%
- Trend checklist (0–4)Bottom 40%
Revisions35Weak
Earnings surprises and analyst sentiment (estimate-revision history is being collected).
- Average EPS surprise, last 4 quartersBottom 6%
- Consecutive EPS beatsBottom 16%
- Share of analysts rating BuyTop 29%
- Upside to consensus price targetTop 25%
Stability70Positive
Low volatility, shallow drawdowns, low market sensitivity and modest leverage.
- Volatility, 60 days (lower is better)Top 42%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 yearsTop 33%
- Beta vs S&P 500 (lower is better)Bottom 28%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Top 1%
What changed
Latest four quarters versus the same period a year earlier (growth: versus one quarter earlier).
| Measure | Before | Now | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | 13.9% | 13.6% | ↓ |
| Gross margin | 5.2% | 7.3% | ↑ |
| Operating margin | -4.6% | -0.4% | ↑ |
| FCF margin | 14.3% | 0.2% | ↓ |
Fundamental momentum
| Measure | Now (TTM) | Year / quarter before | Sector rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM, YoY) | 13.6% | 13.9% | ↓ | Top 32% |
| Gross margin | 7.3% | 5.2% | ↑ | Bottom 7% |
| Operating margin | -0.4% | -4.6% | ↑ | Bottom 23% |
| Net margin | -0.3% | -3.8% | ↑ | — |
| Free-cash-flow margin | 0.2% | 14.3% | ↓ | — |
| Return on invested capital | -1.9% | — | Bottom 22% | |
| Revenue growth, 3-year CAGR | 3.2% | — | Bottom 43% |
Quality of earnings and balance sheet
- Accruals (net income − OCF) / assetsLower is better; high accruals can signal weaker earnings quality.
- -1.6%
- Stock-based compensation / revenueA cost to shareholders through dilution.
- 0.8%
- Receivables growth vs revenue growthReceivables growing much faster than sales can be a warning.
- -20.5 pp
- Net debt / EBITDABelow 1× is conservative; above 3× is high leverage.
- -29.70×
- Interest cover (operating income / interest)How many times operating profit covers interest.
- -7.1×
Shareholder returns
- Dividend yield (dividends paid, TTM)
- 0.00%
- Net buyback yield (TTM)
- 1.41%
- Shareholder yield
- 1.41%
- Share count change, 1 year
- +2.3%
- Share count change, 3-year CAGR
- +1.8%
Shareholder yield = dividends + net buybacks over the last four quarters, divided by market cap.
Based on the four quarters through Jun 30, 2026 (filed Sep 3, 2026).
Earnings and expectations
Earnings momentum
- Consecutive EPS beats
- 0
- Beats in the last 8 reports
- 1 of 8
- Average EPS surprise, last 4
- -100.0%
- Average 2-day reaction, last 8
- +1.2%
- Positive 20 days after report
- 2 of 8
Analysts
- Consensus price target
- $16.00
- Target vs current price
- +55.6%
- Analysts with a rating
- 13
- Share rating Buy or Strong Buy
- 69%
- Consensus rating
- Buy
How the stock reacted to recent reports
| Report date | EPS surprise | 2 days | 5 days | 20 days | 60 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2, 2026 | -75.8% | +1.5% | -0.2% | -10.6% | — |
| May 6, 2026 | -57.1% | -0.9% | -12.6% | -0.9% | -16.7% |
| Feb 4, 2026 | -150.0% | -5.7% | -20.3% | -21.1% | -5.6% |
| Nov 5, 2025 | -333.3% | +2.2% | -17.9% | -23.1% | -7.0% |
| Sep 9, 2025 | -2100.0% | -3.1% | -11.7% | -12.9% | -23.0% |
| May 7, 2025 | -140.0% | +1.5% | +7.4% | +0.7% | +18.0% |
| Feb 5, 2025 | +9.1% | -0.6% | +9.6% | -14.7% | -14.2% |
| Nov 6, 2024 | -3.1% | +14.6% | +13.6% | +16.9% | +25.4% |
Returns from the close before each report. Past reactions do not determine future ones.
