---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-26-061182"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "DWSN"
cik: "0000799165"
company_name: "DAWSON GEOPHYSICAL CO"
filed_at: "2026-05-14T20:15:30+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-14T20:52:37.443084+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Dawson Geophysical Q1 revenue $32.5M (+113% YoY); net income $7.7M ($0.25 EPS)

## Summary
- Revenue of $32.5M for Q1 2026, an increase of 113% vs. Q1 2025.
- Net income of $7.7M or $0.25 per share, compared to prior-year loss (not disclosed).
- Adjusted EBITDA of $10.9M, up 364% year-over-year.
- Results are preliminary and unaudited for the quarter ended March 31, 2026.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-26-061182
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: DWSN
- cik: 0000799165
- company_name: DAWSON GEOPHYSICAL CO
- filed_at: 2026-05-14T20:15:30+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- 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/799165/000110465926061182/0001104659-26-061182-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/799165/000110465926061182/dwsn-20260514x8k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-26-061182.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  DAWSON GEOPHYSICAL CO reported first quarter ended March 31, 2026 results: revenue $32.5 million, net income $7.7 million, EPS $0.25 per share.
  - Period: first quarter ended March 31, 2026
  - Revenue: $32.5 million
  - Net income: $7.7 million
  - EPS: $0.25 per share
  - Result: preliminary results
  source text: DWSN) (the “Company”) today reported unaudited financial results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2026. ​ First quarter 2026 Highlights ​ ● Recognized fee revenue of $32.5 million, an 113% increase over the first quarter of 2025 ● Net income of $7.7 million, $0.25 per share ● Generated Adjusted EBITDA of $10.9 million, an 364% increase over the first
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/799165/000110465926061182/0001104659-26-061182-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.