DWSN
Dawson Geophysical CompanyNASDAQ
Energy • Oil & Gas Equipment & Services
Factor tilt: Micro-Cap Growth
$1.64+3.80%
Close Nov 6, 2026
- Market cap
- $50.93M
- 1 month
- -36.7%
- 3 months
- -61.2%
- 1 year
- -24.1%
- 52-week range
- $1.56$7.57
- Dividend, last 12 mo
- None in the last year
- Last ex-date
- Dec 13, 2012 · $0.15
- Short interest
- 1.9% of float119.4K shares · settled Oct 15, 2026 · -36.4% since Sep 30, 2026 · FINRA
Fundamentals · trailing 12 months to Jun 30, 2026
- Revenue
- $104.31M
- Net income
- $3.64M
- Free cash flow
- -$4.45M
- Book value
- $20.04M
- Total debt
- $20.05M
- P/E
- 14×
- Price / sales
- 0.5×
- Price / book
- 2.5×
- FCF yield
- -8.7%
- Net margin
- +3.5%
EODHD (TTM) · as of Nov 6, 2026
End-of-day close from stored market data, not a live quote.
About Dawson Geophysical Company
Dawson Geophysical Company engages in providing 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 and carbon capture sequestration projects.
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Its seismic data acquisition 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, as well as potash mining industry. The company was founded in 1952 and is based in Midland, Texas. Dawson Geophysical Company operates as a subsidiary of Wilks Brothers, LLC.
- Website
- dawson3d.com
- Headquarters
- Midland, TX, United States
- Employees
- 269
- Listed
- Mar 26, 1990
- Fiscal year ends
- December
Company profile from EODHD, stored Nov 3, 2026.
Quarterly results
The last 8 fiscal quarters as reported (EODHD). Year over year compares the same quarter a year earlier.
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY | Gross margin | Op. income | Net income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026filed Aug 14, 2026 | $17.9M | +81.8% | 68.5% | -$3.0M | -$3.4M |
| Mar 2026filed May 15, 2026 | $36.7M | +128.3% | 30.2% | $8.8M | $7.7M |
| Dec 2025filed Mar 31, 2026 | $27.0M | +72.3% | 12.7% | $845.0K | $569.0K |
| Sep 2025filed Nov 13, 2025 | $22.7M | +57.7% | 4.1% | -$1.2M | -$1.2M |
| Jun 2025filed Aug 13, 2025 | $9.9M | -21.3% | 88.1% | -$2.4M | -$2.3M |
| Mar 2025filed May 14, 2025 | $16.1M | -49.1% | 92.1% | $1.0M | $992.0K |
| Dec 2024 | $15.6M | -35.5% | -311.7% | -$750.0K | -$802.0K |
| Sep 2024filed Nov 13, 2024 | $14.4M | -37.2% | -13.0% | -$5.8M | -$5.6M |
Fiscal years · last 6
| Fiscal year | Revenue | YoY | Gross margin | Op. income | Net income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025filed Mar 31, 2026 | $75.6M | +2.0% | 9.7% | -$1.7M | -$1.9M |
| Dec 2024filed Apr 2, 2025 | $74.2M | -23.4% | 7.3% | -$4.5M | -$4.1M |
| Dec 2023filed Apr 1, 2024 | $96.8M | +87.6% | 1.8% | -$13.1M | -$12.1M |
| Dec 2022filed Mar 13, 2023 | $51.6M | +109.1% | -13.1% | -$22.2M | -$18.6M |
| Dec 2021filed Mar 18, 2022 | $24.7M | -71.3% | 47.9% | -$29.2M | -$29.1M |
| Dec 2020filed Mar 16, 2021 | $86.1M | -40.9% | 80.1% | -$14.0M | -$13.2M |
Short-interest history
FINRA reports open short positions for a settlement date. The publication date is later. These are reported positions, with a separate date for each observation.
Compare the reported short exposure around the dates you bought, sold or watched DWSN. A long position benefits from price rises; a short position benefits from falls. A change in these counts does not predict either move.
Settlement Oct 15, 2026
119,448 shares short
-68,438 shares (-36.4%) vs Sep 30, 2026
1.9% of the stored float. Published Oct 26, 2026.
Settlement Sep 30, 2026
187,886 shares short
-78,750 shares (-29.5%) vs Sep 15, 2026
3.1% of the stored float. Published Oct 9, 2026.
Settlement Sep 15, 2026
266,636 shares short
+5,091 shares (+1.9%) vs Aug 31, 2026
4.4% of the stored float. Published Sep 24, 2026.
Settlement Aug 31, 2026
261,545 shares short
-96,966 shares (-27%) vs Aug 14, 2026
4.3% of the stored float. Published Sep 10, 2026.
Settlement Aug 14, 2026
358,511 shares short
+16,806 shares (+4.9%) vs Jul 31, 2026
Share of float unavailable. Published Aug 25, 2026.
Settlement Jul 31, 2026
341,705 shares short
+36,072 shares (+11.8%) vs Jul 15, 2026
Share of float unavailable. Published Aug 11, 2026.
