Growth Metrics

Heartland Express (HTLD) Total Debt (2013 - 2026)

Heartland Express (HTLD) reported Total Debt of $149.9 million for Q1 2026, down 24.9% year-over-year from $199.6 million in Q1 2025, and down 6.19% on a QoQ basis from $159.8 million in Q4 2025.

Heartland Express (HTLD) has 8 years of Total Debt data on file, last reported at $149.9 million in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Total Debt fell 24.9% year-over-year to $149.9 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $149.9 million (down 24.9% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $159.8 million, down 20.41% from the prior year.
  • Total Debt fell to $149.9 million in Q1 2026 per HTLD's latest filing, from $159.8 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Total Debt topped out at $465.0 million in Q3 2022 and bottomed at $10.9 million in Q2 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Total Debt is $222.0 million (2024), against an average of $252.8 million.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when Total Debt jumped 3091.86%; it then sank 39.87% in 2024.
  • Tracing HTLD's Total Debt over 5 years: stood at $413.0 million in 2022, then retreated by 27.36% to $300.0 million in 2023, then tumbled by 33.08% to $200.7 million in 2024, then retreated by 20.41% to $159.8 million in 2025, then decreased by 6.19% to $149.9 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest HTLD Total Debt figures stand at $149.9 million (Q1 2026), $159.8 million (Q4 2025), and $185.4 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Total Debt (Qtr)
1 Old Dominion Freight Line 47.65 Bn 47.37 Bn 1.33 Bn 40.00 Mn
2 Xpo 25.84 Bn 25.61 Bn 1.67 Bn 3.28 Bn
3 Saia 12.92 Bn 12.88 Bn - 112.76 Mn
4 Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings 12.67 Bn 12.61 Bn 1.57 Bn 1.14 Bn
5 Schneider National 6.38 Bn 6.12 Bn 1.27 Bn 398.80 Mn
6 Rxo 4.55 Bn 4.53 Bn 254.00 Mn 447.00 Mn
7 Arcbest 3.15 Bn 3.06 Bn 951.93 Mn 223.65 Mn
8 Werner Enterprises 2.55 Bn 2.51 Bn 726.17 Mn 878.20 Mn
9 Marten Transport 1.43 Bn 1.38 Bn 203.18 Mn -
10 Heartland Express 1.20 Bn 1.16 Bn 167.03 Mn 149.89 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 149.89 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 159.77 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 185.38 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 193.97 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 199.58 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 200.75 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 206.79 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 237.17 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 263.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 300.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 343.93 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 348.77 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 365.95 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 413.01 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 465.02 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 10.93 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 14.28 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 24.60 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 21.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 43.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 62.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 75.00 Mn