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Heartland Express, Inc. HTLD

A comprehensive view of key metrics, scores, and financial health for Heartland Express, Inc.

Overview of Heartland Express, Inc.

HTLD NMS
Industrials Trucking Small Cap
Heartland Express, Inc. (HTLD), is a Small Cap company, in the Trucking industry, last closed at $9.53, about 44.4% undervalued vs fair value, 0.0% 1Y return, ranked 468/656 in sector.
$9.53
0.32%
As of March 13, 2026
Previous close • Vol 90d: 42.2%
52-Week Range
Market Cap
$776.87M
Enterprise Value
$919.82M
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Quick Facts

Website https://www.heartlandexpress.c...
HQ North Liberty, IA
Fiscal year Dec 31

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Fair Value Snapshot

Bear Base Bull
$12
$14
$16
Current: $9.53 +44% vs base

Engine Room Money Flow™

Small Cap

Corporate Free Cash Flow - Where revenue goes and how value is created

Flow Steps
Revenue
$805.7M
-23.1%%
Gross Profit
$-7.7M
-106.9%%
Operating Income
$-61.9M
-123%%
Net Income
$-52.5M
-76.5%%
Money Flow Bridge
Flow Direction: Money moves from left to right
Components: Breakdown shows composition of each stage
Industry-Specific: Corporate Free Cash Flow

Quality & Reliability Indicators

Cash Conversion Ratio
-66.4%
Poor

FCF / Net Income - measures how well earnings convert to cash

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Owner's Pocket - Capital Allocation

Total Returned to Shareholders

Combined dividends, buybacks, and debt reduction

$112.3M
322.6% of FCF

Where It Leaks

Cash Flow Health critical
Significant cash flow inefficiencies identified. Multiple high-impact leaks require attention.
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Active Leaks
2/3
Improving
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High Impact
1
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Moat Analysis Corporate Default

Competitive Advantage Assessment

Evaluating Heartland Express, Inc.'s durable competitive advantages across 6 defense dimensions

Overall Moat Strength
23
/100
Weak
Scores based on quantitative metrics and qualitative factors

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Pricing Power

Weak
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Trade-Off Ledger™

Where management spends the performance budget - Growth, Profitability, or Safety

Generic Industrial / Default vs Industry Peers 95% Coverage
Trade-Off Triangle Visualization A ternary plot showing HTLD's balance between Growth (18.9%), Profitability (33.7%), and Safety (47.4%). Growth 19% Safety 47% Profitability 34%

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Growth

15th percentile vs peers
16
Key Signals
Revenue CAGR 3Y -5.9% 26p EPS Growth YoY -78.4% 18p Rev Growth YoY -23.1% 6p TSR -29.6% 9p
Strengths
  • Debt/Fcf Ratio in top 20% of peers (5.99, 81th percentile)
Risks
  • Growth in bottom 20% of peers (percentile: 15)
  • Eps Growth Yoy in bottom 20% of peers (-78.4%)
  • Rev Growth Yoy in bottom 20% of peers (-23.1%)

Profitability

27th percentile vs peers
28
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Safety

38th percentile vs peers
39
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Two Futures

Scenario-based fair value ranges for Heartland Express, Inc..

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