Company Overview
Heartland Express, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides short, medium, and long-haul truckload carrier and transportation services in the United States, Mexico, and Canada. It primarily provides nationwide asset-based dry van truckload services for shippers; cross-border freight and other transportation services; and temperature-controlled truckload services. The company offers its services under the Heartland Express, Millis Transfer, Smith Transport, and CFI brand names. It primarily serves retailers, manufacturers, and parcel carriers in the consumer goods, appliances, food products, and automotive industries. The company was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in North Liberty, Iowa.
Why Investors Should Care
Carries low leverage with a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19.
Recent Developments
- Dec 2025 Revenue of $805.71M (-23.1% YoY); net profit $-52.45M.
- Trailing 12 Months Year-on-year growth — revenue -12.5%.
- 5-Year Trend Long-term compounding — revenue CAGR 1.5%.
Growth & Price Performance
Compounded Sales Growth
| 5 Years: | 1.50% |
| 1 Year: | -12.50% |
Stock Price Performance
| 1 Year: | +48.74% |
| 6 Months: | +22.98% |
| 3 Months: | -20.86% |
| 1 Month: | +1.22% |
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- RSI (14)46.20 · Neutral
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PROS
- In a confirmed uptrend (50-DMA above 200-DMA).
CONS
No notable concerns flagged.
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Valuation
Growth (CAGR)
Profitability & Returns
Balance Sheet & Liquidity
Ownership
Financial Snapshot
Peer comparison
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 8 | UNP Union Pacific Corporation SPXR3K | 291.88 | 23.83 | $173.40B | 1.92% | 15.22% | 39.70% | 2.30% | 7.77% |
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Financial Statements Quarterly Results · Profit & Loss · Balance Sheet · Cash Flows · Ratios
Quarterly Results
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Jun 2015 | Sep 2015 | Dec 2015 | Mar 2016 | Jun 2016 | Sep 2016 | Dec 2016 | Mar 2017 | Jun 2017 | Sep 2017 | Dec 2017 | Mar 2018 | Jun 2018 | Sep 2018 | Dec 2018 | Mar 2019 | Jun 2019 | Sep 2019 | Dec 2019 | Mar 2020 | Jun 2020 | Sep 2020 | Dec 2020 | Mar 2021 | Jun 2021 | Sep 2021 | Mar 2022 | Jun 2022 | Sep 2022 | Mar 2023 | Jun 2023 | Sep 2023 | Mar 2024 | Jun 2024 | Sep 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | Mar 2026 | Jun 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 191.68M | 182.53M | 174.60M | 162.79M | 160.79M | 149.32M | 140.04M | 129.90M | 129.62M | 182.11M | 165.70M | 156.69M | 155.83M | 151.28M | 147.00M | 139.54M | 142.14M | 147.91M | 167.23M | 166.32M | 160.87M | 162.28M | 155.79M | 152.40M | 154.13M | 152.61M | 151.28M | 187.82M | 273.98M | 330.92M | 306.17M | 295.03M | 270.32M | 274.75M | 259.86M | 219.42M | 210.39M | 196.55M | 176.26M | 184.13M |
| Operating Income | 35.74M | 24.86M | 27.72M | 20.25M | 24.51M | 19.91M | 20.90M | 19.36M | 21.31M | 13.00M | 9.87M | 12.95M | 22.15M | 25.13M | 29.56M | 20.84M | 29.03M | 26.74M | 17.66M | 17.33M | 24.99M | 27.34M | 23.77M | 18.28M | 27.35M | 33.27M | 22.39M | 105.06M | 34.74M | 22.89M | 16.23M | -7.44M | -14.38M | 264.00K | -7.14M | -14.90M | -12.42M | -7.25M | -3.29M | 16.55M |
| Net Income | 23.32M | 15.11M | 17.02M | 14.38M | 16.37M | 12.53M | 13.11M | 14.04M | 14.62M | 7.92M | 38.60M | 13.38M | 17.80M | 19.06M | 22.44M | 17.32M | 22.36M | 20.50M | 12.79M | 13.24M | 19.18M | 20.71M | 17.67M | 13.73M | 20.74M | 24.47M | 16.77M | 76.91M | 24.41M | 12.61M | 7.77M | -10.70M | -15.11M | -3.48M | -9.28M | -13.87M | -10.86M | -8.28M | -4.82M | 10.58M |