Earnings history
| Report date | EPS | Estimate | Surprise | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2, 2026 | $0.04 | $0.17 | -75.8% | $244.5M |
| May 6, 2026 | $0.03 | $0.07 | -57.1% | $206.7M |
| Feb 4, 2026 | -$0.02 | $0.04 | -150.0% | $210.5M |
| Nov 5, 2025 | -$0.13 | -$0.03 | -333.3% | $211.9M |
| Sep 9, 2025 | -$0.40 | $0.02 | -2100.0% | $216.4M |
| May 7, 2025 | -$0.12 | -$0.05 | -140.0% | $200.2M |
| Feb 5, 2025 | -$0.20 | -$0.22 | +9.1% | $187.2M |
| Nov 6, 2024 | -$0.33 | -$0.32 | -3.1% | $165.6M |
Valuation in context
| Multiple | Now | 5-year median | 5-year percentile | Sector rank (cheapness) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (forward) | 17.3× | — | — | — |
| EV / EBITDA | 12.5× | — | — | Top 29% |
| EV / Sales | 0.10× | — | — | Top 1% |
| Free-cash-flow yield | 0.49% | — | — | Bottom 30% |
| Earnings yield | -0.90% | — | — | Bottom 30% |
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
- 0
- Days above the 200-day average
- 0
- 50-day average slope (20 days)
- -9.1%
- 200-day average slope (20 days)
- -1.3%
- Distance from 50-day average
- -5.5%
- Distance from 200-day average
- -14.4%
- RSI (14)
- 49.7
- Relative volume
- 1.24×
Risk and drawdowns
- Volatility, 60 days (annualized)
- 39.1%
- Volatility vs own 5-year history
- 6th percentile · Low for this stock
- Beta vs S&P 500 (2 years, weekly)
- 1.41
- Correlation with S&P 500
- 0.44
- Current drawdown from 1-year high
- -34.1%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 years
- -40.1%
Largest declines in the past six years
| From peak | To low | Decline | Length | Recovery |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 11, 2021 | Sep 27, 2022 | -78.0% | 390 days | 710 days (Jul 29, 2025) |
| Jul 29, 2025 | Sep 29, 2026 | -40.1% | 294 days | Not yet recovered |
| Jan 13, 2021 | Jan 29, 2021 | -23.2% | 11 days | 27 days (Mar 10, 2021) |
| Oct 8, 2020 | Oct 28, 2020 | -18.6% | 14 days | 9 days (Nov 10, 2020) |
| Nov 24, 2020 | Dec 3, 2020 | -11.8% | 6 days | 14 days (Dec 23, 2020) |
Declines of 10% or more from a closing high, measured on daily closes.
Financial statements
- Market cap
- $289.2M
- EPS, diluted (TTM)
- -$0.09
- Revenue (TTM)
- $873.6M
- 52-week range
- $9.38 – $15.97
| FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | FY 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $707.8M | $795.0M | $728.2M | $769.3M | $873.6M |
| Gross profit | -$1.2M | $30.8M | $40.5M | $39.7M | $64.0M |
| Operating income | -$87.9M | -$52.9M | -$30.1M | -$35.1M | -$9.6M |
| Net income | -$63.9M | -$52.4M | -$25.0M | -$29.5M | -$2.6M |
| EPS (diluted) | -$2.39 | -$1.94 | -$0.91 | -$1.06 | -$0.09 |
| Q1 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q4 2025 | Q1 2026 | Q2 2026 | Q3 2026 | Q4 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $165.6M | $187.2M | $200.2M | $216.4M | $211.9M | $210.5M | $206.7M | $244.5M |
| Net income | -$9.2M | -$5.5M | -$3.4M | -$11.3M | -$3.7M | -$894,000 | $835,000 | $1.1M |
| EPS (diluted) | -$0.33 | -$0.20 | -$0.12 | -$0.40 | -$0.13 | -$0.03 | $0.03 | $0.04 |
| FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | FY 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | -$54.2M | $10.2M | $72.6M | $117.5M | $6.9M |
| Capital expenditure | -$3.3M | -$9.0M | -$7.0M | -$7.7M | -$5.5M |
| Free cash flow | -$57.5M | $1.2M | $65.6M | $109.8M | $1.4M |
| Dividends paid | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Net share buybacks | $199,000 | -$310,000 | -$456,000 | -$1.0M | -$4.0M |
Cash outflows are shown as negative numbers.
- Cash and short-term investments
- $223.0M
- Total assets
- $602.6M
- Total liabilities
- $460.8M
- Total debt
- $19.5M
- Net debt
- -$203.5M
- Shareholders’ equity
- $141.9M
As of Jun 30, 2026 (filed Sep 3, 2026).
Short interest
- Shares sold short
- 1,150,590
- Days to cover
- 2.56
- Change vs previous report
- +9.6%
FINRA short interest, settlement date Sep 15, 2026.
Stock splits
- Nov 24, 2003
- 2-for-1