Heartland Express (HTLD) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026)

Heartland Express (HTLD) posted quarterly EBIT Margin of 1.87% for Q1 2026, up 492.0% YoY from 0.32% in Q1 2025, and up 85.33% sequentially from 12.74% in Q4 2025.

Heartland Express (HTLD) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Heartland Express has disclosed EBIT Margin across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 1.87% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, EBIT Margin rose 492.0% year-over-year to 1.87%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 6.01% (down 393.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 7.13%, down 519.0% from the prior year.
  • EBIT Margin improved to 1.87% in Q1 2026, from 12.74% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, EBIT Margin for HTLD reached as high as 55.93% in Q2 2022 and fell as low as 12.74% in Q4 2025.
  • The 5-year median for EBIT Margin is 0.1% (2024), against an average of 3.87%.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — EBIT Margin jumped 3819 bps — and 2023, when it slumped 5063 bps.
  • A 5-year view of EBIT Margin shows it stood at 7.37% in 2022, then plunged by 47 bps to 3.89% in 2023, then slumped by 89 bps to 0.42% in 2024, then sank by 3127 bps to 12.74% in 2025, then surged by 85 bps to 1.87% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, EBIT Margin over the past three periods registered 1.87%, 12.74%, and 3.69% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBIT Margin (Qtr)
1 TFI International 160.26 Bn 160.08 Bn 963.70 Mn -45.60%
2 Old Dominion Freight Line 45.40 Bn 45.11 Bn 1.33 Bn 23.78%
3 Xpo 24.25 Bn 24.01 Bn 1.67 Bn 8.30%
4 Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings 12.57 Bn 12.51 Bn 1.57 Bn 1.54%
5 Saia 11.19 Bn 11.15 Bn - 8.29%
6 Schneider National 6.37 Bn 6.11 Bn 1.27 Bn 2.39%
7 Rxo 4.69 Bn 4.67 Bn 254.00 Mn -1.96%
8 Arcbest 3.12 Bn 3.04 Bn 951.93 Mn 0.34%
9 Werner Enterprises 2.63 Bn 2.59 Bn 726.17 Mn 0.49%
10 Heartland Express 1.17 Bn 1.13 Bn 167.03 Mn -1.87%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -1.87%
Dec 31, 2025 -12.74%
Sep 30, 2025 -3.69%
Jun 30, 2025 -5.90%
Mar 31, 2025 -6.79%
Dec 31, 2024 0.42%
Sep 30, 2024 -2.75%
Jun 30, 2024 0.10%
Mar 31, 2024 -5.32%
Dec 31, 2023 3.89%
Sep 30, 2023 -2.52%
Jun 30, 2023 5.30%
Mar 31, 2023 6.92%
Dec 31, 2022 7.37%
Sep 30, 2022 12.68%
Jun 30, 2022 55.93%
Mar 31, 2022 14.80%
Dec 31, 2021 17.89%
Sep 30, 2021 21.80%
Jun 30, 2021 17.75%