Growth Metrics

Heartland Express (HTLD) Interest Expenses (2013 - 2026)

Heartland Express (HTLD) reported Interest Expenses of $2.2 million for Q1 2026, down 28.82% year-over-year from $3.1 million in Q1 2025, and down 12.16% on a QoQ basis from $2.5 million in Q4 2025.

Heartland Express (HTLD) has 10 years of Interest Expenses data on file, last reported at $2.2 million in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Interest Expenses fell 28.82% year-over-year to $2.2 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $10.6 million (down 31.13% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $11.5 million, down 34.65% from the prior year.
  • Interest Expenses declined to $2.2 million in Q1 2026 per HTLD's latest filing, from $2.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Interest Expenses topped out at $6.1 million in Q2 2023 and bottomed at $174000.0 in Q2 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Interest Expenses is $3.9 million (2024), against an average of $4.0 million.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when Interest Expenses soared 3412.07%; it then plunged 41.63% in 2024.
  • Tracing HTLD's Interest Expenses over 5 years: stood at $6.0 million in 2022, then fell by 1.69% to $5.9 million in 2023, then sank by 41.63% to $3.5 million in 2024, then declined by 27.35% to $2.5 million in 2025, then dropped by 12.16% to $2.2 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest HTLD Interest Expenses figures stand at $2.2 million (Q1 2026), $2.5 million (Q4 2025), and $2.9 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Interest Expense (Qtr)
1 Old Dominion Freight Line 47.65 Bn 47.37 Bn 1.33 Bn 299,000.00
2 Xpo 25.84 Bn 25.61 Bn 1.67 Bn 53.00 Mn
3 Saia 12.92 Bn 12.88 Bn - 2.57 Mn
4 Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings 12.67 Bn 12.61 Bn 1.57 Bn 30.73 Mn
5 Schneider National 6.38 Bn 6.12 Bn 1.27 Bn 7.00 Mn
6 Rxo 4.55 Bn 4.53 Bn 254.00 Mn -
7 Arcbest 3.15 Bn 3.06 Bn 951.93 Mn 4.29 Mn
8 Werner Enterprises 2.55 Bn 2.51 Bn 726.17 Mn 11.65 Mn
9 Marten Transport 1.43 Bn 1.38 Bn 203.18 Mn -
10 Heartland Express 1.20 Bn 1.16 Bn 167.03 Mn 2.21 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 2.21 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 2.21 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 2.52 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 2.52 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 2.91 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 2.91 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 2.96 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 2.96 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 3.11 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 3.11 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 3.46 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 3.46 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 4.24 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 4.24 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 4.57 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 4.57 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 5.30 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 5.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 5.93 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 5.93 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 6.07 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 6.07 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 6.11 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 6.11 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 6.08 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 6.08 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 6.04 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 6.04 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 2.35 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 2.35 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 174,000.00
Jun 30, 2022 174,000.00
Dec 31, 2019 600,000.00
Dec 31, 2019 600,000.00
Sep 30, 2019 452,000.00
Sep 30, 2019 452,000.00
Sep 30, 2017 175,000.00
Sep 30, 2017 175,000.00
Mar 31, 2015 19,000.00
Mar 31, 2015 19,000.00
Dec 31, 2014 62,000.00
Dec 31, 2014 62,000.00
Sep 30, 2014 97,000.00
Sep 30, 2014 97,000.00
Jun 30, 2014 132,000.00
Jun 30, 2014 132,000.00
Mar 31, 2014 155,000.00
Mar 31, 2014 155,000.00
Dec 31, 2013 208,000.00
Dec 31, 2013 208,000.00