MATSON, INC. ANNOUNCES SECOND QUARTER 2026 RESULTS AND RAISES FULL YEAR OUTLOOK

• 2Q26 EPS of $4.27 versus $2.92 in 2Q25
• 2Q26 Net Income of $129.4 million versus $94.7 million in 2Q25
• 2Q26 Consolidated Operating Income of $158.9 million versus $113.0 million in 2Q25
• 2Q26 EBITDA of $211.0 million versus $163.6 million in 2Q25
• Repurchased approximately 0.3 million shares in 2Q26
• Raises full year outlook

HONOLULU, Aug. 3, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Matson, Inc. ("Matson" or the "Company") (NYSE: MATX), a leading U.S. carrier in the Pacific, today reported net income of $129.4 million, or $4.27 per diluted share, for the quarter ended June 30, 2026.  Net income for the quarter ended June 30, 2025 was $94.7 million, or $2.92 per diluted share.  Consolidated revenue for the second quarter 2026 was $969.4 million, compared with $830.5 million for the second quarter 2025.

Matt Cox, Matson's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, commented, "Matson had a strong second quarter with momentum in our China service carrying over from the post-Lunar New Year period.  Our CLX and MAX services saw higher-than-expected freight rates and demand across e-commerce, garments and e-goods against a backdrop of tighter supply conditions in the Transpacific tradelane." 

Mr. Cox added, "In our domestic ocean tradelanes, we saw lower year-over-year volumes in Hawaii and Alaska and higher year-over-year volume in Guam.  In Logistics, operating income increased year-over-year primarily due to higher contributions from freight forwarding and transportation brokerage, partially offset by a lower contribution from warehousing."

"Looking ahead, we expect our China service to be at or near capacity through peak season. For the fourth quarter 2026, we expect demand to reflect a more traditional seasonality pattern compared to the elevated period of freight demand experienced in the Transpacific market in the fourth quarter 2025 following the U.S.-China trade and economic agreement announced on October 30, 2025.  To date, the Iran conflict has not impacted the Company's operating performance or service levels; however, it has impacted fuel prices in all of the Company's markets.  We continue to expect to fully recover our fuel costs by the end of the year.  As a result, we expect Ocean Transportation operating income in the third quarter 2026 to be approximately 45 percent higher than the level achieved in the year ago period.  We also expect Ocean Transportation operating income in the fourth quarter 2026 to be modestly lower than the level achieved last year.  For Logistics, we expect operating income in the third and fourth quarters 2026 to be modestly higher than the levels achieved last year.  For full year 2026, we expect consolidated operating income to be higher than the level achieved in full year 2025 based on our expectations of continued solid U.S. consumer demand and a stable trading environment in the Transpacific tradelane."

Second Quarter 2026 Discussion and Outlook for 2026

Ocean Transportation:  The Company's container volume in the Hawaii service in the second quarter 2026 was 1.1 percent lower year-over-year primarily due to lower general demand.  Hawaii's economy remains stable, supported by strong construction activity and modest growth in tourist arrivals, but continues to face headwinds from higher energy-related inflation.  The Company expects volume in full year 2026 to approach the level achieved in 2025, based on the Company's expectation of similar economic conditions and stable market share.

In the China service, the Company's container volume in the second quarter 2026 increased 15.2 percent year-over-year primarily due to significantly higher demand compared to the prior year period, which included a market decline in Transpacific demand due to the tariffs imposed in April 2025.  In the second quarter 2026, momentum in the China service carried over from the post-Lunar New Year period, and the Company's CLX and MAX services saw higher-than-expected freight rates and demand across e-commerce, garments and e-goods against a backdrop of tighter supply conditions in the Transpacific tradelane.  The Company expects its China service to be at or near capacity through peak season.  For the fourth quarter 2026, the Company expects demand to reflect a more traditional seasonality pattern compared to the elevated period of freight demand experienced in the Transpacific market in the fourth quarter 2025 following the U.S.-China trade and economic agreement announced on October 30, 2025.  As such, the Company expects volume in full year 2026 to be higher than the level achieved in 2025 based on the Company's expectations of continued solid U.S. consumer demand and a stable trading environment in the Transpacific tradelane.

In the Guam service, the Company's container volume in the second quarter 2026 increased 4.4 percent year-over-year.  In the near term, the Company expects Guam's economy to remain stable.  For full year 2026, the Company expects volume to be comparable to the level achieved last year.

