Heartland Express (HTLD) Interest Expenses (2013 - 2026)
Heartland Express (HTLD) recorded Interest Expenses of $1.88 million in Q2 2026, down 36.6% from $2.96 million a year earlier and down 15.0% from the prior quarter.
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Heartland Express (HTLD) Interest Expenses (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Heartland Express' Interest Expenses came in at $9.51 million as of Jun 30, 2026, down 30.9% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $11.49 million, down 34.6% from FY2024.
- Annual Interest Expenses has a three-year compound annual growth rate of 10.3% (FY2022 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Interest Expenses came in at $17.58 million in FY2024 (-27.3%), $24.19 million in FY2023 (+182.7%) and $8.56 million in FY2022.
- The Q2 2026 figure is the lowest quarterly Interest Expenses since Q2 2022.
- On a year-over-year basis, Interest Expenses has declined for 11 consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 34.1% over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Interest Expenses in the last five years was growth of 158.7% in Q3 2023, against a decline of 41.6% in Q4 2024 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $2.21 million (Q1 2026), $2.52 million (Q4 2025) and $2.91 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Int Expense (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 162.83 Bn | 157.35 Bn | - | 313.00 Mn |
| 2 | Csx | 86.94 Bn | 83.15 Bn | - | 211.00 Mn |
| 3 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 76.07 Bn | 75.78 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | United Parcel Service | 70.39 Bn | 47.31 Bn | - | 272.00 Mn |
| 5 | Norfolk Southern | 70.35 Bn | 64.99 Bn | - | 197.00 Mn |
| 6 | Fedex | 68.01 Bn | 33.95 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 55.83 Bn | 38.01 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 36.82 Bn | 36.08 Bn | - | 76,000.00 |
| 9 | Ryanair Holdings | 28.96 Bn | 12.97 Bn | 3.13 Bn | -17.32 Mn |
| 10 | Heartland Express | 900.87 Mn | 742.83 Mn | - | 1.88 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.88 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.21 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.52 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.91 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.96 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.11 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3.46 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 4.24 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 4.57 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 5.30 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 5.93 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 6.07 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 6.11 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 6.08 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 6.04 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 2.35 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 174,000.00 |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 600,000.00 |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 452,000.00 |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 175,000.00 |
API Access
Heartland Express Interest Expenses 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=interest-expenses&ticker=HTLD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "interest-expenses", "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=interest-expenses&ticker=HTLD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();