Heartland Express (HTLD) Deferred Taxes (2009 - 2026)
Heartland Express (HTLD) posted Deferred Taxes of $8.89 million for Q2 2026, up 51.1% from $5.88 million a year earlier and up 313.6% from the prior quarter.
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Heartland Express (HTLD) Deferred Taxes (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, Deferred Taxes at Heartland Express was $22.31 million, down 21.3% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $25.15 million, down 16.7% from FY2024.
- In prior years, Heartland Express' Deferred Taxes was $30.2 million in FY2024 (+67.0%), $18.08 million in FY2023, -$2.41 million in FY2022 and $5.87 million in FY2021.
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Deferred Taxes since Q3 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, Deferred Taxes increased in two of the last seven quarters, with an average decline of 10.1%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Deferred Taxes in the past five years was Q2 2022, with growth of 454.1%; the weakest was Q1 2026, with a decline of 73.1%.
- According to Business Quant data, Deferred Taxes for the three prior quarters was $2.15 million (Q1 2026), $8.09 million (Q4 2025) and $3.18 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Deferred Taxes (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 162.85 Bn | 157.37 Bn | - | 39.00 Mn |
| 2 | Csx | 86.62 Bn | 82.84 Bn | - | 33.00 Mn |
| 3 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 76.11 Bn | 75.83 Bn | - | 39.04 Mn |
| 4 | United Parcel Service | 70.66 Bn | 47.58 Bn | - | 99.00 Mn |
| 5 | Norfolk Southern | 70.32 Bn | 64.96 Bn | - | 60.00 Mn |
| 6 | Fedex | 68.53 Bn | 34.48 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 55.25 Bn | 37.43 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 36.69 Bn | 35.95 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Ryanair Holdings | 28.78 Bn | 12.78 Bn | 3.13 Bn | 64.16 Mn |
| 10 | Heartland Express | 884.63 Mn | 726.59 Mn | - | 8.89 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 8.89 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.15 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 8.09 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 3.18 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 5.88 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 8.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 5.18 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 9.28 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 6.56 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 9.18 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 6.18 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -1.54 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 4.78 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 8.66 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -241,000.00 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -14.88 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 10.97 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.74 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -2.75 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 3.25 Mn |
API Access
Heartland Express Deferred Taxes API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=deferred-taxes&ticker=HTLD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "deferred-taxes", "ticker": "HTLD", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=deferred-taxes&ticker=HTLD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();