| Diluted EPS | 0.27 | 0.17 | 0.20 | 0.17 | 0.20 | 0.15 | 0.16 | 0.17 | 0.18 | 0.09 | 0.45 | 0.16 | 0.22 | 0.23 | 0.27 | 0.21 | 0.27 | 0.25 | - | 0.16 | 0.24 | 0.25 | - | 0.17 | 0.26 | 0.31 | 0.21 | 0.97 | 0.31 | 0.16 | 0.10 | -0.14 | -0.19 | -0.04 | -0.12 | -0.18 | -0.14 | -0.11 | -0.06 | 0.14 |
Profit & Loss (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2008 | Dec 2009 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 625.60M | 459.54M | 499.52M | 528.62M | 545.75M | 582.26M | 871.36M | 736.35M | 612.94M | 607.34M | 610.80M | 596.82M | 645.26M | 607.28M | 968.00M | 1.21B | 1.05B | 805.71M |
| Operating Income | 97.95M | 78.96M | 91.45M | 106.56M | 94.90M | 112.30M | 131.87M | 116.58M | 85.57M | 63.54M | 89.79M | 94.28M | 93.42M | 105.41M | 188.36M | 42.38M | -20.24M | -57.41M |
| Net Income | 69.97M | 56.95M | 62.22M | 69.93M | 61.54M | 70.58M | 84.83M | 73.06M | 56.39M | 75.17M | 72.68M | 72.97M | 70.81M | 79.28M | 133.58M | 14.78M | -29.72M | -52.45M |
| Diluted EPS | - | 0.62 | 0.69 | 0.78 | 0.71 | 0.83 | 0.96 | 0.84 | 0.68 | 0.90 | 0.88 | 0.89 | 0.87 | 1.00 | 1.69 | 0.19 | -0.38 | -0.67 |
Balance Sheet (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2007 | Dec 2008 | Dec 2009 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Jul 2017 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Aug 2019 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | - | - | 551.16M | 506.04M | 525.67M | 467.74M | 724.84M | 759.99M | 736.03M | 738.23M | 157.08M | 789.13M | 806.21M | - | 898.93M | 951.18M | 928.54M | 1.67B | 1.51B | 1.33B | 1.19B |
| Total Equity | 342.76M | 360.04M | 367.67M | 334.19M | 340.77M | 290.36M | 397.65M | 476.59M | 469.93M | 505.83M | - | 574.64M | 615.97M | - | 684.66M | 724.33M | 727.10M | 855.48M | 865.26M | 822.60M | 755.32M |
| Cash & Equivalents | 7.96M | 56.65M | 52.35M | 121.12M | 139.77M | 119.84M | 17.76M | 17.30M | 33.23M | 128.51M | - | 75.38M | 161.45M | - | 76.68M | 113.85M | 157.74M | 49.46M | 28.12M | 12.81M | 18.48M |
| Long Term Debt | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 75.00M | 24.60M | 0 | - | 17.40M | - | - | 70.19M | - | - | 0 | 399.06M | 290.70M | 191.71M | 154.06M |
| Current Liabilities | - | - | 47.05M | 48.90M | 45.66M | 45.35M | 88.57M | 68.29M | 66.17M | 65.53M | - | 75.32M | 64.69M | - | 63.41M | 71.04M | 71.59M | 156.76M | 123.48M | 119.56M | 110.16M |
Cash Flows (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2008 | Dec 2009 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | 121.81M | 101.10M | 98.61M | 99.08M | 102.17M | 111.23M | 172.45M | 190.47M | 155.78M | 109.54M | 146.54M | 146.37M | 178.85M | 123.42M | 194.71M | 165.27M | 144.35M | 89.31M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -27.12M | -52.77M | 68.11M | -16.93M | -5.98M | -133.51M | -115.48M | -67.21M | -28.81M | -123.50M | -37.81M | -132.79M | -111.05M | -2.65M | -663.26M | -67.87M | -46.54M | -26.00M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -46.00M | -52.63M | -97.94M | -63.50M | -116.12M | -79.80M | -57.43M | -107.33M | -21.34M | -30.17M | -31.89M | -100.44M | -32.74M | -78.14M | 359.26M | -120.69M | -112.71M | -58.15M |
| Capital Expenditure | -35.95M | -79.12M | -14.55M | -126.26M | -66.81M | -135.19M | -204.97M | -217.25M | -86.09M | -184.11M | -169.28M | -163.78M | -204.34M | -132.64M | -160.57M | -208.60M | -109.54M | -156.17M |
| Free Cash Flow | 85.86M | 21.98M | 84.06M | -27.18M | 35.36M | -23.96M | -32.52M | -26.78M | 69.69M | -74.58M | -22.73M | -17.41M | -25.49M | -9.22M | 34.15M | -43.33M | 34.81M | -66.85M |
| Share Buybacks | 36.40M | 45.36M | 0 | 56.35M | 24.19M | 0 | 0 | 74.02M | 14.68M | 0 | 25.09M | 0 | 25.65M | 32.02M | 0 | 0 | 7.28M | 10.39M |
| Dividends Paid | - | 7.30M | 7.30M | 7.10M | 6.90M | 6.90M | 7.00M | 6.90M | 6.70M | 6.70M | 6.60M | 6.60M | 6.50M | 45.90M | 6.30M | 6.30M | 6.30M | 6.20M |
Ratios (Annual)
Figures in %.
