Energy
Dawson Geophysical Company(DWSN)
Live Price
Offline$4.29
-9.11% today
1Y Change
+142.37%
Window
Jun 26, 2025 → Jun 18, 2026
- Market Cap
- $110.00M
- Revenue Growth
- +2.0%
- EPS Growth
- +51.8%
- Dividend Yield
- 0.0%
Coverage: 246 bars · Jun 26, 2025 → Jun 18, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
Dawson Geophysical Company (DWSN) is a Energy stock with a market cap of $110.00M and listed on NASDAQ. The stock last traded around $4.29 and up 142.4% across the available one-year price window (Jun 26, 2025 → Jun 18, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of +2.0%, EPS growth of +51.8%, a dividend yield of 0.0%. What stands out right now is revenue +2.0%, EPS +51.8%, free cash flow +291.5% with operating margin -1.5% and ROIC -3.1%. Valuation is more restrained than many high-expectation growth names at price/sales 1.5. Stock Foundry combines DWSN price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Energy peers on this page.
Sector Context
How this name stacks up against nearby peers on first-pass metrics.
Revenue Growth
Below sector median
+2.0% vs +11.2% peer median
Operating Margin
Below sector median
-1.5% vs +8.6% peer median
What Changed This Quarter
Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.
The operating story is still moving forward
Revenue is running at +2.0% and EPS at +51.8%, with operating margin around -1.5%.
Benchmark Edge
DWSN vs SPY, QQQ, and Sector ETFs
Normalized return, excess return, max drawdown, and calendar-year wins against the benchmarks investors actually use.
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Normalized return
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Excess Return
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Relative to SPY
DWSN Max Drawdown
-54.90%
Trailing 1Y
SPY Max Drawdown
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Trailing 1Y
Calendar-Year Returns
Uses the longest available daily history for DWSN and SPY.
Company Overview
Dawson Geophysical Company
NASDAQ Global Select
Dawson Geophysical Company provides onshore seismic data acquisition and processing services in the United States and Canada. The company acquires and processes 2-D, 3-D, and multi-component seismic data for its clients, including oil and gas companies, and independent oil and gas operators, as well as providers of multi-client data libraries. Its seismic crews supply seismic data primarily to companies engaged in the exploration and development of oil and natural gas on land and in land-to-water transition areas. The company also serves the potash mining industry. Dawson Geophysical Company was founded in 1952 and is headquartered in Midland, Texas. Dawson Geophysical Company is a subsidiary of Wilks Brothers, LLC.
- Leadership
- Anthony Clark
- IPO Date
- Apr 5, 1994
- Employees
- 233
- Street Address
- 508 West Wall
- Mailing
- Midland, TX, 79701
- Region
- Midland, TX, US
- Reporting Currency
- USD
- Investor Line
- 432 684 3000
- Last Updated
- Apr 28, 2026
Key Fundamentals
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Valuation
- P/E
- —
- EV/EBITDA
- 28.5
- Price/Sales
- 1.5
- Price/Book
- 7.2
Growth
- Revenue
- +2.0%
- EPS
- +51.8%
- Free Cash Flow
- +291.5%
Profitability
- Gross Margin
- 36.8%
- Operating Margin
- -1.5%
- Net Margin
- -2.6%
- ROE
- -11.8%
- ROIC
- -3.1%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- 1.31
- Current Ratio
- 0.81
Earnings Reports
Latest News
Official Releases
Company announcements and filings-style updates.
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