HTLD Heartland Express Inc
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Industrials · Trucking (No Local)
Heartland Express Inc (HTLD) is an industrial company in the Trucking (No Local) industry, with a market capitalization of $816 million. Shares last traded at $10.55, 36.1% below their 52-week high. Over the past year the stock is up 39.4%. Net profit margin is -7.1%, below the peer median of 1.2%. Revenue declined 23.1% year over year. The shares yield 0.8% in dividends.
* P/E (TTM) = market cap ÷ net income over the trailing twelve months where four consecutive quarters are reported, otherwise the latest fiscal year — the same basis as the peer table and the screener, so it can differ from price ÷ EPS.
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Financials
Trailing twelve months where four consecutive quarters are reported, otherwise the latest fiscal year; revenue is the fiscal-year figure where quarterly revenue covers under half of it (typical for banks, insurers and REITs), and margins are taken on it; latest reported period ends 2026-06-30. Source: SEC EDGAR/XBRL.
HTLD Dividend History
| Fiscal year end | Total dividends paid | Per share* | Payout ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | $6M | $0.08 | — |
| 2024-12-31 | $6M | $0.08 | — |
| 2023-12-31 | $6M | $0.08 | 43% |
| 2022-12-31 | $6M | $0.08 | 5% |
| 2021-12-31 | $46M | $0.58 | 58% |
| 2020-12-31 | $7M | $0.08 | 9% |
| 2019-12-31 | $7M | $0.08 | 9% |
| 2018-12-31 | $7M | $0.08 | 9% |
| 2017-12-31 | $7M | $0.08 | 9% |
| 2016-12-31 | $7M | $0.08 | 12% |
| 2015-12-31 | $7M | $0.08 | 9% |
| 2014-12-31 | $7M | $0.08 | 8% |
*Per share derived as total dividends paid ÷ weighted diluted shares (SEC EDGAR/XBRL annual cash-flow facts). Reported history — not a forecast of future dividends.
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Recent earnings
| Period | EPS (diluted) | Reported |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $0.14 | 2026-08-10 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.06 | 2026-05-11 |
| Q4 2025 (derived) | -$0.24 | 2026-03-03 |
| FY 2025 | -$0.67 | 2026-03-03 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.11 | 2025-11-10 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.14 | 2025-08-08 |
Q4 marked "derived" = fiscal-year EPS minus Q1–Q3 (10-Ks report only the annual figure); EPS is not strictly additive, so it can differ by a cent or two from the issuer's own Q4.
Trucking (No Local) peers
HTLD vs 13 industry peers (Trucking (No Local)), by market cap. Data as of close
| ODFL | Old Dominion Freight Line | $36.5B | 33.54 | 6.52 | 19.4% | +2.11% |
| JBHT | J.B. Hunt | $20.9B | 30.86 | 1.57 | 5.1% | +1.30% |
| KNX | Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. | $10.0B | 65.48 | 1.25 | 1.9% | +1.58% |
| SAIA | Saia Inc | $9.5B | 33.46 | 2.68 | 8.0% | +3.01% |
| SNDR | Schneider National, Inc. | $5.2B | 36.61 | 0.87 | 2.4% | +1.20% |
| LSTR | Landstar System Inc | $5.0B | 31.01 | 0.94 | 3.0% | +3.36% |
| ARCB | Arcbest Corp /De/ | $2.9B | 179.69 | 0.70 | 0.4% | +4.52% |
| WERN | Werner Enterprises Inc | $1.7B | — | 0.54 | -1.5% | +3.39% |
| MRTN | Marten Transport Ltd | $982M | 93.17 | 1.14 | 1.2% | +2.52% |
| CVLG | Covenant Logistics Group, Inc. | $853M | 224.99 | 0.69 | 0.3% | +8.74% |
| HTLD | Heartland Express Inc | $816M | — | 1.11 | -7.1% | +3.23% |
| ULH | UNIVERSAL LOGISTICS HOLDINGS, INC. | $756M | — | 0.49 | -8.8% | +26.56% |
| PAMT | PAMT CORP | $256M | — | 0.43 | -7.1% | +5.61% |
Source: SEC EDGAR (fundamentals/EPS/dividends) · Databento EQUS.MINI (prices) · market cap & yield computed by tradmap. Informational only — not financial advice.