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Matthews International Corporation (MATW)

Industrials | Conglomerates | Pittsburgh, United States | NasdaqGS
20.93 USD -0.10 (-0.476%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 21.05 +0.12 (0.573%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:30 p.m. EDT)
Short-term:★★☆☆☆Long-term:★☆☆☆☆Dividends:★★⯪☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 3:43 a.m. EDT

Matthews International presents a classic 'value trap' scenario where the market has priced in a permanent structural decline, yet the company retains a fortress-like balance sheet relative to its tiny market cap. The fundamentals are dire: revenue has contracted by nearly 30%, profitability is negative, and the stock has lost more than half its value over the last decade. Despite these deteriorating earnings, the dividend remains stable, offering a 4.7% yield that acts as a floor but does not justify the long-term hold. The disconnect between the bleak reality and the aggressive options positioning—where traders are betting on a massive rebound to $30+—suggests a speculative catalyst is expected, perhaps related to the Propelis exit or a turnaround in the industrial cycle. For the long-term investor, the multi-year decline and negative growth trajectory make this a dangerous hold; for the short-term trader, the options flow signals a high-conviction belief in a sudden reversal, though the statistical models remain skeptical of such a move.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoARIMA ✓0.064752
AutoETS0.064753
AutoTheta0.064960
MSTL0.065547

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA

Forecast Reliability
Score 33%
H-stat 83.79
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.021
Excess Kurtosis -0.39
Attribute Value
Sector Industrials
Ex Dividend Date 2026-08-09
Last Dividend Date 2026-08-09
Debt to Equity Ratio 129.32
Revenue per Share 35.406
Market Cap 653,291,712
Forward P/E 26.72
Beta 1.07
Profit Margins -2.65%
Website https://www.matw.com

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 3:43 a.m. EDT: Speculators are overwhelmingly bullish on upside potential, evidenced by massive open interest in out-of-the-money calls (strikes $30-$32.5) compared to negligible put volume. However, there is a distinct anomaly in December expiration where heavy call volume coincides with significant new put buying at the $20 strike, suggesting a 'straddle' or volatility play rather than a pure directional bet. The lack of in-the-money positioning indicates traders expect a gap-up event or a sharp recovery from current lows.

