Last 48 quarters of trend data · Industrials · Trucking
Quarterly valuation ratios — annualised for comparability. YoY Δ shows same-quarter-prior-year change.
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E Ratio → | -61.37 | 234.07 | 27.18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 55.36 | — | 41.73 | 24.88 | 19.17 | 11.54 | 3.59 | 16.75 | 16.17 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | +188.7% | — | +1064.1% | +48.5% | +18.6% | -10.7% | -78.2% | -41.8% | -21.4% | |
| P/S Ratio | 1.09 | 1.25 | 1.60 | 1.14 | 0.98 | 0.83 | 0.80 | 0.83 | 0.91 | 0.93 | 0.89 | 0.87 | 1.02 | 0.98 | 1.06 | 0.95 | 0.85 | 1.03 | 1.46 | 1.84 | 2.24 |
| — | +51.6% | +99.5% | +38.4% | +7.1% | -11.0% | -9.5% | -5.5% | -11.1% | -5.7% | -16.4% | -8.1% | +20.0% | -4.6% | -27.5% | -48.2% | -61.9% | -50.5% | -34.2% | -28.7% | -4.8% | |
| P/B Ratio | 1.04 | 1.19 | 1.56 | 1.08 | 0.93 | 0.84 | 0.86 | 0.90 | 1.07 | 1.17 | 1.16 | 1.11 | 1.30 | 1.35 | 1.49 | 1.45 | 1.42 | 1.34 | 1.34 | 1.50 | 1.83 |
| — | +42.4% | +81.7% | +19.9% | -13.8% | -28.3% | -26.3% | -19.4% | -17.6% | -13.4% | -21.7% | -23.3% | -8.0% | +0.3% | +10.7% | -3.0% | -22.4% | -25.1% | -27.3% | -31.2% | -9.8% | |
| P/FCF | — | — | — | 39.23 | — | — | — | 79.30 | — | 9.79 | 8.27 | 8.99 | 31.06 | — | — | 12.95 | 22.59 | 22.10 | — | 17.84 | — |
| — | — | — | -50.5% | — | — | — | +782.3% | — | — | — | -30.6% | +37.5% | — | — | -27.4% | — | — | — | +16.7% | — | |
| EV / EBITDA | 9.72 | 9.48 | 13.25 | 9.31 | 9.88 | 8.11 | 8.09 | 9.09 | 6.93 | 7.60 | 6.46 | 9.33 | 5.73 | 8.56 | 6.25 | 5.56 | 5.20 | 5.59 | 1.93 | 5.05 | 5.58 |
| — | +16.9% | +63.8% | +2.5% | +42.6% | +6.7% | +25.3% | -2.6% | +20.9% | -11.3% | +3.3% | +67.9% | +10.3% | +53.2% | +223.5% | +10.0% | -6.8% | +20.1% | -65.7% | -35.7% | -13.6% | |
| EV / EBIT | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 215.41 | — | 542.85 | — | 32.19 | — | 24.00 | 16.96 | 15.06 | 11.02 | 2.37 | 10.25 | 5.37 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | +569.2% | — | +2162.2% | — | +113.8% | — | +910.9% | +65.6% | +180.4% | +35.1% | -78.3% | -59.5% | -62.0% |
Quarterly margins and returns. Watch for margin compression across consecutive quarters.
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 8.4% | 2.7% | 1.6% | 9.6% | 9.1% | 9.6% | 8.2% | 6.9% | 11.3% | 10.0% | 12.0% | 8.8% | 8.3% | 8.8% | 14.1% | 16.1% | 17.3% | 21.5% | 24.7% | 22.3% | 21.3% |
| — | -72.2% | -80.1% | +39.8% | -19.1% | -4.5% | -31.8% | -21.5% | +36.2% | +14.1% | -14.6% | -45.8% | -52.2% | -59.2% | -43.0% | -27.7% | -18.7% | -0.4% | +12.8% | +13.9% | -6.7% | |
| Operating Margin | -7.7% | -3.1% | -4.6% | -6.0% | -8.9% | -7.1% | -7.2% | -7.6% | -2.1% | -2.7% | 0.1% | -5.3% | 3.9% | -2.5% | 5.3% | 6.9% | 7.4% | 12.7% | 55.9% | 14.8% | 17.9% |
| — | +56.5% | +36.1% | +20.8% | -336.0% | -158.2% | -7618.5% | -42.9% | -152.8% | -8.9% | -98.2% | -176.9% | -47.3% | -119.9% | -90.5% | -53.3% | -58.8% | -41.8% | +215.2% | +23.4% | +17.3% | |
| Net Margin | -6.5% | 0.5% | 5.7% | -2.7% | -10.8% | -4.2% | -5.2% | -6.3% | -0.8% | -3.6% | -1.3% | -5.6% | 1.9% | -3.6% | 2.5% | 3.8% | 4.4% | 8.9% | 40.9% | 11.1% | 13.7% |
| — | +112.7% | +211.4% | +56.7% | -1319.0% | -18.0% | -307.6% | -13.1% | -141.3% | +1.5% | -149.9% | -246.6% | -57.6% | -140.7% | -93.8% | -65.6% | -68.2% | -44.4% | +204.3% | +23.1% | +21.0% |
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE | -6.6% | 0.1% | 1.4% | -0.6% | -2.5% | -1.1% | -1.4% | -1.7% | -0.2% | -1.1% | -0.4% | -1.8% | 0.6% | -1.2% | 0.9% | 1.5% | 1.8% | 2.9% | 9.9% | 2.3% | 2.8% |
