Growth Metrics

Heartland Express (HTLD) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2025)

Heartland Express (HTLD) has disclosed Return on Capital Employed for 16 consecutive years, with 0.05% as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 4.0% to 0.05% in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.05% through Dec 2025, down 4.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.05% for FY2025, 3.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q4 2025 was 0.05% at Heartland Express, down from 0.03% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 0.21% in Q2 2022, with the low at 0.05% in Q4 2025.
  • Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 0.06%, with a median of 0.05% recorded in 2023.
  • The sharpest move saw Return on Capital Employed rose 10bps in 2022, then decreased -14bps in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, Return on Capital Employed stood at 0.12% in 2021, then increased by 2bps to 0.12% in 2022, then plummeted by -76bps to 0.03% in 2023, then crashed by -155bps to 0.02% in 2024, then plummeted by -213bps to 0.05% in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods came in at 0.05%, 0.03%, and 0.03% for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.