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Marten Transport MRTN Brokerage — Purchased Transportation

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$2.42M+1.9%
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$1.39M+60.4%

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$223.5M-2.8%
Operating income$6.9M-29.0%
Net income$5.3M-25.7%
EPS (diluted)$0.07-22.2%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$104.0M+197%
Total debt$119.0K-62.5%
Total assets$955.5M-3.7%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$27.7M-16.5%

Valuation

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Market cap$1.22B+29.2%
Enterprise value$1.12B+22.7%
P/E96.6×+51.4×
P/S1.4×+0.4×

Profitability

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Operating margin1.8%-1.0pp
Net margin1.5%-0.8pp

Returns & leverage

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Current ratio2.5×+1.2×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Marten Transport in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept mrtn:PurchasedTransportation.

The source filing: Marten Transport’s 10-Q, filed August 6, 2026.

Filed
Aug 6, 2026, 7:00 AM EDT
Fiscal quarter
Q2 FY2026
Calendar quarter
Q2 2026
Accession
0001437749-26-026046
(In thousands)TruckloadDedicatedBrokerageIntermodalTotal
Operating revenue$116,320$67,296$39,927-$223,543
Operating expense (income):
Salaries, wages and benefits42,41928,2261,893-72,538
Purchased transportation1,3862,41735,016-38,819
Fuel and fuel taxes31,04914,718--45,767
Supplies and maintenance10,8834,438(3)-15,318
Depreciation16,1868,173403-24,762
Operating taxes and licenses1,36185656-2,273

Item 1. Financial Statements.

FAQ

What is Marten Transport's brokerage — purchased transportation?
Marten Transport (MRTN) reported brokerage — purchased transportation of $35.02M in Q2 2026.
How has Marten Transport's brokerage — purchased transportation changed year-over-year?
Marten Transport's brokerage — purchased transportation increased by 4.4% year-over-year, from $33.53M to $35.02M.
What is the long-term trend for Marten Transport's brokerage — purchased transportation?
Over 3 years (2022 to 2025), Marten Transport's brokerage — purchased transportation has grown at a -14.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $170.13M to $106.17M.
What does brokerage — purchased transportation mean?
Represents the costs paid to third-party carriers to fulfill freight brokerage contracts. As the primary variable cost for a brokerage business, this metric is critical for evaluating gross margin performance and the company's ability to manage carrier pricing.

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