Heartland Express (HTLD) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)

Heartland Express has disclosed FCF Margin across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 5.09% for Q1 2026.

• In Q1 2026, FCF Margin rose 405.0% year-over-year to 5.09%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 7.89% (down 899.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 8.3%, down 1162.0% from the prior year.
• FCF Margin rose to 5.09% in Q1 2026, from 71.86% in the prior quarter.
• Over the last five years, FCF Margin for HTLD reached as high as 36.9% in Q3 2025 and fell as low as 71.86% in Q4 2025.
• The 5-year median for FCF Margin is 5.09% (2026), against an average of 1.46%.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — FCF Margin tumbled 5068 bps — and 2024, when it jumped 2903 bps.
• A 5-year view of FCF Margin shows it stood at 21.04% in 2022, then slumped by 84 bps to 3.3% in 2023, then plunged by 846 bps to 24.59% in 2024, then plunged by 192 bps to 71.86% in 2025, then surged by 107 bps to 5.09% in 2026.
• According to Business Quant data, FCF Margin over the past three periods registered 5.09%, 71.86%, and 36.9% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.