Heartland Express Inc (HTLD) stock
Close on Nov 11, 2026Market cap $808.90MP/E –Yield 0.76%
Heartland Express Inc saw revenue fall 17.2% to $719.24M over the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026. Free cash flow was -$81.06M. At the latest close the market valued the company at $808.90M.
Key statistics
Valuation at the latest close; fundamentals over the trailing twelve months, balances at Sep 30, 2026
Valuation
- Market cap
- $808.90M
- P/E ratio
- –
- Price to sales
- 1.12
- Price to book
- 1.07
- Dividend yield
- 0.76%
- Free cash flow yield
- -10.02%
Fundamentals
- Revenue
- $719.24M
- Net income
- -$12.72M
- EPS, diluted
- -$0.16
- Free cash flow
- -$81.06M
- Book value per share
- $9.74
- Diluted shares
- 77M
Trading
- Next earnings
- Feb 8, 2027 (estimated, before the open)
- Previous close
- $10.38
- Open
- $10.44
- Day's range
- $10.33 – $10.61
- Volume
- 430,438
- Average volume (20 days)
- 643,111
- Index membership
- S&P SmallCap 600, Russell 2000, Russell 3000
- Beta (5 years)
- 0.76
- 52-week range
- $7.00 – $16.64
- RSI (14 days)
- 45.9
- Volatility (1 year)
- 39.6%
- Relative volume
- 0.62×
- WACC
- 8.4%
Index membership is inferred from the holdings of funds that track each index (SPSM, IJR, IWM, IWV), as reported to the SEC for Jun 30, 2026. Join dates come from quarterly fund reports since 2019, so they are accurate to the quarter.
Market cap history
Month-end market cap since 2009, using shares outstanding reported at the time
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 11, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | HTLD | S&P 500 | Difference | HTLD per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | -5.9% | -2.4% | −3.5 pts | ||
| 3 months | -11.2% | -1.2% | −10.0 pts | ||
| Year to date | +16.4% | +12.3% | +4.1 pts | ||
| 1 year | +36.8% | +12.4% | +24.4 pts | ||
| 3 years | -14.1% | +78.8% | −93.0 pts | -5.0% | +21.4% |
| 5 years | -37.3% | +75.2% | −112.5 pts | -8.9% | +11.9% |
| 10 years | -46.6% | +311.1% | −357.7 pts | -6.1% | +15.2% |
Fifteen years at a glance
Fiscal years 2011 to 2025 and trailing twelve months, USD
Revenue
Operating income
Net income
EPS, diluted
Free cash flow
Press releases
Releases Heartland Express filed with the SEC as exhibits to Form 8-K or 6-K
- Results
- News
- Results
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About Heartland Express
Trucking (No Local)
Heartland Express, Inc. is a short, medium, and long-haul truckload carrier and transportation service provider. The company primarily provides nationwide asset-based dry van truckload transportation, while also offering temperature-controlled shipping and cross-border logistics services. It conducts operations under multiple brand names, including Heartland Express, Millis Transfer, Smith Transport, and CFI. The company serves shippers across North America, focusing primarily on retailers, manufacturers, and parcel delivery businesses that require time-sensitive freight movement.
Company profile, executives and historyHeartland Express stock: common questions
What is Heartland Express's stock price?
HTLD closed at $10.46 on Nov 11, 2026, up 0.72% on the day. Over the past 52 weeks it traded between $7.00 and $16.64.
What is Heartland Express's market cap?
Heartland Express was worth $808.90M at the close on Nov 11, 2026: the share price times the diluted shares outstanding.
What is HTLD's P/E ratio?
Heartland Express lost money over the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026 (diluted EPS -$0.16), so it has no meaningful P/E ratio.
How much revenue does Heartland Express make?
Heartland Express reported revenue of $719.24M for the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, down 17.2% from a year earlier.
Does Heartland Express pay a dividend?
Yes. Heartland Express paid $0.08 per share over the last twelve months, a yield of 0.76% at the latest price.
When does Heartland Express report earnings next?
Heartland Express is expected to report Q4 FY2026 results on Feb 8, 2027, before the open. The date is estimated from its past reporting pattern until the company confirms it.
How has HTLD stock performed over the past year?
Including dividends, HTLD returned +36.8% over the past year, against +12.4% for the S&P 500.
How many HTLD shares are sold short?
3M shares were sold short at the latest FINRA report, 7.54% of the float, or 5.2 days of average trading volume.
Who are Heartland Express's competitors?
Companies most similar to Heartland Express by business, industry and size include MRTN, PAMT, ULH, CVLG, WERN.
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