Heartland Express (HTLD) Debt to Equity (2013 - 2026)
Heartland Express (HTLD) reported Debt to Equity of $0.2 for Q1 2026, down 19.01% year-over-year from $0.25 in Q1 2025, and down 5.4% on a QoQ basis from $0.21 in Q4 2025.
Heartland Express (HTLD) has 8 years of Debt to Equity data on file, last reported at $0.2 in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Debt to Equity fell 19.01% year-over-year to $0.2 in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $0.2 (down 19.01% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $0.21, down 13.32% from the prior year.
- Debt to Equity retreated to $0.2 in Q1 2026 per HTLD's latest filing, from $0.21 in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Debt to Equity topped out at $0.55 in Q3 2022 and bottomed at $0.01 in Q2 2022.
- The 5-year median for Debt to Equity is $0.27 (2024), against an average of $0.3.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when Debt to Equity soared 2890.62%; it then plunged 37.3% in 2024.
- Tracing HTLD's Debt to Equity over 5 years: stood at $0.48 in 2022, then declined by 28.18% to $0.35 in 2023, then dropped by 29.61% to $0.24 in 2024, then decreased by 13.32% to $0.21 in 2025, then slipped by 5.4% to $0.2 in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest HTLD Debt to Equity figures stand at $0.2 (Q1 2026), $0.21 (Q4 2025), and $0.24 (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt/Equity (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 | 1.77 |
| 3 | Saia | 12.92 Bn | 12.88 Bn | - | 0.04 |
| 4 | Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings | 12.67 Bn | 12.61 Bn | 1.57 Bn | 0.16 |
| 5 | Schneider National | 6.38 Bn | 6.12 Bn | 1.27 Bn | 0.13 |
| 6 | Rxo | 4.55 Bn | 4.53 Bn | 254.00 Mn | 0.30 |
| 7 | Arcbest | 3.15 Bn | 3.06 Bn | 951.93 Mn | 0.17 |
| 8 | Werner Enterprises | 2.55 Bn | 2.51 Bn | 726.17 Mn | 0.65 |
| 9 | Marten Transport | 1.43 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 203.18 Mn | - |
| 10 | Heartland Express | 1.20 Bn | 1.16 Bn | 167.03 Mn | 0.20 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.20 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.21 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.24 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.25 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.25 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.24 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.25 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.28 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.31 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.35 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.40 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.40 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.42 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.48 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.55 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.01 |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 0.02 |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 0.05 |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 0.05 |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 0.10 |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 0.15 |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 0.19 |