Heartland Express (HTLD) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)

Heartland Express has disclosed Free Cash Flow across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $9.0 million for Q1 2026.

• In Q1 2026, Free Cash Flow rose 292.47% year-over-year to $9.0 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$60.2 million (down 650.36% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was -$66.9 million, down 292.04% from the prior year.
• Free Cash Flow rose to $9.0 million in Q1 2026, from -$128.8 million in the prior quarter.
• Over the last five years, Free Cash Flow for HTLD reached as high as $100.2 million in Q3 2022 and fell as low as -$128.8 million in Q4 2025.
• The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is $9.1 million (2023), against an average of $6.8 million.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Free Cash Flow slumped 757.0% — and 2026, when it soared 292.47%.
• A 5-year view of Free Cash Flow shows it stood at $74.7 million in 2022, then slumped by 87.84% to $9.1 million in 2023, then tumbled by 757.0% to -$59.7 million in 2024, then sank by 115.97% to -$128.8 million in 2025, then jumped by 106.96% to $9.0 million in 2026.
• According to Business Quant data, Free Cash Flow over the past three periods registered $9.0 million, -$128.8 million, and $72.5 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.