Heartland Express (HTLD) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)
Heartland Express (HTLD) reported Gross Margin of 94.77% for Q1 2026, up 62.0% year-over-year from 58.5% in Q1 2025, and little changed on a QoQ basis from 94.33% in Q4 2025.
Heartland Express (HTLD) has 18 years of Gross Margin data on file, last reported at 94.77% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Gross Margin rose 62.0% year-over-year to 94.77% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 91.6% (up 1540.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 94.33%, up 1125.0% from the prior year.
- Gross Margin was little changed at 94.77% in Q1 2026 per HTLD's latest filing, from 94.33% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Gross Margin topped out at 96.17% in Q1 2022 and bottomed at 44.92% in Q4 2024.
- The 5-year median for Gross Margin is 94.17% (2023), against an average of 86.58%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Gross Margin slumped 8142 bps; it then soared 4942 bps in 2025.
- Tracing HTLD's Gross Margin over 5 years: stood at 54.22% in 2022, then soared by 74 bps to 94.57% in 2023, then tumbled by 53 bps to 44.92% in 2024, then surged by 110 bps to 94.33% in 2025, then gained by 0 bps to 94.77% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest HTLD Gross Margin figures stand at 94.77% (Q1 2026), 94.33% (Q4 2025), and 94.42% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 47.65 Bn | 47.37 Bn | 1.33 Bn | 99.64% |
| 2 | Xpo | 25.84 Bn | 25.61 Bn | 1.67 Bn | 79.82% |
| 3 | Saia | 12.92 Bn | 12.88 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings | 12.67 Bn | 12.61 Bn | 1.57 Bn | 84.94% |
| 5 | Schneider National | 6.38 Bn | 6.12 Bn | 1.27 Bn | 91.13% |
| 6 | Rxo | 4.55 Bn | 4.53 Bn | 254.00 Mn | 17.82% |
| 7 | Arcbest | 3.15 Bn | 3.06 Bn | 951.93 Mn | 95.31% |
| 8 | Werner Enterprises | 2.55 Bn | 2.51 Bn | 726.17 Mn | 89.80% |
| 9 | Marten Transport | 1.43 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 203.18 Mn | 96.70% |
| 10 | Heartland Express | 1.20 Bn | 1.16 Bn | 167.03 Mn | 94.77% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 94.77% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 94.33% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 94.42% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 83.98% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 94.15% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 44.92% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 83.15% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 82.89% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 82.49% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 94.57% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 94.17% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 94.66% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 94.59% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 54.22% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 94.85% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 93.48% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 96.17% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 135.64% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 83.45% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 96.62% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 84.15% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 95.64% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 86.93% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 96.24% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 84.40% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 96.15% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 95.95% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 83.58% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 83.39% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 82.86% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 96.51% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 96.30% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 81.53% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 48.28% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 83.67% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 95.74% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 96.07% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 139.41% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 84.61% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 84.83% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 86.98% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 96.08% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 83.89% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 96.48% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 95.86% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 78.69% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 75.39% |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 73.84% |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 96.13% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 96.01% |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 69.95% |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 97.25% |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 97.16% |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 181.96% |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 68.56% |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 70.57% |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 97.05% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | -15.69% |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 97.55% |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 69.16% |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 97.27% |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 160.35% |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 96.64% |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 75.66% |
| Mar 31, 2010 | 74.45% |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 96.81% |
| Sep 30, 2009 | 76.67% |
| Jun 30, 2009 | 97.27% |