Heartland Express (HTLD) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Heartland Express (HTLD) reported FCF Payout Ratio of 0.17 for Q1 2026, down 74.88% year-over-year from 0.69 in Q1 2025, and up 1537.7% on a QoQ basis from 0.01 in Q4 2025.
Heartland Express (HTLD) has 18 years of FCF Payout Ratio data on file, last reported at 0.17 in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly FCF Payout Ratio fell 74.88% year-over-year to 0.17 in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.1 (down 114.35% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.09, down 151.67% from the prior year.
- FCF Payout Ratio rose to 0.17 in Q1 2026 per HTLD's latest filing, from 0.01 in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, FCF Payout Ratio topped out at 0.69 in Q1 2025 and bottomed at 0.21 in Q2 2022.
- The 5-year median for FCF Payout Ratio is 0.04 (2024), against an average of 0.07.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when FCF Payout Ratio sank 497.86%; it then soared 1037.79% in 2025.
- Tracing HTLD's FCF Payout Ratio over 5 years: stood at 0.04 in 2022, then jumped by 722.1% to 0.35 in 2023, then sank by 115.12% to 0.05 in 2024, then surged by 77.16% to 0.01 in 2025, then jumped by 1537.7% to 0.17 in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest HTLD FCF Payout Ratio figures stand at 0.17 (Q1 2026), 0.01 (Q4 2025), and 0.02 (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 47.65 Bn | 47.37 Bn | 1.33 Bn | 0.19 |
| 2 | Xpo | 25.84 Bn | 25.61 Bn | 1.67 Bn | - |
| 3 | Saia | 12.92 Bn | 12.88 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings | 12.67 Bn | 12.61 Bn | 1.57 Bn | 2.62 |
| 5 | Schneider National | 6.38 Bn | 6.12 Bn | 1.27 Bn | 0.31 |
| 6 | Rxo | 4.55 Bn | 4.53 Bn | 254.00 Mn | - |
| 7 | Arcbest | 3.15 Bn | 3.06 Bn | 951.93 Mn | -2.19 |
| 8 | Werner Enterprises | 2.55 Bn | 2.51 Bn | 726.17 Mn | 0.10 |
| 9 | Marten Transport | 1.43 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 203.18 Mn | 0.82 |
| 10 | Heartland Express | 1.20 Bn | 1.16 Bn | 167.03 Mn | 0.17 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.17 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -0.01 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.02 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -0.12 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.69 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -0.05 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.04 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.05 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.06 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.35 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -0.04 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -0.05 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.07 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.04 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.02 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -0.21 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.10 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.94 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.14 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 0.05 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 0.06 |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 0.30 |
| Sep 30, 2020 | -0.01 |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 0.03 |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 0.05 |
| Dec 31, 2019 | -0.01 |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 0.04 |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 0.05 |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 0.06 |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 0.03 |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 0.07 |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 0.03 |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 0.34 |
| Dec 31, 2017 | -0.04 |
| Sep 30, 2017 | -0.02 |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 0.05 |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 0.12 |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 0.04 |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 0.02 |
| Jun 30, 2016 | -0.10 |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 0.03 |
| Dec 31, 2015 | -0.03 |
| Sep 30, 2015 | -0.05 |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 0.03 |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 0.02 |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 0.81 |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 0.09 |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 0.21 |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 2.42 |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 0.05 |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 0.32 |
| Dec 31, 2011 | -0.02 |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 0.02 |
| Jun 30, 2011 | -0.09 |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 6.21 |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 4.30 |
| Dec 31, 2009 | -0.30 |
| Sep 30, 2009 | 0.08 |