In the Alaska service, the Company's container volume in the second quarter 2026 decreased 2.3 percent year-over-year primarily due to lower export seafood volume on AAX, partially offset by one additional northbound sailing.  In the near term, the Company expects Alaska's economy to remain stable supported by a low unemployment rate, steady job market and continued oil and gas exploration and production activity.  For full year 2026, the Company expects volume to approach the level achieved last year.

The contribution from the Company's SSAT joint venture investment was $4.8 million in the second quarter 2026, or $2.5 million lower than second quarter 2025.  The decrease was primarily due to lower lift volume and higher operating expenses.  For full year 2026, the Company expects the contribution from SSAT to be lower than the $32.5 million achieved in full year 2025.

Based on the outlook trends noted above, the Company expects Ocean Transportation operating income in the third quarter 2026 to be approximately 45 percent higher than the $147.4 million achieved in the third quarter 2025.  The Company also expects Ocean Transportation operating income in the fourth quarter 2026 to be modestly lower than the $136.0 million achieved in the fourth quarter 2025.  For full year 2026, the Company expects Ocean Transportation operating income to be higher than the $455.6 million achieved in full year 2025.

Logistics:  Operating income for the Company's Logistics segment was $14.9 million in the second quarter 2026, or $0.5 million higher compared to the level achieved in the second quarter 2025.  The increase was primarily due to higher contributions from freight forwarding and transportation brokerage, partially offset by a lower contribution from warehousing.  For the third and fourth quarters 2026, the Company expects Logistics operating income to be modestly higher than the $13.6 million and $7.7 million achieved in the third and fourth quarters 2025, respectively.  For full year 2026, the Company expects Logistics operating income to be higher than the $44.2 million achieved in full year 2025.

Consolidated Operating Income:  To date, the Iran conflict has not impacted the Company's operating performance or service levels; however, it has impacted fuel prices in all of the Company's markets.  The Company continues to expect to fully recover fuel costs by the end of the year.  For the third quarter 2026, the Company expects consolidated operating income to be approximately 45 percent higher than the level achieved in the third quarter 2025.  For full year 2026, the Company expects consolidated operating income to be higher than the level achieved in full year 2025 based on the Company's expectations of continued solid U.S. consumer demand and a stable trading environment in the Transpacific tradelane.

Depreciation and Amortization:  For full year 2026, the Company expects depreciation and amortization expense to be approximately $205 million, inclusive of dry-docking amortization of approximately $35 million.

Interest Income:  The Company expects interest income for the full year 2026 to be approximately $18 million.

Interest Expense, Net:  The Company expects interest expense, net for the full year 2026 to be approximately $6 million.

Other Income (Expense), Net:  The Company expects full year 2026 other income (expense), net to be approximately $7 million in income, which is attributable to the amortization of certain components of net periodic benefit costs or gains related to the Company's pension and post-retirement plans.

Income Taxes:  For the second quarter 2026, the Company's effective tax rate was 21.0 percent.  For the full year 2026, the Company expects its effective tax rate to be approximately 21.0 percent.

Capital and Vessel Dry-docking Expenditures:  For the second quarter 2026, the Company made capital expenditure payments excluding vessel construction expenditures of $25.4 million, vessel construction expenditures (including capitalized interest and owner's items) of $181.8 million, and dry-docking payments of $12.7 million.  For the full year 2026, the Company expects to make capital expenditure payments, including maintenance capital expenditures, of approximately $150 to $170 million, vessel construction expenditures (including capitalized interest and owner's items) of approximately $400 million, and dry-docking payments of approximately $45 million.

Ocean Transportation revenue increased $91.8 million, or 13.6 percent, during the three months ended June 30, 2026, compared with the three months ended June 30, 2025.  The increase was primarily due to higher volume and freight rates in the China service.

On a year-over-year FEU basis, Hawaii service container volume decreased 1.1 percent primarily due to lower general demand; Alaska service volume decreased 2.3 percent primarily due to lower export seafood volume on AAX, partially offset by one additional northbound sailing; China service volume increased 15.2 percent primarily due to significantly higher demand compared to the prior year period, which included a market decline in Transpacific demand due to the tariffs imposed in April 2025; Guam service volume increased 4.4 percent; and Other containers volume decreased 11.4 percent.

Ocean Transportation operating income increased $45.4 million, or 46.0 percent, during the three months ended June 30, 2026, compared with the three months ended June 30, 2025.  The increase was primarily due to a higher contribution from the China service, partially offset by higher vessel operating expense primarily due to higher fuel-related costs.

