# Matthews International Corporation (MATW) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NASDAQ, United States. Sector: Industrials / Industrial Conglomerates. Price $21.13, market value $660 million.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): n/a** (negative earnings). Matthews International Corporation reported negative earnings over the last twelve months, so the P/E is not meaningful; use price-to-sales, EV/EBITDA and free-cash-flow yield instead.
- **PEG: 0.46**. A PEG of 0.46 means the P/E is low relative to expected earnings growth: the market is not paying much for that growth.
- **Price / sales: 0.6×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 0.6×, a low multiple typical of thin-margin businesses or out-of-favour stocks.
- **Price / book: 1.4×**. The shares trade at 1.4× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **EV / EBITDA: 11.1×**. Enterprise value is 11.1× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: -12.4%** (5-yr avg 4.7%). Free cash flow is negative: the business is consuming cash, which is normal for heavy investment phases but a warning otherwise.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 36.6%**. Matthews International Corporation keeps 36.6% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells.
- **Operating margin: 6.3%**. 6.3% of revenue is left after running the business.
- **Net margin: -1.6%**. The company reported a net loss over the last twelve months.
- **Return on equity: -5.1%**. Return on equity is negative because earnings are negative.
- **Return on invested capital: 4.8%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 4.8%: close to or below the cost of capital, so growth may not create value.
- **Return on assets: -1.7%**. Each dollar of assets produces -1.7% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): -16.6%** (3-yr -5.3%/yr, 5-yr -0.0%/yr). Revenue fell 16.6% over the last year, against -0.0% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 59.1%**. Earnings per share rose 59.1%, faster than revenue, so margins expanded or the share count shrank.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 1.48**. Debt is 1.48 times equity, a leveraged balance sheet that needs steady cash flow to service.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 5.6×**. It would take 5.6 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, above the 3× level most lenders treat as comfortable.
- **Altman Z-score: 1.75**. A Z-score of 1.75 is in the distress zone, a signal to examine the balance sheet closely.
- **Piotroski F-score: 4/9**. 4 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 4.83%** ($1.02 per share, trailing). Matthews International Corporation yields 4.83%, an income-level yield.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 26**. 26 straight years of increases (the data covers 26 years, so this may be longer): a record very few companies hold.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 3.5%/yr** (1-yr 3.6%). The dividend has grown 3.5% a year over five years.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: buy** (3 analysts). 3 analysts cover Matthews International Corporation; the consensus is buy, with an average price target of $31.33 (+48% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): -12.6%** (YTD -17.6%, 3-mo -16.6%). The shares are down 12.6% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -31.7%** (4.6% above the low). Trading 32% below its 52-week high, deep in a drawdown.
- **200-day average: below**. The price sits below its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of a downtrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 33**. An RSI of 33 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.70** (volatility 34%). Beta of 0.70 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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