Heartland Express, Inc. HTLD NASDAQ

Heartland Express, Inc. (HTLD) generated $89.31M in operating cash flow for fiscal year 2025. After capital expenditures of $156.17M, free cash flow was $-66.85M.

Free cash flow margin was -8.3% of revenue. Cash conversion ratio was -1.7x, suggesting some earnings are non-cash.

The company returned $6.24M in dividends and $10.4M in share buybacks to shareholders during the period.

Criteria supported by this page:

• HEALTH (50/100, Partial) — cash generation is adequate but may not fully cover debt in stressed conditions
• MOAT (14/100, Fail) — limited free cash flow weakens the competitive position
• INCOME (10/100) — Cash conversion ratio was -1.7x suggests some earnings are non-cash items

Overall SharesGrow Score: 35/100 with 1/7 criteria passed.