MATX
Matson, Inc.
MATX's fundamentals are strong: earnings per share grew 35% and free cash flow grew 26%. At 12x earnings, it's trading above its usual 11x. Analysts expect that strong growth to continue.
MATX Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong |
MATX's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
MATX PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 3.9x | $67.66 | -68% |
| Fair | 11x | $187 | -12% |
| Forward | 11x | $213 | — |
| Current | 12x | $213 | — |
| Expensive | 16x | $279 | +31% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
MATX's PE is in its fair range at 12x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 11x next year's earnings.
MATX Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for MATX, with profitability improving.
MATX Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $19.39 | +10% |
| Q3 2026 | $17.55 | +35% |
| Q2 2026 | $14.83 | +1% |
| Q1 2026 | $13.48 | -11% |
| Q4 2025 | $13.81 | -0.9% |
| Q3 2025 | $13.03 | +8.9% |
| Q2 2025 | $14.68 | +55% |
| Q1 2025 | $15.07 | +79% |
| Q4 2024 | $13.93 | +67% |
MATX's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $17.55 over the past year, against $33.85 in late 2022.
MATX Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.1B | +27% |
| Q2 2026 | $969.4M | +17% |
| Q1 2026 | $757.8M | -3.1% |
| Q4 2025 | $851.9M | -4.3% |
| Q3 2025 | $880.1M | -8.5% |
| Q2 2025 | $830.5M | -2% |
| Q1 2025 | $782M | +8.3% |
| Q4 2024 | $890.3M | +13% |
MATX's revenue is growing: $1.1B last quarter, up 27% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 23% | +4.6 points |
| Q2 2026 | 16% | +2.8 points |
| Q1 2026 | 8.1% | -2.4 points |
| Q4 2025 | 17% | +0.3 points |
| Q3 2025 | 18% | -6.9 points |
| Q2 2025 | 14% | -1.1 points |
| Q1 2025 | 11% | +5.4 points |
| Q4 2024 | 17% | +7 points |
MATX's operating margin was 23% last quarter, up 4.6 points from the same quarter a year ago.
MATX Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $229M | +148% |
| Q2 2026 | $137.6M | +613% |
| Q1 2026 | $45.7M | +$45.9M |
| Q3 2025 | $92.4M | -63% |
| Q2 2025 | $19.3M | -94% |
| Q1 2025 | -$200K | -101% |
| Q3 2024 | $248.6M | +63% |
| Q2 2024 | $307.9M | +106% |
MATX still generates free cash flow, though less than at its 2022 peak: $455M over the past year.
MATX Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.7% | -200K shares |
| 1 year | -5.3% | -1.7M shares |
| 3 years | -15% | -5.2M shares |
| 5 years | -31% | -13.3M shares |
| Available history | -30% | -13.2M shares |
MATX has 30M diluted shares, down 5.3% from a year ago, with $258M in buybacks over the past year.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $60.3M |
| Q2 2026 | $67M |
| Q1 2026 | $52.8M |
| Q4 2025 | $77.5M |
| Q3 2025 | $65.4M |
| Q2 2025 | $93.5M |
| Q1 2025 | $66.9M |
| Q4 2024 | $31.7M |
MATX spent $258M buying back its own shares over the past year, about the same as the year before.
MATX Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2021 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q2 2021 | 1.0x | Healthy |
| Q1 2021 | 1.4x | Healthy |
| Q4 2020 | 2.0x | Moderate |
| Q3 2020 | 2.8x | Moderate |
| Q2 2020 | 3.6x | Elevated |
| Q1 2020 | 4.2x | High |
| Q4 2019 | 4.3x | High |
MATX's net debt is less than a year of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 2.8 years a year ago.
MATX Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 52.3 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 38.4 | Neutral |
MATX's weekly RSI is 52 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 38 (neutral).
MATX PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | MATX | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 12x | 24x | 50% below |
| PE % | 56 | 58 | 2 pts below |
MATX is trading at 12x earnings, a 50% discount to the Industrials sector's median of 24x.
MATX Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $224.2 | 5.2% below |
| 20 week MA | $219.9 | 3.3% below |
| 50 week MA | $184.8 | 15% above |
| 100 week MA | $150.0 | 42% above |
| 200 week MA | $126.7 | 68% above |
MATX has pulled back, but its long-term trend is still up: it's below its 8- and 20-week averages, but 68% above its 200-week average.
MATX Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $41.1 | $57.3 | +39% |
| 2021 | $57.3 | $83.7 | +46% |
| 2022 | $83.7 | $64.5 | -23% |
| 2023 | $64.5 | $109.6 | +70% |
| 2024 | $109.6 | $136.5 | +25% |
| 2025 | $136.5 | $125.0 | -8.4% |
| 2026 YTD | $125.0 | $212.6 | +70% |
MATX has finished higher in four of the last six years. It's up 70% so far in 2026.