Heartland Express (HTLD) Return on Assets [ROA] (2010 - 2026)
Heartland Express' Return on Assets [ROA] came in at -1.86% for Q2 2026, up 0.85 percentage points from -2.71% a year earlier and up 1.79 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Heartland Express (HTLD) Return on Assets [ROA] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Heartland Express' Return on Assets [ROA] was -4.15%, down 2.06 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Assets [ROA] has declined in each of the last three years, with a five-year change of -11.81 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Assets [ROA] was -2.09% in FY2024 (-3.02 pp), 0.93% in FY2023 (-9.35 pp), 10.28% in FY2022 (+1.85 pp) and 8.43% in FY2021 (+0.78 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] since Q3 2024.
- Year-over-year, Return on Assets [ROA] increased in 1 of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.56 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Assets [ROA] over five years came in Q2 2022 (a gain of 5.80 percentage points), and the weakest in Q2 2023 (a drop of 9.69 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows HTLD's Return on Assets [ROA] at -3.66% (Q1 2026), -4.28% (Q4 2025) and -2.73% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 179.72 Bn | 171.97 Bn | - | 10.59% |
| 2 | Csx | 95.95 Bn | 91.18 Bn | - | 8.03% |
| 3 | United Parcel Service | 84.51 Bn | 61.36 Bn | 22.04 Bn | 6.14% |
| 4 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 81.84 Bn | 81.57 Bn | 57.15 Mn | 4.42% |
| 5 | Fedex | 76.69 Bn | 42.88 Bn | 18.84 Bn | 4.58% |
| 6 | Norfolk Southern | 73.66 Bn | 68.13 Bn | - | 5.89% |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 56.72 Bn | 38.90 Bn | - | 3.92% |
| 8 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 36.07 Bn | 34.91 Bn | 1.56 Bn | 19.98% |
| 9 | United Airlines Holdings | 35.51 Bn | -22.18 Bn | - | 4.21% |
| 10 | Heartland Express | 808.32 Mn | 634.46 Mn | 170.22 Mn | -1.11% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | -1.11% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | -1.86% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -3.66% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -4.28% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -2.73% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -2.71% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -2.13% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -2.21% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -1.64% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -1.69% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -0.87% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.96% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.59% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 3.76% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 7.89% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 7.93% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 9.84% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 13.44% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 8.78% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 8.40% |
API Access
Heartland Express Return on Assets [ROA] 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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=HTLD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=HTLD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();