Heartland Express (HTLD) Income Taxes Paid (2009 - 2026)
Heartland Express' Income Taxes Paid came in at $2.31 million for Q2 2026, down 67.5% from $7.13 million a year earlier.
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Heartland Express (HTLD) Income Taxes Paid (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Heartland Express reported Income Taxes Paid of $4.99 million, down 69.9% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $9.3 million, down 40.5% from FY2024.
- Income Taxes Paid has declined in each of the last three years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -7.4% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Income Taxes Paid was $15.64 million in FY2024 (-48.1%), $30.14 million in FY2023 (-31.5%), $44.01 million in FY2022 (+14.3%) and $38.52 million in FY2021 (+181.9%).
- The five-year range for quarterly Income Taxes Paid is -$328,000 (Q1 2025) to $28.17 million (Q2 2022).
- Year-over-year, Income Taxes Paid increased in three of the last six quarters, with growth averaging 47.3%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Income Taxes Paid over five years came in Q4 2024 (growth of 462.9%), and the weakest in Q3 2025 (a decline of 96.9%).
- Business Quant data shows HTLD's Income Taxes Paid at $168,000 (Q1 2026), $2.37 million (Q4 2025) and $130,000 (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Taxes Paid (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 179.72 Bn | 171.97 Bn | - | 104.00 Mn |
| 2 | Csx | 95.95 Bn | 91.18 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | United Parcel Service | 84.51 Bn | 61.36 Bn | 22.04 Bn | - |
| 4 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 81.84 Bn | 81.57 Bn | 57.15 Mn | 182.87 Mn |
| 5 | Fedex | 76.69 Bn | 42.88 Bn | 18.84 Bn | - |
| 6 | Norfolk Southern | 73.66 Bn | 68.13 Bn | - | 170.00 Mn |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 56.72 Bn | 38.90 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 36.07 Bn | 34.91 Bn | 1.56 Bn | - |
| 9 | United Airlines Holdings | 35.51 Bn | -22.18 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Heartland Express | 808.32 Mn | 634.46 Mn | 170.22 Mn | 9.81 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 9.81 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 2.31 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 168,000.00 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.37 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 130,000.00 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 7.13 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -328,000.00 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 5.61 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 4.17 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 5.94 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -77,000.00 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 997,000.00 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 3.40 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 25.51 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 232,000.00 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 11.32 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 4.39 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 28.17 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 142,000.00 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 12.06 Mn |
API Access
Heartland Express Income Taxes Paid API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=income-taxes-paid&ticker=HTLD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "income-taxes-paid", "ticker": "HTLD", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=income-taxes-paid&ticker=HTLD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();