# Heartland Express Inc. (HTLD)

- Sector: Industrials · Industry: Trucking
- SEC CIK: 0000799233 ([filings on EDGAR](https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?action=getcompany&CIK=0000799233))
- Full page: https://inspectstocks.com/stocks/htld
- Data as of: price 2026-09-29; newest filing used 2026-08-10; latest fiscal period ended 2026-06-30

## Grade

**F-** on the growth-and-cash rubric, 0 of 5 checks passed.

| Check | Result | Now | Before |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Revenue growing overall | failed | $736.3M | $1.3B |
| Revenue growing recently | failed | $736.3M | $805.7M |
| Free cash flow positive | failed | -$85.8M |  |
| Free cash flow growing overall | failed | -$85.8M | $15.4M |
| Free cash flow growing recently | failed | -$85.8M | -$66.9M |

Business quality (the + / − mark): 1 of 6 checks passed.

| Check | Result | Now | Before |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Profitable | failed | -7.1% |  |
| Healthy profit margin | failed | -7.1% |  |
| Strong operating margin | failed | -2.3% |  |
| Good return on equity | failed | -6.9% |  |
| Debt under control | passed | 0.21 |  |
| Turns sales into cash | failed | -11.6% |  |

How the grade works: the letter counts failed checks (none → A, one → B, two → C, three → D, four or more → F). It is built from SEC filings only — the share price never enters it — and describes the business, not whether the stock is worth buying.

## Key figures

In US dollars, as filed.

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Revenue, trailing twelve months | $736.3M |
| Net income, trailing twelve months | -$52.5M |
| Free cash flow, trailing twelve months | -$85.8M |
| Net margin | -7.1% |
| Operating margin | -2.3% |
| Return on equity | -6.9% |
| Debt to equity | 0.21 |
| Diluted EPS, trailing twelve months | -$0.28 |
| Share price | $11.66 |
| Market value | $901.7M |
| Price / sales | 1.2x |

## More on this company

- [Overview](https://inspectstocks.com/stocks/htld)
- [Financial statements](https://inspectstocks.com/stocks/htld/financials)
- [Competitors](https://inspectstocks.com/stocks/htld/peers)
- [Earnings](https://inspectstocks.com/stocks/htld/earnings)

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