Matson, Inc. · Water Transportation

MATX

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The short version

A high-quality, profitable business with growing sales.

Going well

Sales up 17% in the latest quarter vs a year ago
Profitable every year for 10 years
Brings in more cash than it spends

Money moves

Insiders sold $2.2M in the last 30 days, all through pre-planned sales
Institutions added 0.6% to their holdings in the quarter ending June 2026 (205 bought, 166 sold)
Held by Ray Dalio (Bridgewater)

Facts from SEC filings, not a recommendation.

What the price means

Price as of Oct 26

$228.88+0.1% that day

Company value: $6.8B; Share price times all shares
Price vs profit (P/E): 15.4x; You pay about $15 for each $1 of yearly profit
Price vs sales: 2.0x; Company value is 2.0 times a year of sales
Dividend yield: 0.6%; Yearly dividend as a share of today's price
Cash vs value: 2%; Cash as a share of company value
Debt vs value: 5%; Debt as a share of company value

From MATX's last IEX trade and its SEC filings (profits and sales over the last four quarters). A starting point for research, not a verdict.

The business over time

Last 12 quarters, from SEC filings

Sales, Jun '26

$969.4M+17% vs a year earlier

Sep '23Tap a barJun '26

Last 12 months: $3.5B, down 0.2% from the 12 months before. Over 5 years, sales grew about 7.0% a year.

What the price assumes

Your guesses, our math

Move the sliders to your own view of MATX. Starting points are the company's recent numbers.

Sales growth0% a yearRecently: -0.2% a yearProfit margin13%Last 12 months: 13.4%P/E at the end15xToday: 15.4x. Many steady companies trade at 12x to 25xShare count change-5% a yearBelow zero means buybacks; above zero means new shares (dilution)

Sales in 5 years$3.5B

Profit in 5 years$450M

Price these guesses point to$291.52+27% vs $228.88 todayAbout +5.0% a year, before dividends

What today's price needs: with a 13% margin and a 15x P/E, sales could shrink about 4.7% a year for 5 years and still match today's price.

Simple math on your guesses, not a forecast or a price target. Real results depend on many things these sliders leave out.

Price

Price chart by TradingView.

Business quality

The checklist Warren Buffett-style investors use. Annual numbers for 2025.

6/6Strong

PassReturn on equity 15%+Earns a lot on the money owners have in the business.16.4%
PassDebt under half of equityNot relying on borrowed money.0.13x equity
PassNet margin 10%+Keeps at least 10 cents of profit from each dollar of sales.13.3%
PassProfitable every yearSteady profits, not one good year.10 of 10 years
PassFree cash flow positiveBrings in more cash than it spends to run and grow.$547.1M
PassShare count not growingNot diluting owners. Falling means buybacks.-18.1% in 3 years

Revenue: $3.3B; -2.3% vs prior year
5-year growth: +7.0%/yr; revenue, per year
Total debt: $361.2M; 0.13x equity
Current ratio: 0.89x; short-term assets / bills due

From annual reports filed with the SEC. Not in this company's SEC data, so not scored: gross margin 40%+. A checklist is a starting point for research, not a verdict.

Latest quarter

Quarter ended Jun 30, 2026

Reported Aug 3

Revenue: $969.4M; +16.7% YoY
EPS: $4.27; vs $2.92
Op. margin: 16.4%; +2.8 pts
Free cash flow: $137.6M
Share count: -6.5%; vs a year ago

Insider rating

Last 90 days

44Mixed

Pre-planned sales of $2.2M (weaker signal)

50 is neutral. Buying by more insiders, top executives and bigger stakes raises it. Selling lowers it; pre-planned sales count less.

Weekly insider trend

13 weeks agoBoughtSoldThis week

Filing buzz

Last 7 days vs normal

0/ 100

This week: 0
Normal week: 2.0
vs normal: 0.0x

SEC filings of any kind. 50 means a normal week.

Institutional ownership

Steady+0.6%

Institutions added 0.6% to their holdings. 205 bought, 166 sold.

Shares held by institutions26.0M

Sep '24Jun '26

Safety check

From SEC filings

Share count growthYearly rate, last 3 years

-5.4%

Cash runwayAt last year's cash burn

Cash flow positive

Debt to equityLatest balance sheet: debt compared with what owners have

0.1x · $341.3M debt

Shares outstandingLatest reported

30M

Earnings reports

Last 12

Next reportIn 6 days (est.)Estimated from the same quarter last year

Results filedAug 3
Results filedJul 15
Results filedMay 4
Results filedFeb 24
Results filedJan 15

Flags and big holders

Offerings 6 months, flags 12 months, holders 90 days

New 5%+ holder (passive)Aug 14 · View filing ↗Big holder 5%+ holder update (passive)Jul 31 · View filing ↗Big holder

Insider trades

Open-market buys and sells, last 90 days

Bought$00 insiders

Sold$2.2M1 insider, 1 pre-planned

Insider	Trade	Shares	Avg price	Value	Owns after	Date
Matthew J CoxChairman & CEO	Sell	10K	$222.33	$2.2M	219K	Sep 29Filing ↗
-4.4% of their holdings $220.32 to $223.72 across 4 trades Pre-planned sale (10b5-1) Also Director Filed 2 days after