Marten Transport/$MRTN
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About Marten Transport
Marten Transport Ltd is a temperature-sensitive and dry truckload carrier in the United States. The company specializes in transporting and distributing food and other consumer packaged goods that require a temperature-controlled or insulated environment. The company operates through four segments: Truckload, Dedicated, Intermodal, and Brokerage, generating the majority of its revenue from the Truckload segment. The Truckload segment offers a mix of regional short-haul and medium- to long-haul full-load transportation services transporting food and other consumer packaged goods.
- Ticker
- $MRTN
- Sector
- Mobility
- Primary listing
- NASDAQ
- Employees
- 3,502
- Headquarters
- Mondovi, United States
- Website
- www.marten.com
Marten Transport Metrics
BasicAdvanced
$1.1B
88.93
$0.15
0.98
$0.24
1.80%
Price and volume
Market cap
$1.1B
Beta
0.98
52-week high
$18.48
52-week low
$9.35
Average daily volume
619K
Dividend rate
$0.24
Financial strength
Current ratio
2.503
Quick ratio
2.212
Long term debt to equity
0
Total debt to equity
0
Dividend payout ratio (TTM)
154.83%
Profitability
EBITDA (TTM)
113.979
Gross margin (TTM)
22.69%
Net profit margin (TTM)
1.47%
Operating margin (TTM)
0.88%
Effective tax rate (TTM)
28.50%
Revenue per employee (TTM)
$240,000
Management effectiveness
Return on assets (TTM)
0.48%
Return on equity (TTM)
1.65%
Valuation
Price to earnings (TTM)
88.927
Price to revenue (TTM)
1.269
Price to book
1.42
Price to tangible book (TTM)
1.42
Price to free cash flow (TTM)
1,002.857
Free cash flow yield (TTM)
0.10%
Free cash flow per share (TTM)
0.013
Dividend yield (TTM)
1.80%
Forward dividend yield
1.80%
Growth
Revenue change (TTM)
-6.87%
Earnings per share change (TTM)
-40.01%
3-year revenue growth (CAGR)
-11.34%
10-year revenue growth (CAGR)
2.53%
3-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
-49.68%
10-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
-9.58%
10-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
19.62%
What the Analysts think about Marten Transport
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Profitability rebounded sharply in the second quarter: net income rose 286.3% sequentially to $5.3 million from $1.4 million, with improvement across truckload, dedicated and brokerage. This suggests the trough may be passing if the recovery continues. (GlobeNewswire)
Marten is seeing better truckload economics as refrigerated freight capacity tightens. Non-dedicated truckload revenue per tractor rose 9% year on year and revenue per loaded mile increased 6%, giving the company scope to raise prices and prioritise better freight. (FreightWaves)
The debt-free balance sheet gives Marten resilience through the cycle and room to modernise its fleet. It also generated $61 million of operating cash flow in the first half, despite the weak earnings environment. (FreightWaves, GlobeNewswire)
The recovery has not yet restored year-on-year performance. Second-quarter revenue fell 2.8%, net income dropped 25.7%, and the operating ratio worsened to 96.9% from 95.8%; first-half net income was down 41.7%. (GlobeNewswire)
Dedicated remains a material drag: revenue excluding fuel fell 14% year on year as the fleet shrank 17%, while its fuel-adjusted operating ratio deteriorated to 95.4%. Cutting trucks may protect near-term costs, but it also limits volume growth and can make customer relationships harder to rebuild. (FreightWaves)
Marten’s cash position is strong, but its near-term commitments are substantial. The company expects about $109 million of net capital expenditure in the rest of 2026, while $33.2 million of standby letters of credit against its $35 million facility left only $1.8 million of borrowing availability at the half-year. (Last10K)
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 20 Sept 2026.
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Funds containing Marten Transport
AllUSDGBPEUR
Fund name | Fund size | $MRTN weighting |
|---|---|---|
iShares S&P SmallCap 600$IDP6 | $3.2B | 0.04% |
iShares S&P Small Cap 600£ISP6 | £2.4B | 0.04% |
SPDR Russell 2000 US Small Cap€R2US | €4.8B | 0.03% |
iShares MSCI World Small Cap$WSML | $9B | 0.01% |
iShares MSCI World Small Cap€IUSN | €7.8B | 0.01% |
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