The Company's SSAT terminal joint venture investment contributed $4.8 million during the three months ended June 30, 2026, compared to $7.3 million during the three months ended June 30, 2025.  The decrease was primarily due to lower lift volume and higher operating expenses.

Ocean Transportation revenue increased $60.9 million, or 4.6 percent, during the six months ended June 30, 2026, compared with the six months ended June 30, 2025.  The increase was primarily due to higher freight rates and volume in the China service.

On a year-over-year FEU basis, Hawaii service container volume decreased 3.3 percent primarily due to lower general demand; Alaska service volume decreased 2.2 percent primarily due to lower general demand; China service volume increased 3.6 percent primarily due to significantly higher demand in the second quarter 2026 compared to the second quarter 2025, which included a market decline in Transpacific demand due to the tariffs imposed in April 2025; Guam service volume increased 2.3 percent; and Other containers volume decreased 7.7 percent.

Ocean Transportation operating income increased $26.4 million, or 15.3 percent, during the six months ended June 30, 2026, compared with the six months ended June 30, 2025.  The increase was primarily due to a higher contribution from the China service, partially offset by higher vessel operating expense primarily due to higher fuel-related costs.

The Company's SSAT terminal joint venture investment contributed $9.8 million during the six months ended June 30, 2026, compared to $13.9 million during the six months ended June 30, 2025.  The decrease was primarily due to lower lift volume.

Logistics revenue increased $47.1 million, or 30.4 percent, during the three months ended June 30, 2026, compared with the three months ended June 30, 2025.  The increase was primarily due to higher revenue in transportation brokerage.

Logistics operating income increased $0.5 million, or 3.5 percent, during the three months ended June 30, 2026, compared with the three months ended June 30, 2025.  The increase was primarily due to higher contributions from freight forwarding and transportation brokerage, partially offset by a lower contribution from warehousing.

Logistics revenue increased $53.8 million, or 18.0 percent, during the six months ended June 30, 2026, compared with the six months ended June 30, 2025.  The increase was primarily due to higher revenue in transportation brokerage.

Logistics operating income decreased $1.2 million, or 5.2 percent, during the six months ended June 30, 2026, compared with the six months ended June 30, 2025.  The decrease was primarily due to a lower contribution from warehousing, partially offset by a higher contribution from freight forwarding.

Liquidity, Cash Flows and Capital Allocation

Matson's Cash and Cash Equivalents decreased by $22.6 million from $141.9 million at December 31, 2025 to $119.3 million at June 30, 2026.  As of June 30, 2026, there was $345.8 million of cash and cash equivalents and investments in fixed-rate U.S. Treasuries in the Capital Construction Fund.  Matson generated net cash from operating activities of $231.6 million during the six months ended June 30, 2026, compared to $194.6 million during the six months ended June 30, 2025.  Capital expenditures (including capitalized vessel construction expenditures) totaled $255.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2026, compared with $175.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025.  Total debt decreased by $19.9 million during the six months to $341.3 million as of June 30, 2026, of which $301.6 million was classified as long-term debt.¹  As of June 30, 2026, Matson had available borrowings under its revolving credit facility of $544.2 million.

During the second quarter 2026, Matson repurchased approximately 0.3 million shares for a total cost of $67.8 million.²  On April 23, 2026, Matson's Board of Directors approved an additional 3.0 million shares of common stock to be added to the Company's existing share repurchase program and extended the program to December 31, 2029.  As of June 30, 2026, there were approximately 3.4 million shares remaining in the Company's share repurchase program.  On June 25, 2026, Matson's Board of Directors also declared a cash dividend of $0.38 per share payable on September 3, 2026 to all shareholders of record as of the close of business on August 6, 2026.

Teleconference and Webcast

A conference call is scheduled on August 3, 2026 at 4:30 p.m. ET when Matt Cox, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and Joel Wine, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will discuss Matson's second quarter results.

The conference call will be broadcast live along with an additional slide presentation on the Company's website at www.matson.com, under Investors. 

Participants may register for the conference call at:

https://register-conf.media-server.com/register/BIb1df4ff4daa14ab9936f4360acc3071b

Registered participants will receive the conference call dial-in number and a unique PIN code to access the live event.  While not required, it is recommended you join 10 minutes prior to the event starting time.  A replay of the conference call will be available approximately two hours after the event by accessing the webcast link at www.matson.com, under Investors.

