Heartland Express (HTLD) Debt Ratio (2013 - 2026)
Heartland Express (HTLD) posted quarterly Debt Ratio of 0.13 for Q1 2026, down 14.48% YoY from 0.15 in Q1 2025, and down 5.34% sequentially from 0.13 in Q4 2025.
Heartland Express (HTLD) Debt Ratio (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Heartland Express has disclosed Debt Ratio across 8 years of filings, most recently posting 0.13 for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Debt Ratio fell 14.48% year-over-year to 0.13; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.13 (down 14.48% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 0.13, down 10.89% from the prior year.
- Debt Ratio retreated to 0.13 in Q1 2026, from 0.13 in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, Debt Ratio for HTLD reached as high as 0.27 in Q3 2022 and fell as low as 0.01 in Q2 2022.
- The 5-year median for Debt Ratio is 0.16 (2024), against an average of 0.17.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Debt Ratio surged 2125.38% — and 2024, when it plunged 30.42%.
- A 5-year view of Debt Ratio shows it stood at 0.25 in 2022, then retreated by 19.67% to 0.2 in 2023, then decreased by 24.28% to 0.15 in 2024, then decreased by 10.89% to 0.13 in 2025, then decreased by 5.34% to 0.13 in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Debt Ratio over the past three periods registered 0.13, 0.13, and 0.15 for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt Ratio (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TFI International | 160.26 Bn | 160.08 Bn | 963.70 Mn | 0.33 |
| 2 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 45.40 Bn | 45.11 Bn | 1.33 Bn | 0.01 |
| 3 | Xpo | 24.25 Bn | 24.01 Bn | 1.67 Bn | 0.40 |
| 4 | Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings | 12.57 Bn | 12.51 Bn | 1.57 Bn | 0.10 |
| 5 | Saia | 11.19 Bn | 11.15 Bn | - | 0.03 |
| 6 | Schneider National | 6.37 Bn | 6.11 Bn | 1.27 Bn | 0.08 |
| 7 | Rxo | 4.69 Bn | 4.67 Bn | 254.00 Mn | 0.14 |
| 8 | Arcbest | 3.12 Bn | 3.04 Bn | 951.93 Mn | 0.09 |
| 9 | Werner Enterprises | 2.63 Bn | 2.59 Bn | 726.17 Mn | 0.27 |
| 10 | Heartland Express | 1.17 Bn | 1.13 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 |