Heartland Express (HTLD) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026)
Heartland Express (HTLD) posted quarterly EBT Margin of 3.01% for Q1 2026, up 514.0% YoY from 0.49% in Q1 2025, and up 78.57% sequentially from 14.02% in Q4 2025.
Heartland Express (HTLD) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Heartland Express has disclosed EBT Margin across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 3.01% for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, EBT Margin rose 514.0% year-over-year to 3.01%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 7.29% (down 375.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 8.46%, down 495.0% from the prior year.
- EBT Margin rose to 3.01% in Q1 2026, from 14.02% in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, EBT Margin for HTLD reached as high as 55.98% in Q2 2022 and fell as low as 14.02% in Q4 2025.
- The 5-year median for EBT Margin is 1.46% (2024), against an average of 2.56%.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — EBT Margin jumped 3812 bps — and 2023, when it slumped 5248 bps.
- A 5-year view of EBT Margin shows it 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 surged by 79 bps to 3.01% in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, EBT Margin over the past three periods registered 3.01%, 14.02%, and 5.05% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TFI International | 160.26 Bn | 160.08 Bn | 963.70 Mn | 2.69% |
| 2 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 45.40 Bn | 45.11 Bn | 1.33 Bn | 23.80% |
| 3 | Xpo | 24.25 Bn | 24.01 Bn | 1.67 Bn | 5.92% |
| 4 | Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings | 12.57 Bn | 12.51 Bn | 1.57 Bn | -0.08% |
| 5 | Saia | 11.19 Bn | 11.15 Bn | - | 8.07% |
| 6 | Schneider National | 6.37 Bn | 6.11 Bn | 1.27 Bn | 1.94% |
| 7 | Rxo | 4.69 Bn | 4.67 Bn | 254.00 Mn | -3.44% |
| 8 | Arcbest | 3.12 Bn | 3.04 Bn | 951.93 Mn | -0.13% |
| 9 | Werner Enterprises | 2.63 Bn | 2.59 Bn | 726.17 Mn | -0.73% |
| 10 | Heartland Express | 1.17 Bn | 1.13 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% |