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    Heartland Express Inc

    HTLD
    Last price US$12.65
    Market cap US$1.1b
    12M price change 49.70%
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    Heartland Express Inc Overview

    Industry: Trucking

    Sector: Industrials

    Heartland Express, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a short-to-medium, and long haul truckload carrier in the United States and Canada. It primarily provides nationwide asset-based dry van truckload service for shippers; cross-border freight and other transportation services; and temperature-controlled truckload services. The company offers its services under the Heartland Express and Millis Transfer brand names. It primarily serves retailers and manufacturers in consumer goods, appliances, food products, and automotive industries. Heartland Express, Inc. was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in North Liberty, Iowa. Heartland Express, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a short-to-medium, and long haul truckload carrier in the United States and Canada. It primarily provides nationwide asset-based dry van truckload service for shippers; cross-border freight and other transportation services; and te Read More

    Mavefund brings filings, fundamentals, valuation, price history and news for Heartland Express Inc into one research view. The sections below show what strengthens or weakens the research case.

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    Reported Results

    What the company reported, with filing details kept small.

    Filed Aug 05, 2026

    Quarterly result summary

    Revenue was $184.1M (-12% YoY); EPS was $0.14 (reported).

    Revenue $184.1M -12% YoY
    EPS $0.14 reported
    Net income $10.6M reported

    What changed

    • Revenue -12% YoY to $184.1M; EPS reported to $0.14.

    Guidance / outlook

    We expect to rely on our positive cash flows from operations to make a significant investment in our fleet of tractors and trailers over the remainder of the year along with additional reductions of the remaining acquisition-related debt.

    Earnings release Open filing

    Source: SEC EDGAR company-filed earnings materials. Dates are shown only for verification; review the source filing before relying on extracted report details.

    Other recent earnings materials
    SEC filing 10-Q Aug 10, 2026 SEC filing 8-K Aug 05, 2026 SEC filing 10-Q May 11, 2026 SEC filing 8-K Apr 27, 2026 Earnings release Earnings release Apr 27, 2026 SEC filing 10-K Mar 03, 2026 SEC filing 8-K Feb 09, 2026 Earnings release Earnings release Feb 09, 2026 SEC filing 10-Q Nov 10, 2025 SEC filing 8-K Nov 06, 2025 Earnings release Earnings release Nov 06, 2025

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    Earnings Per Share

    Score 2.00/5
    Heartland Express Inc earns a low score, as its Earnings Per Share (EPS) has not shown continuous growth over the last six years. Notable counterparts in the sector with high scores includes TREX CO INC Honeywell International Inc Snap-On Inc
    In Trucking industry , Old Dominion Freight Line Inc , ArcBest Corp , Saia Inc are companies with high ratings.

    Return on Equity

    Score 1.47/5
    Heartland Express Inc exhibits a lower score in the Return on Equity (ROE) section, falling below the sector median value and indicating a comparatively weaker performance in this metric. The top companies in the same sector include TREX CO INC Honeywell International Inc Snap-On Inc
    Heartland Ex... HTLD US$1.1b
    TREX CO INC TREX US$5.1b
    Honeywell In... HON US$144.6b
    Snap-On Inc SNA US$21.0b

    Net Margin

    Score 2.45/5
    Heartland Express Inc olds a low score as its net margin consistently trails below the sector median value and doesn't exhibit continuous growth over the last six years; notable companies in the sector with commendable scores include TREX CO INC Honeywell International Inc Snap-On Inc
    Heartland Ex... HTLD US$1.1b
    TREX CO INC TREX US$5.1b
    Honeywell In... HON US$144.6b
    Snap-On Inc SNA US$21.0b

    Share Buyback

    In Trucking industry , Old Dominion Freight Line Inc , ArcBest Corp , Saia Inc are companies with high ratings.

    Leverage

    Score 3.75/5
    Heartland Express Inc attains a commendable score in the category due to its lower leverage ratio over the past six years in comparison to the sector median value. Additionally, other notable companies in the same sector, such as TREX CO INC Honeywell International Inc Snap-On Inc , also exhibit high scores.
    Heartland Ex... HTLD US$1.1b
    TREX CO INC TREX US$5.1b
    Honeywell In... HON US$144.6b
    Snap-On Inc SNA US$21.0b

    Financial Statements

    Company-reported SEC EDGAR facts organized into the three core statements.

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    Source: SEC EDGAR companyfacts. Values are standardized company filings for research support, not personalized financial advice.

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    Heartland Express Inc

    US$12.65

    US$1.1b

    3.01%

    49.70%