Growth Metrics

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

Heartland Express (HTLD) has disclosed FCF Margin for 17 consecutive years, with 9.25% as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly FCF Margin rose 3384.0% to 9.25% in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 9.75% through Dec 2025, up 643.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 9.75% for FY2025, 643.0% up from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin for Q4 2025 was 9.25% at Heartland Express, down from 36.89% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for FCF Margin was 36.89% in Q3 2025, with the low at 24.6% in Q4 2024.
  • Average FCF Margin over 5 years is 7.06%, with a median of 10.7% recorded in 2022.
  • The sharpest move saw FCF Margin soared 10877bps in 2021, then plummeted -4686bps in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, FCF Margin stood at 14.82% in 2021, then crashed by -241bps to 20.84% in 2022, then soared by 116bps to 3.3% in 2023, then plummeted by -846bps to 24.6% in 2024, then soared by 138bps to 9.25% in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, FCF Margin over the past three periods came in at 9.25%, 36.89%, and 6.08% for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.