Growth Metrics

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

Heartland Express (HTLD) has disclosed EBT Margin for 17 consecutive years, with 14.02% as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly EBT Margin fell 1311.0% to 14.02% in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 8.46% through Dec 2025, down 496.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 8.46% for FY2025, 495.0% down from the prior year.
  • EBT Margin for Q4 2025 was 14.02% at Heartland Express, down from 5.05% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for EBT Margin was 55.99% in Q2 2022, with the low at 14.02% in Q4 2025.
  • Average EBT Margin over 5 years is 5.82%, with a median of 2.67% recorded in 2023.
  • The sharpest move saw EBT Margin surged 3812bps in 2022, then tumbled -5249bps in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, EBT Margin stood at 17.99% in 2021, then crashed by -68bps to 5.77% in 2022, then plummeted by -68bps to 1.84% in 2023, then plummeted by -149bps to 0.91% in 2024, then crashed by -1439bps to 14.02% in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, EBT Margin over the past three periods came in at 14.02%, 5.05%, and 7.22% for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.