Matthews International (MATW) Return on Equity [ROE] (2010 - 2026)
Matthews International's Return on Equity [ROE] was -5.88% in fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), up 8.25 percentage points from -14.13% a year earlier but down 7.72 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Matthews International (MATW) Return on Equity [ROE] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Sep 30, 2025), Return on Equity [ROE] at Matthews International came in at -5.33%, up 7.07 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Equity [ROE] shows a five-year change of +7.84 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier fiscal years, Return on Equity [ROE] was -12.40% in FY2024 (-20.13 pp), 7.73% in FY2023 (+25.50 pp), -17.77% in FY2022 (-18.23 pp) and 0.46% in FY2021 (+13.63 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] has moved between -19.17% (fiscal Q2 2025) and 7.48% (fiscal Q4 2023) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Equity [ROE] has increased for four straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -3.76 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Equity [ROE] over five years was fiscal Q4 2023 (a gain of 26.00 percentage points); the worst was fiscal Q2 2025 (a drop of 25.67 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, MATW's Return on Equity [ROE] in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 was 1.84% (Q2 2026), 4.42% (Q1 2026) and -4.92% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Service Corp International | 10.40 Bn | 9.40 Bn | 273.50 Mn | 34.44% |
| 2 | New Oriental Education & Technology | 8.60 Bn | -6.17 Bn | 812.22 Mn | 19.20% |
| 3 | Laureate Education | 5.26 Bn | 4.55 Bn | 237.67 Mn | 29.36% |
| 4 | Graham Holdings | 4.84 Bn | -29.42 Mn | 392.03 Mn | 11.51% |
| 5 | Covista | 4.16 Bn | 3.29 Bn | 284.63 Mn | 17.91% |
| 6 | Valvoline | 3.85 Bn | 3.56 Bn | 214.90 Mn | 26.37% |
| 7 | Stride | 3.23 Bn | 123.52 Mn | 217.28 Mn | 20.67% |
| 8 | Bright Horizons Family Solutions | 3.14 Bn | 2.59 Bn | 188.96 Mn | 16.76% |
| 9 | TAL Education | 2.30 Bn | -11.64 Bn | 438.20 Mn | 17.47% |
| 10 | Matthews International | 598.98 Mn | 461.50 Mn | 88.19 Mn | -5.88% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -5.88% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.84% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 4.42% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -4.92% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -14.13% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -19.17% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -14.30% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -12.68% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 5.17% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 6.50% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 6.42% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 7.48% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -11.51% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -12.84% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -15.40% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -18.53% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -3.70% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -3.46% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -2.34% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.45% |
API Access
Matthews International Return on Equity [ROE] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=MATW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "ticker": "MATW", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=MATW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();