Growth Metrics

Heartland Express (HTLD) EBIT Margin (2016 - 2025)

Heartland Express (HTLD) has disclosed EBIT Margin for 17 consecutive years, with 12.74% as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly EBIT Margin fell 1316.0% to 12.74% in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 7.13% through Dec 2025, down 519.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 7.13% for FY2025, 519.0% down from the prior year.
  • EBIT Margin for Q4 2025 was 12.74% at Heartland Express, down from 3.69% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for EBIT Margin was 55.94% in Q2 2022, with the low at 12.74% in Q4 2025.
  • Average EBIT Margin over 5 years is 6.86%, with a median of 4.59% recorded in 2023.
  • The sharpest move saw EBIT Margin surged 3819bps in 2022, then crashed -5064bps in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, EBIT Margin stood at 17.89% in 2021, then crashed by -59bps to 7.37% in 2022, then tumbled by -47bps to 3.89% in 2023, then tumbled by -89bps to 0.42% in 2024, then tumbled by -3127bps to 12.74% in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, EBIT Margin over the past three periods came in at 12.74%, 3.69%, and 5.9% for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.