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Marten Transport, Ltd. MRTN R2KR3K

Industrials · Trucking · United States
https://www.marten.com
Company Profile ↓
$14.40
+24.77% 1Y
Mkt Cap$1.17B
P/E96.00
P/B1.59
Div. Yield1.61%
52W High$18.22
52W Low$9.28
Book Value$9.38
EPS (TTM)$0.15

Company Overview

Marten Transport, Ltd. operates as a temperature-sensitive truckload carrier for shippers in the United States, Mexico, and Canada. It operates through Truckload, Dedicated, and Brokerage segments. The Truckload segment transports food and other consumer packaged goods that require a temperature-controlled or insulated environment, as well as dry freight; and regional short-haul and medium-to-long-haul full-load transportation services. The Dedicated segment offers customized transportation solutions for individual customers' requirements using temperature-controlled trailers, dry vans, and other specialized equipment. The Brokerage segment develops contractual relationships with and arranges for third-party carriers to transport freight for customers in temperature-controlled trailers and dry vans. As of December 31, 2025, the company operated a fleet of 2,654 tractors that included 2,577 company-owned tractors and 77 tractors supplied by independent contractors. Marten Transport, Ltd. was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Mondovi, Wisconsin.

Why Investors Should Care

Conservative Balance Sheet

Carries low leverage with a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.02.

Recent Developments

  • Dec 2025 Revenue of $883.65M (-8.3% YoY); net profit $17.44M.
  • Trailing 12 Months Year-on-year growth — revenue -2.8%, earnings -25.8%.
  • 5-Year Trend Long-term compounding — revenue CAGR 3.5%, profit CAGR 0.4%.

Growth & Price Performance

Compounded Sales Growth

5 Years:3.55%
1 Year:-2.80%

Compounded Profit Growth

5 Years:0.44%
1 Year:-25.80%

Stock Price Performance

1 Year:+24.77%
6 Months:+15.90%
3 Months:-18.60%
1 Month:-3.10%

Highlights auto-generated from reported financials and price data; not investment advice. Verify with official filings before acting.

Technical Snapshot Mixed
52-Week Range 57% of range
$9.28 $18.22
Trend Signals
  • Price vs 50-DMABelow
  • Price vs 200-DMAAbove
  • RSI (14)40.95 · Neutral
Price Performance
1M-3.10%
3M-18.60%
6M+15.90%
1Y+24.77%
Valuation vs Sector

P/E of 96.00 is above the sector median of 27.38 — pricier than peers.

Auto-generated from price history and fundamentals; not investment advice.

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Fundamental Growth Charts

Interactive charts for Revenue, Net Income, EBITDA, Free Cash Flow, EPS, ROE, ROCE, Gross/Net/Operating Margin and more — switch metric and period using the dropdowns above. CAGR is computed across the displayed window (quarterly CAGR is annualised). Visual growth charts make it easy to spot multi-year compounding trends at a glance — far faster than reading raw numbers in a table.

PROS

  • In a confirmed uptrend (50-DMA above 200-DMA).

CONS

  • Trading at a high P/E of 96.0.

* The pros and cons are auto-generated from financial metrics.

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Valuation

Stock P/E
96.00
Industry PE
27.38
Forward P/E
21.93
PEG Ratio
1.83
Book Value
$9.38
Price to Book
1.59
P/S
1.42
EV/EBITDA
9.77
Dividend Yield
1.61%

Growth (CAGR)

Revenue 5Y
3.55%
Profit 5Y
0.44%
Revenue (YoY)
-2.80%
Earnings (YoY)
-25.80%

Profitability & Returns

ROCE
2.67%
ROE
1.65%
ROA
0.48%
Profit Margin
1.47%
Op Margin
2.34%
Gross Margin
22.69%
EPS (Latest Qtr)
$0.07
EPS (TTM)
$0.15

Balance Sheet & Liquidity

Debt/Equity
0.02
Quick Ratio
2.19
Current Ratio
2.50
Debt
$119.00K
Total Assets
$955.49M
Current Assets
-
Working Capital
-

Ownership

Promoter Holding
29.29%
Chg in Prom Hold
-0.00%
FII / Inst Holding
76.51%
Chg in FII Hold
0.01%

Financial Snapshot

Enterprise Value
$1.17B
Total Revenue (TTM)
$857.65M
EBITDA
$114.31M
Free Cash Flow
-
Operating Cash Flow
$93.49M
Shares Outstanding
81.59M
Gross Margin
22.69%
Payout Ratio
160.00%

Peer comparison

Peer companies in the same sector (Industrials).

