Heartland Express (HTLD) Return on Equity [ROE] (2010 - 2026)
Heartland Express' Return on Equity [ROE] was -2.92% in Q2 2026, up 1.58 percentage points from -4.50% a year earlier and up 2.85 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Heartland Express (HTLD) Return on Equity [ROE] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Equity [ROE] at Heartland Express came in at -6.65%, down 3.13 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Equity [ROE] has now declined for three consecutive years, with a five-year change of -16.70 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Equity [ROE] was -3.52% in FY2024 (-5.24 pp), 1.72% in FY2023 (-15.16 pp), 16.88% in FY2022 (+5.96 pp) and 10.92% in FY2021 (+0.87 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] since Q3 2024.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Equity [ROE] was higher in 1 of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -2.53 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Equity [ROE] over five years was Q2 2022 (a gain of 7.80 percentage points); the worst was Q1 2024 (a drop of 16.54 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, HTLD's Return on Equity [ROE] in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was -5.77% (Q1 2026), -6.85% (Q4 2025) and -4.46% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 179.72 Bn | 171.97 Bn | - | 35.69% |
| 2 | Csx | 95.95 Bn | 91.18 Bn | - | 25.37% |
| 3 | United Parcel Service | 84.51 Bn | 61.36 Bn | 22.04 Bn | 29.36% |
| 4 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 81.84 Bn | 81.57 Bn | 57.15 Mn | 8.38% |
| 5 | Fedex | 76.69 Bn | 42.88 Bn | 18.84 Bn | 14.43% |
| 6 | Norfolk Southern | 73.66 Bn | 68.13 Bn | - | 16.28% |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 56.72 Bn | 38.90 Bn | - | 15.25% |
| 8 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 36.07 Bn | 34.91 Bn | 1.56 Bn | 25.21% |
| 9 | United Airlines Holdings | 35.51 Bn | -22.18 Bn | - | 20.76% |
| 10 | Heartland Express | 808.32 Mn | 634.46 Mn | 170.22 Mn | -1.68% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | -1.68% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | -2.92% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -5.77% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -6.85% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -4.46% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -4.50% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -3.49% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -3.61% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -2.74% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -2.87% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -1.51% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.71% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.90% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 6.93% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 15.03% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 15.75% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 16.69% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 17.75% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 11.20% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 11.04% |
API Access
Heartland Express Return on Equity [ROE] 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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=HTLD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=HTLD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();