Marten Transport (MRTN) Return on Equity [ROE] (2011 - 2026)
Marten Transport (MRTN) reported Return on Equity [ROE] of 1.65% for Q2 2026, down 1.07 percentage points from 2.72% a year earlier and down 0.24 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Marten Transport (MRTN) Return on Equity [ROE] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Marten Transport posted Return on Equity [ROE] of 2.27%, down 1.26 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Equity [ROE] has declined for three consecutive years, with a five-year change of -9.14 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Equity [ROE] came in at 3.53% in FY2024 (-6.10 pp), 9.63% in FY2023 (-6.65 pp), 16.28% in FY2022 (+2.85 pp) and 13.43% in FY2021 (+2.02 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] in data going back to Q1 2011.
- Year over year, Return on Equity [ROE] has now declined in each of the last 13 quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -3.18 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Equity [ROE] in five years was Q2 2022 (a gain of 4.11 percentage points); the low point was Q2 2024 (a drop of 7.38 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 1.89% (Q1 2026), 2.27% (Q4 2025) and 2.52% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 170.65 Bn | 165.18 Bn | - | 36.57% |
| 2 | Csx | 89.70 Bn | 85.91 Bn | - | 23.52% |
| 3 | United Parcel Service | 84.71 Bn | 61.60 Bn | - | 29.59% |
| 4 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 78.00 Bn | 77.02 Bn | - | 8.28% |
| 5 | Norfolk Southern | 73.24 Bn | 67.88 Bn | - | 16.45% |
| 6 | Fedex | 70.67 Bn | 36.62 Bn | - | 14.43% |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 50.97 Bn | 33.15 Bn | - | 14.84% |
| 8 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 39.24 Bn | 38.51 Bn | - | 24.35% |
| 9 | United Airlines Holdings | 32.98 Bn | -23.39 Bn | - | 21.47% |
| 10 | Marten Transport | 1.03 Bn | 766.49 Mn | - | 1.65% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.65% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.89% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.27% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.52% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.72% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.81% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3.51% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 4.39% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 5.69% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 7.57% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 9.34% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 11.21% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 13.07% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 14.78% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 15.92% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 16.32% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 16.07% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 14.60% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 13.33% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 12.51% |
API Access
Marten Transport Return on Equity [ROE] 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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=MRTN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=MRTN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();