HTLD PEER ANALYSIS

Heartland Express Inc — metric-by-metric comparison with peers and the industry median

HTLDHeartland Express Inc

🇺🇸 USA · NASDAQ · Industrials · Trucking

Value it Duel

Overall Profile & Returns

· Trucking

Position Within Industry

0 = weak quartile, 100 = strong quartile

HTLDIndustry median

Scores normalize each metric against industry quartiles (p25–p75); direction is inverted for lower-is-better metrics.

Return Comparison

1-Year

Split-adjusted

Year-to-Date (YTD)

Key Metric Comparison

P/E

Lower is better

ROE

Higher is better

Net Margin

Higher is better

Revenue Growth

Higher is better

All Metrics

Valuation
Metric	HTLD	MTL	TFII	Ind. Median
P/E	—	21.83●	39.22	60.52
P/B	1.54●	1.80	4.36	2.28
EV/EBITDA	11.72	9.06●	11.58	12.92
P/S	1.51	0.94●	1.35	1.23

Financial Health
Metric	HTLD	MTL	TFII	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	1.27	2.07●	1.07	1.27
Debt/Equity	20.4%●	91.7%	119.6%	42.0%
NetDebt/EBITDA	1.01●	2.77	2.37	1.89

Profitability
Metric	HTLD	MTL	TFII	Ind. Median
Net Margin	-5.7%	4.3%●	3.8%	1.5%
ROE	-5.6%	8.8%	12.2%●	2.6%
ROA	-3.4%	3.8%	4.4%●	1.7%
EBITDA Margin	14.1%	15.0%●	14.7%	13.3%

Growth + Dividend
Metric	HTLD	MTL	TFII	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	-23.5%	7.9%●	1.6%	1.4%
NI Growth	—	-12.4%●	-14.9%	-21.0%
Div. Yield	0.5%	4.0%●	0.9%	1.0%
Payout	-14.3%	80.1%	50.6%	50.6%

Valuation
Metric	HTLD	CVLG	MRTN	WERN	ARCB	ULH	Ind. Median
P/E	—	226.58	96.87	—	56.86●	—	60.52
P/B	1.54	2.83	1.84	1.90	2.47	0.68●	2.28
EV/EBITDA	11.72	12.92	11.56	11.10●	13.35	15.75	12.92
P/S	1.51	0.96	1.62	0.84	0.79	0.24●	1.23

Financial Health
Metric	HTLD	CVLG	MRTN	WERN	ARCB	ULH	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	1.27	1.04	2.08●	1.44	0.93	1.13	1.27
Debt/Equity	20.4%	71.6%	0.0%●	77.0%	35.8%	172.8%	42.0%
NetDebt/EBITDA	1.01	2.52	-0.60●	3.06	1.40	11.23	1.89

Profitability
Metric	HTLD	CVLG	MRTN	WERN	ARCB	ULH	Ind. Median
Net Margin	-5.7%	0.4%	1.7%●	-0.3%	1.4%	-7.1%	1.5%
ROE	-5.6%	1.2%	1.9%	-0.6%	4.3%●	-18.5%	2.6%
ROA	-3.4%	0.5%	1.5%	-0.3%	2.3%●	-6.2%	1.7%
EBITDA Margin	14.1%●	9.2%	13.4%	10.4%	6.6%	5.3%	13.3%

Growth + Dividend
Metric	HTLD	CVLG	MRTN	WERN	ARCB	ULH	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	-23.5%	7.1%●	-7.8%	3.3%	-1.7%	-11.1%	1.4%
NI Growth	—	-86.8%	-32.9%●	—	-68.8%	—	-21.0%
Div. Yield	0.5%	0.6%	1.4%	1.3%	0.3%	2.7%●	1.0%
Payout	-14.3%	138.5%	135.0%	-394.8%	19.4%	-10.1%	50.6%

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