Seasonality
MRTN seasonality — Marten Transport, Ltd.
Over the last 11 years, MRTN's strongest month on average has been November (+5.1%) and its weakest October (-4.7%).
Average return by month
Month-by-month statistics
| Month | Avg | Median | Up % | Best | Worst | Yrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | +2.43% | -1.64% | 40% | +19.5% | -11.8% | 10 |
| Feb | +0.46% | +0.90% | 50% | +10.5% | -6.7% | 10 |
| Mar | -0.79% | -2.67% | 40% | +5.3% | -6.8% | 10 |
| Apr | +0.42% | -1.81% | 40% | +14.8% | -14.5% | 10 |
| May | +4.83% | +3.32% | 80% | +16.9% | -10.9% | 10 |
| Jun | +1.35% | +1.15% | 60% | +10.7% | -4.2% | 10 |
| Jul | +1.69% | -0.51% | 50% | +28.2% | -14.8% | 10 |
| Aug | -2.05% | -2.25% | 30% | +7.5% | -8.1% | 10 |
| Sep | -1.69% | -3.91% | 40% | +19.8% | -10.4% | 10 |
| Oct | -4.71% | -5.16% | 20% | +6.0% | -12.5% | 10 |
| Nov | +5.09% | +2.54% | 67% | +14.8% | -3.3% | 9 |
| Dec | -0.93% | -0.76% | 50% | +11.3% | -16.9% | 10 |
Monthly returns heat map — MRTN
price return, %| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8.1 | 10.5 | -3.4 | 14.8 | 14.3 | 0.6 | -14.8 | -2.5 | -10.4 | -9.3 | 0.2 | +3.2% | |
| 2025 | -1.4 | -4.4 | -6.8 | -6.4 | 1.6 | -0.4 | -6.4 | -2.6 | -10.0 | -3.9 | 0.0 | 11.0 | -27.1% |
| 2024 | -11.8 | 1.9 | -2.0 | -8.4 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 1.9 | -7.2 | 1.4 | -12.5 | 12.3 | -10.2 | -25.6% |
| 2023 | 11.7 | -0.1 | -5.1 | -3.6 | 4.8 | 1.6 | 5.4 | -7.3 | -6.1 | -10.8 | 7.2 | 11.3 | +6.1% |
| 2022 | -2.7 | 3.4 | 3.0 | -2.1 | 1.0 | -4.2 | 28.2 | -8.1 | -3.3 | -2.0 | 13.5 | -7.2 | +15.3% |
| 2021 | -8.0 | 2.1 | 4.9 | -1.5 | 2.0 | -3.3 | -4.1 | -1.4 | 0.6 | 6.0 | -3.3 | 6.7 | -0.4% |
| 2020 | -3.4 | -5.9 | 5.0 | 9.3 | 14.1 | -1.7 | 5.8 | 2.3 | -10.1 | -5.9 | 14.8 | -2.3 | +20.3% |
| 2019 | 19.5 | -3.6 | -4.4 | 10.9 | -10.9 | 3.0 | 10.6 | -2.0 | 5.6 | 4.2 | -2.5 | 1.7 | +32.7% |
| 2018 | 14.3 | -6.7 | 5.3 | -14.5 | 16.9 | 2.9 | -6.8 | 0.9 | -4.5 | -8.5 | 1.1 | -16.9 | -20.2% |
| 2017 | -1.9 | 7.4 | -4.5 | 5.8 | -0.2 | 10.7 | -3.0 | 7.5 | 19.8 | -4.4 | 2.5 | 0.7 | +45.2% |
| 2016 | -4.3 |