Growth Metrics

Heartland Express (HTLD) Free Cash Flow (2016 - 2025)

Heartland Express (HTLD) has disclosed Free Cash Flow for 17 consecutive years, with $16.6 million as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Free Cash Flow rose 127.8% to $16.6 million in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $78.6 million through Dec 2025, up 125.73% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $78.6 million for FY2025, 125.73% up from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow for Q4 2025 was $16.6 million at Heartland Express, down from $72.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Free Cash Flow was $72.5 million in Q3 2025, with the low at -$75.1 million in Q2 2023.
  • Average Free Cash Flow over 5 years is $10.9 million, with a median of $23.8 million recorded in 2021.
  • The sharpest move saw Free Cash Flow surged 313.67% in 2023, then plummeted 757.0% in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, Free Cash Flow stood at $22.0 million in 2021, then crashed by 436.82% to -$74.0 million in 2022, then soared by 112.28% to $9.1 million in 2023, then tumbled by 757.0% to -$59.7 million in 2024, then skyrocketed by 127.8% to $16.6 million in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Free Cash Flow over the past three periods came in at $16.6 million, $72.5 million, and -$12.8 million for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.