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Heartland Express, Inc. HTLD

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10.22 USD -0.16 -1.54%

At close · Oct 30

10.22 0.00 0.00%

After hours · Oct 30, 4:00 PM ET

Bid
10.22 × 2
Ask
10.23 × 2
10.11 Day range 10.42
7.00 52-week range 16.64
YTD
+13.18%
1 year
+35.19%
Open
10.34
Prev close
10.38
Mkt cap
790.34M
Vol
626.50K
Avg vol
713.24K
EPS
-0.16
P/E
0.00
Div yield
0.55%
More statistics
Low
10.11
High
10.42
Forward P/E
21.05
Beta
1.30
Short ratio
0.00
Inst. own
49.91%
Dividend
0.08
Ex-div date
Jun 22, 2026
Earnings
Oct 29, 2026
50-d avg
14.60
200-d avg
10.95
1y target
13.20

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Financial health

Altman Z-Score

2.96 Grey zone

Bankruptcy-risk model: below 1.81 distress, above 2.99 safe.

Piotroski F-Score

4 / 9 Average

Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, leverage and efficiency.

FMP rating

C+2 / 5 overall

  • DCF 1
  • Return on Equity 1
  • Return on Assets 1
  • Debt / Equity 4
  • P/E 1
  • P/B 4

Valuation

P/E -13.5×
FY 2016: 29.9×FY 2017: 25.9×FY 2018: 20.8×FY 2019: 23.7×FY 2020: 20.8×FY 2021: 16.8×FY 2022: 9.1×FY 2023: 75.1×FY 2024: -29.5×FY 2025: -13.5×
FY 2016 5y median 9.1× FY 2025
P/S 0.9×
FY 2016: 2.8×FY 2017: 3.2×FY 2018: 2.5×FY 2019: 2.9×FY 2020: 2.3×FY 2021: 2.2×FY 2022: 1.3×FY 2023: 0.9×FY 2024: 0.8×FY 2025: 0.9×
FY 2016 5y median 0.9× FY 2025
P/B 0.9×
FY 2016: 3.4×FY 2017: 3.4×FY 2018: 2.4×FY 2019: 2.5×FY 2020: 2.0×FY 2021: 1.8×FY 2022: 1.4×FY 2023: 1.3×FY 2024: 1.1×FY 2025: 0.9×
FY 2016 5y median 1.3× FY 2025
P/FCF -10.5×
FY 2016: 24.3×FY 2017: -26.1×FY 2018: -66.3×FY 2019: -99.1×FY 2020: -57.8×FY 2021: -145×FY 2022: 35.5×FY 2023: -26.0×FY 2024: 25.4×FY 2025: -10.5×
FY 2016 5y median -10.5× FY 2025
EV/EBITDA 8.3×
FY 2016: 8.2×FY 2017: 11.1×FY 2018: 7.0×FY 2019: 8.3×FY 2020: 6.6×FY 2021: 5.6×FY 2022: 4.9×FY 2023: 5.8×FY 2024: 6.6×FY 2025: 8.3×
FY 2016 5y median 5.8× FY 2025
EV/Sales 1.1×
FY 2016: 2.6×FY 2017: 3.1×FY 2018: 2.2×FY 2019: 2.8×FY 2020: 2.1×FY 2021: 1.9×FY 2022: 1.6×FY 2023: 1.2×FY 2024: 1.0×FY 2025: 1.1×
FY 2016 5y median 1.2× FY 2025
FCF Yield -9.5%
FY 2016: 4.1%FY 2017: -3.8%FY 2018: -1.5%FY 2019: -1.0%FY 2020: -1.7%FY 2021: -0.7%FY 2022: 2.8%FY 2023: -3.8%FY 2024: 3.9%FY 2025: -9.5%
FY 2016 5y median -0.7% FY 2025

Profitability

Gross Margin 8.4%
FY 2016: 21.9%FY 2017: 16.9%FY 2018: 20.6%FY 2019: 20.5%FY 2020: 22.9%FY 2021: 21.1%FY 2022: 20.7%FY 2023: 12.0%FY 2024: 10.5%FY 2025: 8.4%
FY 2016 5y median 12.0% FY 2025
Operating Margin -7.7%
FY 2016: 14.0%FY 2017: 10.5%FY 2018: 14.7%FY 2019: 15.8%FY 2020: 14.5%FY 2021: 17.4%FY 2022: 9.4%FY 2023: 0.1%FY 2024: -2.6%FY 2025: -7.7%
FY 2016 5y median 0.1% FY 2025
Net Margin -6.5%
FY 2016: 9.2%FY 2017: 12.4%FY 2018: 11.9%FY 2019: 12.2%FY 2020: 11.0%FY 2021: 13.1%FY 2022: 13.8%FY 2023: 1.2%FY 2024: -2.8%FY 2025: -6.5%
FY 2016 5y median 1.2% FY 2025
ROE -6.9%
FY 2016: 11.1%FY 2017: 13.1%FY 2018: 11.8%FY 2019: 10.7%FY 2020: 9.8%FY 2021: 10.9%FY 2022: 15.6%FY 2023: 1.7%FY 2024: -3.6%FY 2025: -6.9%
FY 2016 5y median 1.7% FY 2025
ROIC -4.4%
FY 2016: 8.3%FY 2017: 8.9%FY 2018: 9.6%FY 2019: 8.5%FY 2020: 8.0%FY 2021: 9.2%FY 2022: 4.4%FY 2023: 0.1%FY 2024: -1.8%FY 2025: -4.4%
FY 2016 5y median 0.1% FY 2025
ROA -4.4%
FY 2016: 7.6%FY 2017: 9.5%FY 2018: 9.0%FY 2019: 8.1%FY 2020: 7.4%FY 2021: 8.5%FY 2022: 8.0%FY 2023: 1.0%FY 2024: -2.2%FY 2025: -4.4%
FY 2016 5y median 1.0% FY 2025

