Company Analysis

Heartland Express, Inc. (HTLD)

Nasdaq: HTLD · Trucking (No Local) · North Liberty, IA · filing with the SEC since 1995
Grade2.9
◀ Past 1.8● Present 3.8▶ Future 2.9
The companyfiscal 2025, as filed
Revenue$806M-23.1%
Net income-$52.5M-76.5%
Earnings per share$-0.67-76.3%
Operating cash flow$89.3M-38.1%
Cash$18.5M+44.2%
Debt$154M-19.6%
Shareholders’ equity$755M-8.2%
Shares, diluted77.9M-1.1%
Return on equity-6.9%
The recordfrom its filings
Filings in 202636
Newest filingNov 6 · 10-Q
Annual reportMar 3, 2026
Quarterly reportNov 6, 2026
Next report due10-K by Mar 16
Insider sales, 12 months$500,000
Insider buys, 12 months$0.00
Patents granted1
Filer categoryAccelerated filer
Trailing twelve months to Sep 2026Revenue $719MCash from operations $70.0Mthe four newest filed quarters added
Left: the newest annual report, with the change on the year before. Right: counted from the company's own filings with the SEC.
Revenue and net income by fiscal yearRevenueNet income
16171819202122232425
As filed, in USD. Nothing here is a forecast.

The company now

Heartland Express, an Iowa truckload carrier, reported third-quarter 2026 operating revenue of $179.5 million and net income of $1.0 million on 20 October 2026 2. A year earlier it had a net loss of $8.3 million 2.

The operating ratio, the share of each revenue dollar spent on running costs, was 98.7 percent, against 103.7 percent in the third quarter of 2025 2.

Chief executive Mike Gerdin credited stronger freight volumes and better customer pricing as industry capacity shrinks 2. He said the gains from contract talks are not expected to show fully until 2027 2.

Revenue is still lower than a year earlier, when it was $196.5 million 2. The company also kept paying down debt left from its 2022 purchases 2.

As of Oct 28, 2026. Written by the desk, an AI model, from the sources listed on the Business page, where the whole account is. Nothing here is advice.

Newer filings are on file since this was written; an update is queued.

News

Nov 6, 2026 · SEC EDGAR · Form 10-Q
Quarterly report
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Oct 21, 2026 · SEC EDGAR · Form 8-K
Results released
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Sep 17, 2026 · SEC EDGAR · Form 8-K
Current report
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Sep 2, 2026 · SEC EDGAR · Form 4
Insider trade report
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Sep 2, 2026 · SEC EDGAR · Form 8-K
Current report
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Aug 10, 2026 · SEC EDGAR · Form 10-Q
Quarterly report
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Aug 5, 2026 · SEC EDGAR · Form 8-K
Current report
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Jun 17, 2026 · SEC EDGAR · Form 4
Insider trade report
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Jun 17, 2026 · SEC EDGAR · Form 8-K
Current report
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