Heartland Express (HTLD) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026)
Heartland Express (HTLD) reported EBT Margin of 3.01% for Q1 2026, up 514.0% year-over-year from 0.49% in Q1 2025, and up 78.57% on a QoQ basis from 14.02% in Q4 2025.
Heartland Express (HTLD) has 18 years of EBT Margin data on file, last reported at 3.01% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly EBT Margin rose 514.0% year-over-year to 3.01% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 7.29% (down 375.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 8.46%, down 495.0% from the prior year.
- EBT Margin improved to 3.01% in Q1 2026 per HTLD's latest filing, from 14.02% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, EBT Margin topped out at 55.98% in Q2 2022 and bottomed at 14.02% in Q4 2025.
- The 5-year median for EBT Margin is 1.46% (2024), against an average of 2.56%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when EBT Margin surged 3812 bps; it then slumped 5248 bps in 2023.
- Tracing HTLD's EBT Margin over 5 years: stood at 5.77% in 2022, then sank by 68 bps to 1.84% in 2023, then tumbled by 149 bps to 0.91% in 2024, then slumped by 1440 bps to 14.02% in 2025, then soared by 79 bps to 3.01% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest HTLD EBT Margin figures stand at 3.01% (Q1 2026), 14.02% (Q4 2025), and 5.05% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 47.65 Bn | 47.37 Bn | 1.33 Bn | 23.80% |
| 2 | Xpo | 25.84 Bn | 25.61 Bn | 1.67 Bn | 5.92% |
| 3 | Saia | 12.92 Bn | 12.88 Bn | - | 8.07% |
| 4 | Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings | 12.67 Bn | 12.61 Bn | 1.57 Bn | -0.08% |
| 5 | Schneider National | 6.38 Bn | 6.12 Bn | 1.27 Bn | 1.94% |
| 6 | Rxo | 4.55 Bn | 4.53 Bn | 254.00 Mn | -3.44% |
| 7 | Arcbest | 3.15 Bn | 3.06 Bn | 951.93 Mn | -0.13% |
| 8 | Werner Enterprises | 2.55 Bn | 2.51 Bn | 726.17 Mn | -0.73% |
| 9 | Marten Transport | 1.43 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 203.18 Mn | 2.40% |
| 10 | Heartland Express | 1.20 Bn | 1.16 Bn | 167.03 Mn | -3.01% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -3.01% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -14.02% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -5.05% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -7.22% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -8.15% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -0.91% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -4.28% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -1.46% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -7.15% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.84% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -4.48% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 3.50% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 5.23% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 5.77% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 12.02% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 55.98% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 14.90% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 17.99% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 21.92% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 17.86% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 12.08% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 15.34% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 16.95% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 15.63% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 10.65% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 10.47% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 18.54% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 21.29% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 15.76% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 20.64% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 17.00% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 14.48% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 8.48% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 6.06% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 7.17% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 16.77% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 15.13% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 15.05% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 13.42% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 15.31% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 12.49% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 15.91% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 13.66% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 18.68% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 15.08% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 16.86% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 16.68% |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 17.91% |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 9.16% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 14.51% |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 20.00% |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 22.02% |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 22.59% |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 18.27% |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 14.71% |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 19.26% |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 17.74% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 20.59% |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 19.09% |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 23.98% |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 17.32% |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 19.17% |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 23.11% |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 17.62% |
| Mar 31, 2010 | 14.04% |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 14.20% |
| Sep 30, 2009 | 20.19% |
| Jun 30, 2009 | 19.04% |