DWSN Stock — Dawson Geophysical Company

Dawson Geophysical Company (DWSN)

Updated October 16, 2026.

DWSN is a Stock. Total return is -73.0% over the past 32.5 years, 2992.1 points behind SPY at 2919.1%.

Dawson Geophysical Company provides onshore seismic data acquisition and processing services to oil and gas exploration and development companies across the United States and Canada, as well as to potash mining operations. The company does not currently distribute to shareholders; it has made only special or one-time distributions in the past, with no established regular payout schedule. Dawson Geophysical appeals to investors seeking equity exposure to energy sector services rather than current income.

DWSN performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is -73.0% over the past 32.5 years, 2992.1 points behind SPY at 2919.1%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 21.2%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 70.5%.

DWSN key facts

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

04/05/1994

Distribution frequency

None

Last close

$2.23 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$69,254,028

Average volume

32966.0

Ex-dividend date

04/19/2024

Payment date

05/06/2024

Beta

-0.04

Payout ratio

0.0%

P/E ratio

18.58

Forward P/E

3.7736

EPS

$0.12

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (the posted rate) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

DWSN risks and drawbacks

Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 70.5%.

Who may consider DWSN — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (DWSN does not currently distribute); investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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