HTLD Heartland Express, Inc. - Common Stock

NASDAQ · Road & Rail · View on SEC EDGAR ↗
$14.08
Price · May 20, 2026
Fundamentals as of May 11, 2026

HTLD Stock Snapshot Price, market cap, P/E, EPS, ROE, debt/equity, 52-week range

Price
$14.08
Market Cap
$699M
P/E (TTM)
-13.5
EPS (TTM)
$-0.67
Revenue (TTM)
$806M
Div Yield
0.89%
ROE
-6.8%
Debt/Equity
0.2
52W Range
$7 – $14

HTLD Stock Price Chart Daily OHLCV with technical indicators — pan, zoom, and customize your view

10-Year Performance Revenue, net income, margins and EPS trends

Revenue & Net Income $806M
9-point trend, +32.7%
2017-12-31 2025-12-31
EPS $-0.67
9-point trend, -174.4%
2017-12-31 2025-12-31
Free Cash Flow $-67M
8-point trend, +10.4%
2017-12-31 2025-12-31
Margins -6.5%

Valuation P/E, P/S, P/B, EV/EBITDA ratios — is the stock expensive or cheap?

Metric
5Y trend
HTLD
Peer Median
P/E (TTM)
5-point trend, -180.1%
-13.5
41.9
P/S (TTM)
5-point trend, -60.3%
0.9
0.7
P/B
5-point trend, -49.3%
0.9
1.6
EV / EBITDA
4-point trend, +69.0%
8.2
Price / FCF
5-point trend, +92.7%
-10.5

Profitability Gross, operating and net margins; ROE, ROA, ROIC

Metric
5Y trend
HTLD
Peer Median
Operating Margin
5-point trend, -141.1%
-7.1%
Net Profit Margin
5-point trend, -149.9%
-6.5%
2.0%
ROA
5-point trend, -149.2%
-4.2%
2.0%
ROE
5-point trend, -161.6%
-6.8%
3.0%
ROIC
5-point trend, -144.7%
-4.9%

Financial Health Debt, liquidity, solvency — balance sheet strength

Metric
5Y trend
HTLD
Peer Median
Debt / Equity
4-point trend, -56.0%
0.2
15.1
Current Ratio
5-point trend, -68.1%
1.0
1.2
Quick Ratio
5-point trend, -71.4%
0.8

Growth Revenue, EPS and net income growth: YoY, 3Y CAGR, 5Y CAGR

Metric
5Y trend
HTLD
Peer Median
Revenue YoY
5-point trend, +32.7%
-23.1%
Revenue CAGR 3Y
5-point trend, +32.7%
-5.9%
Revenue CAGR 5Y
5-point trend, +32.7%
4.5%
EPS YoY
5-point trend, -167.0%
-88.8%
Net Income YoY
5-point trend, -166.2%
-88.9%

Per Share Metrics EPS, book value per share, cash flow per share, dividend per share

Metric
5Y trend
HTLD
Peer Median
EPS (Diluted)
5-point trend, -167.0%
$-0.67

Capital Efficiency Asset turnover, inventory turnover, receivables turnover

Metric
5Y trend
HTLD
Peer Median
Payout Ratio
5-point trend, -120.4%
-11.8%

Dividends Yield, payout ratio, dividend history, 5Y CAGR

Dividend Yield
0.89%
Payout Ratio
-11.8%
5Y Div CAGR
Ex-dateAmount
March 24, 2026$0.0200
Dec. 26, 2025$0.0200
Sept. 23, 2025$0.0200
June 23, 2025$0.0200
March 25, 2025$0.0200
Dec. 27, 2024$0.0200
Sept. 27, 2024$0.0200
June 25, 2024$0.0200
March 25, 2024$0.0200
Dec. 4, 2023$0.0200
Sept. 22, 2023$0.0200
June 23, 2023$0.0200
March 27, 2023$0.0200
Dec. 8, 2022$0.0200
Sept. 26, 2022$0.0200
June 24, 2022$0.0200
March 24, 2022$0.0200
Dec. 6, 2021$0.0200
Aug. 31, 2021$0.5200
June 18, 2021$0.0200

HTLD Analyst Consensus Bullish and bearish analyst opinions, 12-month price target, upside

HOLD 11 analysts
  • Strong Buy 1 9.1%
  • Buy 0 0.0%
  • Hold 5 45.5%
  • Sell 3 27.3%
  • Strong Sell 2 18.2%