Change = this settlement’s shares short − the previous recorded settlement’s shares short; percentage change divides by that earlier count. A zero earlier count has no percentage change. Split-spanning counts are left uncompared. Float percentages use the stored settlement observation, not today’s float.
Source: stored FINRA equity short-interest records, up to six settlements from the last 240 days. FINRA data and reporting dates · How to read short interest
Dividends and stock splits
See the recorded cash amounts and dates behind DWSN’s income, and the splits that change its share count. Dates below are stored event records, not confirmation of a payment to your account.
Cash-dividend records
The newest stored ex-date is Apr 19, 2024. These are historical records; a current dividend schedule is unavailable.
USD 0.32 per share
Ex-dividend date: Apr 19, 2024
Recorded pay date: May 6, 2024 (past date)
Special cash dividend · Polygon event record
USD 0.15 per share
Ex-dividend date: Dec 13, 2012
Recorded pay date: Dec 27, 2012 (past date)
Cash dividend · Polygon event record
Up to six Polygon cash-dividend events, including recorded ex-dates within the next 120 days. Amounts retain their recorded currency and decimal precision. Historical amounts are not restated to a common split basis, annualized, or converted to dollars.
For a long holding, compare the ex-date with when you held the shares and check the pay date against your broker’s cash history. Owning the stock today does not establish past entitlement. For a short holding, a dividend can create a payment obligation to the share lender.
Ex-dates and special dividend rules · Short-sale dividend obligations · Dividend data definitions
Split history
21 for 20 · forward split
Effective May 11, 2018
Each 20 pre-split shares become 21 post-split shares.
Source: EODHD
1 for 3 · reverse split
Effective Feb 12, 2015
Each 3 pre-split shares become 1 post-split share.
Source: EODHD
21 for 20 · forward split
Effective Apr 26, 2013
Each 20 pre-split shares become 21 post-split shares.
Source: EODHD
21 for 20 · forward split
Effective Apr 26, 2012
Each 20 pre-split shares become 21 post-split shares.
Source: EODHD
21 for 20 · forward split
Effective Apr 28, 2010
Each 20 pre-split shares become 21 post-split shares.
Source: EODHD
21 for 20 · forward split
Effective Apr 24, 2009
Each 20 pre-split shares become 21 post-split shares.
Source: EODHD
Up to six stored split dates through Nov 7, 2026. Equivalent vendor ratios are combined; conflicting ratios are left out. This history may be incomplete.
A split changes the share count and per-share price basis; it does not by itself add investment value. Put your holding’s earlier and later share counts on the same basis before comparing them. This applies to both long shares and shares owed on a short position.
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Holder IQ: MEDIUM
6 smart-money holders: institutions with a high Holder IQ
Q2 2026, filed Sep 22, 2026
Smart-money 13F trend: accumulating (heavy)
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How we got this
The current context rule reads at most 50 nonduplicate issuer/share-class records filed in the last 90 days. It counts a bullish direction or purchase code P toward bullish, and a bearish direction or sale code S toward bearish. A side must exceed the opposite count by more than two to set its label; otherwise nonzero directional counts produce neutral. Calculation unavailable for this saved label: its counts, exact records, as-of time and rule version are not supplied here. Do not substitute the separate scored read’s different window or denominator.
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Stored SEC Forms 3/4/5 insider-signal records, ordered by filing date with amendment duplicates excluded. Filing date is not transaction date. The last-trade line locates recent reported activity; it does not date or reconstruct the complete count.
Largest 13-F holders · Q2 2026
40 filers reported a long position in DWSN for Q2 2026. 13-F holdings are filed up to 45 days after the quarter ends.
The top 10 hold
84.5%
of the 2.1M shares 13-F filers reported
Moves vs Q1 2026
4 added2 trimmed
1 new · 3 unchanged
Net shares held
+2%
across the 9 holders with a comparable Q1 2026 book
| Rank | Holder | Value | Shares | Shares vs Q1 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GRACE & WHITE INC /NY | $4.2M · 702.9K shares | 702.9K | -9.8% |
| 2 | RBF Capital, LLC | $2.5M · 423.8K shares | 423.8K | Unchanged |
| 3 | VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | $931.8K · 156.9K shares | 156.9K | +38.5% |
| 4 | GABELLI FUNDS LLC | $862.5K · 145.2K shares | 145.2K | Unchanged |
| 5 | MARSHALL WACE, LLP | $515.6K · 86.8K shares | 86.8K | +111.6% |
| 6 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | $496.9K · 83.6K shares | 83.6K | +3% |
| 7 | Hillsdale Investment Management Inc. | $323.2K · 54.4K shares | 54.4K | +58.1% |
| 8 | US BANCORP \DE\ | $317.5K · 53.4K shares | 53.4K | Unchanged |
| 9 | CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | $238.7K · 40.2K shares | 40.2K | New |
| 10 | PINNACLE ASSOCIATES LTD | $227.9K · 38.4K shares | 38.4K | -5% |
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