#NameCMP $P/E Mkt CapDiv Yld % ROCE %ROE % Rev CAGR 5Y %Profit CAGR 5Y %
1 MRTN Marten Transport, Ltd. R2KR3K 14.40 96.00 $1.17B 1.61% 2.67% 1.65% 3.55% 0.44%
2 SPCX Space Exploration Technologies Corp. R3KAIDEFENCE 147.95 -134.50 $1.12T 0.00% -3.22% -11.95% 34.08% -3.34%
3 CAT Caterpillar Inc. SPXR3K 813.94 35.05 $374.15B 0.76% 17.98% 56.97% 2.29% 5.24%
4 GE GE Aerospace SPXR3KDEFENCE 337.12 39.85 $349.78B 0.50% 9.52% 48.23% -7.42% -5.36%
5 RTX RTX Corporation SPXR3KDEFENCE 200.79 35.41 $270.62B 1.31% 8.28% 12.27% 2.61% 2.62%
6 GEV GE Vernova Inc. SPXR3KAI 941.95 26.98 $250.87B 0.20% 6.30% 82.58% 8.68% -
7 DE Deere & Company SPXR3K 693.53 39.29 $187.33B 1.05% 12.53% 18.35% 3.43% 5.10%
8 UNP Union Pacific Corporation SPXR3K 291.88 23.83 $173.40B 1.92% 15.22% 39.70% 2.30% 7.77%
9 BA The Boeing Company SPXR3KDEFENCE 212.25 76.08 $167.63B 0.00% -9.01% - 1.67% -3.28%
Financial Statements Quarterly Results · Profit & Loss · Balance Sheet · Cash Flows · Ratios

Quarterly Results

Figures in USD.

Metric Jun 2015Sep 2015Dec 2015Mar 2016Jun 2016Sep 2016Dec 2016Mar 2017Jun 2017Sep 2017Dec 2017Mar 2018Jun 2018Sep 2018Dec 2018Mar 2019Jun 2019Sep 2019Dec 2019Mar 2020Jun 2020Sep 2020Dec 2020Mar 2021Jun 2021Sep 2021Mar 2022Jun 2022Sep 2022Mar 2023Jun 2023Sep 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026
Revenue 163.59M171.35M168.77M161.93M166.09M170.46M172.66M173.16M171.51M170.68M182.77M186.96M197.02M199.65M203.96M199.02M212.09M214.97M217.19M218.65M212.38M216.01M227.33M223.05M232.44M251.28M287.28M329.56M324.45M298.02M285.67M279.54M249.67M246.24M237.37M223.15M----
Operating Income 14.16M14.35M15.24M14.12M14.78M14.87M14.53M13.94M15.57M13.02M14.33M13.59M18.22M18.99M19.54M17.73M19.94M20.03M18.79M18.03M25.26M24.40M25.56M24.00M28.52M28.50M35.86M40.94M33.77M29.01M28.21M17.23M12.25M9.97M4.27M5.86M9.73M2.74M1.59M6.92M
Net Income 8.36M8.41M8.79M8.19M8.53M8.44M8.30M8.21M9.14M7.86M65.07M10.33M13.70M15.26M15.74M13.55M15.19M16.59M15.75M13.72M18.13M18.04M19.60M18.01M21.42M21.27M27.53M31.66M25.65M22.50M21.87M13.60M9.65M7.89M3.75M4.33M7.19M2.23M1.38M5.34M
Diluted EPS 0.250.250.260.150.160.150.150.150.170.141.180.190.250.280.290.160.180.200.190.170.220.220.240.220.260.260.330.390.320.280.270.170.120.100.050.050.090.030.020.07

Profit & Loss (Annual)

Figures in USD.

Metric Dec 2009Dec 2010Dec 2011Dec 2012Dec 2013Dec 2014Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Revenue 505.87M516.92M603.68M638.46M659.21M672.93M664.99M671.14M698.12M787.59M843.27M874.37M973.64M1.26B1.13B963.71M883.65M
Operating Income 29.36M35.29M43.03M45.85M51.99M51.01M61.06M58.30M56.86M70.35M76.50M93.25M111.69M143.34M90.11M33.22M22.91M
Net Income 16.27M19.74M24.29M27.27M30.15M29.83M35.74M33.46M90.28M55.03M61.07M69.50M85.43M110.35M70.37M26.92M17.44M
Diluted EPS 0.740.900.730.820.900.890.640.611.650.670.740.841.021.350.860.330.21

Balance Sheet (Annual)

Figures in USD.

Metric Dec 2008Dec 2009Dec 2010Dec 2011Dec 2012Dec 2013Dec 2014Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Total Assets --460.31M470.58M490.62M525.80M576.46M631.53M653.75M690.40M753.90M796.59M831.64M870.69M965.68M990.34M968.76M949.77M
Total Equity 257.45M274.91M293.99M318.17M329.36M359.14M387.93M409.42M437.34M525.50M575.95M597.59M620.33M651.68M703.92M757.39M767.92M767.62M
Cash & Equivalents 2.40M5.41M5.31M20.82M3.47M13.65M123.00K434.00K488.00K15.79M56.76M31.46M66.13M56.99M80.60M53.21M17.27M43.28M
Long Term Debt ----2.73M-24.37M37.87M7.89M---------
Total Liabilities --164.40M150.22M158.70M166.66M188.53M222.11M216.41M164.90M177.95M199.00M211.30M219.01M261.76M232.95M200.84M182.14M
Current Liabilities --68.59M46.38M46.90M53.03M44.52M49.88M60.67M64.28M71.97M76.33M89.79M93.56M124.31M110.24M93.52M92.23M

Cash Flows (Annual)

Figures in USD.