12-Month Price Target

5 analysts · 2026-05-17
Median target $12.00 -14.8%
Mean target $12.20 -13.4%

Earnings History EPS actual vs estimate, surprise %, beat rate, next earnings date

Avg Surprise
0.00%
Period EPS Actual EPS Est Surprise
March 31, 2026 $-0.06 $-0.12 0.06%
Dec. 31, 2025 $-0.01 $-0.08 0.07%
Sept. 30, 2025 $-0.11 $-0.13 0.02%
June 30, 2025 $-0.14 $-0.08 -0.06%
March 31, 2025 $-0.18 $-0.10 -0.08%

Peer Comparison Key metrics vs sector peers

Ticker Market Cap P/E Rev YoY Net Margin ROE Gross Margin
HTLD $699M -13.5 -23.1% -6.5% -6.8%
SNDR 45.0 7.2% 1.8% 3.4%
RXO $2.07B -21.4 26.2% -1.7% -6.4%
ARCB 28.3 -4.0% 1.5% 4.6%
WERN $1.80B -125.0 -1.8% -0.48% -1.0%
MRTN $928M 54.2 -8.3% 2.0% 2.3%
CVLG 81.6 2.9% 0.62% 1.8%
ULH $400M -4.0 -15.6% -6.4% -16.7%
PAMT $253M -4.9 -16.3% -8.8% -23.1%
PAL $268M -11.1%

Full Fundamentals All metrics by year — income statement, balance sheet, cash flow

