Marten Transport Ltd (MRTN)
Return on total capital
| Dec 31, 2025 | Sep 30, 2025 | Jun 30, 2025 | Mar 31, 2025 | Dec 31, 2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | Jun 30, 2024 | Mar 31, 2024 | Dec 31, 2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) (ttm) | US$ in thousands | 14,629 | 15,921 | 18,474 | 21,364 | 28,249 | 35,764 | 46,592 | 63,813 | 76,498 | 92,469 | 110,949 | 122,411 | 129,965 | 126,380 | 117,644 | 104,698 | 95,394 | 91,877 | 88,471 | 88,332 |
| Long-term debt | US$ in thousands | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total stockholders’ equity | US$ in thousands | 767,625 | 768,200 | 770,716 | 767,500 | 767,922 | 766,461 | 766,753 | 762,429 | 757,386 | 749,357 | 740,020 | 721,511 | 703,919 | 682,437 | 660,157 | 648,762 | 651,677 | 630,087 | 653,641 | 634,978 |
| Return on total capital | 1.91% | 2.07% | 2.40% | 2.78% | 3.68% | 4.67% | 6.08% | 8.37% | 10.10% | 12.34% | 14.99% | 16.97% | 18.46% | 18.52% | 17.82% | 16.14% | 14.64% | 14.58% | 13.54% | 13.91% |
December 31, 2025 calculation
Return on total capital = EBIT (ttm) ÷ (Long-term debt + Total stockholders’ equity)
= $14,629K ÷ ($—K + $767,625K)
= 1.91%
Peer comparison
Dec 31, 2025
Company name
Symbol
Return on total capital
Marten Transport Ltd
MRTN
1.91%
ArcBest Corp
ARCB
7.37%
Knight Transportation Inc
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3.76%
Schneider National Inc
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5.97%