Heartland Express Inc
Statements
Ratios
Valuation ratios (P/E, P/S, EV/EBITDA and the other multiples) are based on the closing price at the end of each period, not on the current price. Margins and returns are shown in percent, multiples without a unit, per-share figures in the reporting currency, net debt in millions.
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| Line item | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
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| 29.2 | 26.9 | 15.9 | 14.3 | 17.0 | 23.4 | 26.7 | 21.1 | 27.0 | 21.0 | 16.9 | 18.2 | 21.7 | 24.5 | 23.3 | 18.3 | 18.3 | 23.7 | 28.0 | 20.3 | 30.2 | 25.8 | 20.8 | 23.7 | 20.8 | 16.9 | 9.0 | 76.5 | – | – | |
| 3.2 | 3.1 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.9 | |
| 5.9 | 5.3 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.9 | |
| – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2.7 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 3.1 | – | – | 2.1 | – | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | |
| – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9.5 | 6.9 | 6.6 | 9.9 | 10.0 | 6.3 | 8.2 | 11.1 | – | – | 6.7 | – | 4.9 | 5.8 | 6.6 | 8.2 | |
| 17.9 | 33.2 | 11.1 | 17.5 | 42.9 | 27.4 | 121.6 | 24.2 | 28.3 | 27.1 | 28.4 | 18.3 | 17.6 | 63.4 | 17.3 | – | 31.9 | – | – | – | 24.4 | – | – | – | – | – | 35.4 | – | 25.3 | – | |
| 5.6% | 3.0% | 9.0% | 5.7% | 2.3% | 3.6% | 0.8% | 4.1% | 3.5% | 3.7% | 3.5% | 5.5% | 5.7% | 1.6% | 5.8% | -2.1% | 3.1% | -1.4% | -1.4% | -1.8% | 4.1% | -3.8% | -1.5% | -1.0% | -1.7% | -0.7% | 2.8% | -3.8% | 3.9% | -9.5% | |
| Margins | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| -3.4% | 51.5% | 5.7% | 11.5% | 21.4% | 30.5% | 37.0% | 51.6% | 51.7% | 53.1% | 54.2% | 72.7% | 69.6% | 69.6% | 23.3% | 21.6% | 22.2% | 21.8% | 20.0% | 21.2% | 21.9% | 16.9% | 20.6% | 20.5% | 22.9% | 21.1% | 20.7% | 12.0% | 10.5% | 8.4% | |
| 16.1% | 21.0% | 17.5% | -105.9% | -89.1% | 17.9% | 18.2% | 21.0% | -35.9% | 19.9% | -28.5% | 24.8% | 23.4% | 17.2% | 18.3% | 20.2% | 17.4% | 19.3% | 15.1% | 15.8% | 14.0% | 10.5% | 14.7% | 15.8% | 14.5% | 17.4% | 9.4% | 0.1% | -2.6% | -7.7% | |
| 10.9% | 11.5% | 12.6% | 12.7% | 12.5% | 12.8% | 12.6% | 14.1% | 13.7% | 13.7% | 15.2% | 12.9% | 11.2% | 12.4% | 12.5% | 13.2% | 11.3% | 12.1% | 9.7% | 9.9% | 9.2% | 12.4% | 11.9% | 12.2% | 11.0% | 13.1% | 13.8% | 1.2% | -2.8% | -6.5% | |
| 17.8% | 9.3% | 17.9% | 10.3% | 4.9% | 10.9% | 2.8% | 12.3% | 13.0% | 10.7% | 9.1% | 12.8% | 13.7% | 4.8% | 16.8% | -5.1% | 6.5% | -4.1% | -3.7% | -3.6% | 11.4% | -12.3% | -3.7% | -2.9% | -3.9% | -1.5% | 3.5% | -3.6% | 3.3% | -8.3% | |
| Returns | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20.2% | 19.6% | 17.7% | 18.9% | 17.6% | 16.2% | 15.4% | 17.2% | 16.0% | 16.6% | 17.6% | 22.2% | 19.4% | 15.5% | 18.6% | 20.5% | 21.2% | 17.7% | 17.8% | 15.5% | 11.1% | 13.1% | 11.8% | 10.7% | 9.8% | 10.9% | 15.6% | 1.7% | -3.6% | -6.9% | |
| 13.1% | 13.4% | 12.9% | 13.4% | 12.8% | 12.0% | 11.5% | 12.8% | 12.1% | 12.5% | 13.0% | 14.5% | 12.5% | 10.3% | 12.3% | 13.3% | 13.2% | 9.7% | 11.2% | 9.9% | 7.6% | 9.5% | 9.0% | 8.1% | 7.4% | 8.5% | 8.0% | 1.0% | -2.2% | -4.4% | |
| Balance Sheet & Debt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | -121 | -140 | -120 | 132 | 32 | -33 | -129 | -75 | – | – | -113 | – | 375 | 281 | 194 | 143 | |
| – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | -0.9 | -0.8 | -0.8 | 0.7 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.7 | -0.4 | – | – | -0.6 | – | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.4 | |
| 64.6% | 68.2% | 72.8% | 70.9% | 72.8% | 74.1% | 74.4% | 74.2% | 75.5% | 75.5% | 74.0% | 65.1% | 64.6% | 66.7% | 66.0% | 64.8% | 62.1% | 54.9% | 62.7% | 63.8% | 68.5% | 72.8% | 76.4% | 76.2% | 76.2% | 78.3% | 51.2% | 57.3% | 61.7% | 63.4% | |
| – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | – | 0.0 | – | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | |
| Per Share | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0.21 | 0.25 | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.34 | 0.38 | 0.43 | 0.57 | 0.62 | 0.73 | 0.89 | 0.78 | 0.73 | 0.62 | 0.69 | 0.78 | 0.71 | 0.83 | 0.96 | 0.84 | 0.68 | 0.90 | 0.88 | 0.89 | 0.87 | 1.00 | 1.69 | 0.19 | -0.38 | -0.67 | |
| 1.94 | 2.22 | 2.23 | 2.21 | 2.73 | 2.95 | 3.41 | 4.05 | 4.57 | 5.28 | 5.81 | 6.06 | 6.52 | 5.04 | 5.51 | 5.90 | 6.33 | 6.81 | 9.91 | 8.45 | 7.35 | 7.29 | 7.41 | 7.28 | 7.92 | 7.63 | 12.26 | 15.27 | 13.30 | 10.34 | |
| 1.05 | 1.30 | 1.58 | 1.48 | 1.94 | 2.33 | 2.78 | 3.33 | 3.90 | 4.37 | 5.03 | 3.51 | 3.75 | 4.03 | 3.68 | 3.80 | 3.37 | 4.65 | 5.42 | 5.39 | 6.07 | 6.90 | 7.47 | 8.35 | 8.89 | 9.13 | 10.83 | 10.94 | 10.44 | 9.69 | |
| 0.35 | 0.21 | 0.40 | 0.23 | 0.13 | 0.32 | 0.09 | 0.50 | 0.60 | 0.56 | 0.53 | 0.78 | 0.90 | 0.24 | 0.93 | -0.30 | 0.41 | -0.28 | -0.37 | -0.31 | 0.84 | -0.89 | -0.28 | -0.21 | -0.31 | -0.12 | 0.43 | -0.55 | 0.44 | -0.86 | |
Data as of: October 2, 2026 · Source: fundamental data & SEC filings (annual and quarterly reports, 10-K/10-Q)
Note: pure fact-based analysis, not investment advice and not a solicitation to buy or sell. All figures without guarantee.