Heartland Express (HTLD) Deferred Taxes (2009 - 2026)

Heartland Express (HTLD) posted quarterly Deferred Taxes of $2.1 million for Q1 2026, down 73.13% YoY from $8.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 73.43% sequentially from $8.1 million in Q4 2025.

Heartland Express (HTLD) Deferred Taxes (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Heartland Express has disclosed Deferred Taxes across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $2.1 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Deferred Taxes fell 73.13% year-over-year to $2.1 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $19.3 million (down 33.48% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $25.2 million, down 16.71% from the prior year.
  • Deferred Taxes slipped to $2.1 million in Q1 2026, from $8.1 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Deferred Taxes for HTLD reached as high as $11.0 million in Q2 2022 and fell as low as -$14.9 million in Q3 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Deferred Taxes is $5.9 million (2025), against an average of $4.3 million.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Deferred Taxes slumped 557.28% — and 2023, when it soared 2663.49%.
  • A 5-year view of Deferred Taxes shows it stood at -$241000.0 in 2022, then soared by 2663.49% to $6.2 million in 2023, then dropped by 16.11% to $5.2 million in 2024, then soared by 56.03% to $8.1 million in 2025, then plunged by 73.43% to $2.1 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Deferred Taxes over the past three periods registered $2.1 million, $8.1 million, and $3.2 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Deferred Taxes (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 -
3 Xpo 24.25 Bn 24.01 Bn 1.67 Bn 9.00 Mn
4 Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings 12.57 Bn 12.51 Bn 1.57 Bn 10.12 Mn
5 Saia 11.19 Bn 11.15 Bn - 9.33 Mn
6 Schneider National 6.37 Bn 6.11 Bn 1.27 Bn 300,000.00
7 Rxo 4.69 Bn 4.67 Bn 254.00 Mn -15.00 Mn
8 Arcbest 3.12 Bn 3.04 Bn 951.93 Mn -12.20 Mn
9 Werner Enterprises 2.63 Bn 2.59 Bn 726.17 Mn -3.76 Mn
10 Heartland Express 1.17 Bn 1.13 Bn 167.03 Mn 2.15 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
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
Jun 30, 2021 1.98 Mn