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
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% |