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

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DateValue
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