Income Statement 12
Annual Income Statement data for HTLD
Metric Trend 202520242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Revenue 12-point trend, -7.5% $806M $1.05B $1.21B $968M $607M $645M $597M $611M $607M $613M $736M $871M
Operating Expenses 12-point trend, +16.7% $863M $1.07B $1.17B $780M $502M $552M $503M $521M $544M $527M $620M $739M
Operating Income 12-point trend, -143.5% $-57M $-20M $42M $188M $105M $93M $94M $90M $64M $86M $117M $132M
Interest Income 12-point trend, +296.9% $774.0K $1M $2M $1M $640.0K $842.0K $4M $2M $1M $481.0K $210.0K $195.0K
Pretax Income 12-point trend, -151.8% $-68M $-37M $20M $181M $106M $94M $97M $92M $64M $86M $117M $132M
Income Tax 12-point trend, -133.5% $-16M $-7M $5M $48M $27M $23M $24M $19M $-11M $30M $44M $47M
Net Income 12-point trend, -161.8% $-52M $-30M $15M $134M $79M $71M $73M $73M $75M $56M $73M $85M
EPS (Basic) 12-point trend, -169.1% $-0.67 $-0.38 $0.19 $1.69 $1.00 $0.87 $0.89 $0.88 $0.90 $0.68 $0.84 $0.97
EPS (Diluted) 12-point trend, -169.8% $-0.67 $-0.38 $0.19 $1.69 $1.00 $0.87 $0.89 $0.88 $0.90 $0.68 $0.84 $0.96
Shares (Basic) 12-point trend, -11.2% 77,877,000 78,733,000 79,010,000 78,941,000 79,573,000 81,388,000 81,980,000 82,378,000 83,298,000 83,297,000 86,974,000 87,748,000
Shares (Diluted) 12-point trend, -11.4% 77,935,000 78,775,000 79,079,000 78,974,000 79,612,000 81,444,000 82,024,000 82,410,000 83,336,000 83,365,000 87,109,000 87,923,000
EBITDA 11-point trend, -57.9% $102M $161M $241M $321M $210M · $195M $191M $167M $191M $228M $241M
Balance Sheet 24
Annual Balance Sheet data for HTLD
Metric Trend 202520242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Cash & Equivalents 12-point trend, +6.8% $18M $13M $28M $49M $158M $114M $77M $161M $75M $129M $33M $17M
Receivables 12-point trend, -3.7% $74M $92M $103M $140M $53M $56M $57M $49M $64M $47M $61M $77M
Other Current Assets 12-point trend, +2.1% $9M $13M $18M $26M $9M $15M $9M $13M $14M $14M $8M $9M
Current Assets 12-point trend, -23.7% $115M $129M $169M $230M $233M $193M $152M $233M $171M $202M $136M $150M
PP&E (Net) 12-point trend, +38.8% $667M $764M $885M $973M $488M $539M $526M $403M $443M $408M $474M $481M
PP&E (Gross) 12-point trend, +69.3% $1.15B $1.28B $1.32B $1.28B $711M $779M $739M $604M $667M $659M $672M $679M
Accum. Depreciation 12-point trend, +143.2% $481M $520M $435M $309M $223M $240M $213M $201M $224M $251M $198M $198M
Goodwill 12-point trend, +221.9% $323M $323M $323M $321M $168M $168M $168M $132M $132M $100M $100M $100M
Intangibles 12-point trend, +324.4% $70M $94M $99M $104M $22M $25M $27M $14M $17M $12M $14M $16M
Other Non-current Assets 12-point trend, +16.5% $15M $15M $15M $20M $17M $18M $19M $19M $24M $12M $11M $13M
Total Assets 12-point trend, +56.8% $1.19B $1.33B $1.51B $1.67B $929M $951M $899M $806M $789M $738M $736M $760M
Accounts Payable 12-point trend, +305.3% $33M $35M $38M $63M $21M $13M $11M $11M $14M $12M $8M $8M
Current Liabilities 12-point trend, +61.3% $110M $120M $123M $157M $72M $71M $63M $65M $75M $66M $66M $68M
Capital Leases 5-point trend, +317000.00 $317.0K $2M $8M $9M $0 · · · · · · ·
Deferred Tax 6-point trend, -7.8% · · · · · · $94M $71M $65M $95M $112M $102M
Other Non-current Liabilities 3-point trend, -100.0% · · · · · · · · · $0 $12M $11M
Long-term Debt 6-point trend, +154059000.00 $154M $188M $280M $380M $0 · · $0 · · · ·
Total Debt 6-point trend, +534.0% $156M $194M $292M $401M · · · · · · $0 $25M
Common Stock Flat — no change across 12 periods $907.0K $907.0K $907.0K $907.0K $907.0K $907.0K $907.0K $907.0K $907.0K $907.0K $907.0K $907.0K
Retained Earnings 12-point trend, +89.4% $965M $1.02B $1.06B $1.05B $924M $891M $827M $760M $694M $626M $576M $510M
Treasury Stock 12-point trend, +460.0% $214M $206M $200M $201M $202M $172M $147M $149M $124M $124M $111M $38M
