ArcBest vs Marten Transport
ArcBest reported revenue of $4.0 billion in fiscal 2025, 4.5 times Marten Transport's $884 million in fiscal 2025. ArcBest's revenue fell 4.0% in its latest year, and Marten Transport's fell 8.3%. ArcBest had an operating margin of 2.2%, against 2.6% at Marten Transport.
Side by side
| ArcBest | Marten Transport | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 |
| Revenue | $4.0B | $884M |
| Revenue growth | −4.0% | −8.3% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | 6.4% | 0.2% |
| Gross margin | — | — |
| Operating margin | 2.2% | 2.6% |
| Net margin | 1.5% | 2.0% |
| Free cash flow | $114M | — |
| Free cash flow margin | 2.9% | — |
| Return on capital | 4.8% | — |
| Net debt to EBITDA | 0.4x | — |
| Dividends and buybacks | $87M | $20M |
| Change in diluted share count | −3.7% | 0.1% |
| Last close | $127.91 | $11.74 |
| P/E at the last close | 99.2× | 69.1× |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | sold $3.2 million | — |
| Piotroski F-score | 4 of 8 | — |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.
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Source: the companies' Form 10-K filings, from SEC EDGAR, and the last close. For information only, not investment advice: the figures describe results, not which company is the better investment. The Filing Desk is not affiliated with either company. Full figures on the ArcBest and Marten Transport pages.