HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC HTLD

Industrials SIC 4213 - Trucking (No Local) NAICS Transportation and Warehousing › Truck Transportation derived Nasdaq

Heartland Express, Inc. is a holding company incorporated in Nevada, which directly or indirectly owns all of the stock of the following legal entities: Heartland Express, Inc. of Iowa, Heartland Express Services, Inc., Heartland Express Maintenance Services, Inc. (collectively, "Heartland Express"), and Midwest Holding Group, LLC and Millis Transfer, LLC (together, "Millis Transfer"), and Smith Transport, LLC ("Smith Transport"), and certain Mexican entities. Effective December 31, 2025, we integrated and rebranded U.S. operations of Contract Freighters, Inc. ("CFI") into Heartland Express. Effective December 31, 2024, Franklin Logistics, LLC was merged into Smith Transport, LLC. Effective December 31, 2023, Smith Trucking, Inc. was merged into Smith Transport, Inc. Further, effective December 31, 2023 Smith Transport, Inc. and Franklin Logistics, Inc.

Last close 10.18 2026-10-23
Market cap $787.2M 2026-06-30 share count
52-week range 7.00 - 16.64

Valuation FY2025 figures against the last close

P/S13.5x
P/E—
P/FCF—
EV/EBITDA9.1x
Dividend yield0.8%
Diluted EPS-0.67

Annual financial statements

Income statement

Fiscal year FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Revenue $58.1M$78.0M$94.8M$50.7M$11.4M$14.3M$13.5M$14.9M$24.3M$29.4M
Total operating expenses $863.1M$1.07B$1.17B$779.6M$501.9M$551.8M$502.5M$521.0M$543.8M$527.4M
Operating income -$57.4M-$20.2M$42.4M$188.4M$105.4M$93.4M$94.3M$89.8M$63.5M$85.6M
Pre-tax income -$68.1M-$36.7M$19.9M$181.1M$106.0M$94.3M$97.2M$91.9M$64.5M$86.0M
Income tax $15.7M$7.0M$5.1M$47.5M$26.8M$23.5M$24.2M$19.2M$10.7M$29.7M
Net income -$52.5M-$29.7M$14.8M$133.6M$79.3M$70.8M$73.0M$72.7M$75.2M$56.4M
EPS, basic -0.67-0.380.191.691.000.870.890.880.900.68
EPS, diluted -0.67-0.380.191.691.000.870.890.880.900.68
Shares, diluted (wtd. avg.) 77.9M78.8M79.1M79.0M79.6M81.4M82.0M82.4M83.3M83.4M

Balance sheet

Fiscal year FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Cash and equivalents $18.5M$12.8M$28.1M$64.5M$173.8M$131.1M$96.1M$182.9M$106.1M$150.2M
Receivables $74.2M$91.6M$102.7M$139.8M$52.8M$55.6M$56.8M$49.0M$64.3M$46.8M
Total current assets $114.6M$129.4M$169.3M$229.8M$233.2M$193.0M$151.8M$232.5M$170.8M$202.1M
Property, plant and equipment $667.2M$764.4M$885.4M$973.3M$487.9M$539.3M$526.3M$403.1M$442.9M$407.6M
Goodwill $322.6M$322.6M$322.6M$320.7M$168.3M$168.3M$168.3M$132.4M$132.4M$100.2M
Other intangibles $69.5M$93.5M$98.5M$103.7M$22.4M$24.7M$27.1M$14.5M$17.0M$12.1M
Total assets $1.19B$1.33B$1.51B$1.67B$928.5M$951.2M$898.9M$806.2M$789.1M$738.2M
Accounts payable $33.5M$35.4M$37.8M$62.7M$20.5M$12.8M$11.1M$10.6M$14.4M$12.4M
Short-term debt $1.9M$1.8M$1.8M$2.0M——————
Total current liabilities $110.2M$119.6M$123.5M$156.8M$71.6M$71.0M$63.4M$64.7M$75.3M$65.5M
Long-term debt $154.1M$191.7M$290.7M$399.1M$0—$70.2M—$17.4M—
Retained earnings $965.4M$1.02B$1.06B$1.05B$924.4M$891.0M$826.7M$760.3M$694.2M$625.7M
Total equity $755.3M$822.6M$865.3M$855.5M$727.1M$724.3M$684.7M$616.0M$574.6M$505.8M

