Heartland Express (HTLD) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)

Heartland Express (HTLD) has 18 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $179.6 million in Q1 2026.

• Quarterly Operating Expenses rose 939.13% year-over-year to $179.6 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $1.2 billion (up 51.67% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $863.1 million, down 19.16% from the prior year.
• Operating Expenses slipped to $179.6 million in Q1 2026 per HTLD's latest filing, from $813.0 million in the prior quarter.
• Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $813.0 million in Q4 2025 and bottomed at $5.1 million in Q1 2022.
• The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $203.8 million (2025), against an average of $220.1 million.
• The widest annual swing landed in 2024, when Operating Expenses soared 1794.74%; it then sank 93.93% in 2025.
• Tracing HTLD's Operating Expenses over 5 years: stood at $756.2 million in 2022, then plunged by 65.0% to $264.6 million in 2023, then slipped by 8.72% to $241.6 million in 2024, then jumped by 236.58% to $813.0 million in 2025, then tumbled by 77.92% to $179.6 million in 2026.
• Per Business Quant, the three latest HTLD Operating Expenses figures stand at $179.6 million (Q1 2026), $813.0 million (Q4 2025), and $203.8 million (Q3 2025).

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