Heartland Express (HTLD) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)
Heartland Express (HTLD) reported Return on Capital Employed of 4.27% for Q1 2026, down 251.0% year-over-year from 2.83% in Q1 2025, and up 17.18% on a QoQ basis from 5.15% in Q4 2025.
Heartland Express (HTLD) has 17 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 4.27% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 251.0% year-over-year to 4.27% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 4.27% (down 251.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 4.98%, down 343.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed rose to 4.27% in Q1 2026 per HTLD's latest filing, from 5.15% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 20.72% in Q2 2022 and bottomed at 5.15% in Q4 2025.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 0.38% (2024), against an average of 3.97%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Return on Capital Employed surged 967 bps; it then tumbled 1385 bps in 2023.
- Tracing HTLD's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 12.32% in 2022, then slumped by 76 bps to 2.99% in 2023, then sank by 155 bps to 1.65% in 2024, then plunged by 213 bps to 5.15% in 2025, then grew by 17 bps to 4.27% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest HTLD Return on Capital Employed figures stand at 4.27% (Q1 2026), 5.15% (Q4 2025), and 2.9% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 47.65 Bn | 47.37 Bn | 1.33 Bn | 26.96% |
| 2 | Xpo | 25.84 Bn | 25.61 Bn | 1.67 Bn | 10.45% |
| 3 | Saia | 12.92 Bn | 12.88 Bn | - | 10.92% |
| 4 | Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings | 12.67 Bn | 12.61 Bn | 1.57 Bn | 1.68% |
| 5 | Schneider National | 6.38 Bn | 6.12 Bn | 1.27 Bn | 3.81% |
| 6 | Rxo | 4.55 Bn | 4.53 Bn | 254.00 Mn | -3.46% |
| 7 | Arcbest | 3.15 Bn | 3.06 Bn | 951.93 Mn | 4.94% |
| 8 | Werner Enterprises | 2.55 Bn | 2.51 Bn | 726.17 Mn | 0.83% |
| 9 | Marten Transport | 1.43 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 203.18 Mn | 0.59% |
| 10 | Heartland Express | 1.20 Bn | 1.16 Bn | 167.03 Mn | -4.27% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -4.27% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -5.15% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -2.90% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -2.84% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -1.75% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -1.65% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -0.84% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -0.84% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.38% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.99% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 4.01% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 6.87% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 12.64% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 12.32% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 15.13% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 20.72% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 12.73% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 12.09% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 12.21% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 11.04% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 10.89% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 10.56% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 10.14% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 10.20% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 10.88% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 10.95% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 12.99% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 13.59% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 13.10% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 12.05% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 9.76% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 7.88% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 8.07% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 8.85% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 10.93% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 11.82% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 12.61% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 12.69% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 13.89% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 14.93% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 16.54% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 17.00% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 17.86% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 19.13% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 20.66% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 19.18% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 19.10% |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 17.99% |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 16.10% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 20.70% |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 24.19% |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 22.39% |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 24.14% |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 20.56% |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 19.35% |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 20.50% |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 22.68% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 21.78% |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 21.19% |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 22.17% |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 21.25% |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 18.23% |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 19.06% |