Growth Metrics

Heartland Express (HTLD) FCF Payout Ratio (2016 - 2025)

Heartland Express (HTLD) has disclosed FCF Payout Ratio for 17 consecutive years, with 0.09 as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly FCF Payout Ratio rose 445.09% to 0.09 in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.08 through Dec 2025, down 56.48% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.08 for FY2025, 41.82% down from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio for Q4 2025 was 0.09 at Heartland Express, up from 0.02 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for FCF Payout Ratio was 1.94 in Q4 2021, with the low at 0.12 in Q2 2025.
  • Average FCF Payout Ratio over 5 years is 0.22, with a median of 0.05 recorded in 2024.
  • The sharpest move saw FCF Payout Ratio soared 17675.82% in 2021, then crashed 404.86% in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, FCF Payout Ratio stood at 1.94 in 2021, then crashed by 102.2% to 0.04 in 2022, then skyrocketed by 914.61% to 0.35 in 2023, then plummeted by 107.56% to 0.03 in 2024, then surged by 445.09% to 0.09 in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, FCF Payout Ratio over the past three periods came in at 0.09, 0.02, and 0.12 for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.