Heartland Express, Inc.

HTLD - Financial Snapshot

Metrics for HTLD

Price $9.65
Shares Outstanding 77.45M
All-Time Low $0.24
52-Week Low $7.00

Balance Statement Metrics

Net Cash / Share $0
cashValuePerShare = (Cash + Short Term Investments - Total Liabilities) / Shares Outstanding
Net Current Assets / Share $-4.15
netCurrentAssetsPerShare = (Current Assets - Total Liabilities) / Shares Outstanding
Net Tangible Assets / Share $4.69
netTangibleAssetsPerShare = (Total Assets - Intangibles - Total Liabilities) / Shares Outstanding
Shares Outstanding Ave Change (Annual) -0.17%
Shares Δ YoY -0.66%
Avg CA Burn (Annual %) -17.11% (as of 3-15-2026)
Avg CA Burn (Quarterly %) -2.54% (as of 3-15-2026)

Earning Metrics

Max Earning Power / Share $1.81
maxEarningPowerPerShare = (EBITDA / EP_MULTIPLIER) / Shares Outstanding
Adjusted Earning Power $-2.39
adjustedEarningPower = (Net Income / EP_MULTIPLIER) / Shares Outstanding
Non-Cash Charges to Market Cap 5.06%
nonCashChargeToMKTCAP = Non-Cash Charges / Market Capitalization
Avg EBITDA (5Y) 234.6M (as of 3-15-2026)
Avg EBITDA (5Q) 29.5M (as of 3-15-2026)
Avg Net Income (5Y) 49.5M (as of 3-15-2026)
Avg Net Income (5Q) -10.9M (as of 3-15-2026)
Data as of: Price 03-20-26 16:00 ET, Balance Sheet 2025-12-31, Income Statement 2025-12-31, Cash Flow 2025-12-31

Indicators

Dividend indicators Value Date
Current Dividend Streak Yes 3-15-2026
Consecutive Years Paid 23 years 3-15-2026
Pays Dividend Yes 3-15-2026
Dividend Type unknown 3-15-2026
Dividend Payout / Share $0.02 3-15-2026
Last Dividend Date 1-6-26
Income indicators Value Date
EBITDA Positive Yes 3-15-2026
Net Income Positive No 3-15-2026
Current Dividend Streak Yes 3-15-2026

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Tangible Book Value Per Share History

Formula: Tangible Book Value / shares from balance statements. Includes 6 quarterly + 4 annual.

Chart plots one TBV / Share point per report date (duplicate same-date annual/quarterly rows are merged).

Report Date Period TBV / Share Tangible Book Value Shares Used
2025-12-31 Quarterly $4.69 363.2M ($363,210,000) 77.4M (77,445,000)
2025-09-30 Quarterly $4.69 363.3M ($363,300,000) 77.4M (77,413,000)
2025-06-30 Quarterly $4.81 373.2M ($373,153,000) 77.6M (77,571,000)
2025-03-31 Quarterly $5.00 392.9M ($392,877,000) 78.5M (78,542,000)
2024-12-31 Quarterly $5.18 406.5M ($406,482,000) 78.5M (78,519,000)
2024-12-31 Annual $5.18 406.5M ($406,482,000) 78.5M (78,519,000)
2024-09-30 Quarterly $5.20 408.4M ($408,402,000) 78.5M (78,495,260)
2023-12-31 Annual $5.62 444.1M ($444,126,000) 79M (79,039,000)
2022-12-31 Annual $5.86 462.7M ($462,725,000) 79M (78,984,000)
2021-12-31 Annual $6.80 536.5M ($536,452,000) 78.9M (78,923,000)

Dividend Payments

Historical cash dividends per share from Yahoo ex-dividend dates.

Date Dividend / Share
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
Show 85 older dividend payments
Date Dividend / Share
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
2021-03-19 $0.02
2020-12-07 $0.02
2020-09-18 $0.02
2020-06-18 $0.02
2020-03-19 $0.02
2019-12-09 $0.02
2019-09-19 $0.02
2019-06-20 $0.02
2019-03-21 $0.02
2018-12-03 $0.02
2018-09-20 $0.02
2018-06-21 $0.02
2018-03-22 $0.02
2017-12-11 $0.02
2017-09-21 $0.02
2017-06-21 $0.02
2017-03-22 $0.02
2016-12-02 $0.02
2016-09-21 $0.02
2016-06-17 $0.02
2016-03-17 $0.02
2015-12-04 $0.02
2015-09-15 $0.02
2015-06-18 $0.02
2015-03-19 $0.02
2014-12-05 $0.02
2014-09-16 $0.02
2014-06-18 $0.02
2014-03-19 $0.02
2013-12-06 $0.02
2013-09-18 $0.02
2013-06-18 $0.02
2013-03-20 $0.02
2012-12-05 $1.02
2012-09-19 $0.02
2012-06-14 $0.02
2012-03-21 $0.02
2011-12-07 $0.02
2011-09-21 $0.02
2011-06-22 $0.02
2011-03-22 $0.02
2010-12-08 $0.02
2010-09-22 $1.02
2010-06-18 $0.02
2010-03-23 $0.02
2009-12-09 $0.02
2009-09-17 $0.02
2009-06-17 $0.02
2009-03-18 $0.02
2008-12-10 $0.02
2008-09-17 $0.02
2008-06-18 $0.02
2008-03-18 $0.02
2007-12-19 $0.02
2007-09-18 $0.02
2007-05-22 $2.02
2007-03-20 $0.02
2006-12-19 $0.02
2006-09-18 $0.02
2006-06-20 $0.02
2006-03-21 $0.015
2005-12-20 $0.015
2005-09-20 $0.015
2005-06-16 $0.015
2005-03-17 $0.015
2004-12-21 $0.015
2004-09-16 $0.015
2004-06-17 $0.01
2004-03-18 $0.01
2003-12-18 $0.01
2003-09-15 $0.01

Shares Outstanding Changes

Date Shares Outstanding Delta
2026-03-10 77,454,920 +9,920
2026-02-13 77,445,000 -2,537
2025-11-12 77,447,537 +34,537
2025-11-10 77,413,000 +4,771
2025-09-17 77,408,229 +29

Short Interest Changes

Latest short-interest change: 2,183,093 shares (4.80% of float) | Days to cover: 3.31

Date Short Interest Delta Δ %
2026-03-12 2,183,093 shares -88,954 -3.92%
2026-02-27 2,272,047 shares -81,738 -3.47%
2026-02-11 2,353,785 shares +13,182 +0.56%

Interesting Volume Days

Volume/ratio use shares outstanding as of the event date (frozen).

Date Volume Shares Outstanding Volume / Shares Price
No interesting volume events

Heartland Express, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a short, medium, and long-haul truckload carrier and transportation services provider in the United States, Mexico, and Canada. It primarily provides nationwide asset-based dry van truckload service for shippers; cross-border freight and other transportation services; and temperature-controlled truckload services. The company offers its services under the Heartland Express, Millis Transfer, Smith Transport, and CFI brand names. It primarily serves retailers, manufacturers, and parcel carriers in consumer goods, appliances, food products, and automotive industries. Heartland Express, Inc. was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in North Liberty, Iowa.