Dawson Geophysical Company (DWSN)

NASDAQ: DWSN · USD

$1.99

-0.05 (-2.5%)· Recorded snapshot

Market cap	61.8M
Revenue (ttm)	104.3M
Net income (ttm)	3.6M
EPS (ttm)	$0.12
Shares out	31.1M
P/E (trailing)	17.0x
Dividend	$0.17 (8.45%)
Volume	38,459
Beta	0.11

Market data

Price

Recent price action with selectable time range.

Financial snapshot

Revenue (ttm): 104.3M
Net income (ttm): 3.6M
EPS (ttm): $0.12
P/E (trailing): 17.0x
Market cap: 61.8M

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Calendar

Next earnings

Upcoming earnings date and setup when available.

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Sector percentile context

Refreshed 2026-10-28 19:55 UTC

Forward P/En/a

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Trailing P/E17

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ROE20

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ROIC13.6

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Profile and market data

Ticker identity, listing, currency, market cap, and source dates.

Metric	Value
Amount currency	USD
CIK code	0000799165
Company name	Dawson Geophysical Company
Country	United States
Country code	US
CUSIP number	239360100
Earnings date	2026-11-11
Earnings time	amc
Employees	269
Employees change	36
Employees growth	15.45%
Enterprise value	$75.7M
Exchange	NASDAQ
Financial currency	USD
Financial report date	2026-06-30
First seen	2026-05-09
Fiscal year end	December
Founded	1952
Industry	Oil & Gas Equipment & Services
Is primary listing	Yes
Is SPAC	No
ISIN number	US2393601008
Last 10-K release date	2026-03-31
Last earnings date	2026-08-13
Last refreshed	2026-10-28
Last stock split date	2018-05-11
Last stock split type	Forward
Market cap	$61.8M
Market cap category	Micro-Cap
Next earnings date	2026-11-11
Options	No
Price	$1.99
Price currency	USD
Sector	Energy
SIC code	1382
Stock price date	2026-10-28
Symbol	DWSN
U.S. state	Texas
Website	https://www.dawson3d.com

Valuation

Multiples, yields, enterprise-value ratios, and valuation checks.

Metric	Value
Earnings yield	5.89%
EV/Earnings	21.25x
EV/EBIT	14.55x
EV/EBITDA	6.17x
EV/Sales	0.74x
FCF / EV yield	-5.76%
FCF yield	-7.03%
Graham number	1.30399
Graham upside	-36.08%
Industry forward P/E	18.27x
Industry P/E	24.68x
P/(OCF - SBC) ratio	19.87x
P/B ratio	3.16x
P/E ratio	16.99x
P/OCF ratio	18.92x
P/S ratio	0.61x
Price / tangible book value	3.22x
Price/EBITDA ratio	5.06x
Sector forward P/E	10.03x
Sector P/E	15.16x

Profitability

Margins, returns on capital, cash conversion, and quality metrics.

Metric	Value
EBIT margin	5.09%
EBITDA margin	12%
Effective tax rate	0.95%
Gross margin	22.31%
Operating margin	5.09%
Pretax margin	3.52%
Profit margin	3.49%
Profit per employee	$13,520
Revenue per employee	$387,758
ROA	6.57%
ROA (5Y)	-11.64%
ROCE	16.67%
ROE	19.96%
ROE (5Y)	-26.07%
ROIC	13.57%
SBC / revenue	0.15%
Tax / revenue	0.03%

Growth

Revenue, earnings, cash-flow, and forward growth indicators.

Metric	Value
EPS growth years	4
FCF growth (Q)	-56%
Gross profit growth	241.14%
Gross profit growth (Q)	129.98%
Gross profit growth 3Y	61.62%
Net income growth years	4
OCF growth	-51.97%
OCF growth (Q)	-56.55%
OCF growth 10Y	-17.92%
OCF growth 3Y	64.8%
OCF growth 5Y	-18.6%
Revenue growth	86.31%
Revenue growth (Q)	81.83%
Revenue growth (QoQ)	-51.19%
Revenue growth 10Y	-5.96%
Revenue growth 3Y	11.84%
Revenue growth 5Y	28.68%
Revenue growth quarters	4
Revenue growth years	1

Financial statements

Income-statement and cash-flow amounts, totals and per share.

Metric	Value
Capital expenditures	$-7.8M
Depreciation and amortization	$7.2M
EBIT	$5.3M
EBITDA	$12.5M
EPS	$0.12
FCF per share	$-0.14
Financing cash flow	$-5.8M
Free cash flow	$-4.5M
Free cash flow minus SBC	$-4.6M
Gross profit	$23.3M
Income taxes	$35,000
Investing cash flow	$-7.9M
Net borrowing	$-5.8M
Net cash flow	$-10.5M
Net income	$3.6M
Operating cash flow minus SBC	$3.2M
Operating income	$5.3M
Revenue	$104.3M
Stock-based compensation	$159,000

Financial strength

Debt, cash, solvency, accounting-quality, and balance-sheet signals.

