Marten Transport (MRTN) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2025)

Marten Transport (MRTN) posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 0.59% for Q4 2025, down 314.0% YoY from 0.27% in Q4 2024, and down 79.63% sequentially from 2.89% in Q3 2025.

Marten Transport (MRTN) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Marten Transport has disclosed Return on Capital Employed across 15 years of filings, most recently posting 0.59% for Q4 2025.

  • In Q4 2025, Return on Capital Employed fell 314.0% year-over-year to 0.59%; the TTM figure through Dec 2025 stood at 0.59% (down 314.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 0.59%, down 316.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed slipped to 0.59% in Q4 2025, from 2.89% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Return on Capital Employed for MRTN reached as high as 17.6% in Q2 2022 and fell as low as 0.59% in Q4 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 12.75% (2021), against an average of 10.46%.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed jumped 417 bps — and 2024, when it plunged 814 bps.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 14.08% in 2021, then advanced 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.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods registered 0.59%, 2.89%, and 3.05% for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 TFI International 160.26 Bn 160.08 Bn 963.70 Mn -53.16%
2 Old Dominion Freight Line 45.40 Bn 45.11 Bn 1.33 Bn 26.96%
3 Xpo 24.25 Bn 24.01 Bn 1.67 Bn 10.45%
4 Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings 12.57 Bn 12.51 Bn 1.57 Bn 1.68%
5 Saia 11.19 Bn 11.15 Bn - 10.92%
6 Schneider National 6.37 Bn 6.11 Bn 1.27 Bn 3.81%
7 Rxo 4.69 Bn 4.67 Bn 254.00 Mn -3.46%
8 Arcbest 3.12 Bn 3.04 Bn 951.93 Mn 4.94%
9 Werner Enterprises 2.63 Bn 2.59 Bn 726.17 Mn 0.83%
10 Marten Transport 1.42 Bn 1.37 Bn 203.18 Mn 0.59%

Historic Data

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DateValue
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%