What is Heartland Express's capex?

Heartland Express (HTLD) reported capex of $18.02M in Q1 2026.

How has Heartland Express's capex changed year-over-year?

Heartland Express's capex decreased by 23.5% year-over-year, from $23.56M to $18.02M.

What is the long-term trend for Heartland Express's capex?

Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Heartland Express's capex has grown at a 4.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $132.64M to $156.17M.

What does capex mean?

Cash spent on property, plant, and equipment — the primary measure of investment in productive capacity and infrastructure.

Heartland Express HTLD CapEx

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$176.3M-19.7%

Operating income-$3.3M+77.9%

Net income-$4.8M+65.2%

EPS (diluted)-$0.06+66.7%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$44.5M+86.4%

Total debt$153.2M-29.1%

Total equity$755.3M-8.2%

Total assets$1.2B-12.2%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$23.2M-10.4%

Free cash flow$5.1M+125%

Valuation

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Market cap$1.13B+66.4%

Enterprise value$1.24B+42.2%

P/S1.5×+0.8×

Profitability

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Operating margin-6%-14.0pp

Net margin-5.7%+642pp

FCF margin-8.4%—

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity-6.6%+52.6pp

Debt / equity0.2×0.0×

Current ratio1.3×+0.4×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Heartland Express in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment.

The official record: Heartland Express’s 10-Q, filed May 11, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Heartland Express's capex?: Heartland Express (HTLD) reported capex of $18.02M in Q1 2026.
How has Heartland Express's capex changed year-over-year?: Heartland Express's capex decreased by 23.5% year-over-year, from $23.56M to $18.02M.
What is the long-term trend for Heartland Express's capex?: Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Heartland Express's capex has grown at a 4.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $132.64M to $156.17M.
What does capex mean?: Cash spent on property, plant, and equipment — the primary measure of investment in productive capacity and infrastructure.