| — | +112.0% | +203.3% | +62.3% | -1029.8% | +5.0% | -229.9% | +3.5% | -138.1% | +9.5% | -146.2% | -220.4% | -67.7% | -141.9% | -90.9% | -35.8% | -35.5% | -12.7% | +247.9% | +20.2% | +15.9% | |
| ROA | -4.2% | 0.1% | 0.9% | -0.4% | -1.6% | -0.6% | -0.8% | -1.0% | -0.1% | -0.7% | -0.2% | -1.0% | 0.3% | -0.7% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 1.7% | 7.5% | 1.8% | 2.2% |
| — | +112.9% | +209.4% | +60.8% | -1054.6% | +3.2% | -238.3% | -1.5% | -141.6% | +0.8% | -150.1% | -232.7% | -64.1% | -138.9% | -93.5% | -57.0% | -57.4% | -32.1% | +243.1% | +23.8% | +16.5% | |
| ROIC | -4.8% | -0.5% | -0.8% | -0.9% | -1.3% | -1.1% | -1.2% | -1.2% | -0.4% | -0.5% | 0.0% | -1.0% | 0.7% | -0.5% | 1.0% | 1.4% | 1.6% | 2.6% | 12.4% | 3.0% | 3.6% |
| — | +54.7% | +35.7% | +27.3% | -257.7% | -113.8% | -6483.6% | -30.4% | -153.8% | -10.5% | -98.2% | -167.8% | -56.4% | -117.8% | -91.7% | -52.8% | -56.7% | -42.0% | +246.3% | +29.0% | +26.8% |
Quarterly solvency trend — watch for debt spikes or covenant pressure.
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt / Equity | 0.21 | 0.15 | 0.19 | 0.20 | 0.21 | 0.24 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.26 | 0.30 | 0.33 | 0.37 | 0.41 | 0.42 | 0.44 | 0.51 | 0.58 | 0.09 | — | — |
| — | -37.5% | -23.3% | -19.7% | -15.7% | -7.5% | -15.1% | -22.2% | -30.9% | -36.5% | -28.6% | -26.1% | -27.7% | -29.1% | +357.1% | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Debt / EBITDA | 1.66 | 4.49 | 6.15 | 6.24 | 7.57 | 7.58 | 7.56 | 8.25 | 5.36 | 5.72 | 5.36 | 8.65 | 5.13 | 8.14 | 5.63 | 5.37 | 5.65 | 7.04 | 0.58 | — | — |
| — | -40.8% | -18.6% | -24.3% | +41.4% | +32.5% | +41.0% | -4.6% | +4.3% | -29.7% | -4.8% | +60.9% | -9.1% | +15.6% | +877.4% | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Current Ratio | 1.04 | 0.77 | 1.58 | 1.27 | 1.04 | 1.14 | 0.95 | 0.90 | 1.08 | 1.17 | 1.23 | 1.26 | 1.37 | 1.28 | 1.34 | 1.45 | 1.47 | 1.67 | 2.34 | 3.46 | 3.26 |
| — | -32.7% | +67.1% | +40.9% | -3.9% | -2.5% | -22.7% | -28.1% | -21.0% | -9.0% | -8.7% | -13.3% | -6.5% | -23.1% | -42.7% | -58.2% | -55.0% | -24.6% | -26.9% | +28.4% | +19.9% | |
| Quick Ratio | 1.04 | 0.77 | 1.58 | 1.27 | 1.04 | 1.14 | 0.95 | 0.90 | 1.08 | 1.17 | 1.23 | 1.26 | 1.37 | 1.28 | 1.34 | 1.45 | 1.47 | 1.67 | 2.34 | 3.46 | 3.26 |
| — | -32.7% | +67.1% | +40.9% | -3.9% | -2.5% | -22.7% | -28.1% | -21.0% | -9.0% | -8.7% | -13.3% | -6.5% | -23.1% | -42.7% | -58.2% | -55.0% | -24.6% | -26.9% | +28.4% | +19.9% | |
| Interest Coverage | -4.93 | -3.48 | -4.53 | -1.40 | -9.00 | -2.41 | -4.13 | -4.76 | 0.36 | -1.62 | 0.12 | -2.64 | 1.86 | -1.18 | 2.75 | 3.85 | 4.39 | 15.04 | 605.26 | — | — |
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Heartland Express, Inc.'s current P/E is -61.4x. The average P/E over the last 2 quarters is 130.6x. Quarterly P/E ratios can vary due to seasonal revenue patterns and one-time charges.
Heartland Express, Inc.'s current operating margin is -7.7%. Margins have been expanding over recent quarters. Quarterly margins are particularly useful for identifying trend inflections that annual data smooths over.
Quarterly financial ratios reveal short-term trend shifts — margin compression, debt spikes, or valuation re-ratings — that annual figures smooth over. They're essential for active investors tracking Heartland Express, Inc.'s business trajectory between earnings reports.