Growth (YoY)

Revenue -23.1%
FY 2016: -16.8%FY 2017: -0.9%FY 2018: 0.6%FY 2019: -2.3%FY 2020: 8.1%FY 2021: -5.9%FY 2022: 59.4%FY 2023: 24.7%FY 2024: -13.2%FY 2025: -23.1%
FY 2016 FY 2025
Operating Income -123.0%
FY 2016: -26.6%FY 2017: -25.7%FY 2018: 41.3%FY 2019: 5.0%FY 2020: -0.9%FY 2021: 12.8%FY 2022: -13.2%FY 2023: -98.6%FY 2024: -2237.4%FY 2025: -123.0%
FY 2016 FY 2025
EPS (diluted) -76.3%
FY 2016: -19.0%FY 2017: 32.4%FY 2018: -2.2%FY 2019: 1.1%FY 2020: -2.2%FY 2021: 14.9%FY 2022: 69.0%FY 2023: -88.8%FY 2024: -300.0%FY 2025: -76.3%
FY 2016 FY 2025
Free Cash Flow -292.0%
FY 2016: 360.2%FY 2017: -207.0%FY 2018: 69.5%FY 2019: 23.4%FY 2020: -46.4%FY 2021: 63.8%FY 2022: 470.3%FY 2023: -226.9%FY 2024: 180.3%FY 2025: -292.0%
FY 2016 FY 2025

Financial Health

Current Ratio 1.0×
FY 2016: 3.1×FY 2017: 2.3×FY 2018: 3.6×FY 2019: 2.4×FY 2020: 2.7×FY 2021: 3.3×FY 2022: 1.5×FY 2023: 1.4×FY 2024: 1.1×FY 2025: 1.0×
FY 2016 5y median 1.4× FY 2025
Quick Ratio 1.0×
FY 2016: 3.1×FY 2017: 2.3×FY 2018: 3.6×FY 2019: 2.4×FY 2020: 2.7×FY 2021: 3.3×FY 2022: 1.5×FY 2023: 1.4×FY 2024: 1.1×FY 2025: 1.0×
FY 2016 5y median 1.4× FY 2025
Debt / Equity 0.2×
FY 2016: 0.0×FY 2017: 0.0×FY 2018: 0.0×FY 2019: 0.0×FY 2020: 0.0×FY 2021: 0.0×FY 2022: 0.5×FY 2023: 0.4×FY 2024: 0.3×FY 2025: 0.2×
FY 2016 5y median 0.3× FY 2025
Net Debt / EBITDA 1.4×
FY 2016: -0.7×FY 2017: -0.4×FY 2018: -0.8×FY 2019: -0.4×FY 2020: -0.6×FY 2021: -0.8×FY 2022: 1.2×FY 2023: 1.2×FY 2024: 1.2×FY 2025: 1.4×
FY 2016 5y median 1.2× FY 2025
Interest Coverage -5.4×
FY 2016: 0.0×FY 2017: 363×FY 2018: 0.0×FY 2019: 89.6×FY 2020: 0.0×FY 2021: 0.0×FY 2022: 10.7×FY 2023: 0.1×FY 2024: -1.6×FY 2025: -5.4×
FY 2016 5y median 0.0× FY 2025

Dividends

Dividend Yield 0.9%
FY 2016: 0.4%FY 2017: 0.3%FY 2018: 0.4%FY 2019: 0.4%FY 2020: 0.4%FY 2021: 3.4%FY 2022: 0.5%FY 2023: 0.6%FY 2024: 0.5%FY 2025: 0.9%
FY 2016 5y median 0.6% FY 2025
Payout Ratio -11.9%
FY 2016: 11.8%FY 2017: 8.9%FY 2018: 9.1%FY 2019: 9.0%FY 2020: 9.2%FY 2021: 57.9%FY 2022: 4.7%FY 2023: 42.8%FY 2024: -15.9%FY 2025: -11.9%
FY 2016 5y median 4.7% FY 2025

Annual · latest fiscal year ends 2025-12-31