Growth Metrics

Heartland Express (HTLD) Return on Assets (2016 - 2025)

Heartland Express (HTLD) has disclosed Return on Assets for 16 consecutive years, with 0.04% as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Return on Assets fell 2.0% to 0.04% in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.04% through Dec 2025, down 2.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.04% for FY2025, 2.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Assets for Q4 2025 was 0.04% at Heartland Express, down from 0.03% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Assets was 0.13% in Q2 2022, with the low at 0.04% in Q4 2025.
  • Average Return on Assets over 5 years is 0.03%, with a median of 0.03% recorded in 2023.
  • The sharpest move saw Return on Assets rose 6bps in 2022, then decreased -10bps in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, Return on Assets stood at 0.08% in 2021, then fell by -6bps to 0.08% in 2022, then crashed by -88bps to 0.01% in 2023, then plummeted by -330bps to 0.02% in 2024, then plummeted by -94bps to 0.04% in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Assets over the past three periods came in at 0.04%, 0.03%, and 0.03% for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.