About the Company

Founded in 1882, Matson (NYSE: MATX) is a leading provider of ocean transportation and logistics services.  Matson provides a vital lifeline of ocean freight transportation services to the domestic non-contiguous economies of Hawaii, Alaska, and Guam, and to other island economies in Micronesia.  Matson also operates premium, expedited services from China to Long Beach, California, which includes cargo from other Asia origins, provides services to Okinawa, Japan and various islands in the South Pacific, and operates an international export service from Alaska to Asia.  The Company's fleet of owned and chartered vessels includes containerships, combination container and roll-on/roll-off ships and barges.  Matson Logistics, established in 1987, extends the geographic reach of Matson's transportation network throughout North America and Asia.  Its integrated logistics services include rail intermodal, highway brokerage, warehousing, freight consolidation, supply chain management, and freight forwarding to Alaska.  Additional information about the Company is available at www.matson.com.

GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliation

This press release, the Form 8-K and the information to be discussed in the conference call include non-GAAP measures.  While Matson reports financial results in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"), the Company also considers other non-GAAP measures to evaluate performance, make day-to-day operating decisions, help investors understand our ability to incur and service debt and to make capital expenditures, and to understand period-over-period operating results separate and apart from items that may, or could, have a disproportional positive or negative impact on results in any particular period.  These non-GAAP measures include, but are not limited to, Earnings Before Interest, Income Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization ("EBITDA").

Forward-Looking Statements

Statements in this news release that are not historical facts are "forward-looking statements," within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including without limitation those statements regarding outlook; operating income; depreciation and amortization, including dry-docking amortization; interest income; interest expense, net; other income (expense), net; tax rate; maintenance and other capital expenditures; capital and vessel dry-docking expenditures; volume; traditional seasonality patterns; capacity through peak season; impacts from the Iran conflict and tariffs; timing to recover fuel costs; freight demand; consumer demand and spending; trading environment; growth in Southeast Asia; geopolitical uncertainty; economic growth and drivers in Hawaii, Alaska and Guam; tourism levels; unemployment rates; construction activity; steady job market; energy-related inflation; oil and gas exploration and production activity; market share; contribution from SSAT; refleeting initiatives; timing and amount of milestone payments and related costs; delivery dates for new vessels; and the timing, manner and volume of repurchases of common stock pursuant to the repurchase program.  These statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by the relevant forward-looking statement, including but not limited to risks and uncertainties relating to repeal, invalidation, substantial amendment or waiver of the Jones Act or changes in its application, or the Company were determined not to be a United States citizen under the Jones Act; changes in macroeconomic conditions, geopolitical developments, or governmental policies; our ability to offer a differentiated service in China for which customers are willing to pay a significant premium; new or increased competition; loss of or damage to key customer relationships; agreements with key vendors and third parties; fuel prices, our ability to collect fuel-related surcharges and/or the cost or limited availability of required fuels; evolving regulations and stakeholder expectations related to sustainability matters; timely or successful completion of fleet upgrade initiatives; performance under the Company's vessel construction agreements with Hanwha Philly Shipyard; the occurrence of weather, natural disasters, maritime accidents, spill events and other physical and operating risks; transitional and other risks arising from climate change; actual or threatened health epidemics, outbreaks of disease, pandemics or other major health crises; significant operating agreements and leases that may not be renewed/replaced on favorable or acceptable terms; any unexpected dry-docking or repair costs; joint venture relationships; conducting business in foreign markets, including the imposition of tariffs or a change in international trade policies; modernization of terminals in Hawaii and Alaska; heightened security measures, war, actual or threatened terrorist attacks, efforts to combat terrorism and other acts of violence; consummating and integrating acquisitions; work stoppages or other labor disruptions caused by our unionized workers and other workers or their unions in related industries; loss of key personnel or failure to adequately manage human capital; the use of our information technology and communication systems; cybersecurity attacks; changes in our credit profile, disruptions of the credit markets or higher interest rates; our ability to access the debt capital markets; periodic revisions to the Company's effective income tax rate; changes in the value of pension assets; exposure under multi-employer pension and post-retirement plans; continuation of the Title XI and CCF programs; costs to comply with and liability related to numerous safety, environmental, and other laws and regulations; and disputes, legal and other proceedings and government inquiries or investigations.  These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance.  This release should be read in conjunction with our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025 and our other filings with the SEC through the date of this release, which identify important factors that could affect the forward-looking statements in this release.  We do not undertake any obligation to update our forward-looking statements.

 

 

 

 

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