Heartland Express (HTLD) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026)
Heartland Express (HTLD) reported Retained Earnings of $967.48 million for Q3 2026, down 1.9% from $986.4 million a year earlier and down 0.1% from the prior quarter.
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Heartland Express (HTLD) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Heartland Express posted Retained Earnings of $965.41 million, down 5.7% from FY2024.
- Retained Earnings has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 1.6% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Retained Earnings came in at $1.02 billion in FY2024 (-3.4%), $1.06 billion in FY2023 (+0.8%), $1.05 billion in FY2022 (+13.8%) and $924.38 million in FY2021 (+3.7%).
- Five-year quarterly Retained Earnings spans a low of $924.38 million in Q4 2021 and a high of $1.07 billion in Q2 2023.
- Year over year, Retained Earnings has now declined in each of the last 11 quarters, with an average decline of 3.8% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Retained Earnings in five years was Q3 2022 (growth of 14.6%); the low point was Q4 2025 (a decline of 5.7%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q3 2026 came in at $968.07 million (Q2 2026), $959.03 million (Q1 2026) and $965.41 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Retained Earnings (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 179.72 Bn | 171.97 Bn | - | 72.82 Bn |
| 2 | Csx | 95.95 Bn | 91.18 Bn | - | 11.61 Bn |
| 3 | United Parcel Service | 84.51 Bn | 61.36 Bn | 22.04 Bn | 18.60 Bn |
| 4 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 81.84 Bn | 81.57 Bn | 57.15 Mn | 13.56 Bn |
| 5 | Fedex | 76.69 Bn | 42.88 Bn | 18.84 Bn | 44.46 Bn |
| 6 | Norfolk Southern | 73.66 Bn | 68.13 Bn | - | 14.36 Bn |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 56.72 Bn | 38.90 Bn | - | 14.88 Bn |
| 8 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 36.07 Bn | 34.91 Bn | 1.56 Bn | 4.41 Bn |
| 9 | United Airlines Holdings | 35.51 Bn | -22.18 Bn | - | 12.56 Bn |
| 10 | Heartland Express | 808.32 Mn | 634.46 Mn | 170.22 Mn | 967.48 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 967.48 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 968.07 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 959.03 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 965.41 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 986.40 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 996.23 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.01 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.02 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.03 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.04 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.04 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.06 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.06 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.07 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.06 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.05 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.04 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.01 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 939.57 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 924.38 Mn |
API Access
Heartland Express Retained Earnings 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=retained-earnings&ticker=HTLD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "retained-earnings", "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=retained-earnings&ticker=HTLD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();