Heartland Express (HTLD) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2026)
Heartland Express (HTLD) posted Capital Expenditures of $47.43 million for Q2 2026, up 40.4% from $33.79 million a year earlier and up 163.2% from the prior quarter.
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Heartland Express (HTLD) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, Capital Expenditures at Heartland Express was $164.27 million, up 8.3% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $156.17 million, up 42.6% from FY2024.
- Annual Capital Expenditures shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of -5.2% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Heartland Express' Capital Expenditures was $109.54 million in FY2024 (-47.5%), $208.6 million in FY2023 (+29.9%), $160.57 million in FY2022 (+21.1%) and $132.64 million in FY2021 (-35.1%).
- Quarterly Capital Expenditures has run from a low of $4.7 million in Q1 2024 to a high of $83.31 million in Q4 2024 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Capital Expenditures increased in five of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 118.7%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Capital Expenditures in the past five years was Q1 2025, with growth of 401.6%; the weakest was Q1 2024, with a decline of 88.9%.
- According to Business Quant data, Capital Expenditures for the three prior quarters was $18.02 million (Q1 2026), $59.14 million (Q4 2025) and $39.68 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Capex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 162.85 Bn | 157.37 Bn | - | 873.00 Mn |
| 2 | Csx | 86.62 Bn | 82.84 Bn | - | 576.00 Mn |
| 3 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 76.11 Bn | 75.83 Bn | - | 547.98 Mn |
| 4 | United Parcel Service | 70.66 Bn | 47.58 Bn | - | 693.00 Mn |
| 5 | Norfolk Southern | 70.32 Bn | 64.96 Bn | - | 439.00 Mn |
| 6 | Fedex | 68.53 Bn | 34.48 Bn | - | 1.47 Bn |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 55.25 Bn | 37.43 Bn | - | -786.00 Mn |
| 8 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 36.69 Bn | 35.95 Bn | - | 77.04 Mn |
| 9 | Ryanair Holdings | 28.78 Bn | 12.78 Bn | 3.13 Bn | -551.77 Mn |
| 10 | Heartland Express | 884.63 Mn | 726.59 Mn | - | 47.43 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 47.43 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 18.02 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 59.14 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 39.68 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 33.79 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 23.56 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 83.31 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 10.99 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 10.55 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 4.70 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 31.74 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 68.84 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 65.87 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 42.15 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 68.75 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 41.26 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 28.53 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 22.03 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 39.43 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 45.63 Mn |
API Access
Heartland Express Capital Expenditures API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=capital-expenditures&ticker=HTLD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "capital-expenditures", "ticker": "HTLD", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=capital-expenditures&ticker=HTLD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();