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
1.11% 4.03% 3.80% 3.34%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-08-10 0.25500 1.109661
2026-05-11 0.25500 0.918257
2026-02-09 0.25500 0.958647
2025-12-01 0.25500 1.041241
2025-08-11 0.25000 1.068833
2025-05-12 0.25000 1.200769
2025-02-10 0.25000 1.009285
2024-12-02 0.25000 0.834168
2024-08-05 0.24000 0.952003
2024-05-03 0.24000 0.839454
2024-02-02 0.24000 0.782014
2023-11-24 0.24000 0.699097
2023-08-04 0.23000 0.502183
2023-05-05 0.23000 0.603992
2023-02-03 0.23000 0.595701
2022-11-25 0.23000 0.732018
2022-08-05 0.22000 0.858034
2022-05-06 0.22000 0.731140
2022-02-04 0.22000 0.650695
2021-11-26 0.22000 0.626245
2021-08-06 0.21500 0.628655
2021-05-07 0.21500 0.509358
2021-02-05 0.21500 0.651713
2020-11-27 0.21500 0.750436
2020-07-31 0.21000 0.972222
2020-05-01 0.21000 0.907912
2020-01-31 0.21000 0.562701
2019-11-22 0.21000 0.569260
2019-08-02 0.20000 0.632911
2019-05-03 0.20000 0.559284
2019-02-01 0.20000 0.533903
2018-11-23 0.20000 0.466853
2018-07-27 0.19000 0.375123
2018-04-27 0.19000 0.393782
2018-02-02 0.19000 0.349265
2017-11-24 0.19000 0.352178
2017-07-27 0.17000 0.263770
2017-04-27 0.17000 0.234807
2017-02-02 0.17000 0.254301
2016-11-23 0.17000 0.233036
2016-07-28 0.15000 0.247484
2016-04-28 0.15000 0.299043
2016-01-28 0.15000 0.310623
2015-11-19 0.15000 0.258799
2015-07-30 0.13000 0.244177
2015-04-30 0.13000 0.267876
2015-01-29 0.13000 0.275716
2014-11-20 0.13000 0.277126
2014-07-24 0.11000 0.252641
2014-04-24 0.11000 0.267901
2014-01-30 0.11000 0.260355
2013-11-21 0.11000 0.262781
2013-07-25 0.10000 0.254972
2013-04-25 0.10000 0.281611
2013-01-24 0.10000 0.305810
2012-11-21 0.10000 0.351741
2012-07-26 0.09000 0.311634
2012-04-26 0.09000 0.299401
2012-02-02 0.09000 0.267142
2011-10-27 0.09000 0.242261
2011-07-28 0.08000 0.221791
2011-04-28 0.08000 0.203978
2011-01-27 0.08000 0.220751
2010-10-21 0.08000 0.234124
2010-07-29 0.07000 0.195095
2010-04-29 0.07000 0.196353
2010-01-28 0.07000 0.205822
2009-10-29 0.07000 0.185480
2009-07-31 0.06500 0.207933
2009-04-30 0.06500 0.207535
2009-01-29 0.06500 0.167267
2008-10-29 0.06500 0.160217
2008-07-31 0.06000 0.120216
2008-05-01 0.06000 0.118180
2008-01-31 0.06000 0.122775
2007-10-29 0.06000 0.132979
2007-07-27 0.05500 0.146238
2007-04-26 0.05500 0.127907
2007-01-29 0.05500 0.134212
2006-10-27 0.05500 0.142561
2006-07-27 0.05000 0.149076
2006-05-03 0.05000 0.142207
2006-01-27 0.05000 0.127033
2005-10-27 0.05000 0.142898
2005-07-27 0.04500 0.115385
2005-04-27 0.04500 0.128571
2005-01-27 0.04500 0.128755
2004-10-27 0.04500 0.129385
2004-07-28 0.04000 0.115976
2004-04-28 0.04000 0.129241
2004-01-28 0.04000 0.135181
2003-10-29 0.04000 0.140795
2003-07-29 0.02800 0.109077
2003-04-30 0.02800 0.118393
2003-01-29 0.02800 0.117994
2002-10-29 0.02800 0.115655
2002-07-29 0.02600 0.105263
2002-04-26 0.02600 0.096332
2002-01-23 0.02600 0.107216
2001-10-29 0.02600 0.114035
2001-07-27 0.02500 0.120627
2001-04-26 0.02500 0.147406
2001-01-25 0.02500 0.160643
2000-10-27 0.02500 0.183066
2000-07-27 0.02400 0.170667
2000-04-26 0.02400 0.221965
2000-01-26 0.02400 0.198964
1999-10-27 0.02400 0.191045
1999-07-28 0.02250 0.147541
1999-04-28 0.02250 0.168224
1999-01-27 0.02250 0.172249
1998-10-28 0.02250 0.147541
1998-07-29 0.02100 0.173196
1998-04-29 0.02125 0.194842
1998-01-28 0.02125 0.200000
1997-10-29 0.02125 0.213836
1997-07-31 0.02000 0.199377
1997-03-26 0.02000 0.263374
1996-12-27 0.02000 0.273504
1996-09-26 0.02000 0.275862
1996-06-26 0.01750 0.252252
1996-03-27 0.01750 0.259259
1995-12-27 0.01750 0.368421
1995-09-27 0.01750 0.354430
1995-06-28 0.01500 0.342857
1995-03-27 0.01500 0.387097
1994-12-23 0.01500 0.436364
1994-09-26 0.01500 0.396694
Additional Data
dividendRate 1.02
dividendYield 4.86
exDividendDate 2026-08-10
trailingAnnualDividendRate 1.02
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.048502136
lastDividendValue 0.255
lastDividendDate 2026-08-10
dividendDate 2026-08-24

