Growth Metrics

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

Heartland Express (HTLD) has disclosed Gross Margin for 17 consecutive years, with 44.39% as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Gross Margin fell 1258.0% to 44.39% in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 77.61% through Dec 2025, down 547.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 83.22% for FY2025, 14.0% up from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin for Q4 2025 was 44.39% at Heartland Express, down from 82.66% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Gross Margin was 96.62% in Q2 2021, with the low at 41.61% in Q4 2023.
  • Average Gross Margin over 5 years is 82.91%, with a median of 83.85% recorded in 2023.
  • The sharpest move saw Gross Margin plummeted -5296bps in 2023, then soared 1536bps in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, Gross Margin stood at 82.87% in 2021, then rose by 14bps to 94.57% in 2022, then plummeted by -56bps to 41.61% in 2023, then skyrocketed by 37bps to 56.97% in 2024, then fell by -22bps to 44.39% in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Gross Margin over the past three periods came in at 44.39%, 82.66%, and 83.98% for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.