Heartland Express HTLD
NASDAQ HTLD
$12.84 +0.48 (+3.88%)
At close: Aug 21, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Heartland Express (HTLD) Return on Invested Capital (2019 - 2026)

Heartland Express (HTLD) posted quarterly Return on Invested Capital of 0.01% for Q1 2026, down 1.0% year-over-year from 0.01% in Q1 2025, and little changed quarter-over-quarter from 0.01% in Q4 2025.

Heartland Express (HTLD) Return on Invested Capital (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Heartland Express (HTLD) has reported Return on Invested Capital for 7 consecutive years, with 0.01% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Return on Invested Capital fell 1.0% year-over-year to 0.01%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.01% (down 1.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 0.06%, down 4.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Invested Capital was little changed at 0.01% in Q1 2026 per HTLD's latest filing, from 0.01% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Invested Capital topped out at 0.03% in Q3 2022 and bottomed at 0.01% in Q4 2025.
  • Historically, Return on Invested Capital has averaged 0.0% across 5 years, with a median of 0.0% in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Return on Invested Capital declined 2 bps — and 2025, when it changed 0 bps.
  • Heartland Express' Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.02% in 2022, then sank by 71 bps to 0.01% in 2023, then plunged by 168 bps to 0.0% in 2024, then tumbled by 159 bps to 0.01% in 2025, then advanced by 0 bps to 0.01% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows HTLD's Return on Invested Capital at 0.01% in Q1 2026, 0.01% in Q4 2025, and 0.01% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROIC (Qtr)
1 Old Dominion Freight Line 42.90 Bn 42.61 Bn 1.52 Bn 0.13%
2 Xpo 23.22 Bn 22.92 Bn 1.89 Bn 0.01%
3 TFI International 11.64 Bn 11.44 Bn - 0.00%
4 Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings 11.60 Bn 11.42 Bn 1.77 Bn 0.00%
5 Saia 9.69 Bn 9.61 Bn - 0.71%
6 Schneider National 6.27 Bn 5.74 Bn 1.00 Bn 0.03%
7 Rxo 3.79 Bn 3.78 Bn 302.00 Mn 0.00%
8 Arcbest 3.14 Bn 2.97 Bn 1.14 Bn 0.00%
9 Werner Enterprises 2.33 Bn 2.27 Bn - 0.00%
10 Heartland Express 994.64 Mn 932.26 Mn 174.59 Mn -0.01%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 -0.01%
Mar 31, 2026 -0.01%
Dec 31, 2025 -0.01%
Sep 30, 2025 -0.01%
Jun 30, 2025 -0.01%
Mar 31, 2025 0.00%
Dec 31, 2024 0.00%
Sep 30, 2024 0.00%
Jun 30, 2024 0.00%
Mar 31, 2024 0.00%
Dec 31, 2023 0.01%
Sep 30, 2023 0.01%
Jun 30, 2023 0.01%
Mar 31, 2023 0.02%
Dec 31, 2022 0.02%
Sep 30, 2022 0.03%
Jun 30, 2020 0.05%
Mar 31, 2020 0.05%
Dec 31, 2019 0.05%