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.13369203
Address1 Two NorthShore Center
All Time High 77.85
All Time Low 3.125
Ask 27.27
Ask Size 2
Audit Risk 2
Average Analyst Rating 2.0 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 745,630
Average Daily Volume3 Month 482,212
Average Volume 482,212
Average Volume10Days 745,630
Beta 1.073
Bid 15.23
Bid Size 2
Board Risk 2
Book Value 15.569
City Pittsburgh
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 3
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 20.93
Current Ratio 1.756
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 21.38
Day Low 20.905
Debt To Equity 129.32
Display Name Matthews
Dividend Date 1,787,529,600
Dividend Rate 1.02
Dividend Yield 4.86
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,786,107,600
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,786,107,600
Earnings Timestamp 1,786,046,400
Earnings Timestamp End 1,795,118,400
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,795,118,400
Ebitda 44,054,000
Ebitda Margins 0.03975
Enterprise To Ebitda 28.227
Enterprise To Revenue 1.122
Enterprise Value 1,243,533,696
Eps Current Year 0.51333
Eps Forward 0.78333
Eps Trailing Twelve Months -0.95
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,786,320,000
Exchange NMS
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fax 412 442 8290
Fifty Day Average 25.5882
Fifty Day Average Change -4.6581993
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.18204482
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -13.369203
Fifty Two Week High 30.93
Fifty Two Week High Change -10.0
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.3233107
Fifty Two Week Low 20.87
Fifty Two Week Low Change 0.059999466
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.0028749143
Fifty Two Week Range 20.87 - 30.93
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 774,711,000,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 3.2
Float Shares 26,587,693
Forward Eps 0.78333
Forward P E 26.719263
Free Cashflow 26,483,000
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGS
Full Time Employees 4,300
Fullday Change -0.1
Fullday Change Percent -0.475513
Fullday Price 21.05
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,785,542,400
Gross Margins 0.37884
Gross Profits 419,840,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.04849
Held Percent Institutions 0.97901
Implied Shares Outstanding 31,213,173
Industry Conglomerates
Industry Disp Conglomerates
Industry Key conglomerates
Ir Website http://matw.com/investor
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,786,320,000
Last Dividend Value 0.255
Last Fiscal Year End 1,759,190,400
Last Split Date 999,561,600
Last Split Factor 2:1
Long Business Summary Matthews International Corporation provides brand solutions, memorialization products, and industrial technologies worldwide. It operates through three segments: Memorialization, Industrial Technologies, and Brand Solutions. The Memorialization segment provides bronze and granite memorials, upright granite memorials and monuments, concrete burial vaults, cremation memorialization products, granite benches, flower vases, crypt plates and letters, cremation urns, niche units, cemetery features, and statues, as well as bronze plaques, letters, emblems, vases, lights and photo ceramics, granite monuments, mausoleums, crypts, and flush memorials. The Industrial Technologies segment designs, manufactures, services, and distributes high-tech custom energy storage solutions, and product identification and warehouse automation technologies and solutions, including order fulfillment systems for identifying, tracking, picking, and conveying consumer and industrial products. This segment also provides engineered calendaring, laminating, and coating equipment; stand-alone marking products; laser and ink-jet printing systems; and spare parts, calendar, and coating-roller refurbishing and retrofits. The Brand solutions segment provides brand management, pre-media services, printing plates and cylinders, imaging services, digital asset management, merchandising display systems, and marketing and design services for the consumer goods and retail industries. The company was founded in 1850 and is based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Long Name Matthews International Corporation
Market us_market
Market Cap 653,291,712
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_335798
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common -29,364,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,790,726,400
Non Diluted Market Cap 655,476,633
Number Of Analyst Opinions 3
Open 21.03
Operating Cashflow -59,216,000
Operating Margins -0.02657
Overall Risk 1
Payout Ratio 3.3667002
Peg Ratio 1.86
Phone 412 442 8200
Post Market Change 0.11999893
Post Market Change Percent 0.5733346
Post Market Price 21.05
Post Market Time 1,787,959,806
Previous Close 21.03
Price Eps Current Year 40.772995
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 1.344338
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 0.5894863
Profit Margins -0.026500002
Quick Ratio 0.888
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 2.0
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.1
Regular Market Change Percent -0.475513
Regular Market Day High 21.38
Regular Market Day Low 20.905
Regular Market Day Range 20.905 - 21.38
Regular Market Open 21.03
Regular Market Previous Close 21.03
Regular Market Price 20.93
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,201
Regular Market Volume 476,171
Return On Assets -0.0027200002
Return On Equity -0.05874
Revenue Growth -0.296
Revenue Per Share 35.406
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20204377
Sector Industrials
Sector Disp Industrials
Sector Key industrials
Share Holder Rights Risk 2
Shares Outstanding 31,213,173
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.11229999
Shares Short 3,506,151
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 3,087,690
Short Name Matthews International Corporat
Short Percent Of Float 0.1586
Short Ratio 7.0
Source Interval 15
State PA
Symbol MATW
Target High Price 40.0
Target Low Price 24.0
Target Mean Price 31.33333
Target Median Price 30.0
Total Cash 38,211,000
Total Cash Per Share 1.224
Total Debt 628,452,992
Total Revenue 1,108,238,976
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 1.02
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.048502136
Trailing Eps -0.95
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 26.13285
Two Hundred Day Average Change -5.2028503
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.19909234
Type Disp Equity
Volume 476,171
Website https://www.matw.com
Zip 15,212-5851