Heartland Express (HTLD) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
Heartland Express (HTLD) posted quarterly Operating Margin of 1.87% for Q1 2026, up 492.0% year-over-year from 0.32% in Q1 2025, and up 85.32% quarter-over-quarter from 12.74% in Q4 2025.
Heartland Express (HTLD) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Heartland Express (HTLD) has reported Operating Margin for 18 consecutive years, with 1.87% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Operating Margin rose 492.0% year-over-year to 1.87%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 6.01% (down 393.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 7.13%, down 519.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin rose to 1.87% in Q1 2026 per HTLD's latest filing, from 12.74% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Operating Margin topped out at 55.93% in Q2 2022 and bottomed at 12.74% in Q4 2025.
- Historically, Operating Margin has averaged 3.87% across 5 years, with a median of 0.1% in 2024.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Margin jumped 3818 bps — and 2023, when it plunged 5063 bps.
- Heartland Express' Operating Margin stood at 7.37% in 2022, then tumbled by 47 bps to 3.89% in 2023, then sank by 89 bps to 0.42% in 2024, then slumped by 3126 bps to 12.74% in 2025, then soared by 85 bps to 1.87% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows HTLD's Operating Margin at 1.87% in Q1 2026, 12.74% in Q4 2025, and 3.69% in Q3 2025.
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| 10 | Heartland Express | 979.16 Mn | 916.78 Mn | 174.59 Mn | 8.99% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 8.99% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -1.87% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -12.74% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -3.69% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -5.90% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -6.79% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.42% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -2.75% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.10% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -5.32% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.89% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -2.52% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 5.30% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 6.92% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 7.37% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 12.68% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 55.93% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 14.80% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 17.89% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 21.80% |