Heartland Express Inc.

HTLD | NASDAQ

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$11.64

-$0.23 (-1.94%)

At close: Sep 21, 2026, 4:00 PM ET

$11.64

$0 (0.00%)

After-hours: Sep 21, 2026, 7:30 PM ET

Overview Rating Statistics Financials Earnings Analysts Ownership Profile

Market Data

Market Cap $919.8M

Enterprise Value $986M

Beta 1.33

Average Volume 661.83K

Shares Outstanding (Diluted) 77.4M

Shares Change YoY -0.86%

Institutional Ownership 47.42%

Exchange NASDAQ

ISIN US4223471040

Price Performance

Price Change 1M -9.8%

Price Change 3M -20.5%

Price Change 6M 12.1%

Price Change YTD 27.2%

Price Change 1Y 38.2%

Price Change 3Y -22.9%

Price Change 5Y -28.4%

1M CAGR (ann.) -3.4%

1Y CAGR (ann.) 42.5%

5Y CAGR (ann.) -5.5%

All-Time CAGR 0.3%

Valuation

PE Ratio -41.57

Forward PE 21.64

PEG Ratio 3.55

Forward PEG -0.23

PS Ratio 1.23

Forward PS 1.20

PB Ratio 1.19

P/FCF Ratio -14.09

P/Adj. FCF Ratio -13.91

P/OCF Ratio 11.52

EV/Sales 1.34

EV/EBIT -23.91

EV/EBITDA 9.64

EV/FCF -15.41

Earnings Yield -2.4%

FCF Yield -7.1%

Adj. FCF Yield -7.2%

Financial Health

Net Debt $75.71M

Total Debt $146.4M

Cash & Short-Term Investments $62.39M

Total Assets $1.17B

Current Ratio 1.58

Quick Ratio 1.58

Debt / Equity Ratio 0.19

Debt / EBITDA 1.43

Debt / FCF -2.29

OCF / Debt 0.59

Interest Coverage -5.16

Altman Z-Score 3.05

Piotroski F-Score 6

Margins & Profitability

Gross Profit Margin 7.5%

Operating Profit Margin -6.7%

EBITDA Margin 13.9%

Net Profit Margin -3.0%

FCF Margin -8.7%

Adj. FCF Margin -8.8%

SBC / Revenue 0.1%

SBC Impact (per share) -1.3%

Returns

Return on Assets -1.9%

Return on Equity -2.9%

Return on Invested Capital -4.0%

Return on Capital Employed -4.6%

Return on Tangible Assets -2.8%

Historical Growth (CAGR)

Revenue CAGR 3Y -16.5%

Revenue CAGR 5Y 3.3%

Revenue CAGR 10Y 0.8%

EPS CAGR 3Y 4.3%

EPS CAGR 5Y -179.9%

EPS CAGR 10Y -25.2%

FCF CAGR 3Y -36.0%

FCF CAGR 5Y -85.5%

FCF CAGR 10Y -3.2%

Analyst Forecasts

Analyst Rating Hold

Analyst Count 22

EPS Growth Next 3Y N/A

Revenue Growth Next 3Y N/A

Earnings Date N/A

EPS Estimate (next Q) N/A

EPS Growth Est (next Q) N/A

Revenue Est (next Q) N/A

Revenue Growth Est (next Q) N/A

Fair Value Estimates

Graham Number N/A

Graham Upside N/A

Lynch Fair Value N/A

Lynch Upside N/A

Price Target $13.25

Price Target Upside 13.8%

Cash Flow

Operating Cash Flow $86.62M

Free Cash Flow $-64.01M

Adj. Free Cash Flow $-64.85M

FCF Per Share -$1.11

OCF Per Share $1.01

OCF/S Ratio 10.7%

Income Statement

Revenue $736.28M

Gross Profit $55.14M

Operating Income $-49.1M

EBITDA $102.33M

Net Income $-21.96M

EPS (Diluted) -$0.28

Revenue / Employee $202.83K

Profit / Employee $-6.05K

Employees 3,630