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Heartland Express, Inc.
HTLD Industrials Trucking
Heartland Express, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $805.7 million, down 23.1% from fiscal 2024. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue fell 12.5%, EPS grew 200.0%, free cash flow grew 144.9% and total debt fell 30.5%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Dividend growth for ten consecutive years; insiders bought in the last twelve months.
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| Dec '25 | Dec '24 | Dec '23 | Dec '22 | Dec '21 | Dec '20 | Dec '19 | Dec '18 | Dec '17 | Dec '16 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Piotroski F-Score |
5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 7 |
P/E ratio |
0.00 | 0.00 | 77.39 | 9.22 | 16.82 | 20.80 | 23.65 | 20.80 | 25.98 | 30.16 |
P/S ratio |
0.87 | 0.84 | 0.91 | 1.27 | 2.20 | 2.28 | 2.89 | 2.47 | 3.24 | 2.79 |
Altman Z-Score |
2.62 | 2.85 | 2.96 | 2.78 | 6.62 | 6.36 | 7.25 | 7.45 | 7.85 | 7.00 |
Altman Z″-Score (non-manufacturers) |
4.16 | 4.14 | 4.09 | 4.20 | 8.94 | 7.91 | 7.70 | 8.59 | 7.02 | 7.04 |
P/FCF ratio |
11.15 | 9.03 | 11.71 | 5.95 | 11.06 | 21.77 | 22.85 | 13.96 | 26.97 | 13.46 |
P/Operating CF |
47.06 | 23.38 | 26.97 | 14.98 | 48.28 | 32.12 | 46.65 | 39.78 | 60.92 | 48.01 |
Beneish M-Score |
(3.24) | (3.19) | (2.91) | (2.45) | (2.67) | (3.13) | (2.57) | (3.20) | (2.14) | (3.42) |
Dividend Safety Score |
57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
P/B ratio |
0.93 | 1.07 | 1.27 | 1.44 | 1.84 | 2.03 | 2.52 | 2.45 | 3.43 | 3.38 |
Price to Tangible BV |
1.94 | 2.17 | 2.48 | 2.85 | 2.49 | 2.77 | 3.53 | 3.21 | 4.63 | 4.34 |
EV/Sales |
1.05 | 1.02 | 1.14 | 1.65 | 2.03 | 2.19 | 2.85 | 2.24 | 3.16 | 2.62 |
EV/EBITDA |
8.28 | 6.60 | 5.66 | 4.95 | 5.89 | 6.93 | 8.72 | 7.17 | 11.46 | 8.36 |
EV/Operating CF |
9.46 | 7.42 | 8.30 | 8.19 | 10.00 | 7.90 | 11.63 | 9.35 | 17.51 | 10.30 |
EV/FCF |
13.39 | 10.95 | 14.60 | 7.71 | 10.20 | 20.88 | 22.54 | 12.69 | 26.28 | 12.64 |
Quick Ratio |
0.85 | 0.89 | 1.14 | 1.23 | 3.00 | 2.38 | 2.11 | 3.26 | 1.94 | 2.75 |
Current Ratio |
1.04 | 1.08 | 1.37 | 1.47 | 3.26 | 2.72 | 2.39 | 3.59 | 2.27 | 3.08 |
Net Debt/EBITDA |
1.33 | 1.10 | 1.08 | 1.09 | (0.75) | (0.56) | (0.39) | (0.84) | (0.45) | (0.67) |
Debt/Assets |
12.93% | 14.37% | 19.26% | 23.90% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Debt/Equity |
0.20 | 0.23 | 0.34 | 0.47 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Asset Turnover |
0.64 | 0.74 | 0.76 | 0.75 | 0.65 | 0.70 | 0.70 | 0.77 | 0.80 | 0.83 |
Operating CF/Net income |
(1.70) | (4.86) | 11.19 | 1.46 | 1.56 | 2.53 | 2.01 | 2.02 | 1.46 | 2.76 |
Capex/Depreciation |
(0.16) | (0.25) | (0.36) | 0.09 | (0.02) | (1.01) | (0.70) | (0.38) | (0.35) | (0.27) |
Interest Coverage |
(5.00) | (1.15) | 1.75 | 22.02 | — | — | 89.62 | — | 363.11 | 177.90 |
| (6.65%) | (3.52%) | 1.72% | 16.88% | 10.92% | 10.05% | 11.22% | 12.21% | 13.91% | 11.56% | |
| (4.15%) | (2.09%) | 0.93% | 10.28% | 8.43% | 7.65% | 8.56% | 9.11% | 9.84% | 7.65% | |
ROIC |
(4.03%) | (1.26%) | 2.35% | 9.77% | 11.57% | 9.56% | 9.69% | 12.35% | 7.95% | 14.17% |
Return on Tangible Assets |
(7.81%) | (3.84%) | 1.59% | 12.77% | 12.21% | 10.71% | 11.87% | 12.73% | 13.96% | 10.36% |
Average Days of Receivables |
34.12 | 32.63 | 34.13 | 53.90 | 34.20 | 31.44 | 34.91 | 29.36 | 42.48 | 30.72 |
Research and Development Expense of Revenue |
0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Selling, General and Administrative Expense of Revenue |
