What is Heartland Express's goodwill?

Heartland Express (HTLD) reported goodwill of $322.6M in Q1 2026.

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

Heartland Express's goodwill decreased by 0.0% year-over-year, from $322.6M to $322.6M.

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

Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Heartland Express's goodwill has grown at a 13.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $168.3M to $322.6M.

What does goodwill mean?

The excess of acquisition cost over the fair value of net identifiable assets acquired — representing brand value, customer relationships, and synergies from past M&A.

Heartland Express HTLD Goodwill

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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%

CapEx$18.0M-23.5%

Free cash flow$5.1M+125%

Valuation

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Market cap$1.18B+74.3%

Enterprise value$1.29B+48.3%

P/S1.6×+0.9×

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:Goodwill.

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 goodwill?: Heartland Express (HTLD) reported goodwill of $322.6M in Q1 2026.
How has Heartland Express's goodwill changed year-over-year?: Heartland Express's goodwill decreased by 0.0% year-over-year, from $322.6M to $322.6M.
What is the long-term trend for Heartland Express's goodwill?: Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Heartland Express's goodwill has grown at a 13.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $168.3M to $322.6M.
What does goodwill mean?: The excess of acquisition cost over the fair value of net identifiable assets acquired — representing brand value, customer relationships, and synergies from past M&A.