Heartland Express Cash Flow Statement
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Heartland Express free cash flow
In fiscal 2025, Heartland Express generated $89.3 million of operating cash flow and spent $156.2 million on capital expenditures. That left free cash flow of -$66.9 million, a free-cash-flow margin of -8.3% of revenue. Free cash flow was down 292.0% from the prior year's $34.8 million.
Heartland Express returned $16.6 million to shareholders: $6.2 million in dividends and $10.4 million in share repurchases.
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Heartland Express cash flow statement (annual)
| Fiscal year (USD) | FY 20252025-12-31 | FY 20242024-12-31 | FY 20232023-12-31 | FY 20222022-12-31 | FY 20212021-12-31 | FY 20202020-12-31 | FY 20192019-12-31 | FY 20182018-12-31 | FY 20172017-12-31 | FY 20162016-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income | -52.45M | -29.72M | 14.78M | 133.58M | 79.28M | 70.81M | 72.97M | 72.68M | 75.17M | 56.39M |
| Net Income growth (YoY) | — | -301.16% | -88.94% | +68.50% | +11.96% | -2.96% | +0.40% | -3.32% | +33.32% | -22.82% |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 159.20M | 181.52M | 199.04M | 133.05M | 104.23M | 110.38M | 100.93M | 101.33M | 103.91M | 105.58M |
| Stock-Based Compensation | 2.20M | 1.00M | 1.60M | 1.40M | 1.10M | 2.10M | 2.10M | 500.00K | 500.00K | 1.30M |
| Change in Working Capital | 9.76M | 20.08M | 15.15M | 19.65M | -12.05M | 610.00K | -3.57M | -9.45M | -10.79M | 8.12M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 89.31M | 144.35M | 165.27M | 194.71M | 123.42M | 178.85M | 146.37M | 146.54M | 109.54M | 155.78M |
| Capital Expenditures | -156.17M | -109.54M | -208.60M | -160.57M | -132.64M | -204.34M | -163.78M | -169.28M | -184.11M | -86.09M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -26.00M | -46.54M | -67.87M | -663.26M | -2.65M | -111.05M | -132.79M | -37.81M | -123.50M | -28.81M |
| Dividends Paid | -6.20M | -6.30M | -6.30M | -6.30M | -45.90M | -6.50M | -6.60M | -6.60M | -6.70M | -6.70M |
| Share Repurchases | -10.39M | -7.28M | 0 | 0 | -32.02M | -25.65M | 0 | -25.09M | 0 | -14.68M |
| Debt Issued | — | 0 | 0 | 447.34M | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Financing Cash Flow | -58.15M | -112.71M | -120.69M | 359.26M | -78.14M | -32.74M | -100.44M | -31.89M | -30.17M | -21.34M |
| Net Change in Cash | 5.16M | -14.90M | -23.29M | -109.29M | 42.63M | 35.06M | -86.86M | 76.84M | -44.13M | 105.63M |
| Free Cash Flow | -66.85M | 34.81M | -43.33M | 34.15M | -9.22M | -25.49M | -17.41M | -22.73M | -74.58M | 69.69M |
This table shows 10 annual periods of Heartland Express's cash flow statement, from FY 2025 back to FY 2016, across 14 line items including net income, depreciation & amortization, stock-based compensation. Values in USD; B = billions, M = millions. Fiscal periods follow HTLD's reporting calendar. What is a cash flow statement?