Stockholders' Equity 12-point trend, +58.5% $755M $823M $865M $855M $727M $724M $685M $616M $575M $506M $470M $477M
Liabilities + Equity 12-point trend, +56.8% $1.19B $1.33B $1.51B $1.67B $929M $951M $899M $806M $789M $738M $736M $760M
Shares Outstanding 12-point trend, -11.8% 77,445,000 78,519,000 79,039,000 78,984,000 78,923,000 80,653,000 82,028,000 81,930,000 83,303,000 83,287,000 84,115,000 87,781,000
Cash Flow 17
Annual Cash Flow data for HTLD
Metric Trend 202520242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
D&A 12-point trend, +45.2% $159M $182M $199M $133M $104M $110M $101M $101M $104M $106M $112M $110M
Stock-based Comp 12-point trend, +94.0% $2M $1M $2M $1M $1M $2M $2M $500.0K $500.0K $1M $1M $1M
Deferred Tax 12-point trend, -164.4% $-25M $-30M $-18M $6M $-6M $8M $4M $3M $-27M $-5M $8M $39M
Amort. of Intangibles 12-point trend, +111.2% $5M $5M $5M $4M $2M $2M $3M $2M $3M $2M $2M $2M
Other Non-cash 11-point trend, +108.9% $6M $22M $-32M $-79M $-55M · $-34M $-31M $-43M $-2M $-3M $-62M
Operating Cash Flow 12-point trend, -48.2% $89M $144M $165M $195M $123M $179M $146M $147M $110M $156M $190M $172M
CapEx 12-point trend, -23.8% $156M $110M $209M $161M $133M $204M $164M $169M $184M $86M $217M $205M
Investing Cash Flow 12-point trend, +77.5% $-26M $-47M $-68M $-663M $-3M $-111M $-133M $-38M $-123M $-29M $-67M $-115M
Debt Issued 5-point trend, +0.00 · $0 $0 $447M $0 $0 · · · · · ·
Net Debt Issued 5-point trend, +0.00 · $0 $0 $447M · · · · · · $0 $0
Stock Repurchased 12-point trend, +10395000.00 $10M $7M $0 $0 $32M $26M $0 $25M $0 $15M $74M $0
Net Stock Activity 11-point trend, -10395000.00 $-10M $-7M $0 $0 $-32M · $0 $-25M $0 $-15M $-74M $0
Dividends Paid 12-point trend, -11.4% $6M $6M $6M $6M $46M $6M $7M $7M $7M $7M $7M $7M
Financing Cash Flow 12-point trend, -1.3% $-58M $-113M $-121M $359M $-78M $-33M $-100M $-32M $-30M $-21M $-107M $-57M
Net Change in Cash 12-point trend, +1222.0% $5M $-15M $-23M $-109M $43M $35M $-87M $77M $-44M $106M $16M $-460.0K
Taxes Paid 12-point trend, -60.8% $9M $16M $30M $44M $39M $14M $19M $13M $22M $36M $25M $24M
Free Cash Flow 11-point trend, -105.6% $-67M $35M $-43M $34M $-9M · $-17M $-23M $-75M $70M $-27M $-33M
Profitability 7
Annual Profitability data for HTLD
Metric Trend 202520242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Operating Margin 11-point trend, -147.1% -7.1% -1.9% 3.5% 19.5% 17.4% · 15.8% 14.7% 10.5% 14.0% 15.8% 15.1%
Net Margin 11-point trend, -166.8% -6.5% -2.8% 1.2% 13.8% 13.1% · 12.2% 11.9% 12.4% 9.2% 9.9% 9.7%
Pretax Margin 11-point trend, -156.0% -8.5% -3.5% 1.6% 18.7% 17.5% · 16.3% 15.0% 10.6% 14.0% 15.9% 15.1%
EBITDA Margin 11-point trend, -54.4% 12.6% 15.4% 20.0% 33.2% 34.5% · 32.7% 31.3% 27.6% 31.2% 31.0% 27.7%
ROA 11-point trend, -136.3% -4.2% -2.1% 0.93% 10.3% 8.4% · 8.6% 9.1% 15.9% 7.6% 9.8% 11.4%
ROE 11-point trend, -135.0% -6.8% -3.6% 1.7% 15.8% 11.0% · 10.8% 12.0% 13.9% 11.6% 15.4% 19.4%
ROIC 11-point trend, -128.6% -4.9% -1.6% 2.7% 11.1% 10.8% · 10.3% 11.5% 12.9% 11.1% 15.5% 17.0%
Liquidity & Solvency 4
Annual Liquidity & Solvency data for HTLD
Metric Trend 202520242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Current Ratio 11-point trend, -52.7% 1.0 1.1 1.4 1.5 3.3 · 2.4 3.6 2.3 3.1 2.1 2.2
Quick Ratio 11-point trend, -39.1% 0.8 0.9 1.1 1.2 2.9 · 2.1 3.3 1.9 2.7 1.4 1.4
Debt / Equity 6-point trend, +300.2% 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.5 · · · · · · 0.0 0.1
LT Debt / Equity 6-point trend, +295.3% 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.5 · · · · · · 0.0 0.1
Efficiency 2
Annual Efficiency data for HTLD
Metric Trend 202520242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Asset Turnover 11-point trend, -45.6% 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.6 · 0.7 0.8 1.3 0.8 1.0 1.2
