---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-26-024306"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "MRTN"
cik: "0000799167"
company_name: "MARTEN TRANSPORT LTD"
filed_at: "2026-07-23T20:07:09+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-07-23T20:08:23.606746+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Marten Transport Q2 net income $5.3M ($0.07 EPS), down 26% YoY; sequential improvement from Q1

## Summary
- Q2 2026 net income $5.3M ($0.07 diluted EPS) vs $7.2M ($0.09) in Q2 2025; sequentially up from $1.4M ($0.02) in Q1 2026.
- Operating revenue $223.5M, down from $229.9M YoY; excluding fuel surcharges, revenue $185.2M vs $203.8M.
- Operating income $6.9M vs $9.7M in Q2 2025; operating expenses as % of revenue (net of fuel) 96.3% vs 95.2%.
- CEO cites market tightening from federal enforcement and Supreme Court broker-liability ruling; securing higher pricing.
- Debt-free balance sheet; intermodal operations sold in 2025 removed $11.7M revenue from prior-year comparison.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-26-024306
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: MRTN
- cik: 0000799167
- company_name: MARTEN TRANSPORT LTD
- filed_at: 2026-07-23T20:07:09+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/799167/000143774926024306/0001437749-26-024306-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/799167/000143774926024306/mrtn20260721_8k.htm

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