Marten Transport (MRTN) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2026)
Marten Transport (MRTN) reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 1.85% for Q2 2026, down 1.20 percentage points from 3.05% a year earlier and down 0.33 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Marten Transport (MRTN) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Marten Transport posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 2.64%, down 1.11 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has declined for three consecutive years, with a five-year change of -10.23 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 3.75% in FY2024 (-6.63 pp), 10.38% in FY2023 (-7.67 pp), 18.06% in FY2022 (+3.31 pp) and 14.74% in FY2021 (+1.87 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in data going back to Q3 2011.
- Year over year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has now declined in each of the last 14 quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -3.43 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in five years was Q2 2022 (a gain of 4.17 percentage points); the low point was Q2 2024 (a drop of 8.14 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 2.18% (Q1 2026), 2.63% (Q4 2025) and 2.89% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 174.04 Bn | 166.29 Bn | - | 15.93% |
| 2 | Csx | 93.63 Bn | 88.85 Bn | - | 13.38% |
| 3 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 78.71 Bn | 78.42 Bn | - | 6.99% |
| 4 | United Parcel Service | 75.71 Bn | 52.63 Bn | - | 11.61% |
| 5 | Norfolk Southern | 74.09 Bn | 68.55 Bn | - | 9.77% |
| 6 | Fedex | 70.69 Bn | 36.64 Bn | - | 7.01% |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 50.49 Bn | 32.68 Bn | - | 10.05% |
| 8 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 37.91 Bn | 37.17 Bn | - | 28.03% |
| 9 | United Airlines Holdings | 31.82 Bn | -25.88 Bn | - | 8.46% |
| 10 | Marten Transport | 961.97 Mn | 695.45 Mn | - | 1.85% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.85% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.18% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.63% |
| 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% |
API Access
Marten Transport Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] 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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=MRTN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=MRTN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();