Why did Marten Transport (MRTN) stock move recently?

On 9/1/2026, Marten Transport moved -3.9% — No company-specific news, earnings, or filing explains the drop; MRTN moved lower with no identifiable catalyst on Sept 1. This is MarketChacha's decoded reason from filings and credible news; it is education, not buy/sell advice.

Is Marten Transport (MRTN) overvalued or fairly valued?

MarketChacha shows Marten Transport's valuation in context — a trailing P/E of about 68.6, a forward P/E of about 21.7, a price-to-book of about 1.5 — alongside its revenue and profit growth and whether reported profit converts into operating cash, so you can judge value for yourself. MarketChacha does not issue ratings, price targets, or buy/sell advice.

Does Marten Transport's reported profit turn into cash?

Over 3 years, operating cash flow fully covered reported profit — earnings are backed by real cash. MarketChacha computes this cash-conversion check (3.42×) from reported figures — education, not a rating.

What is Marten Transport's revenue?

Marten Transport reported revenue of $883.7M for FY2025, with net profit of $17.4M, per official filings.

What is the share price of Marten Transport (MRTN)?

Marten Transport last traded at $14.40 (+1.7% on the day), as of 9/4/2026 — a delayed quote shown for education, not investment advice.

Marten Transport

MRTN · NYSE · Industrials · United States

Snapshot

TickerMRTN

ExchangeNYSE

SectorIndustrials

IndustryTrucking

CountryUnited States

Employees3,502

HeadquartersMondovi, United States

Websitewww.marten.com

Filings tracked13

About Marten Transport

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.

Who owns it

Insiders29.3%
Institutions70.7%
Public & other0.0%

320 institutional holders

Ownership breakdown from public market data.

Top holders

Blackrock Inc.12.32%
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP6.12%
American Century Companies Inc3.43%
State Street Corporation3.34%
FMR, LLC3.31%
Vanguard Capital Management LLC3.09%
Goldman Sachs Group Inc2.57%
Nuveen, LLC2.38%

Largest institutional holders — last updated 6/30/2026.

Forensic scorecard

Margin has compressed by about 4.2 points over the period — profitability is trending down.

Cash conversion3.42×

Over 3 years, operating cash flow fully covered reported profit — earnings are backed by real cash.

Net margin trend6.2% → 2.0%

Margin has compressed by about 4.2 points over the period — profitability is trending down.

Return on equity2.3%

Latest ROE of 2.3% is on the low side — the business earns a modest return on shareholder capital.

Growth qualityrev -12% · PAT -50%

Profit growth is broadly tracking revenue growth — the earnings trend looks operational rather than one-off.

Computed by MarketChacha from reported figures (SEC XBRL). Education, not a rating or recommendation.

What's expected next

Next quarter

Rev $236.5M · EPS 0.12

Est. earnings growth +140.0%

Next fiscal year

Rev $980.6M · EPS 0.66

Est. earnings growth +118.9%

Analyst consensus estimates — not the company's own guidance.

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Financials at a glance

Source: SEC XBRL

Annual

Quarterly · last 8

Revenue (FY2025)

$883.7M

Net margin

2.0%

ROE

2.3%

Revenue CAGR (2y)

-11.6%

Profit CAGR (2y)

-50.2%

EPS (FY2025)

0.21

Net profit (FY2025)

$17.4M

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Why it moved

Sep 1, 2026
No company-specific news, earnings, or filing explains the drop; MRTN moved lower with no identifiable catalyst on Sept 1.
· confidence: low

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Financials

Yearly

Period	Revenue	Net profit	EPS	Net margin	ROE
FY2025	$883.7M	$17.4M	0.21	2.0%	2.3%
FY2024	$963.7M	$26.9M	0.33	2.8%	3.5%
FY2023	$1.1B	$70.4M	0.86	6.2%	9.3%

Quarterly

Period	Revenue	Net profit	EPS	Net margin
2026Q2	$223.5M	$5.3M	0.07	2.4%
2026Q1	$203.5M	$1.4M	0.02	0.7%
2025Q3	$220.5M	$2.2M	0.03	1.0%
2025Q2	$229.9M	$7.2M	0.09	3.1%
2025Q1	$223.2M	$4.3M	0.05	1.9%
2024Q3	$237.4M	$3.8M	0.05	1.6%
2024Q2	$246.2M	$7.9M	0.10	3.2%
2024Q1	$249.7M	$9.6M	0.12	3.9%
2023Q3	$279.5M	$13.6M	0.17	4.9%
2023Q2	$285.7M	$21.9M	0.27	7.7%
2023Q1	$298.0M	$22.5M	0.28	7.6%

Figures as reported, in reporting currency. Source: SEC XBRL.

Filings & announcements

2026

10-Q — FORM 10-Q
SEC8/6/2026
8-K — Results of operations, Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC7/23/2026material
8-K — Material agreement, Material financial obligation, Exhibits
SEC6/18/2026material
8-K — Executive/director change, Shareholder vote results, Exhibits
SEC5/11/2026material
10-Q — FORM 10-Q
SEC5/8/2026
8-K — Results of operations, Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC4/23/2026material
10-K — FORM 10-K
SEC2/27/2026
8-K — Results of operations, Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC1/27/2026material

2025

10-Q — FORM 10-Q
SEC11/7/2025
8-K — Results of operations, Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC10/23/2025material
8-K — Executive/director change, Exhibits
SEC10/6/2025material
8-K — Executive/director change, Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC8/19/2025material
10-Q — FORM 10-Q
SEC8/8/2025

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