9.33% | 6.80% | 5.56% | 5.25% | 5.67% | 5.76% | 5.27% | 5.50% | 5.84% | 6.53% |
Intangible Assets out of Total Assets |
0.33 | 0.31 | 0.28 | 0.25 | 0.21 | 0.20 | 0.22 | 0.18 | 0.19 | 0.15 |
Share Based Compensation of Revenue |
0.27% | 0.10% | 0.13% | 0.14% | 0.19% | 0.32% | 0.35% | 0.09% | 0.08% | 0.00% |
Graham Net Nets |
(0.46) | (0.43) | (0.43) | (0.47) | 0.02 | (0.02) | (0.04) | 0.03 | (0.02) | (0.02) |
Graham Number |
0.00 | 0.00 | 6.66 | 20.30 | 14.34 | 13.20 | 12.93 | 12.17 | 11.88 | 9.64 |
Earnings Yield |
(7.53%) | (3.30%) | 1.29% | 10.84% | 5.95% | 4.81% | 4.23% | 4.81% | 3.85% | 3.32% |
Free Cash Flow Yield |
8.97% | 11.07% | 8.54% | 16.81% | 9.04% | 4.59% | 4.38% | 7.17% | 3.71% | 7.43% |
Revenue per Share |
10.35 | 13.30 | 15.28 | 12.26 | 7.63 | 7.93 | 7.28 | 7.41 | 7.29 | 7.36 |
Operating CF per Share |
1.15 | 1.83 | 2.09 | 2.47 | 1.55 | 2.20 | 1.79 | 1.78 | 1.32 | 1.87 |
Capex per Share |
(0.34) | (0.59) | (0.90) | 0.15 | (0.03) | (1.37) | (0.86) | (0.47) | (0.44) | (0.35) |
Free Cash Flow per Share |
0.81 | 1.24 | 1.19 | 2.62 | 1.52 | 0.83 | 0.92 | 1.31 | 0.88 | 1.52 |
Cash per Share |
0.24 | 0.16 | 0.36 | 0.63 | 1.98 | 1.40 | 0.94 | 1.96 | 0.90 | 1.54 |
Shareholders Equity per Share |
9.70 | 10.45 | 10.95 | 10.84 | 9.14 | 8.90 | 8.35 | 7.48 | 6.90 | 6.07 |
Interest Debt per Share |
0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Book value per Share |
9.70 | 10.45 | 10.95 | 10.84 | 9.14 | 8.90 | 8.35 | 7.48 | 6.90 | 6.07 |
Free Cash Flow |
63.06 | 97.81 | 93.99 | 206.90 | 120.96 | 67.67 | 75.53 | 108.02 | 73.00 | 126.97 |
Working Capital |
4.44 | 9.89 | 45.80 | 73.03 | 161.63 | 121.97 | 88.41 | 167.81 | 95.51 | 136.58 |
Capital Expenditures |
(26.25) | (46.54) | (71.28) | 12.18 | (2.46) | (111.18) | (70.84) | (38.52) | (36.54) | (28.81) |
Net Current Asset Value |
(321.70) | (382.14) | (475.11) | (584.23) | 31.78 | (33.83) | (62.46) | 42.26 | (43.65) | (30.29) |
EV/EBIT |
0.00 | 0.00 | 32.38 | 8.46 | 11.71 | 15.12 | 18.06 | 15.27 | 30.19 | 18.75 |
Capex to Sales |
0.03 | 0.04 | 0.06 | (0.01) | 0.00 | 0.17 | 0.12 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.05 |
Price to Operating Income |
0.00 | 0.00 | 25.97 | 6.53 | 12.70 | 15.77 | 18.30 | 16.79 | 30.99 | 19.97 |
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Depreciation/Fixed assets |
0.24 | 0.24 | 0.23 | 0.14 | 0.21 | 0.20 | 0.19 | 0.25 | 0.23 | 0.26 |
Cash ROIC |
6.80% | 9.52% | 7.94% | 15.87% | 13.67% | 8.07% | 9.92% | 13.89% | 11.23% | 20.02% |
Accounts Receivable Turnover |
9.54 | 10.14 | 9.44 | 9.69 | 10.80 | 11.46 | 11.24 | 10.20 | 9.93 | 10.20 |
Accounts Payable Turnover |
16.82 | 20.67 | 17.18 | 15.24 | 22.53 | 32.58 | 34.65 | 30.84 | 30.00 | 37.55 |
Inventory Turnover |
0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Average Days of Payables |
21.11 | 17.08 | 15.98 | 36.09 | 19.99 | 12.00 | 10.78 | 10.02 | 13.08 | 12.09 |
Days of Inventory on Hand |
0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Average Receivables |
84.49 | 103.28 | 127.93 | 99.93 | 56.24 | 56.33 | 53.10 | 59.91 | 61.13 | 60.12 |
Average Payables |
34.42 | 36.57 | 50.24 | 41.63 | 16.64 | 11.91 | 10.81 | 12.46 | 13.36 | 9.94 |
Average Assets |
1,262.90 | 1,421.92 | 1,589.57 | 1,299.02 | 939.86 | 925.05 | 852.57 | 797.67 | 763.68 | 737.13 |
Average Common Equity |
788.96 | 843.93 | 860.37 | 791.29 | 725.72 | 704.50 | 650.32 | 595.31 | 540.24 | 487.88 |
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