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Reports Q1 revenue $757.8M, consensus $777.55M. Matt Cox, Matson's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, commented, "In the first quarter 2026, Ocean Transportation operating income exceeded our expectations primarily due to higher freight demand post-Lunar New Year in our China service. In our domestic tradelanes, we saw lower year-over-year volume in Hawaii and Alaska. In Logistics, operating income in the first quarter was lower year-over-year, primarily due to a lower contribution from supply chain management."

Matson announced that John Lauer, Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer, will retire on July 1, 2026, having led the sales, marketing, pricing and customer service activities of the company over the past 19 years. The company concurrently announced that Chris Scott, Senior Vice President, Transpacific Service and Corporate Pricing, will be promoted to succeed Lauer as EVP and CCO when Lauer retires in July. "John is a role model for leadership at Matson. He embodies values to which we all aspire - teamwork, mutual respect, integrity, accountability and innovation - and lives them every day. During his tenure, John has influenced the evolution of virtually all of our business processes and made them better," said Matt Cox, Chairman and CEO. "I want to express my deep gratitude to John for his years of dedicated service and many contributions to Matson's success."

Reports Q4 revenue $851.9M vs. $890.3M last year. Matt Cox, Matson's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, commented, "Matson had a solid finish to the year with consolidated fourth quarter results that exceeded our expectations. For the quarter, Ocean Transportation operating income approached the level achieved in the prior year period primarily due to higher than expected freight rates and volume in our China service driven by strong e-commerce and e-goods demand. Our China service benefited from strong freight demand in our key customer segments as well as a more stable trading environment in the Transpacific tradelane as a result of the U.S.-China trade and economic deal announced on October 30, 2025, which reduced uncertainty regarding tariffs, port entry fees, global trade and other geopolitical factors. In our domestic ocean tradelanes, we saw higher year-over-year volumes in Hawaii and Guam and lower year-over-year volume in Alaska. In Logistics, quarterly operating income decreased year-over-year primarily due to a lower contribution from supply chain management. For the full year 2025, our consolidated operating income decreased year-over-year primarily due to lower volume and freight rates in our China service over the last three quarters as customers managed freight in a challenging environment marked by uncertainty and volatility arising from tariffs and global trade."