Dawson Geophysical Co (DWSN) stock
DWSNNasdaqOil & Gas Field Exploration ServicesFiscal year ends December 31
Financials through Q2 FY2026, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Aug 14, 2026Score 10/3018% below fair value
$1.69+0.16 (+10.46%)
Close on Nov 13, 2026Market cap $52.48MP/E 14.1Yield –
Dawson Geophysical statistics
95 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.
Important dates
- Next earnings
- Q3 FY2026, expected soon
- Last ex-dividend date
- Apr 19, 2024
- Fundamentals through
- Jun 30, 2026
- Share price as of
- Nov 13, 2026
Valuation ratiosIndustry
- P/TBV Ratio
- 2.67
- 1.40
- P/OCF Ratio
- 15.68
- 4.98
Enterprise valuationIndustry
- EV / Sales
- 0.61
- 1.97
- EV / EBIT
- 13.33
- 10.93
Share statisticsIndustry
- Shares Change (YoY)
- 0.28%
- 1.55%
- Shares Change (QoQ)
- 0.01%
- 0.00%
- Float
- 6M
- 78M
- Shares Held by Insiders
- 80.3%
- 10.2%
- Shares Held by Institutions
- 6.80%
- 68.9%
Short sellingIndustry
- Short Interest
- 66,505
- –
- Short Interest Change
- -44.3%
- 0.16%
- Short % of Float
- 1.09%
- 6.75%
- Short % of Shares Outstanding
- 0.21%
- 5.40%
- Days to Cover
- 1.00
- 4.31
Stock price statisticsIndustry
- 52-Week High
- $7.85
- –
- 52-Week Low
- $1.50
- –
- 20-Day Moving Average
- $1.83
- –
- 50-Day Moving Average
- $2.48
- –
- 200-Day Moving Average
- $3.46
- –
- Average True Range (14)
- $0.16
- –
- Price Change (1 Week)
- 3.05%
- 4.82%
- Price Change (1 Month)
- -24.6%
- -4.46%
- Price Change (3 Months)
- -40.9%
- -8.07%
- Price Change (6 Months)
- -56.8%
- -13.7%
- Price Change (YTD)
- 8.33%
- 16.8%
- Price Change (1 Year)
- -18.0%
- 12.6%
- Price Change (3 Years)
- 8.20%
- -4.93%
- Price Change (5 Years)
- -27.5%
- 24.6%
- Price Change (10 Years)
- -77.5%
- 7.80%
- Average Volume (10 Days)
- 48,577
- –
- Average Volume (20 Days)
- 61,292
- –
- Average Volume (90 Days)
- 145,914
- –
- Relative Volume
- 0.79
- 0.78
- Relative Strength Index (14)
- 34.9
- 44.9
- Volatility (1 Year)
- 114.9%
- 47.5%
- Beta (5 Years)
- 0.13
- 0.67
MarginsIndustry
- Pretax Margin
- 3.52%
- 3.70%
- EBITDA Margin
- 11.5%
- 22.3%
- FCF Margin
- -4.27%
- 3.38%
Returns on capitalIndustry
- Return on Equity (ROE)
- 20.0%
- 2.43%
- Return on Assets (ROA)
- 7.20%
- 0.12%
- Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
- 27.6%
- 5.17%
- Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
- 15.0%
- 5.57%
Financial positionIndustry
- Current Ratio
- 0.87
- 1.07
- Quick Ratio
- 0.57
- 0.61
- Debt / Equity
- 0.87
- 0.40
- Debt / EBITDA
- 1.45
- 1.73
- Net Debt / EBITDA
- 0.94
- 1.15
- Interest Coverage
- 3.60
- 2.11
GrowthIndustry
- Revenue Growth (YoY)
- 86.3%
- 7.60%
- Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)
- 13.6%
- -0.28%
- Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR)
- -2.56%
- 15.8%
EfficiencyIndustry
- Asset Turnover
- 2.07
- 0.39
- Revenue Per Employee
- $387.76K
- $1.65M
- Profits Per Employee
- $13.52K
- $1.81K
- Employee Count
- 269
- 326
- WACC
- 7.59%
- 8.02%
Income statement (TTM)Industry
- Pretax Income
- $3.67M
- $16.37M
Balance sheetIndustry
- Net Cash (Debt)
- -$11.27M
- -$47.77M
- Net Cash Per Share
- -$0.36
- -$0.39
- Equity (Book Value)
- $20.04M
- $598.56M
- Book Value Per Share
- $0.65
- $10.13
- Tangible Book Value
- $19.69M
- $567.72M
- Working Capital
- -$2.94M
- $1.72M
Cash flow (TTM)Industry
- Capital Expenditures
- -$7.80M
- -$148.70M
- FCF Per Share
- -$0.14
- $0.23
Dividends and yieldsIndustry
- Earnings Yield
- 6.93%
- 1.81%
- FCF Yield
- -8.48%
- 2.66%
Taxes and interestIndustry
- Interest Expense
- $1.33M
- $46.86M
- Income Tax
- $35.00K
- $7.64M
- Effective Tax Rate
- 0.95%
- 21.5%
Scores and fair valueIndustry
- Graham Number
- $1.32
- $29.41
- Graham Upside
- -21.9%
- 12.7%
- Altman Z-Score
- -0.43
- 1.54
- Piotroski F-Score
- 5
- 5
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 13, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | DWSN | S&P 500 | Difference | DWSN per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | -32.4% | -3.0% | −29.4 pts | ||
| 3 months | -62.9% | -2.8% | −60.2 pts | ||
| Year to date | +8.3% | +11.5% | −3.2 pts | ||
| 1 year | -15.9% | +13.5% | −29.4 pts | ||
| 3 years | +17.1% | +77.7% | −60.6 pts | +5.4% | +21.1% |
| 5 years | -15.1% | +72.6% | −87.7 pts | -3.2% | +11.5% |
| 10 years | -73.0% | +308.2% | −381.2 pts | -12.3% | +15.1% |
Short interest
Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.
0M DWSN shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, down 44.3% from the previous report, or 1.09% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 1.0 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 26.9% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.
| Settlement date | Shares short | Change | Avg. daily volume | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | 66,505 | -44.3% | 69,417 | 1.0 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 119,448 | -36.4% | 132,878 | 1.0 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 187,886 | -29.5% | 48,209 | 3.9 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 266,636 | +1.9% | 90,282 | 3.0 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 261,545 | -27.0% | 221,637 | 1.2 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 358,511 | +4.9% | 137,935 | 2.6 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 341,705 | +11.8% | 157,696 | 2.2 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 305,633 | +326.5% | 458,444 | 1.0 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 71,662 | +1.2% | 105,499 | 1.0 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 70,824 | +2.2% | 83,266 | 1.0 |
| May 29, 2026 | 69,302 | -38.7% | 107,546 | 1.0 |
| May 15, 2026 | 113,137 | -20.9% | 118,565 | 1.0 |
Ratios use trailing-twelve-month results and the latest balance sheet. How we calculate.
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