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Heartland Express HTLD Return on equity

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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$1.13B+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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Debt / equity0.2×0.0×
Current ratio1.3×+0.4×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Heartland Express’s reported figures.

Based on trailing twelve months.

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 return on equity?
Heartland Express (HTLD) reported return on equity of -6.6% in Q4 2025.
How has Heartland Express's return on equity changed year-over-year?
Heartland Express's return on equity decreased by 88.8% year-over-year, from -3.5% to -6.6%.
What is the long-term trend for Heartland Express's return on equity?
Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Heartland Express's return on equity has grown at a -7.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 10.1% to -6.6%.
What does return on equity mean?
Trailing-twelve-month net income divided by average shareholders' equity (average of the start and end of the trailing-twelve-month window). Measures the profit generated on each dollar of shareholder capital.