Growth Metrics

Heartland Express (HTLD) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2026)

Heartland Express (HTLD) reported Capital Expenditures of $14.2 million for Q1 2026, down 39.79% year-over-year from $23.6 million in Q1 2025, and down 90.14% on a QoQ basis from $143.8 million in Q4 2025.

Heartland Express (HTLD) has 18 years of Capital Expenditures data on file, last reported at $14.2 million in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Capital Expenditures fell 39.79% year-over-year to $14.2 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $146.8 million (up 14.43% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $156.2 million, up 42.57% from the prior year.
  • Capital Expenditures retreated to $14.2 million in Q1 2026 per HTLD's latest filing, from $143.8 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Capital Expenditures topped out at $143.8 million in Q4 2025 and bottomed at -$46.1 million in Q3 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Capital Expenditures is $23.6 million (2025), against an average of $29.4 million.
  • Peak annual rise in Capital Expenditures reached 955.59% in 2022, while the deepest fall reached 1361.29% in 2022.
  • Tracing HTLD's Capital Expenditures over 5 years: stood at $7.5 million in 2022, then soared by 322.68% to $31.7 million in 2023, then surged by 207.07% to $97.4 million in 2024, then soared by 47.55% to $143.8 million in 2025, then sank by 90.14% to $14.2 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest HTLD Capital Expenditures figures stand at $14.2 million (Q1 2026), $143.8 million (Q4 2025), and -$45.0 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Capital Expenditures (Qtr)
1 Old Dominion Freight Line 47.65 Bn 47.37 Bn 1.33 Bn 62.57 Mn
2 Xpo 25.84 Bn 25.61 Bn 1.67 Bn 111.00 Mn
3 Saia 12.92 Bn 12.88 Bn - 66.12 Mn
4 Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings 12.67 Bn 12.61 Bn 1.57 Bn 130.04 Mn
5 Schneider National 6.38 Bn 6.12 Bn 1.27 Bn 37.70 Mn
6 Rxo 4.55 Bn 4.53 Bn 254.00 Mn 17.00 Mn
7 Arcbest 3.15 Bn 3.06 Bn 951.93 Mn 9.76 Mn
8 Werner Enterprises 2.55 Bn 2.51 Bn 726.17 Mn 2.67 Mn
9 Marten Transport 1.43 Bn 1.38 Bn 203.18 Mn -415,000.00
10 Heartland Express 1.20 Bn 1.16 Bn 167.03 Mn 14.19 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 14.19 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 14.19 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 143.79 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 143.79 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -44.97 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -44.97 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 33.79 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 33.79 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 23.56 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 23.56 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 97.45 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 97.45 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -3.16 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -3.16 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 10.43 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 10.43 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 4.81 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 4.81 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 31.74 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 31.74 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 68.84 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 68.84 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 65.87 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 65.87 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 42.15 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 42.15 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 7.51 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 7.51 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -46.13 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -46.13 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 28.53 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 28.53 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 22.03 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 22.03 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 5.76 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 5.76 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 -3.16 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 -3.16 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 -3.34 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 -3.34 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 9.75 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 9.75 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 40.51 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 40.51 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 158.09 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 158.09 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 -2.82 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 -2.82 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 8.55 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 8.55 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 158.22 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 158.22 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 -7.56 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 -7.56 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 5.81 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 5.81 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 7.31 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 7.31 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 -15.03 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 -15.03 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 16.47 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 16.47 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 -26.84 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 -26.84 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 27.36 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 27.36 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 79.23 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 79.23 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 103.72 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 103.72 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 -16.45 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 -16.45 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 17.62 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 17.62 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 -2.46 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 -2.46 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 -39.83 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 -39.83 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 39.49 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 39.49 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 2.87 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 2.87 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 105.57 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 105.57 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 106.01 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 106.01 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 -14.48 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 -14.48 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 20.16 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 20.16 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 -120.86 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 -120.86 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 48.70 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 48.70 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 50.82 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 50.82 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 21.56 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 21.56 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 14.69 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 14.69 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 38.92 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 38.92 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 38.23 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 38.23 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 -418,000.00
Dec 31, 2012 -418,000.00
Sep 30, 2012 -12.92 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 -12.92 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 10.05 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 10.05 Mn
Mar 31, 2012 3.98 Mn
Mar 31, 2012 3.98 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 120.37 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 120.37 Mn
Sep 30, 2011 -54.86 Mn
Sep 30, 2011 -54.86 Mn
Jun 30, 2011 37.31 Mn
Jun 30, 2011 37.31 Mn
Mar 31, 2011 23.43 Mn
Mar 31, 2011 23.43 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 10.51 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 10.51 Mn
Sep 30, 2010 3.88 Mn
Sep 30, 2010 3.88 Mn
Jun 30, 2010 70,000.00
Jun 30, 2010 70,000.00
Mar 31, 2010 90,000.00
Mar 31, 2010 90,000.00
Dec 31, 2009 -6.73 Mn
Dec 31, 2009 -6.73 Mn
Sep 30, 2009 3.35 Mn
Sep 30, 2009 3.35 Mn