MRTN (Marten Transport) Interest Coverage: N/A (As of Mar. 2026)


MRTN Marten Transport Ltd MRTN
70 GF Score
Price $17.46
GF Value $13.74
Valuation Modestly Overvalued
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What is Marten Transport Interest Coverage?

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income by its Interest Expense. Marten Transport's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was $0.2 Mil. Marten Transport's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was $0.0 Mil. GuruFocus does not calculate 's interest coverage with the available data. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Good Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. Marten Transport Ltd has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

The historical rank and industry rank for Marten Transport's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


MRTN's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Transportation industry.
Industry Median: 5.67
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Interest Coverage only.

Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.

Marten Transport  (NAS:MRTN) Interest Coverage Explanation

Ben Graham requires that a company has a minimum interest coverage of 5 with the companies he invested. If the interest coverage is less than 2, the company is burdened by debt. Any business slow or recession may drag the company into a situation where it cannot pay the interest on its debt.

Interest Coverage is an important factor when GuruFocus ranks a company's overage Financial Strength .

Marten Transport Interest Coverage Related Terms

Marten Transport Interest Coverage Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Marten Transport's Interest Coverage can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Note: For Interest Coverage, "No debt" indicates no long-term debt. An indication of "No Debt" does not necessarily mean that the company has no long-term debt obligations; it could be due to missing data in the quarterly or annual report. Use caution when interpreting this information.

Marten Transport Interest Coverage Chart

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MRTN vs HTLD, CVLG, ULH: Interest Coverage Comparison

For the Trucking subindustry, Marten Transport's Interest Coverage, along with its competitors' market caps and Interest Coverage data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Marten Transport Interest Coverage vs Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Marten Transport's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Marten Transport's Interest Coverage falls into.


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Marten Transport Interest Coverage Calculation

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income (EBIT) by its Interest Expense:

If Interest Expense is negative and Operating Income is positive, then

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income /Interest Expense

Else if Interest Expense is negative and Operating Income is negative, then

The company did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Else if Interest Expense is 0 and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation is 0, then

The company had no debt (1).


Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.

Marten Transport's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2025 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2025, Marten Transport's Interest Expense was $0.0 Mil. Its Operating Income was $10.8 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.2 Mil.

GuruFocus does not calculate Marten Transport's interest coverage with the available data.

Marten Transport's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2026, Marten Transport's Interest Expense was $0.0 Mil. Its Operating Income was $0.2 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.2 Mil.

GuruFocus does not calculate Marten Transport's interest coverage with the available data.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's Financial Strength is.

Is Marten Transport (MRTN) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Marten Transport stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of $17.46 is trading 27.1% above its estimated GF Value™ of $13.74. GuruFocus considers Marten Transport to be Modestly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for MRTN:

  • Interest Coverage: N/A
  • GF Value™: $13.74 vs. price of $17.46 (27.1% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 70/100 with 10 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the MRTN stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.

Marten Transport Business Description

Address 129 Marten Street, Mondovi, WI, USA, 54755
Marten Transport Ltd is a temperature-sensitive and dry truckload carrier in the United States. The company specializes in transporting and distributing food and other consumer packaged goods that require a temperature-controlled or insulated environment. The company operates through four segments: Truckload, Dedicated, Intermodal, and Brokerage, generating the majority of its revenue from the Truckload segment. The Truckload segment offers a mix of regional short-haul and medium- to long-haul full-load transportation services transporting food and other consumer packaged goods.
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