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MARTEN TRANSPORT LTD MRTN

Nasdaq · stock · Trucking (No Local) · website · IPO 1986-09-25

MARTEN TRANSPORT LTD statistics & valuation

P / E81.7×
P / S1.6×
P / B1.9×
Net margin2.0%
Return on capital2.7%
Graham number -55.4%$6.67

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($6.67); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
5.00% 12.90% 7.00% 7.20% 7.90% 8.80% 8.70% 6.20% 2.80% 2.00% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
8.70% 8.10% 8.90% 9.10% 10.70% 11.50% 11.30% 8.00% 3.40% 2.60% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
7.70% 17.20% 9.60% 10.20% 11.20% 13.10% 15.70% 9.30% 3.50% 2.30% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
81.7M 82.3M 82.7M 82.7M 83.2M 83.4M 82.0M 81.4M 81.5M 81.5M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
$7.4M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
5.10% 13.10% 7.30% 7.70% 8.40% 9.80% 11.40% 7.10% 2.80% 1.80% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
0.02× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$0.41 $1.10 $0.67 $0.74 $0.84 $1.02 $1.35 $0.86 $0.33 $0.21 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

MARTEN TRANSPORT LTD trades at about 71.2× earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 14.1×–58.6×, median 19.3×).

14.1× 71.2×

Shaded band = 10-year range (14.1×–58.6×); dot = today's 71.2×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Operating margin2.6%3.4%8.0%11.3%11.5%10.7%9.1%8.9%8.1%8.7%
Net margin2.0%2.8%6.2%8.7%8.8%7.9%7.2%7.0%12.9%5.0%
Return on assets1.8%2.8%7.1%11.4%9.8%8.4%7.7%7.3%13.1%5.1%
Return on equity2.3%3.5%9.3%15.7%13.1%11.2%10.2%9.6%17.2%7.7%
Debt / equity0.02×
Current ratio1.861.481.781.902.001.962.022.271.811.54

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.