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Heartland Express stock: key metrics
HTLDHeartland Express had an operating margin of −7.7% and a return on invested capital (ROIC) of −5.1% in fiscal 2025.
Margins show how much of revenue is left over, returns on capital how hard the invested money works.
Daily figure as of 13 Nov 2026
Margins
- Gross margin
- Operating margin
- Net margin
Figures as a table
| Year | Gross margin | Operating margin | Net margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 54.2% | −28.5% | 15.2% |
| 2007 | 72.7% | 24.8% | 12.9% |
| 2008 | 69.6% | 23.4% | 11.2% |
| 2009 | 69.6% | 17.2% | 12.4% |
| 2010 | 23.3% | 18.3% | 12.5% |
| 2011 | 21.6% | 20.2% | 13.2% |
| 2012 | 22.2% | 17.4% | 11.3% |
| 2013 | 21.8% | 19.3% | 12.1% |
| 2014 | 20.0% | 15.1% | 9.7% |
| 2015 | 21.2% | 15.8% | 9.9% |
| 2016 | 21.9% | 14.0% | 9.2% |
| 2017 | 16.9% | 10.5% | 12.4% |
| 2018 | 20.6% | 14.7% | 11.9% |
| 2019 | 20.5% | 15.8% | 12.2% |
| 2020 | 22.9% | 14.5% | 11.0% |
| 2021 | 21.1% | 17.4% | 13.1% |
| 2022 | 20.7% | 9.4% | 13.8% |
| 2023 | 12.0% | 0.1% | 1.2% |
| 2024 | 10.5% | −2.6% | −2.8% |
| 2025 | 8.4% | −7.7% | −6.5% |
Returns on capital
- ROE
- ROIC
- ROA
Figures as a table
| Year | ROE | ROIC | ROA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 17.6% | −64.2% | 13.0% |
| 2007 | 22.2% | 59.7% | 14.5% |
| 2008 | 19.4% | 42.6% | 12.5% |
| 2009 | 15.5% | 18.1% | 10.3% |
| 2010 | 18.6% | 23.9% | 12.3% |
| 2011 | 20.5% | 34.2% | 13.3% |
| 2012 | 21.2% | 32.9% | 13.2% |
| 2013 | 17.7% | 22.5% | 9.7% |
| 2014 | 17.8% | 18.1% | 11.2% |
| 2015 | 15.5% | 15.8% | 9.9% |
| 2016 | 11.1% | 13.8% | 7.6% |
| 2017 | 13.1% | 14.5% | 9.5% |
| 2018 | 11.8% | 14.9% | 9.0% |
| 2019 | 10.7% | 13.3% | 8.1% |
| 2020 | 9.8% | 11.5% | 7.4% |
| 2021 | 10.9% | 13.4% | 8.5% |
| 2022 | 15.6% | 7.5% | 8.0% |
| 2023 | 1.7% | 0.1% | 1.0% |
| 2024 | −3.6% | −2.0% | −2.2% |
| 2025 | −6.9% | −5.1% | −4.4% |
Data status and sources
- Score
- Daily value of 13 Nov 2026, recalculated nightly
- Price
- Closing price of 12 Nov 2026
- Latest annual report
- Fiscal year 2025, period end 31 Dec 2025
- Source
- Financial statements, ratios and prices from Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), based on the company's reports. MEQIRI calculates the score and fair value from them.
Mandatory disclosures for this rating
- ; time horizon around 12 months
- Rated Weak, published since 7 Nov 2026 (in the score history since 5 Jun 2026)
- Valuation signal Overvalued since 7 Nov 2026
- End-of-day prices, metrics cached for up to 24 hours
- Score and fair value are estimates from a disclosed model. They are not facts and not a price target.
- Produced by SSM Ventures UG (haftungsbeschränkt), responsible person Sven Brostmeyer, Managing Director, automatically according to the disclosed model.
- Not investment advice. Losses up to and including a total loss are possible. Personal circumstances are not considered.