Metric	Value
Altman Z-Score	0.02
Book value per share	$0.65
Debt / EBITDA	1.51
Debt / equity	1
Interest coverage	4
Long-term assets	$34.8M
Long-term liabilities	$11.8M
Net cash (debt)	$-13.9M
Net cash / market cap	-21.97%
Net debt / EBITDA	1.11
Net debt / equity	0.69
Piotroski F-Score	5
Property, plant and equipment	$34.5M
Shareholders' equity	$20M
Tangible book value	$19.7M
Tangible book value per share	$0.63
Total assets	$55.3M
Total cash	$6.1M
Total debt	$20M
Total liabilities	$35.3M
WACC	5.28%

Liquidity

Current-asset coverage and working-capital efficiency metrics.

Metric	Value
Asset turnover	2.07
Current assets	$20.5M
Current liabilities	$23.5M
Current ratio	0.87
Net working capital	$-830,000
Quick ratio	0.57
Working capital	$-2.9M
Working capital turnover	107.42

Dividends and buybacks

Dividend yield, payout, buybacks, and shareholder-yield indicators.

Metric	Value
Buyback yield / dilution	-0.41%
Dividend per share	$0.17
Dividend yield	8.45%
Last dividend	$0.32
Shareholder yield	8.08%

Performance and technicals

Returns, volatility, beta, momentum, RSI, and moving-average context.

Metric	Value
10Y price change	-69.85%
10Y return CAGR	-9.89%
10Y total return	-64.69%
150-day SMA	$3.69
15Y price change	-87.72%
15Y return CAGR	-12.04%
15Y total return	-85.42%
1D price change	-2.45%
1M price change	-31.14%
1M total return	-31.14%
1W price change	-7.44%
1W total return	-7.44%
1Y price change	-9.55%
1Y return CAGR	-9.55%
1Y total return	-9.55%
20-day SMA	$2.35
200-day SMA	$3.49
20Y price change	-87.83%
20Y return CAGR	-9.22%
20Y total return	-85.55%
3M price change	-58.63%
3M total return	-58.63%
3Y price change	23.6%
3Y return CAGR	13.12%
3Y total return	44.75%
50-day SMA	$2.88
50-day SMA vs 200-day SMA	50under200
52-week high	$7.85
52-week high date	2026-07-10
52-week low	$1.50
52-week low date	2025-12-17
5Y price change	-14.96%
5Y return CAGR	-0.08%
5Y total return	-0.4%
6M price change	-44.88%
6M total return	-44.88%
All-time high	$46.36
All-time high date	2007-09-21
All-time low	$0.84
All-time low date	2020-03-31
Average true range (ATR)	$0.20
Average volume	102.6K
Beta (1Y)	-0.36
Beta (2Y)	-0.03
Beta (5Y)	0.11
Change from 52-week high	-74.65%
Change from 52-week low	32.67%
Change from all-time high	-95.71%
Change from all-time low	136.82%
Change from open	-3.4%
Day's gap	0.98%
Dollar volume	$76,533
High price	$2.07
Low price	$1.98
Monthly RSI	45.64
Open price	$2.06
Position in 52-week range	11.11%
Previous close	$2.04
Price vs 150-day SMA	-46.09%
Price vs 20-day SMA	-15.39%
Price vs 200-day SMA	-42.98%
Price vs 50-day SMA	-30.78%
Relative volume	0.38
RSI	24.55
Sharpe ratio	0.51
Sharpe ratio (3Y)	0.47
Sharpe ratio (5Y)	0.46
Sortino ratio	0.72
Sortino ratio (3Y)	0.84
Sortino ratio (5Y)	0.82
Volume	38.5K
Weekly RSI	38.91
YTD price change	27.56%
YTD total return	27.56%

Ownership and float

Institutional, insider, float, short-interest, and share-count fields.

Metric	Value
Float	6.1M
Float percentage	19.74%
Shares change (QoQ)	-0.18%
Shares change (YoY)	0.41%
Shares held by insiders	0.86%
Shares held by institutions	85.78%
Shares outstanding	31.1M
Short % of float	3.06%
Short % of shares	0.61%
Short ratio	2.7 days

Deeper analysis on DWSN

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Forecast

Base and Bull forecast paths with report-date return framing.

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Valuation

Fair-value bridge, DCF, owner earnings, and peer multiples.

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Sensitivity

Cost-of-equity and terminal-growth stress table.

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Risks

Kill scenarios, soft-pass flags, and downside catalysts.

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Earnings

Next earnings setup and beat / inline / miss thresholds.

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Position sizing

Entry, exit, conviction, and quarterly monitoring rules.

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Financials

Revenue, margins, cash flow, and balance-sheet context.

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Peers

Relative valuation and profitability against the cohort.

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Moat

Economic-profit evidence and competitive advantage risk.

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Industry cycle

Sector phase, capital cycle, and secular tailwinds.

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Dawson Geophysical Company (DWSN)

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