Industrials
Marten Transport, Ltd.(MRTN)
Live Price
Offline$16.85
+1.57% today
1Y Change
+30.92%
Window
Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 18, 2026
- Market Cap
- $1.24B
- Revenue Growth
- -8.3%
- EPS Growth
- -36.4%
- Dividend Yield
- 1.6%
Coverage: 247 bars ยท Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 18, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
Marten Transport, Ltd. (MRTN) is a Industrials stock with a market cap of $1.24B and listed on NASDAQ. The stock last traded around $16.85 and up 30.9% across the available one-year price window (Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 18, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of -8.3%, EPS growth of -36.4%, a dividend yield of 1.6%. What stands out right now is revenue -8.3%, EPS -36.4%, free cash flow +48.1% with operating margin 0.6% and ROIC 0.4%. The dividend is present but secondary, with a yield around 1.6%. Valuation already assumes a fairly strong business story at P/E 85.2 and price/sales 1.4. Overall, the current profile looks closer to a turnaround or cyclical reset than a generic broad-market placeholder. Stock Foundry combines MRTN price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Industrials peers on this page.
Sector Context
How this name stacks up against nearby peers on first-pass metrics.
Revenue Growth
Below sector median
-8.3% vs +6.8% peer median
Operating Margin
Below sector median
+0.6% vs +16.9% peer median
P/E
Above sector median
85.2 vs 36.7 peer median
What Changed This Quarter
Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.
Latest report is on the board
2026 was reported on Apr 15, 2026, but the surprise data is still limited.
The operating picture looks softer than before
Revenue is at -8.3% and EPS is at -36.4%, with operating margin around 0.6%.
Shareholder return is still part of the story
The stock is still offering a dividend yield around 1.6%, which matters if the thesis depends on income as much as growth.
Earnings Reaction Memory
How the stock has tended to move after recent reports.
Across the last 3 reported quarters, the stock averaged +2.6% over the next 5 trading days and finished higher after 2 of those reports.
View quarter-by-quarter reaction table
| Quarter | EPS ฮ | 1D | 5D | 20D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 Apr 15, 2026 | โ | +4.0% | +7.3% | +9.1% |
2026 Jan 27, 2026 | +66.7% | +0.0% | +8.3% | +5.5% |
2025 Oct 23, 2025 | -25.0% | -9.1% | -8.0% | -11.9% |
Benchmark Edge
MRTN vs SPY, QQQ, and Sector ETFs
Normalized return, excess return, max drawdown, and calendar-year wins against the benchmarks investors actually use.
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Normalized return
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Excess Return
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Relative to SPY
MRTN Max Drawdown
-32.35%
Trailing 1Y
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Calendar-Year Returns
Uses the longest available daily history for MRTN and SPY.
Company Overview
Marten Transport, Ltd.
NASDAQ Global Select
Marten Transport, Ltd. operates as a temperature-sensitive truckload carrier for shippers in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. It operates through four segments: Truckload, Dedicated, Intermodal, and Brokerage. The Truckload segment transports food and other consumer packaged goods that require a temperature-controlled or insulated environment. The Dedicated segment offers customized transportation solutions for individual customers' requirements using temperature-controlled trailers, dry vans, and other specialized equipment. The Intermodal segment transports customers' freight utilizing its refrigerated containers and temperature-controlled trailers on railroad flatcars for portions of trips, as well as using tractors and contracted carriers. 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, 2021, the company operated a fleet of 3,204 tractors, including 3,111 company-owned tractors and 93 tractors supplied by independent contractors. Marten Transport, Ltd. was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Mondovi, Wisconsin.
- Leadership
- Randolph L. Marten
- IPO Date
- Sep 25, 1986
- Employees
- 3.8k
- Street Address
- 129 Marten Street
- Mailing
- Mondovi, WI, 54755
- Region
- Mondovi, WI, US
- Reporting Currency
- USD
- Investor Line
- 715 926 4216
- Last Updated
- May 2, 2026
Key Fundamentals
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Valuation
- P/E
- 85.2
- EV/EBITDA
- 10.3
- Price/Sales
- 1.4
- Price/Book
- 1.6
Growth
- Revenue
- -8.3%
- EPS
- -36.4%
- Free Cash Flow
- +48.1%
Profitability
- Gross Margin
- 3.3%
- Operating Margin
- 0.6%
- Net Margin
- 1.7%
- ROE
- 1.9%
- ROIC
- 0.4%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- 0.00
- Current Ratio
- 2.08
Earnings Reports
Latest News
Official Releases
Company announcements and filings-style updates.
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