Heartland Express (HTLD) Interest Paid (2013 - 2026)
Heartland Express' Interest Paid was $1.88 million in Q2 2026, down 35.7% from $2.92 million a year earlier and down 25.6% from the prior quarter.
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Heartland Express (HTLD) Interest Paid (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Heartland Express' Interest Paid was $10.48 million through Jun 30, 2026, down 20.5% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $12.16 million, down 31.5% from FY2024.
- Interest Paid shows a three-year compound annual growth rate of 24.0% (FY2022 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Interest Paid was $17.74 million in FY2024 (-20.9%), $22.44 million in FY2023 (+251.6%) and $6.38 million in FY2022.
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the lowest quarterly Interest Paid since Q3 2022.
- Compared with a year earlier, Interest Paid has declined for ten straight quarters, with an average decline of 29.9% over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Interest Paid over five years was Q3 2023 (growth of 523.4%); the worst was Q2 2025 (a decline of 45.6%).
- Per Business Quant data, HTLD's Interest Paid in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was $2.53 million (Q1 2026), $2.84 million (Q4 2025) and $3.24 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Interest Paid (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 179.72 Bn | 171.97 Bn | - | 432.00 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 | 175.73 Mn |
| 5 | Fedex | 76.69 Bn | 42.88 Bn | 18.84 Bn | - |
| 6 | Norfolk Southern | 73.66 Bn | 68.13 Bn | - | 187.00 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 | 1.59 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 1.59 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.88 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.53 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.84 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 3.24 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.92 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.17 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3.45 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 3.64 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 5.37 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 5.29 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 5.67 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 5.17 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 5.48 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 6.12 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 5.40 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 830,000.00 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 159,000.00 |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 594,000.00 |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 40,000.00 |
API Access
Heartland Express Interest 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=interest-paid&ticker=HTLD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "interest-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=interest-paid&ticker=HTLD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();