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MRTN
$12.84-0.39%
as of close, Oct 16, 2026
☾ AH $12.84 -0.39%
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Marten Transport Ltd. drawdown: 45.1% below the all-time high (price)

Marten Transport Ltd. is 45.1% below its all-time high, set Aug 16, 2022 (as of market close, Oct 16, 2026), measured on price alone — dividends are not included, the convention headlines and crash histories use. The chart shows every day as a percentage of the highest level reached up to that point: 100% means a fresh record, everything below is a drawdown.

Below all-time high
−45.1%
54.9% of ATH
All-time high
$23.38
Aug 16, 2022
Time below the high
4.2 yrs
since Aug 16, 2022
Worst-ever drawdown
−85.9%
Feb 20, 1990
Longest underwater
10.6 yrs
between all-time highs
Today's level first reached
Sep 27, 2017
9.1 yrs ago
Last time this deep
Jan 22, 2008
in a previous episode

% of all-time high since 1987: price#

The classic underwater chart (drawdown curve), drawn as % of the all-time high — 100% is a fresh record, everything below it is time spent underwater. Basis and range are in the URL, so a particular view is a link.

Basis
Range
All-time high = 100%20%40%60%80%
MRTN close · log0.201.005.0020.00
19901995200020052010201520202025

The deepest drawdowns on record#

Every decline of 15% or more from an all-time high (price basis), deepest first.

PeakTroughDepthPeak → troughRecovered byUnderwater
Mar 3, 1987Feb 20, 1990−85.9%3.0 yrsOct 8, 199710.6 yrs
Aug 16, 2022Nov 19, 2025−59.8%3.3 yrsnot yet4.2 yrs+
Mar 15, 2006Dec 3, 2007−55.8%1.7 yrsJun 10, 20137.2 yrs
Mar 23, 1998Apr 19, 1999−50.7%13 moJun 25, 20024.3 yrs
Apr 15, 2015Oct 28, 2015−38.3%6 moDec 1, 20161.6 yrs
Mar 21, 2018Dec 24, 2018−36.7%9 moMay 5, 20202.1 yrs
May 29, 2014Oct 13, 2014−31.2%5 moApr 15, 201511 mo
Feb 1, 2005May 13, 2005−29.7%3 moJul 22, 20056 mo

Price basis (no dividends) — the convention crash histories use. With dividends reinvested, recoveries arrive years earlier; switch the basis on the chart above to see it.

Drawdown vs what came next#

One dot per month since 1987: how far Marten Transport Ltd. stood below its all-time high, and the total return over the following 1, 5 and 10 years.

1950–19992000–today

Read this with survivorship bias in mind: a single asset's history is one surviving sample, so past recoveries here say little about the odds ahead. Monthly windows also overlap heavily (they are not independent samples). Not investment advice.

FAQ#

How far is Marten Transport Ltd. from its all-time high?
Marten Transport Ltd. is currently 45.1% below its all-time high, set Aug 16, 2022 (as of market close, Oct 16, 2026). Prices only, the convention headlines use; with dividends reinvested the gap is usually smaller.
What was the biggest Marten Transport Ltd. drawdown ever?
The deepest decline on record in our data (since 1987) took Marten Transport Ltd. 85.9% below its prior high, bottoming Feb 20, 1990. The table on this page lists every major episode with its peak, trough and recovery date.

Methodology & related#

Daily data since -1 from MRTN; no free deep history exists for Marten Transport Ltd. — for a 150-year drawdown record see the S&P 500 drawdown page. The price basis excludes dividends; the total-return basis reinvests them; the real basis additionally deflates by CPI. See also returns by year. Past performance does not predict future returns; not investment advice.

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