Heartland Express Inc (HTLD) stock
HTLDNasdaqTrucking (No Local)Fiscal year ends December 31
Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Sep 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Nov 6, 2026Score 7/3027% below fair value
$10.36−0.10 (-0.96%)
Close on Nov 12, 2026Market cap $801.17MP/E –Yield 0.77%
Heartland Express profit margin
Profit margin (net margin) is net income as a percentage of revenue.
Heartland Express's profit margin for the twelve months ending Sep 30, 2026 was -1.8%. For fiscal 2025 it was -6.5%, against -2.8% the year before. The highest annual figure on record is 13.8% in fiscal 2022.
Annual profit margin
| Period | Period end | Value | Change (pts) |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Dec 31, 2025 | -6.5% | −3.7 |
| FY2024 | Dec 31, 2024 | -2.8% | −4.1 |
| FY2023 | Dec 31, 2023 | 1.2% | −12.6 |
| FY2022 | Dec 31, 2022 | 13.8% | +0.7 |
| FY2021 | Dec 31, 2021 | 13.1% | +2.1 |
| FY2020 | Dec 31, 2020 | 11.0% | −1.3 |
| FY2019 | Dec 31, 2019 | 12.2% | +0.3 |
| FY2018 | Dec 31, 2018 | 11.9% | −0.5 |
| FY2017 | Dec 31, 2017 | 12.4% | +3.2 |
| FY2016 | Dec 31, 2016 | 9.2% | −0.7 |
| FY2015 | Dec 31, 2015 | 9.9% | +0.2 |
| FY2014 | Dec 31, 2014 | 9.7% | −2.4 |
| FY2013 | Dec 31, 2013 | 12.1% | +0.8 |
| FY2012 | Dec 31, 2012 | 11.3% | −2.0 |
| FY2011 | Dec 31, 2011 | 13.2% | +0.8 |
| FY2010 | Dec 31, 2010 | 12.5% | +0.1 |
| FY2009 | Dec 31, 2009 | 12.4% | +1.2 |
| FY2008 | Dec 31, 2008 | 11.2% | – |
Quarterly profit margin
Change is against the same quarter a year earlier.
| Period | Period end | Value | Change (pts) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 FY2026 | Sep 30, 2026 | 0.5% | +4.7 |
| Q2 FY2026 | Jun 30, 2026 | 5.7% | +10.9 |
| Q1 FY2026 | Mar 31, 2026 | -2.7% | +3.6 |
| Q4 FY2025 | Dec 31, 2025 | -10.8% | −10.1 |
| Q3 FY2025 | Sep 30, 2025 | -4.2% | −0.6 |
| Q2 FY2025 | Jun 30, 2025 | -5.2% | −3.9 |
| Q1 FY2025 | Mar 31, 2025 | -6.3% | −0.7 |
| Q4 FY2024 | Dec 31, 2024 | -0.8% | −2.6 |
| Q3 FY2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | -3.6% | +0.1 |
| Q2 FY2024 | Jun 30, 2024 | -1.3% | −3.8 |
| Q1 FY2024 | Mar 31, 2024 | -5.6% | −9.4 |
| Q4 FY2023 | Dec 31, 2023 | 1.9% | −2.5 |
| Q3 FY2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | -3.6% | −12.5 |
| Q2 FY2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | 2.5% | −38.4 |
| Q1 FY2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | 3.8% | −7.3 |
| Q4 FY2022 | Dec 31, 2022 | 4.4% | −9.4 |
| Q3 FY2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | 8.9% | −7.1 |
| Q2 FY2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | 40.9% | +27.5 |
| Q1 FY2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | 11.1% | +2.1 |
| Q4 FY2021 | Dec 31, 2021 | 13.7% | +2.4 |
| Q3 FY2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | 16.0% | +3.3 |
| Q2 FY2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | 13.5% | +1.5 |
| Q1 FY2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | 9.0% | +1.1 |
| Q4 FY2020 | Dec 31, 2020 | 11.3% | +3.7 |
| Q3 FY2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | 12.8% | −1.1 |
| Q2 FY2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | 11.9% | −3.8 |
| Q1 FY2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | 8.0% | −4.5 |
| Q4 FY2019 | Dec 31, 2019 | 7.6% | −7.6 |
| Q3 FY2019 | Sep 30, 2019 | 13.9% | +1.3 |
| Q2 FY2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | 15.7% | +4.3 |
| Q1 FY2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | 12.4% | +3.9 |
| Q4 FY2018 | Dec 31, 2018 | 15.3% | −8.0 |
| Q3 FY2018 | Sep 30, 2018 | 12.6% | +8.2 |
| Q2 FY2018 | Jun 30, 2018 | 11.4% | +0.1 |
| Q1 FY2018 | Mar 31, 2018 | 8.5% | −2.3 |
| Q4 FY2017 | Dec 31, 2017 | 23.3% | +13.9 |
| Q3 FY2017 | Sep 30, 2017 | 4.3% | – |
| Q2 FY2017 | Jun 30, 2017 | 11.3% | – |
| Q1 FY2017 | Mar 31, 2017 | 10.8% | – |
| Q4 FY2016 | Dec 31, 2016 | 9.4% | – |
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