Growth Metrics

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

Historic Operating Margin for Heartland Express (HTLD) over the last 17 years, with Q3 2025 value amounting to 3.69%.

  • Heartland Express' Operating Margin fell 9400.0% to 3.69% in Q3 2025 from the same period last year, while for Sep 2025 it was 3.86%, marking a year-over-year decrease of 28800.0%. This contributed to the annual value of 1.93% for FY2024, which is 54400.0% down from last year.
  • Heartland Express' Operating Margin amounted to 3.69% in Q3 2025, which was down 9400.0% from 5.9% recorded in Q2 2025.
  • Over the past 5 years, Heartland Express' Operating Margin peaked at 55.93% during Q2 2022, and registered a low of 6.79% during Q1 2025.
  • For the 5-year period, Heartland Express' Operating Margin averaged around 7.89%, with its median value being 5.3% (2023).
  • As far as peak fluctuations go, Heartland Express' Operating Margin soared by 381900bps in 2022, and later tumbled by -506300bps in 2023.
  • Quarter analysis of 5 years shows Heartland Express' Operating Margin stood at 17.89% in 2021, then tumbled by -59bps to 7.37% in 2022, then tumbled by -47bps to 3.89% in 2023, then tumbled by -89bps to 0.42% in 2024, then plummeted by -977bps to 3.69% in 2025.
  • Its last three reported values are 3.69% in Q3 2025, 5.9% for Q2 2025, and 6.79% during Q1 2025.