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| <periodOfReport> 2022-10-01 </periodOfReport> |
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| <issuer> |
| | <issuerCik> 0000866273 </issuerCik> |
| | <issuerName> MATRIX SERVICE CO </issuerName> |
| | <issuerTradingSymbol> MTRX </issuerTradingSymbol> |
| | </issuer> |
| <reportingOwner> |
| | <reportingOwnerId> |
| | | <rptOwnerCik> 0001608365 </rptOwnerCik> |
| | | <rptOwnerName> MILLER JAMES HARRY </rptOwnerName> |
| | | </reportingOwnerId> |
| | <reportingOwnerAddress> |
| | | <rptOwnerStreet1> 5100 EAST SKELLY DRIVE </rptOwnerStreet1> |
| | | <rptOwnerStreet2> SUITE 100 </rptOwnerStreet2> |
| | | <rptOwnerCity> TULSA </rptOwnerCity> |
| | | <rptOwnerState> OK </rptOwnerState> |
| | | <rptOwnerZipCode> 74135 </rptOwnerZipCode> |
| | | <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription> |
| | | </reportingOwnerAddress> |
| | <reportingOwnerRelationship> |
| | | <isDirector> 1 </isDirector> |
| | | <isOfficer> 0 </isOfficer> |
| | | <isTenPercentOwner> 0 </isTenPercentOwner> |
| | | <isOther> 0 </isOther> |
| | | <officerTitle></officerTitle> |
| | | <otherText></otherText> |
| | | </reportingOwnerRelationship> |
| | </reportingOwner> |
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| | | <securityTitle> |
| <value> COMMON STOCK </value> |
| <footnoteId id="F1"/> |
| </securityTitle> |
| | | <transactionDate> |
| <value> 2022-10-01 </value> |
| <footnoteId id="F2"/> |
| </transactionDate> |
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| <transactionFormType> 5 </transactionFormType> |
| <transactionCode> A </transactionCode> |
| <equitySwapInvolved> 0 </equitySwapInvolved> |
| <footnoteId id="F1"/> |
| </transactionCoding> |
| | | <transactionTimeliness> |
| <value> E </value> |
| </transactionTimeliness> |
| | | <transactionAmounts> |
| <transactionShares> |
| <value> 2416 </value> |
| </transactionShares> |
| <transactionPricePerShare> |
| <value> 4.14 </value> |
| <footnoteId id="F3"/> |
| </transactionPricePerShare> |
| <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode> |
| <value> A </value> |
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| </transactionAmounts> |
| | | <postTransactionAmounts> |
| <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction> |
| <value> 60376 </value> |
| <footnoteId id="F4"/> |
| </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction> |
| </postTransactionAmounts> |
| | | <ownershipNature> |
| <directOrIndirectOwnership> |
| <value> D </value> |
| </directOrIndirectOwnership> |
| </ownershipNature> |
| | | </nonDerivativeTransaction> |
| | </nonDerivativeTable> |
| <derivativeTable></derivativeTable> |
| <footnotes> |
| | <footnote id="F1"> MATRIX SERVICE COMPANY COMMON STOCK PURCHASED VIA THE MATRIX SERVICE COMPANY 2011 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN ("THE ESPP") IN A TRANSACTION THAT WAS EXEMPT UNDER BOTH RULE 16b-3(c) AND RULE 16b-3(d) AND IS VOLUNTARILY REPORTED. </footnote> |
| | <footnote id="F2"> SHARES WERE PURCHASED VIA THE ESPP. THE OFFERING PERIOD CONSISTED OF THE THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2022. THE SHARES WERE ACQUIRED ON THE FIRST DAY AFTER THE END OF THE OFFERING PERIOD. </footnote> |
| | <footnote id="F3"> PER THE ESPP, THE PURCHASE PRICE WAS DETERMINED BY THE LAST CLOSING CONSOLIDATED BID PRICE PER SHARE ON THE PURCHASE DATE. </footnote> |
| | <footnote id="F4"> INCLUDES 51,259 SHARES OF MATRIX SERVICE COMPANY COMMON STOCK OWNED OUTRIGHT. </footnote> |
| | </footnotes> |
| <remarks></remarks> |
| <ownerSignature> |
| | <signatureName> James H. Miller </signatureName> |
| | <signatureDate> 2022-10-03 </signatureDate> |
| | </ownerSignature> |
| </ownershipDocument> |