Heartland Express (HTLD) Cash from Operations (2009 - 2026)
Heartland Express' Cash from Operations came in at $12.87 million for Q2 2026, down 38.7% from $21 million a year earlier and down 44.4% from the prior quarter.
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Heartland Express (HTLD) Cash from Operations (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Heartland Express reported Cash from Operations of $78.5 million, down 34.7% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $89.31 million, down 38.1% from FY2024.
- Cash from Operations has declined in each of the last three years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -13.0% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Cash from Operations was $144.35 million in FY2024 (-12.7%), $165.27 million in FY2023 (-15.1%), $194.71 million in FY2022 (+57.8%) and $123.42 million in FY2021 (-31.0%).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Cash from Operations in data going back to Q3 2009.
- Year-over-year, Cash from Operations has declined for seven consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 21.6% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Cash from Operations over five years came in Q4 2022 (growth of 196.4%), and the weakest in Q4 2025 (a decline of 60.5%).
- Business Quant data shows HTLD's Cash from Operations at $23.15 million (Q1 2026), $14.94 million (Q4 2025) and $27.53 million (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash from Ops. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 162.83 Bn | 157.35 Bn | - | 3.08 Bn |
| 2 | Csx | 86.94 Bn | 83.15 Bn | - | 1.33 Bn |
| 3 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 76.07 Bn | 75.78 Bn | - | 1.25 Bn |
| 4 | United Parcel Service | 70.39 Bn | 47.31 Bn | - | 859.00 Mn |
| 5 | Norfolk Southern | 70.35 Bn | 64.99 Bn | - | 1.05 Bn |
| 6 | Fedex | 68.01 Bn | 33.95 Bn | - | 3.27 Bn |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 55.83 Bn | 38.01 Bn | - | 1.60 Bn |
| 8 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 36.82 Bn | 36.08 Bn | - | 272.70 Mn |
| 9 | Ryanair Holdings | 28.96 Bn | 12.97 Bn | 3.13 Bn | - |
| 10 | Heartland Express | 900.87 Mn | 742.83 Mn | - | 12.87 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 12.87 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 23.15 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 14.94 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 27.53 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 21.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 25.84 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 37.79 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 35.59 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 39.99 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 30.98 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 40.82 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 27.20 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 30.81 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 66.44 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 82.16 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 54.04 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 20.92 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 37.59 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 27.72 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 32.92 Mn |
API Access
Heartland Express Cash from Operations 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=cash-from-operations&ticker=HTLD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cash-from-operations", "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=cash-from-operations&ticker=HTLD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();