Receivables Turnover 11-point trend, -10.0% 9.7 10.8 10.0 10.1 11.2 · 11.3 10.8 10.9 11.4 10.7 10.8
Per Share 6
Annual Per Share data for HTLD
Metric Trend 202520242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Book Value / Share 11-point trend, +79.6% $9.75 $10.48 $10.95 $10.83 $9.21 · $8.35 $7.52 $6.90 $6.07 $5.59 $5.43
Revenue / Share 11-point trend, +4.3% $10.34 $13.30 $15.27 $12.26 $7.63 · $7.28 $7.41 $7.29 $7.35 $8.45 $9.91
Cash Flow / Share 11-point trend, -41.6% $1.15 $1.83 $2.09 $2.47 $1.55 · $1.78 $1.78 $1.31 $1.87 $2.19 $1.96
Cash / Share 11-point trend, +21.1% $0.24 $0.16 $0.36 $0.63 $2.00 · $0.93 $1.97 $0.90 $1.54 $0.40 $0.20
Dividend / Share 12-point trend, +0.0% $0 $0 $0 $0 $1 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
EPS (TTM) 12-point trend, -169.8% $-0.67 $-0.38 $0.19 $1.69 $1.00 $0.87 $0.89 $0.88 $0.90 $0.68 $0.84 $0.96
Growth Rates 8
Annual Growth Rates data for HTLD
Metric Trend 202520242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Revenue YoY 5-point trend, -291.9% -23.1% -13.2% 24.7% 59.4% -5.9% · · · · · · ·
Revenue CAGR 3Y 3-point trend, -125.5% -5.9% 19.9% 23.2% · · · · · · · · ·
Revenue CAGR 5Y 4.5% · · · · · · · · · · ·
EPS YoY 3-point trend, -694.1% · · -88.8% 69.0% 14.9% · · · · · · ·
EPS CAGR 3Y · · -39.8% · · · · · · · · ·
Net Income YoY 3-point trend, -843.6% · · -88.9% 68.5% 12.0% · · · · · · ·
Net Income CAGR 3Y · · -40.7% · · · · · · · · ·
Dividend CAGR 5Y -0.94% · · · · · · · · · · ·
Valuation (TTM) 17
Annual Valuation (TTM) data for HTLD
Metric Trend 202520242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Revenue TTM 12-point trend, -7.5% $806M $1.05B $1.21B $968M $607M $645M $597M $611M $607M $613M $736M $871M
Net Income TTM 12-point trend, -161.8% $-52M $-30M $15M $134M $79M $71M $73M $73M $75M $56M $73M $85M
Market Cap 11-point trend, -70.5% $699M $881M $1.13B $1.21B $1.33B · $1.73B $1.50B $1.94B $1.70B $1.43B $2.37B
Enterprise Value 6-point trend, -64.8% $837M $1.06B $1.39B $1.56B · · · · · · $1.40B $2.38B
P/E 12-point trend, -147.9% -13.5 -29.5 75.1 9.1 16.8 20.8 23.7 20.8 25.9 29.9 20.3 28.1
P/S 11-point trend, -68.1% 0.9 0.8 0.9 1.3 2.2 · 2.9 2.5 3.2 2.8 1.9 2.7
P/B 11-point trend, -81.4% 0.9 1.1 1.3 1.4 1.8 · 2.5 2.4 3.4 3.4 3.0 5.0
P / Tangible Book 6-point trend, -29.9% 1.9 2.2 2.5 2.8 2.5 2.7 · · · · · ·
P / Cash Flow 11-point trend, -43.0% 7.8 6.1 6.8 6.2 10.8 · 11.8 10.2 17.7 10.9 7.5 13.7
P / FCF 11-point trend, +85.7% -10.5 25.3 -26.0 35.5 -143.9 · -99.2 -66.0 -26.1 24.3 -53.5 -72.9
EV / EBITDA 6-point trend, -16.5% 8.2 6.6 5.8 4.9 · · · · · · 6.1 9.8
EV / FCF 6-point trend, +82.9% -12.5 30.5 -32.1 45.8 · · · · · · -52.2 -73.1
EV / Revenue 6-point trend, -61.9% 1.0 1.0 1.2 1.6 · · · · · · 1.9 2.7
Dividend Yield 11-point trend, +196.7% 0.89% 0.72% 0.56% 0.52% 3.5% · 0.38% 0.44% 0.34% 0.40% 0.48% 0.30%
Earnings Yield 12-point trend, -309.0% -7.4% -3.4% 1.3% 11.0% 5.9% 4.8% 4.2% 4.8% 3.9% 3.3% 4.9% 3.5%
Payout Ratio 11-point trend, -243.3% -11.8% -21.2% 42.6% 4.7% 57.9% · 9.0% 9.1% 8.9% 11.9% 9.4% 8.2%
Annual Payout 12-point trend, -11.4% $6M $6M $6M $6M $46M $6M $7M $7M $7M $7M $7M $7M

Financial Statements Income statement, balance sheet, cash flow — annual, last 5 years

Income Statement
2025-12-312024-12-312023-12-312022-12-312021-12-31
Revenue $806M$1.05B$1.21B$968M$607M
Operating Margin % -7.1%-1.9%3.5%19.5%17.4%
Net Income $-52M$-30M$15M$134M$79M
Diluted EPS $-0.67$-0.38$0.19$1.69$1.00
Balance Sheet
2025-12-312024-12-312023-12-312022-12-312021-12-31
Debt / Equity 0.20.20.30.5
Current Ratio 1.01.11.41.53.3
Quick Ratio 0.80.91.11.22.9
Cash Flow
2025-12-312024-12-312023-12-312022-12-312021-12-31
Free Cash Flow $-67M$35M$-43M$34M$-9M

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