Heartland Express, Inc.

$11.78 ▲ 1.24%

2026-04-21 07:22:02

Explore Heartland Express, Inc. stock price, valuation, financial statements, dividend history, analyst estimates, and long-term business fundamentals on StockSifting.

Market Cap

$916.29 M

Current Price

$11.78

52W High / Low

$12.13 / $7

Stock P/E

—

Book Value

$9.75

Dividend Yield

0.68%

ROCE

-5.72%

ROE

-6.65%

Face Value

—

EPS

$-0.67

Exp Qtr EPS

—

Sector

Industrials

Industry

Trucking

Employees

3,630

Beta

1.1

Debt / Equity

21.37

Current Ratio

1.04

Quick Ratio

1.04

Forward P/E

27.47

Price / Sales

1.06

Enterprise Value

$995.72 M

EV / EBITDA

10.23

EV / Revenue

1.24

Rating

Hold

Target Price

$10

EPS Forecast (FY)

—

ABOUT

In essence, heartland Express, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, delivers a broad range of short, medium, and long-haul truckload carrier and transportation services in the United States, Mexico, and Canada. In essence, it primarily delivers a broad range of nationwide asset-based dry van truckload services for shippers; cross-border freight and other transportation services; and temperature-controlled truckload services. In essence, this organization delivers its services under the Heartland Express, Millis Transfer, Smith Transport, and CFI brand names. In essence, it primarily caters to retailers, manufacturers, and parcel carriers in the consumer goods, appliances, food products, and automotive industries. In essence, this organization was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in North Liberty, Iowa. ROE at -6.65% based on the latest available annual data. ROCE at -5.72% using operating income and capital employed. Debt to equity stands at 0.21x. Operating margin is -8.94% on trailing numbers. Trailing twelve month sales are available in the dataset.

Pros

Balance sheet leverage appears manageable.
Meaningful dividend yield is available.

Cons

Return on equity is on the weaker side.
Capital efficiency is modest.
Operating margin is thin.
Net margin is relatively low.

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Quarterly Results

Figures shown in M / B

	Q4 2025	Q3 2025	Q2 2025	Q1 2025	Q4 2024
Sales	179.35 M	196.55 M	210.39 M	219.42 M	242.58 M
Operating Profit	-16.04 M	-13.94 M	-15.2 M	-16.68 M	-4.98 M
Net Profit	-19.44 M	-8.28 M	-10.86 M	-13.87 M	-1.85 M
EPS in Rs	-0.25	-0.11	-0.14	-0.18	-0.02

Profit & Loss

Figures shown in M / B

	2025	2024	2023	2022
Sales	805.71 M	1.05 B	1.21 B	968 M
Operating Profit	-61.87 M	-27.74 M	1.3 M	91.45 M
Net Profit	-52.45 M	-29.72 M	14.78 M	133.58 M
EPS in Rs	-0.68	-0.38	0.19	1.72

Balance Sheet

Figures shown in M / B

	2025	2024	2023	2022
Total Assets	1.19 B	1.33 B	1.51 B	1.67 B
Total Liabilities	436.3 M	511.59 M	644.39 M	814.01 M
Equity	755.32 M	822.6 M	865.26 M	855.48 M
Current Assets	114.6 M	129.45 M	169.27 M	229.78 M
Current Liabilities	110.16 M	119.56 M	123.48 M	156.76 M

Cash Flow

Last available yearly cash flow history

	2025	2024	2023	2022
Operating CF	89.31 M	144.35 M	165.27 M	194.71 M
Investing CF	-26 M	-46.54 M	-67.87 M	-663.26 M
Financing CF	-58.15 M	-112.71 M	-120.69 M	359.26 M
Free CF	-66.85 M	34.81 M	-43.33 M	34.15 M
Capex	-156.17 M	-109.54 M	-208.6 M	-160.57 M

5Y Margin & Growth History

Last 5 year derived history from yfinance annual statements

	2025	2024	2023	2022
Revenue Growth %	-23.08%	-13.25%	24.74%	—
Earnings Growth %	-76.48%	-301.16%	-88.94%	—
Profit Margin %	-6.51%	-2.84%	1.22%	13.8%
Operating Margin %	-7.68%	-2.65%	0.11%	9.45%
Gross Margin %	8.38%	10.52%	12.03%	20.73%
EBITDA Margin %	12.73%	15.51%	20.13%	33.34%

Dividend & Split History

Latest dividend and stock split events stored from yfinance

Dividend History

Ex Date	Dividend
2026-03-24	$0.02
2025-12-26	$0.02
2025-09-23	$0.02
2025-06-23	$0.02
2025-03-25	$0.02
2024-12-27	$0.02
2024-09-27	$0.02
2024-06-25	$0.02
2024-03-25	$0.02
2023-12-04	$0.02
2023-09-22	$0.02
2023-06-23	$0.02
2023-03-27	$0.02
2022-12-08	$0.02
2022-09-26	$0.02
2022-06-24	$0.02
2022-03-24	$0.02
2021-12-06	$0.02
2021-08-31	$0.52
2021-06-18	$0.02

Stock Splits

No stock split history available.

Shareholding Pattern

Shares and value shown in M / B

Holder Name	Type	Shares	Value	% Out	Report Date
iShares Trust-iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF	Mutual Fund	2.81 M	$29.9 M	0.04%	2026-01-31
American Century ETF Trust-Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF	Mutual Fund	1.32 M	$14.04 M	0.02%	2026-01-31
iShares Trust-iShares Russell 2000 ETF	Mutual Fund	1.04 M	$11.06 M	0.01%	2026-01-31
DFA INVESTMENT DIMENSIONS GROUP INC-U.S. Small Cap Value Portfolio	Mutual Fund	0.93 M	$9.85 M	0.01%	2026-01-31
Columbia Funds Series Trust I-Columbia Small Cap Value Discovery Fund	Mutual Fund	0.57 M	$6.07 M	0.01%	2026-01-31
Dimensional ETF Trust-Dimensional U.S. Targeted Value ETF	Mutual Fund	0.51 M	$5.45 M	0.01%	2026-01-31
iShares Trust-iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF	Mutual Fund	0.44 M	$4.73 M	0.01%	2026-01-31
Blackrock Inc.	Institutional	6.89 M	$73.29 M	0.09%	2025-12-31
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP	Institutional	3.67 M	$39.08 M	0.05%	2025-12-31
Vanguard Group Inc	Institutional	3.03 M	$32.22 M	0.04%	2025-12-31
Gate City Capital Management, LLC	Institutional	2.19 M	$23.33 M	0.03%	2025-12-31
State Street Corporation	Institutional	1.96 M	$20.87 M	0.03%	2025-12-31
American Century Companies Inc	Institutional	1.64 M	$17.47 M	0.02%	2025-12-31
VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund	Mutual Fund	1.34 M	$14.24 M	0.02%	2025-12-31
Geode Capital Management, LLC	Institutional	1.17 M	$12.42 M	0.02%	2025-12-31