Heartland Express (HTLD) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026)
Heartland Express (HTLD) reported EBIT Margin of 8.99% for Q2 2026, up 14.89 percentage points from -5.90% a year earlier and up 10.86 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Heartland Express (HTLD) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, Heartland Express' EBIT Margin came in at -2.29%, up 1.30 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was -7.13%, down 5.19 percentage points from FY2024.
- EBIT Margin has declined for three consecutive years, with a five-year change of -21.60 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, EBIT Margin came in at -1.93% in FY2024 (-5.44 pp), 3.51% in FY2023 (-15.95 pp), 19.46% in FY2022 (+2.10 pp) and 17.36% in FY2021 (+2.88 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly EBIT Margin since Q3 2022.
- Year over year, EBIT Margin gained in two of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.68 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year EBIT Margin in five years was Q2 2022 (a gain of 38.19 percentage points); the low point was Q2 2023 (a drop of 50.63 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at -1.87% (Q1 2026), -12.74% (Q4 2025) and -3.69% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBIT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 162.85 Bn | 157.37 Bn | - | 40.25% |
| 2 | Csx | 86.62 Bn | 82.84 Bn | - | 38.27% |
| 3 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 76.11 Bn | 75.83 Bn | - | 35.35% |
| 4 | United Parcel Service | 70.66 Bn | 47.58 Bn | - | 4.07% |
| 5 | Norfolk Southern | 70.32 Bn | 64.96 Bn | - | 32.44% |
| 6 | Fedex | 68.53 Bn | 34.48 Bn | - | 6.20% |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 55.25 Bn | 37.43 Bn | - | 9.43% |
| 8 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 36.69 Bn | 35.95 Bn | - | 29.94% |
| 9 | Ryanair Holdings | 28.78 Bn | 12.78 Bn | 3.13 Bn | 13.12% |
| 10 | Heartland Express | 884.63 Mn | 726.59 Mn | - | 8.99% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 8.99% |
| 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% |
API Access
Heartland Express EBIT Margin 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=ebit-margin&ticker=HTLD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebit-margin", "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=ebit-margin&ticker=HTLD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();