Cash flow

Fiscal year FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Operating cash flow $89.3M$144.3M$165.3M$194.7M$123.4M$178.8M$146.4M$146.5M$109.5M$155.8M
Depreciation and amortisation $159.2M$181.5M$199.0M$133.0M$104.2M$110.4M$100.9M$101.3M$103.9M$105.6M
Stock-based compensation $2.2M$1.0M$1.6M$1.4M$1.1M$2.1M$2.1M$500.0K$500.0K$1.3M
Capital expenditure $156.2M$109.5M$208.6M$160.6M$132.6M$204.3M$163.8M$169.3M$184.1M$86.1M
Investing cash flow -$26.0M-$46.5M-$67.9M-$663.3M-$2.6M-$111.0M-$132.8M-$37.8M-$123.5M-$28.8M
Financing cash flow -$58.2M-$112.7M-$120.7M$359.3M-$78.1M-$32.7M-$100.4M-$31.9M-$30.2M-$21.3M
Dividends paid $6.2M$4.7M$6.3M$6.3M$45.9M$6.5M$6.6M$6.6M$6.7M$6.7M
Buybacks $10.4M$7.3M$0$0$32.0M$25.7M$0$25.1M$0$14.7M

Figures as tagged in each year's own filing, in US dollars. A year restated by a later filing shows the restated figure. Capital expenditure, dividends and buybacks are cash out, shown positive. A line the filer does not report is not listed. Latest from accession 0000799233-26-000006.

Plot the figures US dollars

Income statement Revenue Cost of revenue Gross profit R&D SG&A Total operating expenses Operating income Interest expense Pre-tax income Income tax Net income EPS, basic EPS, diluted Shares, diluted (wtd. avg.)
Balance sheet Cash and equivalents Short-term investments Receivables Inventory Total current assets Property, plant and equipment Goodwill Other intangibles Total assets Accounts payable Short-term debt Total current liabilities Long-term debt Total liabilities Retained earnings Total equity
Cash flow Operating cash flow Depreciation and amortisation Stock-based compensation Capital expenditure Investing cash flow Financing cash flow Dividends paid Buybacks
  • Revenue
  • Gross profit
  • Net income
Revenue, Gross profit, Net income by fiscal year, in US dollars The same figures are in the table below this chart. -100M -50M 0 50M 100M 150M Revenue, FY2016: 29.4M Net income, FY2016: 56.4M Revenue, FY2017: 24.3M Net income, FY2017: 75.2M Revenue, FY2018: 14.9M Net income, FY2018: 72.7M Revenue, FY2019: 13.5M Net income, FY2019: 73M Revenue, FY2020: 14.3M Net income, FY2020: 70.8M Revenue, FY2021: 11.4M Net income, FY2021: 79.3M Revenue, FY2022: 50.7M Net income, FY2022: 133.6M Revenue, FY2023: 94.8M Net income, FY2023: 14.8M Revenue, FY2024: 78M Net income, FY2024: -29.7M Revenue, FY2025: 58.1M Net income, FY2025: -52.5M FY2016 FY2017 FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 FY2024 FY2025
Fiscal year FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Revenue $29.4M $24.3M $14.9M $13.5M $14.3M $11.4M $50.7M $94.8M $78.0M $58.1M
Gross profit — — — — — — — — — —
Net income $56.4M $75.2M $72.7M $73.0M $70.8M $79.3M $133.6M $14.8M -$29.7M -$52.5M

Recent filings and events

  • Officer or director change Someone at the top arrived or left. The item covers everything from a board retirement to a chief executive being removed, and only the filing itself says which. Item 5.02
  • Results announced The quarterly or annual earnings release. Arrives four times a year from almost every company here. Item 2.02
  • Other event The catch-all. The company chose to disclose something that fits no other item, so the content is whatever it says it is. Item 8.01
  • Officer or director change Item 5.02
  • Shareholder vote The results of the annual meeting or a special vote. Item 5.07
  • Results announced Item 2.02
  • Officer or director change Item 5.02
  • Officer or director change Item 5.02
  • Other event Item 8.01
  • Annual report filed A new 10-K. The figures and the business description on this site come from it. Form 10-K
  • Results announced Item 2.02
  • Officer or director change Item 5.02

Item numbers are Form 8-K's own, and a filing date is up to four business days after the thing it reports. The same feed across the whole market.

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