Growth Metrics

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

Historic Return on Invested Capital for Heartland Express (HTLD) over the last 16 years, with Q3 2025 value amounting to 0.03%.

  • Heartland Express' Return on Invested Capital fell 200.0% to 0.03% in Q3 2025 from the same period last year, while for Sep 2025 it was 0.03%, marking a year-over-year decrease of 200.0%. This contributed to the annual value of 0.02% for FY2024, which is 400.0% down from last year.
  • Latest data reveals that Heartland Express reported Return on Invested Capital of 0.03% as of Q3 2025, which was down 200.0% from 0.03% recorded in Q2 2025.
  • Heartland Express' 5-year Return on Invested Capital high stood at 0.17% for Q2 2022, and its period low was 0.03% during Q3 2025.
  • Its 5-year average for Return on Invested Capital is 0.06%, with a median of 0.08% in 2023.
  • As far as peak fluctuations go, Heartland Express' Return on Invested Capital surged by 700bps in 2022, and later tumbled by -1300bps in 2024.
  • Quarter analysis of 5 years shows Heartland Express' Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.11% in 2021, then grew by 21bps to 0.13% in 2022, then tumbled by -76bps to 0.03% in 2023, then crashed by -157bps to 0.02% in 2024, then crashed by -84bps to 0.03% in 2025.
  • Its last three reported values are 0.03% in Q3 2025, 0.03% for Q2 2025, and 0.02% during Q1 2025.