Heartland Express (HTLD) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)
Heartland Express (HTLD) posted quarterly 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% quarter-over-quarter from 5.15% in Q4 2025.
Heartland Express (HTLD) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Heartland Express (HTLD) has reported Return on Capital Employed for 17 consecutive years, with 4.27% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 251.0% year-over-year to 4.27%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 4.27% (down 251.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 4.98%, down 343.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed advanced 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.
- Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 3.97% across 5 years, with a median of 0.38% in 2024.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed jumped 967 bps — and 2023, when it sank 1385 bps.
- Heartland Express' Return on Capital Employed stood at 12.32% in 2022, then sank by 76 bps to 2.99% in 2023, then plunged by 155 bps to 1.65% in 2024, then tumbled by 213 bps to 5.15% in 2025, then gained by 17 bps to 4.27% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows HTLD's Return on Capital Employed at 4.27% in Q1 2026, 5.15% in Q4 2025, and 2.9% in Q3 2025.
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -1.59% |
| 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% |