Heartland Express (HTLD) Long-Term Deferred Tax (2016 - 2026)
Heartland Express (HTLD) posted Long-Term Deferred Tax of $1.31 million for Q2 2026, up 43.4% from $914,000 a year earlier and up 6.2% from the prior quarter.
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Heartland Express (HTLD) Long-Term Deferred Tax (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Heartland Express' Long-Term Deferred Tax came in at $1.35 million, up 43.0% from FY2024.
- Annual Long-Term Deferred Tax shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of -30.2% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Heartland Express' Long-Term Deferred Tax was $946,000 in FY2024 (-36.7%), $1.49 million in FY2023 (+22.1%) and $1.22 million in FY2022.
- Quarterly Long-Term Deferred Tax has run from a low of $914,000 in Q2 2025 to a high of $1.99 million in Q3 2022 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Long-Term Deferred Tax has increased in each of the last three quarters, with an average decline of 3.2% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Long-Term Deferred Tax in the past five years was Q2 2026, with growth of 43.4%; the weakest was Q4 2024, with a decline of 36.7%.
- According to Business Quant data, Long-Term Deferred Tax for the three prior quarters was $1.24 million (Q1 2026), $1.35 million (Q4 2025) and $921,000 (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 161.62 Bn | 156.15 Bn | - |
| 2 | Csx | 86.16 Bn | 82.37 Bn | - |
| 3 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 74.78 Bn | 74.50 Bn | - |
| 4 | United Parcel Service | 70.01 Bn | 46.94 Bn | - |
| 5 | Norfolk Southern | 69.45 Bn | 64.09 Bn | - |
| 6 | Fedex | 67.46 Bn | 33.40 Bn | - |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 54.88 Bn | 37.06 Bn | - |
| 8 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 36.07 Bn | 35.33 Bn | - |
| 9 | Ryanair Holdings | 28.71 Bn | 12.72 Bn | 3.13 Bn |
| 10 | Heartland Express | 897.78 Mn | 739.74 Mn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.31 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.24 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.35 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 921,000.00 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 914,000.00 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 950,000.00 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 946,000.00 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.16 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.30 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.40 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.49 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.50 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.56 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.49 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.22 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.99 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 8.16 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 5.30 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 5.30 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 5.30 Mn |
API Access
Heartland Express Long-Term Deferred Tax 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=long-term-deferred-tax&ticker=HTLD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "long-term-deferred-tax", "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=long-term-deferred-tax&ticker=HTLD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();