| Metric | Value ($ M) | Q1 FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 203.53 | 8.8% |
| Total Income | 203.53 | 8.8% |
| Expenditure | 201.93 | 7.1% |
| PBT | 2.05 | 67.0% |
| Net Profit | 1.38 | 68.2% |
| OPM | 0.78% | 1.84pp |
| NPM | 0.68% | 1.26pp |
| EPS | 0.02 | 60.0% |
Marten Transport Reports Q1 2026 Net Income of $1.4 Million
24 Apr 2026 · 24 Apr, 1:38 am
Summary
Marten Transport, Ltd. reported a net income of $1.4 million, or 2 cents per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2026, a decrease compared to the $4.3 million, or 5 cents per diluted share, in the first quarter of 2025. Operating revenue decreased to $203.5 million from $223.2 million year-over-year. The company's intermodal operations, which were sold in 2025, had operating revenue of $12.1 million in the prior year's quarter. Chairman and CEO Randolph L. Marten noted that earnings were pressured by the freight market recession and inflationary operating costs.
Key Highlights
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Marten Transport reported net income of $1.4 million, or 2 cents per diluted share, for the first quarter ended March 31, 2026.
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Operating revenue was $203.5 million for the first quarter of 2026, compared to $223.2 million for the first quarter of 2025.
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Excluding fuel surcharges, operating revenue was $177.2 million for Q1 2026, compared to $195.8 million for Q1 2025.
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Operating income was $1.6 million for the first quarter of 2026, compared with $5.9 million for the first quarter of 2025.
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Truckload revenue, net of fuel surcharge revenue, decreased by $796 thousand, or 0.9%, to $89.310 million.
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Dedicated revenue, net of fuel surcharge revenue, decreased by $9.231 million, or 14.8%, to $53.174 million.
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Brokerage revenue increased by $1.654 million, or 5.0%, to $34.673 million.
Management Comments
Randolph L. Marten
Our people drove sequential increases in our revenue per tractor within our truckload and dedicated operations each of the last two quarters. This impact on our earnings was more than offset by the prolonged severe winter storms and the sharp spike in diesel prices in the first quarter.
Randolph L. Marten
Our unique multifaceted business model’s value continued to be highlighted by the operating results of our dedicated and brokerage operations. Our earnings have been heavily pressured by the historic duration and depth of the freight market recession’s oversupply and weak demand, and the cumulative impact of inflationary operating costs, freight rate reductions and freight network disruptions.
Randolph L. Marten
We are focused on minimizing the freight market’s impact with our emphasis on safe, premium service, data-driven operating efficiencies and aggressive cost controls. Our strong, debt-free balance sheet enhances our ability to continue investing in our technology and modern fleet and position our operations to capitalize on improving profitable organic growth opportunities.
Randolph L. Marten
We believe that the freight market is in the early stages of recovery fueled by the current administration’s accelerating immigration enforcement clampdowns on multiple fronts -- including noncompliant state licensing practices for non-domiciled commercial driver’s licenses, or CDL’s, English Language Proficiency enforcement, electronic logging device fraud, CDL mills and chameleon carriers. These measures are structural changes to the freight market that have been and are expected to continue contracting capacity by removing noncompliant and unqualified drivers who never should have been driving in the first place.
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