Heartland Express (HTLD) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Heartland Express (HTLD) recorded Operating Expenses of $167.58 million in Q2 2026, down 24.8% from $222.81 million a year earlier and down 6.7% from the prior quarter.
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Heartland Express (HTLD) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Heartland Express' Operating Expenses came in at $753.13 million as of Jun 30, 2026, down 22.0% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $863.12 million, down 19.2% from FY2024.
- Annual Operating Expenses has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 9.4% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Operating Expenses came in at $1.07 billion in FY2024 (-8.4%), $1.17 billion in FY2023 (+49.4%), $779.64 million in FY2022 (+55.3%) and $501.88 million in FY2021 (-9.1%).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the lowest quarterly Operating Expenses since Q2 2022.
- On a year-over-year basis, Operating Expenses has declined for 11 consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 18.1% over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Operating Expenses in the last five years was growth of 250.3% in Q2 2023, against a decline of 34.7% in Q2 2022 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $179.55 million (Q1 2026), $202.2 million (Q4 2025) and $203.8 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 162.85 Bn | 157.37 Bn | - | 4.10 Bn |
| 2 | Csx | 86.62 Bn | 82.84 Bn | - | 2.43 Bn |
| 3 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 76.11 Bn | 75.83 Bn | - | 1.95 Bn |
| 4 | United Parcel Service | 70.66 Bn | 47.58 Bn | - | 21.90 Bn |
| 5 | Norfolk Southern | 70.32 Bn | 64.96 Bn | - | 2.34 Bn |
| 6 | Fedex | 68.53 Bn | 34.48 Bn | - | 23.46 Bn |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 55.25 Bn | 37.43 Bn | - | 17.89 Bn |
| 8 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 36.69 Bn | 35.95 Bn | - | 1.09 Bn |
| 9 | Ryanair Holdings | 28.78 Bn | 12.78 Bn | 3.13 Bn | 4.43 Bn |
| 10 | Heartland Express | 884.63 Mn | 726.59 Mn | - | 167.58 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 167.58 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 179.55 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 202.20 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 203.80 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 222.81 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 234.32 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 241.56 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 267.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 274.49 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 284.70 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 264.64 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 302.47 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 289.94 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 308.03 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 328.76 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 239.23 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 82.77 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 128.88 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 121.64 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 119.34 Mn |
API Access
Heartland Express Operating 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=operating-expenses&ticker=HTLD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-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=operating-expenses&ticker=HTLD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();