Heartland Express (HTLD) Ending Cash Balance (2009 - 2026)
Heartland Express' Ending Cash Balance was $75.76 million in Q2 2026, up 107.1% from $36.58 million a year earlier and up 30.6% from the prior quarter.
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Heartland Express (HTLD) Ending Cash Balance (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Ending Cash Balance at Heartland Express came in at $31.45 million, up 19.6% from FY2024.
- Ending Cash Balance shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of -24.8% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Ending Cash Balance was $26.28 million in FY2024 (-36.2%), $41.19 million in FY2023 (-36.1%), $64.48 million in FY2022 (-62.9%) and $173.77 million in FY2021 (+32.5%).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Ending Cash Balance since Q3 2022.
- Compared with a year earlier, Ending Cash Balance has increased for four straight quarters, with growth averaging 22.2% over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Ending Cash Balance over five years was Q2 2026 (growth of 107.1%); the worst was Q2 2023 (a decline of 67.1%).
- Per Business Quant data, HTLD's Ending Cash Balance in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was $58.02 million (Q1 2026), $31.45 million (Q4 2025) and $45.56 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Ending Cash Balance (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 179.72 Bn | 171.97 Bn | - | 2.22 Bn |
| 2 | Csx | 95.95 Bn | 91.18 Bn | - | 1.22 Bn |
| 3 | United Parcel Service | 84.51 Bn | 61.36 Bn | 22.04 Bn | 6.84 Bn |
| 4 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 81.84 Bn | 81.57 Bn | 57.15 Mn | 281.16 Mn |
| 5 | Fedex | 76.69 Bn | 42.88 Bn | 18.84 Bn | 13.31 Bn |
| 6 | Norfolk Southern | 73.66 Bn | 68.13 Bn | - | 1.60 Bn |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 56.72 Bn | 38.90 Bn | - | 3.88 Bn |
| 8 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 36.07 Bn | 34.91 Bn | 1.56 Bn | 466.22 Mn |
| 9 | United Airlines Holdings | 35.51 Bn | -22.18 Bn | - | 6.79 Bn |
| 10 | Heartland Express | 808.32 Mn | 634.46 Mn | 170.22 Mn | 61.28 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 61.28 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 75.76 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 58.02 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 31.45 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 45.56 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 36.58 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 37.62 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 26.28 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 44.43 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 37.14 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 37.39 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 41.19 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 33.85 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 61.47 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 70.75 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 64.48 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 79.78 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 186.72 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 202.94 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 173.77 Mn |
API Access
Heartland Express Ending Cash Balance 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=ending-cash-balance&ticker=HTLD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ending-cash-balance", "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=ending-cash-balance&ticker=HTLD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();