| Metric | Dec 2008 | Dec 2009 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin % | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Operating Margin % | 15.7% | 17.2% | 18.3% | 20.2% | 17.4% | 19.3% | 15.1% | 15.8% | 14.0% | 10.5% | 14.7% | 15.8% | 14.5% | 17.4% | 19.5% | 3.5% | -1.9% | -7.1% |
| Net Margin % | 11.2% | 12.4% | 12.5% | 13.2% | 11.3% | 12.1% | 9.7% | 9.9% | 9.2% | 12.4% | 11.9% | 12.2% | 11.0% | 13.1% | 13.8% | 1.2% | -2.8% | -6.5% |
| ROE % | 19.4% | 15.5% | 18.6% | 20.5% | 21.2% | 17.7% | 17.8% | 15.5% | 11.1% | 13.1% | 11.8% | 10.7% | 9.8% | 10.9% | 15.6% | 1.7% | -3.6% | -6.9% |
| ROCE % | - | 15.7% | 20.0% | 22.2% | 22.5% | 17.6% | 19.1% | 17.4% | 12.7% | 8.9% | 12.1% | 11.3% | 10.6% | 12.3% | 12.5% | 3.1% | -1.7% | -5.3% |
Shareholding Pattern
Top Institutional Holders
| # | Holder | % Held | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blackrock Inc. | 8.88% | 6.87M | $83.65M |
| 2 | Dimensional Fund Advisors LP | 5.18% | 4.00M | $48.76M |
| 3 | Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 2.67% | 2.07M | $25.18M |
| 4 | State Street Corporation | 2.56% | 1.98M | $24.12M |
| 5 | American Century Companies Inc | 2.24% | 1.74M | $21.13M |
| 6 | Arrowstreet Capital, Limited Partnership | 1.78% | 1.37M | $16.74M |
| 7 | Two Sigma Investments, LP | 1.77% | 1.37M | $16.71M |
| 8 | Geode Capital Management, LLC | 1.52% | 1.17M | $14.31M |
| 9 | Ameriprise Financial, Inc. | 1.42% | 1.10M | $13.35M |
| 10 | Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc. | 1.26% | 973.50K | $11.86M |
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HTLD — Frequently Asked Questions
What is the current share price of Heartland Express, Inc. (HTLD)?
As of 2026-09-07 16:24 PDT, Heartland Express, Inc. (HTLD) trades at $12.44 on NasdaqGS. Its 52-week range is $7.04 to $16.20.
What is the market capitalisation of HTLD?
Heartland Express, Inc. (HTLD) has a market capitalisation of $963.97M on NasdaqGS.
What is the P/E ratio of HTLD?
HTLD trades at a trailing price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of -44.43. The industry average P/E is 27.38. Its price-to-book (P/B) ratio is 1.26.
Does HTLD pay a dividend?
Heartland Express, Inc. (HTLD) currently offers a dividend yield of 0.65%.
What is the return on equity (ROE) of HTLD?
HTLD has a return on equity (ROE) of -2.85%. Its return on capital employed (ROCE) is -5.31%.
Is HTLD a good stock to buy?
This page provides a data-driven analysis of Heartland Express, Inc. (HTLD), including valuation ratios, profitability, growth trends, auto-generated pros and cons, peer comparison and AI exposure. Review these fundamentals alongside your own research and risk tolerance. This is informational content, not investment advice.