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Heartland Express (HTLD) Operating Expenses (2016 - 2025)

Heartland Express (HTLD) has disclosed Operating Expenses for 17 consecutive years, with $813.0 million as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Operating Expenses rose 236.58% to $813.0 million in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $1.1 billion through Dec 2025, up 267.54% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $863.1 million for FY2025, 19.16% down from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses for Q4 2025 was $813.0 million at Heartland Express, up from $15.4 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Operating Expenses was $1.1 billion in Q4 2023, with the low at $5.1 million in Q1 2022.
  • Average Operating Expenses over 5 years is $196.0 million, with a median of $18.4 million recorded in 2024.
  • Peak annual rise in Operating Expenses hit 1576.58% in 2021, while the deepest fall reached 96.18% in 2021.
  • Over 5 years, Operating Expenses stood at $121.6 million in 2021, then skyrocketed by 521.7% to $756.2 million in 2022, then surged by 47.76% to $1.1 billion in 2023, then tumbled by 78.38% to $241.6 million in 2024, then surged by 236.58% to $813.0 million in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Operating Expenses over the past three periods came in at $813.0 million, $15.4 million, and $17.4 million for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.