Marten Transport (MRTN) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2025)
Marten Transport (MRTN) reported Return on Capital Employed of 0.59% for Q4 2025, down 314.0% year-over-year from 0.27% in Q4 2024, and down 79.63% on a QoQ basis from 2.89% in Q3 2025.
Marten Transport (MRTN) has 15 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 0.59% in Q4 2025.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 314.0% year-over-year to 0.59% in Q4 2025, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was 0.59% (down 314.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.59%, down 316.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed retreated to 0.59% in Q4 2025 per MRTN's latest filing, from 2.89% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 17.6% in Q2 2022 and bottomed at 0.59% in Q4 2025.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 12.75% (2021), against an average of 10.46%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Return on Capital Employed surged 417 bps; it then plunged 814 bps in 2024.
- Tracing MRTN's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 14.08% in 2021, then rose by 23 bps to 17.31% in 2022, then slumped by 41 bps to 10.2% in 2023, then tumbled by 63 bps to 3.73% in 2024, then tumbled by 84 bps to 0.59% in 2025.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest MRTN Return on Capital Employed figures stand at 0.59% (Q4 2025), 2.89% (Q3 2025), and 3.05% (Q2 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 47.65 Bn | 47.37 Bn | 1.33 Bn | 26.96% |
| 2 | Xpo | 25.84 Bn | 25.61 Bn | 1.67 Bn | 10.45% |
| 3 | Saia | 12.92 Bn | 12.88 Bn | - | 10.92% |
| 4 | Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings | 12.67 Bn | 12.61 Bn | 1.57 Bn | 1.68% |
| 5 | Schneider National | 6.38 Bn | 6.12 Bn | 1.27 Bn | 3.81% |
| 6 | Rxo | 4.55 Bn | 4.53 Bn | 254.00 Mn | -3.46% |
| 7 | Arcbest | 3.15 Bn | 3.06 Bn | 951.93 Mn | 4.94% |
| 8 | Werner Enterprises | 2.55 Bn | 2.51 Bn | 726.17 Mn | 0.83% |
| 9 | Marten Transport | 1.43 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 203.18 Mn | 0.59% |
| 10 | Heartland Express | 1.20 Bn | 1.16 Bn | 167.03 Mn | -4.27% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.59% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.89% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 3.05% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.10% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3.73% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 4.75% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 6.25% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 8.33% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 10.20% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 12.20% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 14.38% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 16.00% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 17.31% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 17.56% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 17.60% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 16.07% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 14.08% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 14.37% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 13.43% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 13.31% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 12.34% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 11.35% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 11.02% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 10.67% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 10.74% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 10.98% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 10.88% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 10.88% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 10.38% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 9.85% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 9.15% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 9.02% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 9.18% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 9.38% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 9.85% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 9.80% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 9.90% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 10.30% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 10.51% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 10.35% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 10.51% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 11.17% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 11.74% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 11.44% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 9.68% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 9.24% |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 9.73% |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 10.15% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 11.08% |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 11.23% |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 10.64% |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 11.15% |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 10.20% |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 10.27% |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 10.68% |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 10.65% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 10.18% |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 9.47% |