Growth Metrics

Heartland Express (HTLD) Return on Sales (2016 - 2025)

Historic Return on Sales for Heartland Express (HTLD) over the last 17 years, with Q3 2025 value amounting to 0.04%.

  • Heartland Express' Return on Sales fell 100.0% to 0.04% in Q3 2025 from the same period last year, while for Sep 2025 it was 0.04%, marking a year-over-year decrease of 200.0%. This contributed to the annual value of 0.03% for FY2024, which is 400.0% down from last year.
  • As of Q3 2025, Heartland Express' Return on Sales stood at 0.04%, which was down 100.0% from 0.05% recorded in Q2 2025.
  • Heartland Express' 5-year Return on Sales high stood at 0.41% for Q2 2022, and its period low was 0.06% during Q1 2025.
  • For the 5-year period, Heartland Express' Return on Sales averaged around 0.05%, with its median value being 0.03% (2023).
  • Its Return on Sales has fluctuated over the past 5 years, first soared by 2700bps in 2022, then tumbled by -3800bps in 2023.
  • Heartland Express' Return on Sales (Quarter) stood at 0.14% in 2021, then tumbled by -68bps to 0.04% in 2022, then tumbled by -58bps to 0.02% in 2023, then tumbled by -141bps to 0.01% in 2024, then plummeted by -452bps to 0.04% in 2025.
  • Its Return on Sales was 0.04% in Q3 2025, compared to 0.05% in Q2 2025 and 0.06% in Q1 2025.