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
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |