Heartland Express (HTLD) Debt to Equity (2013 - 2026)

Heartland Express (HTLD) posted quarterly Debt to Equity of $0.2 for Q1 2026, down 19.01% YoY from $0.25 in Q1 2025, and down 5.4% sequentially from $0.21 in Q4 2025.

Heartland Express (HTLD) Debt to Equity (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Heartland Express has disclosed Debt to Equity across 8 years of filings, most recently posting $0.2 for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Debt to Equity fell 19.01% year-over-year to $0.2; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $0.2 (down 19.01% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $0.21, down 13.32% from the prior year.
  • Debt to Equity slipped to $0.2 in Q1 2026, from $0.21 in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Debt to Equity for HTLD reached as high as $0.55 in Q3 2022 and fell as low as $0.01 in Q2 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Debt to Equity is $0.27 (2024), against an average of $0.3.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Debt to Equity surged 2890.62% — and 2024, when it plunged 37.3%.
  • A 5-year view of Debt to Equity shows it stood at $0.48 in 2022, then retreated by 28.18% to $0.35 in 2023, then fell by 29.61% to $0.24 in 2024, then dropped by 13.32% to $0.21 in 2025, then declined by 5.4% to $0.2 in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Debt to Equity over the past three periods registered $0.2, $0.21, and $0.24 for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt/Equity (Qtr)
1 TFI International 160.26 Bn 160.08 Bn 963.70 Mn -
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 1.77
4 Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings 12.57 Bn 12.51 Bn 1.57 Bn 0.16
5 Saia 11.19 Bn 11.15 Bn - 0.04
6 Schneider National 6.37 Bn 6.11 Bn 1.27 Bn 0.13
7 Rxo 4.69 Bn 4.67 Bn 254.00 Mn 0.30
8 Arcbest 3.12 Bn 3.04 Bn 951.93 Mn 0.17
9 Werner Enterprises 2.63 Bn 2.59 Bn 726.17 Mn 0.65
10 Heartland Express 1.17 Bn 1.13 Bn 167.03 Mn 0.20

Historic Data

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DateValue
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