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COMPANY OVERVIEW Matson, Inc., a holding company incorporated in the State of Hawaii, and its subsidiaries ( Matson or the Company ), is a leading provider of ocean transportation and logistics services. Ocean Transportation: Matson s Ocean Transportation business is conducted through Matson Navigation Company, Inc. ( MatNav ), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Matson, Inc.
$222.18
$1.37 (-0.61%)
EOD Jul 17, 2026
14.94% operating margin is respectable but not wide. ROIC at 11.79%. Suggests the business covers its cost of capital, but doesn't point to a wide moat.
Revenue declined 2.3% YoY. The question is whether this is cyclical or a structural shift.
Free cash flow declined 66% versus the prior year, cash generation momentum has weakened. Net debt of $625M represents 4.1x FCF, leverage limits flexibility.
16.5x earnings, 34.1x FCF. Valuation is in a reasonable range. The main question is whether the business can re-accelerate or if current trajectory is already priced in.
Based on TTM earnings · Diluted shares
Profitability & Returns
Revenue (TTM)
$3.32B
▼ -2.3% YoY
Net Income (TTM)
$429M
▼ -6.6% YoY
Op. Margin
14.43%
▼ -1.2pp YoY
ROIC
11.59%
▼ -1.2pp YoY
Cash Flow & Balance Sheet
FCF (TTM)
$200M
▼ -66.4% YoY
Op. Cash Flow (TTM)
$552M
▼ -28.7% YoY
Net Debt
$637M
Cash & Equiv.
$100M
5Y CAGR: +7.0%
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At a P/E of 16.5 and a price-to-free-cash-flow of 34.1, Matson (MATX) trades above a two-stage DCF intrinsic value of about $92.23 per share, so at $222.18 the stock looks overvalued (58.5% above estimated intrinsic value). A high multiple is not the same as overvalued: fast-growing, high-quality businesses can deserve a premium. See the general approach in how to tell if a stock is overvalued.
On quality, Matson scores 31/100 on Intrinsiqq's quality scorecard (a lower-quality business on these measures), weighing growth, margins, returns on capital, share count, and balance-sheet strength. It currently yields about 0.7%; see dividend safety for coverage and history. All figures are computed from SEC filings; read the full methodology. This is analysis, not investment advice.
Intrinsiqq's two-stage DCF estimates an intrinsic value of about $92.23 per share for MATX, projecting its recent free cash flow forward with a growth rate that fades toward a long-run rate and discounting it back to today. Applying a 25% margin of safety gives a more conservative fair-value entry around $69.17. At today's $222.18, that puts the stock about 58.5% above estimated intrinsic value. The result is sensitive to the growth and discount-rate inputs, so it is best to run conservative, base and optimistic cases. You can adjust all of them yourself with the sliders on the DCF tab.
Matson scores 31 out of 100 on Intrinsiqq's quality score, a weighted blend of 8 metrics each scored 0 to 100, which makes it a lower-quality business on these measures. Recent fundamentals include a 14.4% operating margin and a 11.6% return on invested capital. The score weighs revenue and free-cash-flow growth, operating margins, return on invested capital, share-count change, and balance-sheet strength, all computed from SEC filings, not opinion. Because valuation only means something relative to quality, the full metric-by-metric breakdown is on the quality scorecard.
Yes, Matson pays a regular dividend of about $1.46 per share per year (typically in quarterly installments), a yield of roughly 0.7% at the current price. That is a payout ratio of about 10.4% of earnings, so the dividend is amply covered by earnings. A low headline yield is not the same as a weak dividend: what matters is how well earnings and free cash flow cover the payout and whether it is growing, not the percentage alone. For MATX's full payout history, growth streak and dividend-safety score, see the dividends tab.
That depends on valuation and quality together, not either alone. MATX currently trades above its estimated intrinsic value and scores 31/100 on quality (lower-quality). It also yields about 0.7%. A cheap price is only a bargain if the business is durable, and a premium can be justified by genuine quality, so the two questions, "is it cheap?" and "is it good?", only make sense side by side. Read the valuation against the quality scorecard, run the DCF on your own assumptions, and decide for yourself. This is analysis from SEC filings, not investment advice.