---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001558370-22-015979"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "MATX"
cik: "0000003453"
company_name: "Matson, Inc."
filed_at: "2022-11-02T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-22T15:44:16.508980+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Matson Q3 EPS $6.89 on $1.11B revenue; China volumes -15%; outlook cautious on Transpacific

## Summary
- Net income $266M ($6.89 diluted EPS) vs $283.2M ($6.53) last year; revenue $1.11B vs $1.07B.
- Ocean Transportation operating income fell 12.9% to $315.2M; China container volume down 15.1%, Alaska volume up 10.6%.
- Signed ~$1B in vessel construction contracts for three LNG-ready containerships; first delivery Q4 2026.
- Repurchased ~1.1M shares for $88.4M in Q3; board declared $0.31/share dividend payable Dec 1.
- Management expects challenging next two quarters in Transpacific; ended temporary CCX service early September.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001558370-22-015979
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: MATX
- cik: 0000003453
- company_name: Matson, Inc.
- filed_at: 2022-11-02T23:59:59+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/3453/000155837022015979/0001558370-22-015979-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/3453/000155837022015979/matx-20221102x8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  Matson, Inc. reported the quarter ended September 30, 2022 results: revenue $1,114.8 million, net income $266.0 million, EPS $6.89 per diluted share. Guidance lowered.
  - Period: the quarter ended September 30, 2022
  - Revenue: $1,114.8 million
  - Net income: $266.0 million
  - EPS: $6.89 per diluted share
  - Guidance: lowered
  - Result: reported results
  source text: ended September 30, 2022. Net income for the quarter ended September 30, 2021 was $283.2 million, or $6.53 per diluted share. Consolidated revenue for the third quarter 2022 was $1,114.8 million compared with $1,071.6 million for the third quarter 2021. ​ “Matson’s differentiated ocean services performed well in the third quarter 2022, but the Company achieved lower
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/3453/000155837022015979/0001558370-22-015979-index.htm

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