---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-26-054889"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "MATX"
cik: "0000003453"
company_name: "Matson, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-05-04T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T00:08:11.259104+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Matson 1Q26 EPS $1.85 vs $2.18; raises FY outlook; buyback expanded 3M shares

## Summary
- Net income $56.6M ($1.85 diluted EPS) vs $72.3M ($2.18) in 1Q25; revenue $757.8M (-3.1% YoY).
- Ocean Transportation op income $54.6M (-25.8% YoY); Logistics op income $6.8M (-20% YoY).
- Expects Q2 consolidated op income ~$20M above Q2 2025's $113.0M; raises full-year 2026 outlook to modestly exceed FY2025.
- Board added 3.0M shares to buyback program, extended to Dec 2029; declared $0.36/share dividend payable June 4, 2026.
- Iran conflict not impacting operations but affecting fuel prices; expects negative lag impact on Q2 results.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-26-054889
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: MATX
- cik: 0000003453
- company_name: Matson, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-05-04T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/3453/000110465926054889/0001104659-26-054889-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/3453/000110465926054889/matx-20260504x8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  Matson, Inc. reported the quarter ended March 31, 2026 results: revenue $757.8 million, net income $56.6 million, EPS $1.85 per diluted share. Guidance raised.
  - Period: the quarter ended March 31, 2026
  - Revenue: $757.8 million
  - Net income: $56.6 million
  - EPS: $1.85 per diluted share
  - Guidance: raised
  - Result: reported results
  source text: quarter ended March 31, 2026. Net income for the quarter ended March 31, 2025 was $72.3 million, or $2.18 per diluted share. Consolidated revenue for the first quarter 2026 was $757.8 million compared with $782.0 million for the first quarter 2025. ​ Matt Cox, Matson’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, commented, “In the first quarter 2026, Ocean Transportation
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/3453/000110465926054889/0001104659-26-054889-index.htm

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