Heartland Express (HTLD) Debt Ratio (2013 - 2026)
Heartland Express (HTLD) reported Debt Ratio of 0.13 for Q1 2026, down 14.48% year-over-year from 0.15 in Q1 2025, and down 5.34% on a QoQ basis from 0.13 in Q4 2025.
Heartland Express (HTLD) has 8 years of Debt Ratio data on file, last reported at 0.13 in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Debt Ratio fell 14.48% year-over-year to 0.13 in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.13 (down 14.48% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.13, down 10.89% from the prior year.
- Debt Ratio fell to 0.13 in Q1 2026 per HTLD's latest filing, from 0.13 in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Debt Ratio topped out at 0.27 in Q3 2022 and bottomed at 0.01 in Q2 2022.
- The 5-year median for Debt Ratio is 0.16 (2024), against an average of 0.17.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when Debt Ratio soared 2125.38%; it then plunged 30.42% in 2024.
- Tracing HTLD's Debt Ratio over 5 years: stood at 0.25 in 2022, then declined by 19.67% to 0.2 in 2023, then fell by 24.28% to 0.15 in 2024, then fell by 10.89% to 0.13 in 2025, then fell by 5.34% to 0.13 in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest HTLD Debt Ratio figures stand at 0.13 (Q1 2026), 0.13 (Q4 2025), and 0.15 (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt Ratio (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 47.65 Bn | 47.37 Bn | 1.33 Bn | 0.01 |
| 2 | Xpo | 25.84 Bn | 25.61 Bn | 1.67 Bn | 0.40 |
| 3 | Saia | 12.92 Bn | 12.88 Bn | - | 0.03 |
| 4 | Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings | 12.67 Bn | 12.61 Bn | 1.57 Bn | 0.10 |
| 5 | Schneider National | 6.38 Bn | 6.12 Bn | 1.27 Bn | 0.08 |
| 6 | Rxo | 4.55 Bn | 4.53 Bn | 254.00 Mn | 0.14 |
| 7 | Arcbest | 3.15 Bn | 3.06 Bn | 951.93 Mn | 0.09 |
| 8 | Werner Enterprises | 2.55 Bn | 2.51 Bn | 726.17 Mn | 0.27 |
| 9 | Marten Transport | 1.43 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 203.18 Mn | - |
| 10 | Heartland Express | 1.20 Bn | 1.16 Bn | 167.03 Mn | 0.13 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.13 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.13 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.15 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.15 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.15 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.15 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.15 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.17 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.18 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.20 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.22 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.22 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.23 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.25 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.27 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.01 |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 0.02 |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 0.03 |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 0.03 |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 0.06 |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 0.09 |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 0.10 |