HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC
HTLDNasdaq
$15.39
↑ +0.6%Jul 17 close · end-of-day
Price
1Y↑ +79.1%
End-of-day closes; the latest point is the live 15-min-delayed price · split & dividend adjusted · chart by TradingView
Key statistics
Market Cap
$1.2B
Enterprise Value
$1.3B
P/E
—
P/S
1.6
P/B
1.6
EV/EBITDA
12.1
PEG
—
FCF Yield
-5.4%
Dividend Yield
0.5%
Revenue (TTM)
$762.5M
Net Income (TTM)
-$43.4M
Free Cash Flow (TTM)
-$64.0M
Gross Margin
—
Operating Margin
-6.0%
Net Margin
-5.7%
ROE
-5.8%
ROIC
-4.2%
Debt / Equity
0.2
Net Cash
-$105.4M
Return 1Y
+80.6%
Company profile
Heartland Express, Inc. operates as a short-to-medium haul truckload carrier in the United States and Canada. It primarily provides asset-based dry van truckload service for shippers from Washington to Florida and New England to California.
- CEO
- Michael J. Gerdin
- Sector
- Transportation, Communications, Electric, Gas, And Sanitary Services
- Industry
- Transportation
- Employees
- 3,180
- Headquarters
- Iowa
- Website
- heartlandexpress.com
Management & directors
- Gerdin Michael JChief Executive Officer
- Eickman Kris EricVP of Information Technology
- Helmich Joshua StefanSVP and CFO of CFI
- Rigdon Kent DarylChief Operating Officer
- Strain Christopher AlanVice President/CFO/Treasurer
- Millis David PaulPresident of Millis Transfer
Roles derived from SEC Form 4 filings.
Earnings
HTLD Q1 2026 Earnings
Period ends 2026-03-31
MetricActualYoY
Revenue$176.3M↓ -19.7%
Diluted EPS-$0.06↓ -66.7%
Actuals from SEC filings; YoY vs the year-ago quarter. Analyst estimates & surprise require a data feed (coming soon).
Financial statements
| Line item | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $645.3M | $607.3M | $968.0M | $1.2B | $1.0B | $805.7M |
| Gross profit | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Operating income | $93.4M | $105.4M | $188.4M | $42.4M | -$20.2M | -$57.4M |
| Net income | $70.8M | $79.3M | $133.6M | $14.8M | -$29.7M | -$52.5M |
| Diluted EPS | $0.87 | $1.00 | $1.69 | $0.19 | -$0.38 | -$0.67 |
| Operating cash flow | $178.8M | $123.4M | $194.7M | $165.3M | $144.3M | $89.3M |
| Free cash flow | -$25.5M | -$9.2M | $34.1M | -$43.3M | $34.8M | -$66.9M |
| Gross margin | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Operating margin | 14.5% | 17.4% | 19.5% | 3.5% | -1.9% | -7.1% |
| Net margin | 11.0% | 13.1% | 13.8% | 1.2% | -2.8% | -6.5% |
| Line item | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $274.8M | $259.9M | $242.6M | $219.4M | $210.4M | $196.5M | $179.4M | $176.3M |
| Gross profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Operating income | $264,000.00 | -$7.1M | $1.0M | -$14.9M | -$12.4M | -$7.3M | -$22.8M | -$3.3M |
| Net income | -$3.5M | -$9.3M | -$1.9M | -$13.9M | -$10.9M | -$8.3M | -$19.4M | -$4.8M |
| Diluted EPS | -$0.04 | -$0.12 | -$0.03 | -$0.18 | -$0.14 | -$0.11 | -$0.24 | -$0.06 |
| Operating cash flow | $40.0M | $35.6M | $37.8M | $25.8M | $21.0M | $27.5M | $14.9M | $23.2M |
| Free cash flow | $29.4M | $24.6M | -$45.5M | $2.3M | -$12.8M | -$12.2M | -$44.2M | $5.1M |
| Gross margin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Operating margin | 0.1% | -2.7% | 0.4% | -6.8% | -5.9% | -3.7% | -12.7% | -1.9% |
| Net margin | -1.3% | -3.6% | -0.8% | -6.3% | -5.2% | -4.2% | -10.8% | -2.7% |
Company news
Jul 16, 2026
Jul 15, 2026
Jul 14, 2026
Analyst estimates
Coming soonConsensus revenue & EPS estimates and price targets will appear here once a forward-estimates data feed is connected.
Insider transactions
BoughtSoldMonthly insider $ volume · trailing 12 months
| Date | Insider | Type | Shares | Price | Value | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-15 | Millis David Paul | Sale | 31,402 | $15.67 | $492,091.32 | filing |
| 2026-06-10 | SPALDING DAVID P | Buy | 2,000 | $15.69 | $31,380.00 | filing |
| 2026-05-19 | GERDIN MICHAEL J· Chief Executive Officer | Gift | 4,474,456 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-05-19 | Ann S. Gerdin Revocable Trust | Gift | 4,474,456 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-05-19 | GERDIN MICHAEL J· Chief Executive Officer | Gift | 4,474,456 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-05-15 | EICKMAN KRIS ERIC· VP of Information Technology | Tax withholding | 167 | $13.30 | $2,221.10 | filing |
| 2026-05-15 | Helmich Joshua Stefan· CAO and Secretary | Tax withholding | 167 | $13.30 | $2,221.10 | filing |
| 2026-05-15 | Rigdon Kent Daryl· Chief Operating Officer | Tax withholding | 167 | $13.30 | $2,221.10 | filing |
| 2026-05-15 | Strain Christopher Alan· Vice President/CFO/Treasurer | Award | 500 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-05-15 | Helmich Joshua Stefan· CAO and Secretary | Award | 500 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-05-15 | Rigdon Kent Daryl· Chief Operating Officer | Award | 500 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-05-15 | EICKMAN KRIS ERIC· VP of Information Technology | Award | 500 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-05-15 | Ann S. Gerdin Revocable Trust | Award | 500 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-04-24 | Millis David Paul· President of Millis Transfer | Tax withholding | 746 | $13.03 | $9,720.38 | filing |
| 2026-04-24 | Millis David Paul· President of Millis Transfer | Award | 2,000 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-04-22 | Millis David Paul· President of Millis Transfer | Tax withholding | 1,069 | $11.58 | $12,379.02 | filing |
| 2026-04-22 | Millis David Paul· President of Millis Transfer | Award | 2,866 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2025-12-01 | GERDIN MICHAEL J· Chief Executive Officer | Gift | 10,000,000 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2025-12-01 | GERDIN MICHAEL J· Chief Executive Officer | Gift | 10,000,000 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2025-12-01 | Ann S. Gerdin Revocable Trust | Gift | 10,000,000 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2025-10-22 | Millis David Paul· President of Millis Transfer | Tax withholding | 3,929 | $8.37 | $32,885.73 | filing |
| 2025-10-22 | Millis David Paul· President of Millis Transfer | Award | 11,947 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2025-10-01 | Rigdon Kent Daryl· Chief Operating Officer | Tax withholding | 70 | $8.33 | $583.10 | filing |
| 2025-10-01 | Helmich Joshua Stefan· SVP and CFO of CFI | Tax withholding | 70 | $8.33 | $583.10 | filing |
| 2025-08-18 | GERDIN MICHAEL J· Chief Executive Officer | Buy | 24,798 | $8.19 | $203,036.10 | filing |
Showing the latest 25 transactions — full history in the linked SEC filings.
Fundamentals & filings from SEC EDGAR. Prices adjusted for splits & dividends. Not investment advice.