What is Heartland Express's applicable margin base?

Heartland Express (HTLD) reported applicable margin base of 1% in Q1 2026.

How has Heartland Express's applicable margin base changed year-over-year?

Heartland Express's applicable margin base decreased by 0.0% year-over-year, from 1% to 1%.

What does applicable margin base mean?

The baseline interest rate margin or spread applied to floating-rate debt obligations, often adjusted based on the company's credit rating or leverage ratios. It represents the cost of borrowing above the underlying benchmark rate.

Heartland Express HTLD Applicable Margin Base

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1%—

InsperityNSP

0.5%0.0pp

Golub CapitalGBDC

3.3%—

Healthcare Services GroupHCSG

1.7%0.0pp

Heritage FinancialHFWA

1.6%0.0pp

Pathfinder BancorpPBHC

1%—

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+68.8%

Enterprise value$1.29B+45.4%

P/S1.6×+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 htld:ApplicableMarginBase.

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 applicable margin base?: Heartland Express (HTLD) reported applicable margin base of 1% in Q1 2026.
How has Heartland Express's applicable margin base changed year-over-year?: Heartland Express's applicable margin base decreased by 0.0% year-over-year, from 1% to 1%.
What does applicable margin base mean?: The baseline interest rate margin or spread applied to floating-rate debt obligations, often adjusted based on the company's credit rating or leverage ratios. It represents the cost of borrowing above the underlying benchmark rate.