15 years of revenue, profit, cash flow and balance-sheet history through FY2025,
from SEC filings — with a computed, factual read of the trend.
Updated Overview →
Growth & profitability
Revenue has grown 4.5% per year over the past 5 years.
Operating margin has contracted, at -7.1% in the latest year.
Financial health
Total debt ($156M) exceeds cash ($18M); net debt is $137M.
Total debt is 1.5× EBITDA.
The company is unprofitable and has less than a year of cash runway at its current free-cash-flow burn.
Shareholder returns
Dividends have been paid for 15 consecutive years.
The dividend has declined 0.9% per year over the past 5 years.
Revenue & net income
RevenueNet income
Margins (gross / operating / net)
GrossOperatingNet
Return on equity & assets (ROE / ROA)
ROEROA
Free cash flow (CFO − capex)
Free cash flow
Cash vs total debt
CashTotal debt
Cash flow: operating / investing / financing
OperatingInvestingFinancing
Key annual figures
FY
Revenue
Net income
Gross M
Op M
ROE
ROA
FCF
Total debt
Cash
2025
$806M
-$52M
0.0%
-7.1%
-6.9%
-4.4%
-$67M
$156M
$18M
2024
$1.0B
-$30M
0.0%
-1.9%
-3.6%
-2.2%
$35M
$190M
$13M
2023
$1.2B
$15M
0.0%
3.5%
1.7%
1.0%
-$43M
$283M
$28M
2022
$968M
$134M
0.0%
19.5%
15.6%
8.0%
$34M
$385M
$49M
2021
$607M
$79M
0.0%
17.4%
10.9%
8.5%
-$9M
$0
$158M
2020
$645M
$71M
0.0%
14.5%
9.8%
7.4%
-$25M
—
$114M
2019
$597M
$73M
0.0%
15.8%
10.7%
8.1%
-$17M
$0
$77M
2018
$611M
$73M
0.0%
14.7%
11.8%
9.0%
-$23M
$0
$161M
2017
$607M
$75M
0.0%
10.5%
13.1%
9.5%
-$75M
—
$75M
2016
$613M
$56M
0.0%
14.0%
11.1%
7.6%
$70M
—
$129M
2015
$736M
$73M
0.0%
15.8%
15.5%
9.9%
-$27M
$0
$33M
2014
$871M
$85M
0.0%
15.1%
17.8%
11.2%
-$33M
$25M
$17M
2013
$582M
$71M
0.0%
19.3%
17.7%
9.7%
-$24M
$75M
$18M
2012
$546M
$62M
0.0%
17.4%
21.2%
13.2%
$35M
$0
$120M
2011
$529M
$70M
0.0%
20.2%
20.5%
13.3%
-$27M
—
$140M
Revenue & net income
RevenueNet income
Margins (gross / operating / net)
GrossOperatingNet
Return on equity & assets (ROE / ROA)
ROEROA
Free cash flow (CFO − capex, quarterly)
Free cash flow
Cash vs total debt
CashTotal debt
Cash flow: operating / investing / financing
OperatingInvestingFinancing
Key quarterly figures
Quarter
Revenue
Net income
Gross M
Op M
ROE
ROA
FCF
Total debt
Cash
Jun '26
$184M
$11M
0.0%
9.0%
1.4%
0.9%
-$35M
$135M
$62M
Mar '26
$176M
-$5M
0.0%
-1.9%
-0.6%
-0.4%
$5M
$150M
$44M
Dec '25
$179M
—
0.0%
-12.7%
0.0%
0.0%
-$44M
$156M
$18M
Sep '25
$197M
-$8M
0.0%
-3.7%
-1.1%
-0.7%
-$12M
$185M
$33M
Jun '25
$210M
-$11M
0.0%
-5.9%
-1.4%
-0.8%
-$13M
$194M
$23M
Mar '25
$219M
-$14M
0.0%
-6.8%
-1.7%
-1.0%
$2M
$200M
$24M
Dec '24
$243M
—
0.0%
0.4%
0.0%
0.0%
-$46M
$190M
$13M
Sep '24
$260M
-$9M
0.0%
-2.7%
-1.1%
-0.7%
$25M
$207M
$31M
Jun '24
$275M
-$3M
0.0%
0.1%
-0.4%
-0.2%
$29M
$237M
$24M
Mar '24
$270M
-$15M
0.0%
-5.3%
-1.8%
-1.0%
$26M
$264M
$24M
Dec '23
$275M
—
0.0%
3.9%
0.0%
0.0%
$9M
$283M
$28M
Sep '23
$295M
-$11M
0.0%
-2.5%
-1.2%
-0.7%
-$42M
$344M
$20M
Jun '23
$306M
$8M
0.0%
5.3%
0.9%
0.5%
-$35M
$349M
$46M
Mar '23
$331M
$13M
0.0%
6.9%
1.5%
0.8%
$24M
$366M
$56M
Dec '22
$355M
—
0.0%
7.4%
0.0%
0.0%
$13M
$385M
$49M
Sep '22
$274M
$24M
0.0%
12.7%
2.9%
1.4%
$13M
$465M
$65M
Jun '22
$188M
$77M
0.0%
55.9%
9.4%
6.9%
-$8M
$11M
$172M
Mar '22
$151M
$17M
0.0%
14.8%
2.3%
1.8%
$16M
—
$187M
Dec '21
$148M
—
0.0%
17.9%
0.0%
0.0%
-$12M
$0
$158M
Sep '21
$153M
$24M
0.0%
21.8%
3.5%
2.6%
-$13M
—
$180M
Valuation over time
How the market has priced HTLD against its own fundamentals since 2023-03 —
each month-end's share price set against the most recent annual filing, so the multiple moves
as price runs ahead of (or behind) earnings. Split-adjusted.
The price-to-earnings ratio has risen from 9.2× (Mar '23) to 66.9× (Nov '24).
The price-to-sales ratio has fallen from 1.3× (Mar '23) to 1.2× (Sep '26).
The dividend yield has risen from 0.5% (Mar '23) to 0.6% (Sep '26).
Price / earnings (P/E)
P/E
Price / sales (P/S)
P/S
Dividend yield (%)
Dividend yield %
Frequently asked questions
Is HTLD growing its revenue and profit?
Over the past 5 years, Heartland Express Inc's revenue has grown 4.5% per year. These are computed facts, not advice.
How much debt does HTLD have?
As of FY2025, Heartland Express Inc reported $156M of total debt against $18M of cash.
What is HTLD's profit margin?
In FY2025, gross margin was —, operating margin -7.1%, and net margin -6.5%.
What is HTLD's P/E ratio?
As of Sep '26, Heartland Express Inc traded at a price-to-earnings ratio of about 66.9× (market cap ÷ latest annual net income). The valuation charts above show how its P/E, P/S and dividend yield have moved with the share price. These are computed facts, not advice.
Where does this data come from?
All figures are extracted from the company’s SEC EDGAR/XBRL filings — 10-K annual reports and 10-Q quarterly reports (use the Annual / Quarterly toggle). Quarterly figures are derived from the as-filed statements (year-to-date amounts are differenced into discrete quarters). Growth rates and ratios are computed by tradmap; nothing here is investment advice.
Source: SEC EDGAR / XBRL (10-K + 10-Q filings) · prices EOD (Databento), corporate-action-adjusted ·
growth rates, valuation multiples & ratios computed by tradmap. Valuation uses each month-end price
against the latest annual filing. Informational only — not investment advice.