Marten Transport (MRTN) Return on Assets [ROA] (2011 - 2026)
Marten Transport's Return on Assets [ROA] came in at 1.33% for Q2 2026, down 0.79 percentage points from 2.12% a year earlier and down 0.20 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Marten Transport (MRTN) Return on Assets [ROA] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Marten Transport's Return on Assets [ROA] was 1.82%, down 0.93 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Assets [ROA] has declined in each of the last three years, with a five-year change of -6.72 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Assets [ROA] was 2.75% in FY2024 (-4.45 pp), 7.20% in FY2023 (-4.82 pp), 12.02% in FY2022 (+1.98 pp) and 10.04% in FY2021 (+1.50 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] in data going back to Q3 2011.
- Year-over-year, Return on Assets [ROA] has declined for 13 consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -2.37 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Assets [ROA] over five years came in Q3 2022 (a gain of 2.80 percentage points), and the weakest in Q2 2024 (a drop of 5.29 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows MRTN's Return on Assets [ROA] at 1.53% (Q1 2026), 1.81% (Q4 2025) and 1.97% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 174.42 Bn | 168.95 Bn | - | 10.41% |
| 2 | Csx | 95.36 Bn | 91.56 Bn | - | 7.32% |
| 3 | United Parcel Service | 85.57 Bn | 62.46 Bn | - | 6.39% |
| 4 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 79.78 Bn | 78.80 Bn | - | 4.44% |
| 5 | Norfolk Southern | 74.57 Bn | 69.21 Bn | - | 5.84% |
| 6 | Fedex | 71.37 Bn | 37.31 Bn | - | 4.58% |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 51.66 Bn | 33.84 Bn | - | 3.82% |
| 8 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 39.60 Bn | 38.86 Bn | - | 19.12% |
| 9 | United Airlines Holdings | 33.34 Bn | -23.04 Bn | - | 4.22% |
| 10 | Marten Transport | 1.05 Bn | 785.67 Mn | - | 1.33% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.33% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.53% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.81% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.97% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.12% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.21% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.73% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 3.35% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 4.35% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 5.80% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 7.08% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 8.34% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 9.63% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 10.83% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 11.59% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 11.78% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 11.65% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 10.81% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 9.63% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 8.98% |
API Access
Marten Transport Return on Assets [ROA] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=MRTN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "ticker": "MRTN", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=MRTN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();