Growth Metrics

Heartland Express (HTLD) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026)

Heartland Express (HTLD) reported Retained Earnings of $959.0 million for Q1 2026, down 4.92% year-over-year from $1.0 billion in Q1 2025, and down 0.66% on a QoQ basis from $965.4 million in Q4 2025.

Heartland Express (HTLD) has 18 years of Retained Earnings data on file, last reported at $959.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Retained Earnings fell 4.92% year-over-year to $959.0 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $959.0 million (down 4.92% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $965.4 million, down 5.73% from the prior year.
  • Retained Earnings eased to $959.0 million in Q1 2026 per HTLD's latest filing, from $965.4 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Retained Earnings topped out at $1.1 billion in Q2 2023 and bottomed at $939.6 million in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Retained Earnings is $1.0 billion (2024), against an average of $1.0 billion.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Retained Earnings increased 14.59%; it then slipped 5.73% in 2025.
  • Tracing HTLD's Retained Earnings over 5 years: stood at $1.1 billion in 2022, then grew by 0.8% to $1.1 billion in 2023, then retreated by 3.4% to $1.0 billion in 2024, then fell by 5.73% to $965.4 million in 2025, then decreased by 0.66% to $959.0 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest HTLD Retained Earnings figures stand at $959.0 million (Q1 2026), $965.4 million (Q4 2025), and $986.4 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Retained Earnings (Qtr)
1 Old Dominion Freight Line 47.65 Bn 47.37 Bn 1.33 Bn 4.14 Bn
2 Xpo 25.84 Bn 25.61 Bn 1.67 Bn 989.00 Mn
3 Saia 12.92 Bn 12.88 Bn - 2.33 Bn
4 Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings 12.67 Bn 12.61 Bn 1.57 Bn -376,000.00
5 Schneider National 6.38 Bn 6.12 Bn 1.27 Bn -2.10 Mn
6 Rxo 4.55 Bn 4.53 Bn 254.00 Mn -7.00 Mn
7 Arcbest 3.15 Bn 3.06 Bn 951.93 Mn 1.48 Bn
8 Werner Enterprises 2.55 Bn 2.51 Bn 726.17 Mn 1.89 Bn
9 Marten Transport 1.43 Bn 1.38 Bn 203.18 Mn 712.05 Mn
10 Heartland Express 1.20 Bn 1.16 Bn 167.03 Mn 959.03 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
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
Sep 30, 2021 905.62 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 922.25 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 903.11 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 890.97 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 874.92 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 855.83 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 838.28 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 826.67 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 815.52 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 796.66 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 775.94 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 760.26 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 739.46 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 722.05 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 705.89 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 694.17 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 657.24 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 650.99 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 638.04 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 625.67 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 614.22 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 603.36 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 588.66 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 575.95 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 560.62 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 547.24 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 525.69 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 509.83 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 490.05 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 469.07 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 444.36 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 432.03 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 417.95 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 -684,000.00
Mar 31, 2013 386.35 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 368.31 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 440.77 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 430.05 Mn
Mar 31, 2012 413.56 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 -3.08 Mn
Sep 30, 2011 383.32 Mn
Jun 30, 2011 -3.08 Mn
Mar 31, 2011 348.99 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 -3.08 Mn
Sep 30, 2010 -3.08 Mn
Jun 30, 2010 -5.58 Mn
Dec 31, 2009 371.65 Mn