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DAWSON GEOPHYSICAL CO DWSN

Nasdaq · stock · Oil & Gas Field Exploration Services · website · IPO 1993-10-27 · LEI

DAWSON GEOPHYSICAL CO statistics & valuation

Market cap$165.5M
P / S2.2×
P / B10.5×
P / FCF23.2×
Net margin-2.6%
Return on equity-12.3%
FCF margin9.4%
Return on capital-5.7%

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
-27.90% -20.30% -15.80% -10.40% -15.30% -117.80% -36.10% -12.50% -5.60% -2.60% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
-34.50% -24.30% -16.20% -11.10% -16.30% -118.40% -43.00% -13.50% -6.10% -2.20% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
-22.40% -22.50% -20.90% -14.70% -14.50% -46.60% -38.20% -38.60% -23.80% -12.30% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
22.7M 22.9M 23.0M 23.3M 23.5M 23.6M 25.0M 30.8M 31.0M 31.1M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
-20.40% -18.90% -16.20% -11.90% -12.80% -39.30% -27.20% -21.10% -13.30% -3.50% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
0.40% -9.80% -1.90% 3.50% 19.50% -67.00% -9.10% -3.00% -5.00% 9.40% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
-$1.69 -$1.40 -$1.07 -$0.66 -$0.56 -$1.23 -$0.75 -$0.45 -$0.13 -$0.06 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Operating margin-2.2%-6.1%-13.5%-43.0%-118.4%-16.3%-11.1%-16.2%-24.3%-34.5%
Net margin-2.6%-5.6%-12.5%-36.1%-117.8%-15.3%-10.4%-15.8%-20.3%-27.9%
FCF margin9.4%-5.0%-3.0%-9.1%-67.0%19.5%3.5%-1.9%-9.8%0.4%
Return on assets-3.5%-13.3%-21.1%-27.2%-39.3%-12.8%-11.9%-16.2%-18.9%-20.4%
Return on equity-12.3%-23.8%-38.6%-38.2%-46.6%-14.5%-14.7%-20.9%-22.5%-22.4%
Current ratio0.811.461.672.715.657.873.592.823.915.05

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.