Heartland Express, Inc. HTLD NASDAQ

NASDAQ Global Select • Industrials • Trucking • US • USD

SharesGrow Score

35/100

1/7 Pass

SharesGrow Intrinsic Value

Income Statement Balance Sheet Cash Flow Statement

Annual Quarterly

Heartland Express, Inc. (HTLD) generated $14.94M in operating cash flow for quarter ending 2025-12-31. After capital expenditures of $59.14M, free cash flow was $-44.2M.

Free cash flow margin was -24.6% of revenue. Cash conversion ratio was -0.77x, suggesting some earnings are non-cash.

The company returned $1.55M in dividends and $35K in share buybacks to shareholders during the quarter.

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 -0.77x suggests some earnings are non-cash items

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

SharesGrow 7-Criteria Score

35/100

SG Score

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VALUE

80/100

Price-to-Earnings & upside

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FUTURE

26/100

Analyst consensus

→ Forecast

PAST

50/100

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HEALTH

50/100

Debt-to-Equity & liquidity

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MOAT

14/100

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GROWTH

15/100

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INCOME

10/100

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Heartland Express, Inc. Cash Flow History

Metric	TTM	Q4 FY2025	Q3 FY2025	Q2 FY2025	Q1 FY2025
Operating Cash Flow	$89.31M	$14.94M	$27.53M	$21M	$25.84M
Capital Expenditure	$-156.17M	$-59.14M	$-39.68M	$-33.79M	$-23.56M
Free Cash Flow	$-66.85M	$-44.2M	$-12.15M	$-12.79M	$2.29M