Why does MATV lag the market?
Flat over three years while the S&P 500 rose 80%.
- Its operating margin went from -2.5% in fiscal 2022 to -19.3% in fiscal 2025.
MATV's Quality Score fell 1 point on Tue, Nov 10, to 9. Its average daily range rose to 5.0%, while sales shrink 0% on the year.
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Flat over three years while the S&P 500 rose 80%.
| Since its 2023 high | Down 57% |
| Latest filing | 10-Q, Nov 5 |
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After its last 4 reports it closed +4.4% on average, higher 3 of 4 times.
Averagefor quality, not price, 6 of 14 chart checks firingWhat the Quality Score means
MATV is #2 of 5 by Quality Score.
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Expected to report Wed Feb 17, after the close (in 99 days).
What an earnings report is: every 3 months, a company tells everyone how much it sold and earned. We read the figures, the outlook, and how the stock moved after.
Sales of $499.5M, 3% less than a year ago; a loss of $0.03 a share, from $0.06.
“Sales of $499.5 million decreased 2.8% year over year, and 2.3% on an organic basis, primarily due to the impact of the previously disclosed tornado”
| Line | Q3 2026 | Q2 2026 | Q3 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAS | $281M | $330M | $315M |
Each quarter's sales and their share of its total. Figures as filed (SEC filing, Nov 5)
No outlook figures read from this release.
“Sustainable & Adhesive Solutions (SAS) segment sales, comprised primarily of tapes, labels, liners, specialty paper, packaging and healthcare solutions, of $281.0 million were down 10.9% versus the prior year period primarily due to the effec ts of the July tornado incident on our Paper & Packaging business.”
From its results filing (SEC filing · Nov 4)
Sales grew 13% a year over 5 years, fiscal 2020 to 2025.
Pays $0.40 a share a year.
| Reported | Gap | Reaction | 5 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 4, 2026 | +3.7% | +2.1% | not yet |
| Aug 5, 2026 | +12.2% | +22.1% | +30.6% |
| May 6, 2026 | +0.4% | +1.2% | -6.1% |
Sales grew in four of the last seven years, to $2B in 2025. It made a profit in four of the eight years.
RSI 53.7, MACD above signal, above both averages. Not scored.
Its dividends come to 23% of its free cash flow.
| Dividend | $0.40 a share a year |
| Paid out | About $22.3M a year |
| Free cash flow | $98.5M |
Officers and directors with a Form 4 in the last 12 months.
In ETFs: MATV is under 0.1% of VTI, the most of the 24 funds Breakaway covers, by their holdings as filed for Jun 30, 2026.
Mativ Holdings Inc is a leader in specialty materials, solving its customers' complex challenges by engineering bold, inventive solutions that connect, protect, and purify the world. The company operates in two segments, namely Filtration & advanced Materials, focused on filtration media and components, developed films, coating and converting solutions, and extruded mesh products, and (2) Sustainable & Adhesive Solutions (SAS), focused on tapes, labels, liners, specialty paper, packaging, and healthcare solutions.
MATV scores 9 today, which Breakaway calls Average. It is #2 of 5 in Paper Mills by Quality Score, with 6 of 14 chart checks firing. Flat over three years while the S&P 500 rose 80%. Breakaway does not say whether to buy any stock: the score does not know your situation, and it is not a recommendation to buy or sell anything. Please do your own research.
MATV scores 9 today, which Breakaway calls Average (6 to 10). That is #2 of 5 in Paper Mills by Quality Score. The score adds up the chart checks, the trend, the company's filed sales, its profits, the news, insider trades, and Congress trades. The section above lists the lines behind MATV's 9.
Expected to report Wed Feb 17, after the close, a date Breakaway expects from the company's usual timing; the company has not confirmed it. MATV closed higher after 3 of its last 4 reports. Past behavior, not a forecast.
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