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Marten Transport, Ltd.

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NASDAQ Industrials Trucking
$13.09
▲ $0.23 (1.79%)
Mkt Cap: 1.07B
Day Range
$12.78 $13.12
52-Week Range
$9.35 $15.42
Volume
391,200
50D / 200D Avg
$12.87 / $11.92
Prev Close
$12.86

Quick Summary

Price History

Financial Trends

Peer Comparison

vs Industrials sector median (894 peers)

Metric Stock Sector Median
P/E 61.2 14.4
P/B 1.4 1.9
ROE % 2.3 11.4
Net Margin % 2.0 6.5
Rev Growth 5Y % -2.4 8.4
D/E 0.0 0.6

Analyst Price Target

Hold
$22.50 +71.9%
Low: $20.00 High: $25.00
Forward P/E
47.44
Forward EPS
$0.28
EPS Growth (est.)
+0.0%
Est. Revenue
874.10M

Earnings Estimates

Period EPS Est. Revenue Est. Analysts
FY2027 $0.43
$0.42 – $0.44
958.80M 2
FY2026 $0.28
$0.27 – $0.28
874.10M 2

Earnings Surprises

Last 8 quarters
Quarter Est. EPS Actual EPS Surprise
2026-01-27 $0.03 $0.05 +99.3%
2025-10-23 $0.04 $0.03 -25.0%
2025-07-16 $0.09 $0.09 0.0%
2025-04-16 $0.05 $0.05 0.0%
2025-01-27 $0.06 $0.07 +16.7%
2024-10-17 $0.06 $0.05 -16.7%
2024-07-18 $0.11 $0.10 -9.1%
2024-04-18 $0.13 $0.12 -7.7%

Dividend History

7 yr streak

Yield

0.02%

Payout Ratio

0.84%

Growth (3Y)

0.00%

Growth (5Y)

-17.29%

Ex-Date Payment Date Amount Yield
Mar 17, 2026 Mar 31, 2026 $0.06 2.05%
Dec 15, 2025 Dec 29, 2025 $0.06 2.04%
Sep 16, 2025 Sep 30, 2025 $0.06 2.07%
Jun 13, 2025 Jun 27, 2025 $0.06 1.85%
Mar 14, 2025 Mar 28, 2025 $0.06 1.76%
Dec 13, 2024 Dec 27, 2024 $0.06 1.41%
Sep 16, 2024 Sep 30, 2024 $0.06 1.39%
Jun 14, 2024 Jun 28, 2024 $0.06 1.38%
Mar 14, 2024 Mar 29, 2024 $0.06 1.29%
Dec 14, 2023 Dec 29, 2023 $0.06 1.21%
Sep 14, 2023 Sep 29, 2023 $0.06 1.17%
Jun 15, 2023 Jun 30, 2023 $0.06 1.09%
Mar 16, 2023 Mar 31, 2023 $0.06 1.15%
Dec 12, 2022 Dec 27, 2022 $0.06 1.16%
Sep 15, 2022 Sep 30, 2022 $0.06 1.10%
Jun 15, 2022 Jun 30, 2022 $0.06 3.96%
Mar 16, 2022 Mar 31, 2022 $0.06 3.43%
Dec 10, 2021 Dec 27, 2021 $0.04 3.99%
Sep 17, 2021 Oct 04, 2021 $0.54 7.66%
Jun 15, 2021 Jun 30, 2021 $0.04 3.88%

Key Takeaways

Revenue declined -2.40% annually over 5 years
Earnings declined -35.21% over the past year
ROE of 2.27% is below average
Debt/Equity of 0.00 — conservative balance sheet
Negative free cash flow of -51.07M
P/E of 61.19 — premium valuation

Growth

Revenue Growth (5Y)
-2.40%
Revenue (1Y)-8.31%
Earnings (1Y)-35.21%
FCF Growth (3Y)N/A

Quality

Return on Equity
2.27%
ROIC1.06%
Net Margin1.97%
Op. Margin1.23%

Safety

Debt / Equity
0.00
Current Ratio1.86
Interest Coverage0.00

Valuation

P/E Ratio
61.19
Forward P/E46.18
P/B Ratio1.39
EV/EBITDA94.46
Dividend Yield0.02%

All Fundamental Metrics

Growth
Revenue Growth (1Y) -8.31% Revenue Growth (3Y) -11.63%
Earnings Growth (1Y) -35.21% Earnings Growth (3Y) -50.21%
Revenue Growth (5Y) -2.40% Earnings Growth (5Y) -32.78%
Profitability
Revenue (TTM) 883.65M Net Income (TTM) 17.44M
ROE 2.27% ROA 1.84%
Gross Margin 5.71% Operating Margin 1.23%
Net Margin 1.97% Free Cash Flow (TTM) -51.07M
ROIC 1.06% FCF Growth (3Y) N/A
Safety
Debt / Equity 0.00 Current Ratio 1.86
Interest Coverage 0.00
Dividends
Dividend Yield 0.02% Payout Ratio 0.84%
Dividend Growth (3Y) 0.00% Dividend Growth (5Y) -17.29%
Consecutive Div Years 7 yrs
Valuation
P/E Ratio 61.19 Forward P/E 46.18
P/B Ratio 1.39 P/S Ratio 1.21
PEG Ratio -1.46 Forward PEG N/A
EV/EBITDA 94.46 Fwd EV/EBITDA 6.84
Forward P/S 1.22 Fwd Earnings Yield 2.17%
FCF Yield -4.78%
Market Cap 1.07B Enterprise Value 1.02B

Income Statement

Annual, most recent first

Income statement data, annual, most recent first
Metric FY2025 FY2024 FY2023 FY2022 FY2021
Revenue 883.65M 963.71M 1.13B 1.26B 973.64M
Net Income 17.44M 26.92M 70.37M 110.35M 85.43M
EPS (Diluted) 0.21 0.33 0.86 1.35 1.02
Gross Profit 50.49M 130.70M 188.73M 238.50M 183.15M
Operating Income 10.85M 33.22M 90.11M 143.34M 111.69M

Balance Sheet

Annual, most recent first

Balance sheet data, annual, most recent first
Metric FY2025 FY2024 FY2023 FY2022 FY2021
Total Assets 949.77M 968.76M 990.34M 980.52M 884.26M
Total Liabilities 182.14M 200.84M 232.95M 276.60M 232.59M
Shareholders' Equity 767.63M 767.92M 757.39M 703.92M 651.68M
Total Debt 388,000.0 282,000.0 249,000.0 710,000.0 540,000.0
Cash & Equivalents 43.28M 17.27M 53.21M 80.60M 57.00M
Current Assets 171.70M 138.51M 196.58M 235.84M 186.95M
Current Liabilities 92.23M 93.52M 110.24M 124.31M 93.56M