Growth Metrics

Heartland Express (HTLD) Change in Accured Expenses (2009 - 2026)

Heartland Express (HTLD) reported Change in Accured Expenses of $2.2 million for Q1 2026, down 54.45% year-over-year from $4.8 million in Q1 2025, and up 124.18% on a QoQ basis from -$9.0 million in Q4 2025.

Heartland Express (HTLD) has 18 years of Change in Accured Expenses data on file, last reported at $2.2 million in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Change in Accured Expenses fell 54.45% year-over-year to $2.2 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$12.1 million (down 385.02% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at -$9.5 million, down 282.96% from the prior year.
  • Change in Accured Expenses grew to $2.2 million in Q1 2026 per HTLD's latest filing, from -$9.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Change in Accured Expenses topped out at $8.3 million in Q2 2024 and bottomed at -$11.0 million in Q1 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Change in Accured Expenses is -$2.8 million (2024), against an average of -$2.0 million.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Change in Accured Expenses surged 268.39%; it then sank 1269.08% in 2023.
  • Tracing HTLD's Change in Accured Expenses over 5 years: stood at $498000.0 in 2022, then slumped by 1269.08% to -$5.8 million in 2023, then surged by 51.39% to -$2.8 million in 2024, then tumbled by 218.37% to -$9.0 million in 2025, then surged by 124.18% to $2.2 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest HTLD Change in Accured Expenses figures stand at $2.2 million (Q1 2026), -$9.0 million (Q4 2025), and -$4.5 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change in Accured Expenses (Qtr)
1 Old Dominion Freight Line 47.65 Bn 47.37 Bn 1.33 Bn -
2 Xpo 25.84 Bn 25.61 Bn 1.67 Bn 49.00 Mn
3 Saia 12.92 Bn 12.88 Bn - -
4 Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings 12.67 Bn 12.61 Bn 1.57 Bn 23.54 Mn
5 Schneider National 6.38 Bn 6.12 Bn 1.27 Bn 17.60 Mn
6 Rxo 4.55 Bn 4.53 Bn 254.00 Mn -36.00 Mn
7 Arcbest 3.15 Bn 3.06 Bn 951.93 Mn 19.14 Mn
8 Werner Enterprises 2.55 Bn 2.51 Bn 726.17 Mn -8.55 Mn
9 Marten Transport 1.43 Bn 1.38 Bn 203.18 Mn -14.75 Mn
10 Heartland Express 1.20 Bn 1.16 Bn 167.03 Mn 2.18 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 2.18 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 2.18 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -9.01 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -9.01 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -4.47 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -4.47 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -821,000.00
Jun 30, 2025 -821,000.00
Mar 31, 2025 4.78 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 4.78 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -2.83 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -2.83 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -6.04 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -6.04 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 8.34 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 8.34 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 5.73 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 5.73 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -5.82 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -5.82 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -6.09 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -6.09 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -8.11 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -8.11 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -10.98 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -10.98 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 498,000.00
Dec 31, 2022 498,000.00
Sep 30, 2022 -10.25 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -10.25 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 4.96 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 4.96 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 3.56 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 3.56 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -9.25 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -9.25 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 -3.73 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 -3.73 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 -2.95 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 -2.95 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 -2.55 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 -2.55 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 -2.04 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 -2.04 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 5.32 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 5.32 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 -167,000.00
Jun 30, 2020 -167,000.00
Mar 31, 2020 -55,000.00
Mar 31, 2020 -55,000.00
Dec 31, 2019 -1.22 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 -1.22 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 -6.81 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 -6.81 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 -2.57 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 -2.57 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 -158,000.00
Mar 31, 2019 -158,000.00
Dec 31, 2018 -7.84 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 -7.84 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 -7.10 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 -7.10 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 -4.97 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 -4.97 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 -6.11 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 -6.11 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 -13.67 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 -13.67 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 -5.57 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 -5.57 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 -5.84 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 -5.84 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 -1.81 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 -1.81 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 -12.35 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 -12.35 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 -4.41 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 -4.41 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 -903,000.00
Jun 30, 2016 -903,000.00
Mar 31, 2016 6.60 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 6.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 -6.80 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 -6.80 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 560,000.00
Sep 30, 2015 560,000.00
Jun 30, 2015 -364,000.00
Jun 30, 2015 -364,000.00
Mar 31, 2015 6.81 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 6.81 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 -14.17 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 -14.17 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 2.13 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 2.13 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 -4.18 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 -4.18 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 -2.80 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 -2.80 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 -7.91 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 -7.91 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 -3.05 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 -3.05 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 -149,000.00
Jun 30, 2013 -149,000.00
Mar 31, 2013 1.39 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 1.39 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 -1.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 -1.30 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 -104,000.00
Sep 30, 2012 -104,000.00
Jun 30, 2012 83,000.00
Jun 30, 2012 83,000.00
Mar 31, 2012 2.28 Mn
Mar 31, 2012 2.28 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 -1.54 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 -1.54 Mn
Sep 30, 2011 -1.27 Mn
Sep 30, 2011 -1.27 Mn
Jun 30, 2011 -4.08 Mn
Jun 30, 2011 -4.08 Mn
Mar 31, 2011 5.93 Mn
Mar 31, 2011 5.93 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 -5.16 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 -5.16 Mn
Sep 30, 2010 1.39 Mn
Sep 30, 2010 1.39 Mn
Jun 30, 2010 3.06 Mn
Jun 30, 2010 3.06 Mn
Mar 31, 2010 2.33 Mn
Mar 31, 2010 2.33 Mn
Dec 31, 2009 -1.38 Mn
Dec 31, 2009 -1.38 Mn
Sep 30, 2009 -997,000.00
Sep 30, 2009 -997,000.00