Heartland Express (HTLD) Profit After Tax (2009 - 2026)
Heartland Express (HTLD) posted quarterly Profit After Tax of -$4.8 million for Q1 2026, up 65.25% year-over-year from -$2.9 million in Q1 2025, and up 75.2% quarter-over-quarter from -$19.4 million in Q4 2025.
Heartland Express (HTLD) Profit After Tax (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Heartland Express (HTLD) has reported Profit After Tax for 18 consecutive years, with -$4.8 million the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Profit After Tax rose 65.25% year-over-year to -$4.8 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$43.4 million (down 52.36% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was -$52.5 million, down 76.48% from the prior year.
- Profit After Tax rose to -$4.8 million in Q1 2026 per HTLD's latest filing, from -$19.4 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Profit After Tax topped out at $76.9 million in Q2 2022 and bottomed at -$19.4 million in Q4 2025.
- Historically, Profit After Tax has averaged $3.6 million across 5 years, with a median of -$3.5 million in 2024.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Profit After Tax jumped 270.77% — and 2025, when it slumped 949.22%.
- Heartland Express' Profit After Tax stood at $15.5 million in 2022, then slumped by 67.11% to $5.1 million in 2023, then plunged by 136.37% to -$1.9 million in 2024, then plunged by 949.22% to -$19.4 million in 2025, then jumped by 75.2% to -$4.8 million in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows HTLD's Profit After Tax at -$4.8 million in Q1 2026, -$19.4 million in Q4 2025, and -$8.3 million in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | PAT (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 42.90 Bn | 42.61 Bn | 1.52 Bn | 350.60 Mn |
| 2 | Xpo | 23.22 Bn | 22.92 Bn | 1.89 Bn | 162.00 Mn |
| 3 | TFI International | 11.64 Bn | 11.44 Bn | - | 136.15 Mn |
| 4 | Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings | 11.60 Bn | 11.42 Bn | 1.77 Bn | 43.42 Mn |
| 5 | Saia | 9.69 Bn | 9.61 Bn | - | 94.26 Mn |
| 6 | Schneider National | 6.27 Bn | 5.74 Bn | 1.00 Bn | 49.80 Mn |
| 7 | Rxo | 3.79 Bn | 3.78 Bn | 302.00 Mn | -9.00 Mn |
| 8 | Arcbest | 3.14 Bn | 2.97 Bn | 1.14 Bn | -13.82 Mn |
| 9 | Werner Enterprises | 2.33 Bn | 2.27 Bn | - | 6.35 Mn |
| 10 | Heartland Express | 994.64 Mn | 932.26 Mn | 174.59 Mn | 10.58 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 10.58 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -4.82 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -19.44 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -8.28 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -10.86 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -13.87 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -1.85 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -9.28 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -3.48 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -15.11 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 5.10 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -10.70 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 7.77 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 12.61 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 15.49 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 24.42 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 76.91 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 16.78 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 20.34 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 24.47 Mn |