Metric Dec 2009Dec 2010Dec 2011Dec 2012Dec 2013Dec 2014Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Operating Cash Flow 81.69M64.52M86.21M85.54M89.19M81.97M128.67M133.80M121.88M154.20M156.46M189.60M171.20M219.49M164.38M134.81M93.49M
Investing Cash Flow -77.16M-81.18M-48.27M-88.11M-74.72M-118.61M-125.08M-97.29M-95.32M-104.85M-140.51M-106.33M-123.73M-134.96M-172.54M-152.14M-42.88M
Financing Cash Flow -1.51M16.55M-22.42M-14.77M-4.29M23.11M-3.28M-36.46M-11.26M-8.38M-41.25M-48.61M-56.60M-60.93M-19.23M-18.62M-19.60M
Share Buybacks ------16.18M7.51M03.76M0597.00K041.75M00-
Dividends Paid --1.80M18.70M2.80M3.30M3.30M3.30M---------

Ratios (Annual)

Figures in %.

Metric Dec 2009Dec 2010Dec 2011Dec 2012Dec 2013Dec 2014Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Gross Margin % -----------------
Operating Margin % 5.8%6.8%7.1%7.2%7.9%7.6%9.2%8.7%8.1%8.9%9.1%10.7%11.5%11.3%8.0%3.4%2.6%
Net Margin % 3.2%3.8%4.0%4.3%4.6%4.4%5.4%5.0%12.9%7.0%7.2%7.9%8.8%8.7%6.2%2.8%2.0%
ROE % 5.9%6.7%7.6%8.3%8.4%7.7%8.7%7.7%17.2%9.6%10.2%11.2%13.1%15.7%9.3%3.5%2.3%
ROCE % -9.0%10.1%10.3%11.0%9.6%10.5%9.8%9.1%10.3%10.6%12.6%14.4%17.0%10.2%3.8%2.7%

Shareholding Pattern

Insiders
29.29%
Institutions
76.51%
Public Float
108.20%

Top Institutional Holders

#Holder% HeldSharesValue
1 Blackrock Inc. 12.32% 10.06M $144.45M
2 Dimensional Fund Advisors LP 6.12% 5.00M $71.79M
3 American Century Companies Inc 3.43% 2.80M $40.22M
4 State Street Corporation 3.34% 2.72M $39.11M
5 FMR, LLC 3.31% 2.70M $38.81M
6 Vanguard Capital Management LLC 3.09% 2.52M $36.26M
7 Goldman Sachs Group Inc 2.57% 2.10M $30.18M
8 Nuveen, LLC 2.38% 1.95M $27.93M
9 Two Sigma Investments, LP 2.24% 1.83M $26.29M
10 Geode Capital Management, LLC 1.90% 1.55M $22.32M

Analyst View

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Latest News

Recent headlines for MRTN

Yahoo Finance Wed, 19 Aug 2026

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Yahoo Finance Fri, 24 Jul 2026

Marten Transport’s Q2: Reefer market on the rise

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Yahoo Finance hu, 23 Jul 2026

Marten Transport, Ltd. (MRTN) Q2 Earnings Meet Estimates

Marten Transport (MRTN) delivered earnings and revenue surprises of 0.00% and -4.47%, respectively, for the quarter ended June 2026. Do the numbers hold clues to what lies ahead for the stock?

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Is Marten Transport (MRTN) Stock Outpacing Its Transportation Peers This Year?

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Yahoo Finance ue, 18 Aug 2026

MARTEN TRANSPORT DECLARES QUARTERLY DIVIDEND

MONDOVI, Wis., Aug. 18, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Marten Transport, Ltd. (Nasdaq/GS:MRTN) announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.06 per share of common stock. The dividend will be pay…

MRTN — Frequently Asked Questions

What is the current share price of Marten Transport, Ltd. (MRTN)?

As of 2026-09-07 16:24 PDT, Marten Transport, Ltd. (MRTN) trades at $14.40 on NasdaqGS. Its 52-week range is $9.28 to $18.22.

What is the market capitalisation of MRTN?

Marten Transport, Ltd. (MRTN) has a market capitalisation of $1.17B on NasdaqGS.

What is the P/E ratio of MRTN?

MRTN trades at a trailing price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 96.00. The industry average P/E is 27.38. Its price-to-book (P/B) ratio is 1.59.

Does MRTN pay a dividend?

Marten Transport, Ltd. (MRTN) currently offers a dividend yield of 1.61%.

What is the return on equity (ROE) of MRTN?

MRTN has a return on equity (ROE) of 1.65%. Its return on capital employed (ROCE) is 2.67%.

Is MRTN a good stock to buy?

This page provides a data-driven analysis of Marten Transport, Ltd. (MRTN), including valuation ratios, profitability, growth trends, auto-generated pros and cons, peer comparison and AI exposure. Review these fundamentals alongside your own research and risk tolerance. This is informational content, not investment advice.

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