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

Heartland Express (HTLD) posted quarterly Interest Expenses of $2.2 million for Q1 2026, down 28.82% YoY from $3.1 million in Q1 2025, and down 12.16% sequentially from $2.5 million in Q4 2025.

Heartland Express (HTLD) Interest Expenses (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Heartland Express has disclosed Interest Expenses across 10 years of filings, most recently posting $2.2 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Interest Expenses fell 28.82% year-over-year to $2.2 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $10.6 million (down 31.13% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $11.5 million, down 34.65% from the prior year.
  • Interest Expenses fell to $2.2 million in Q1 2026, from $2.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Interest Expenses for HTLD reached as high as $6.1 million in Q2 2023 and fell as low as $174000.0 in Q2 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Interest Expenses is $3.9 million (2024), against an average of $4.0 million.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Interest Expenses surged 3412.07% — and 2024, when it plunged 41.63%.
  • A 5-year view of Interest Expenses shows it stood at $6.0 million in 2022, then decreased by 1.69% to $5.9 million in 2023, then sank by 41.63% to $3.5 million in 2024, then retreated by 27.35% to $2.5 million in 2025, then fell by 12.16% to $2.2 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Interest Expenses over the past three periods registered $2.2 million, $2.5 million, and $2.9 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Interest Expense (Qtr)
1 TFI International 160.26 Bn 160.08 Bn 963.70 Mn 44.67 Mn
2 Old Dominion Freight Line 45.40 Bn 45.11 Bn 1.33 Bn 299,000.00
3 Xpo 24.25 Bn 24.01 Bn 1.67 Bn 53.00 Mn
4 Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings 12.57 Bn 12.51 Bn 1.57 Bn 30.73 Mn
5 Saia 11.19 Bn 11.15 Bn - 2.57 Mn
6 Schneider National 6.37 Bn 6.11 Bn 1.27 Bn 7.00 Mn
7 Rxo 4.69 Bn 4.67 Bn 254.00 Mn -
8 Arcbest 3.12 Bn 3.04 Bn 951.93 Mn 4.29 Mn
9 Werner Enterprises 2.63 Bn 2.59 Bn 726.17 Mn 11.65 Mn
10 Heartland Express 1.17 Bn 1.13 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