Heartland Express, Inc. Dividend

Q: What is the Heartland Express, Inc. Dividend Yield and payout ratio?

The average Heartland Express, Inc. dividend yield over the last 5 years is 0.58% and the average over the last 10 years is 0.48%. The payout ratio of Heartland Express, Inc. in relation to the last financial year is -11.94%. The payout ratio smoothed over 3 years is -27.91%. The calculation is based on the sum of all dividend payments divided by the cumulative earnings per share (EPS ).

Q: Is the Heartland Express, Inc. dividend safe?

Heartland Express, Inc. has been paying a dividend for 23 years and has not lowered the dividend for 23 years (dividend continuity). As a result, the dividend was not increased recently. The Dividend Growth in relation to the previous financial year amounts to 0.00% . The average Heartland Express, Inc. Dividend Growth over the last 5 years is 0.61% . The average for the last 10 years is 0.31% .

$11.87

0.42%

Nasdaq, Sep 18, 04:02 pm EDT. Closed.

ISIN

US4223471040

Symbol

HTLD

Reports

Quarter | Annual

Index

NASDAQ Composite, S&P SmallCap 600

Sector

Transportation

Industry

Ground Transportation

Overview Dividends Analysts Charts Ownership News Strategies

Heartland Express, Inc. Dividend history 23 years & estimates 2026 to 2028

Dividend Analysis of the Heartland Express, Inc. Stock

Current dividend yield	6.61 %
Dividendenrendite 5 Jahre	3.78 %
Dividend Yield 10Y	1.1 %
Payout 3Y	1.52 %

When does Heartland Express, Inc. pay a dividend?

Heartland Express, Inc. pays the next dividend on Oct 07 2026 (payday). The ex-day is on Sep 25 2026. The Heartland Express, Inc. stock dividend is paid 4 times a year. In order to receive a dividend, you should generally own the Heartland Express, Inc. stock before the ex-dividend date. The Dividend Calendar shows that the last ex-day dates were March, June, September and December . Dividends from Heartland Express, Inc. are distributed via January, April, July and October.

Year	Dividend	Ex-day & Payday	Frequency
Fiscal Year	Dividend per Share	Ex-Day	Payday	Payment frequency
2026	$0.02 Forecast $0.02 Forecast	Sep 25 2026 Sep 25 2026 Oct 07 2026 Sep 25 26 Oct 07 26	Oct 07 2026	quarterly quarterly
2026	$0.02 $0.02	Jun 23 2026 Jun 23 2026 Jul 06 2026 Jun 23 26 Jul 06 26	Jul 06 2026	quarterly quarterly
2026	$0.02 $0.02	Mar 24 2026 Mar 24 2026 Apr 03 2026 Mar 24 26 Apr 03 26	Apr 03 2026	quarterly quarterly
2025	$0.02 $0.02	Dec 26 2025 Dec 26 2025 Jan 07 2026 Dec 26 25 Jan 07 26	Jan 07 2026	quarterly quarterly
2025	$0.02 $0.02	Sep 23 2025 Sep 23 2025 Oct 03 2025 Sep 23 25 Oct 03 25	Oct 03 2025	quarterly quarterly
2025	$0.02 $0.02	Jun 23 2025 Jun 23 2025 Jul 03 2025 Jun 23 25 Jul 03 25	Jul 03 2025	quarterly quarterly
2025	$0.02 $0.02	Mar 25 2025 Mar 25 2025 Apr 04 2025 Mar 25 25 Apr 04 25	Apr 04 2025	quarterly quarterly
2024	$0.02 $0.02	Dec 27 2024 Dec 27 2024 Jan 08 2025 Dec 27 24 Jan 08 25	Jan 08 2025	quarterly quarterly
2024	$0.02 $0.02	Sep 27 2024 Sep 27 2024 Oct 07 2024 Sep 27 24 Oct 07 24	Oct 07 2024	quarterly quarterly
2024	$0.02 $0.02	Jun 25 2024 Jun 25 2024 Jul 05 2024 Jun 25 24 Jul 05 24	Jul 05 2024	quarterly quarterly
2024	$0.02 $0.02	Mar 25 2024 Mar 25 2024 Apr 05 2024 Mar 25 24 Apr 05 24	Apr 05 2024	quarterly quarterly
2023	$0.02 $0.02	Dec 04 2023 Dec 04 2023 Dec 15 2023 Dec 04 23 Dec 15 23	Dec 15 2023	quarterly quarterly
2023	$0.02 $0.02	Sep 22 2023 Sep 22 2023 Oct 05 2023 Sep 22 23 Oct 05 23	Oct 05 2023	quarterly quarterly
2023	$0.02 $0.02	Jun 23 2023 Jun 23 2023 Jul 06 2023 Jun 23 23 Jul 06 23	Jul 06 2023	quarterly quarterly
2023	$0.02 $0.02	Mar 27 2023 Mar 27 2023 Apr 07 2023 Mar 27 23 Apr 07 23	Apr 07 2023	quarterly quarterly
2022	$0.02 $0.02	Dec 08 2022 Dec 08 2022 Dec 19 2022 Dec 08 22 Dec 19 22	Dec 19 2022	quarterly quarterly
2022	$0.02 $0.02	Sep 26 2022 Sep 26 2022 Oct 07 2022 Sep 26 22 Oct 07 22	Oct 07 2022	quarterly quarterly
2022	$0.02 $0.02	Jun 24 2022 Jun 24 2022 Jul 07 2022 Jun 24 22 Jul 07 22	Jul 07 2022	quarterly quarterly
2022	$0.02 $0.02	Mar 24 2022 Mar 24 2022 Apr 05 2022 Mar 24 22 Apr 05 22	Apr 05 2022	quarterly quarterly
2021	$0.02 $0.02	Dec 06 2021 Dec 06 2021 Dec 17 2021 Dec 06 21 Dec 17 21	Dec 17 2021	quarterly quarterly
2021	$0.5 $0.5	Aug 31 2021 Aug 31 2021 Oct 01 2021 Aug 31 21 Oct 01 21	Oct 01 2021	Special dividend Special div.
2021	$0.02 $0.02	Aug 31 2021 Aug 31 2021 Oct 01 2021 Aug 31 21 Oct 01 21	Oct 01 2021	quarterly quarterly
2021	$0.0194 $0.02	Jun 18 2021 Jun 18 2021 Jul 01 2021 Jun 18 21 Jul 01 21	Jul 01 2021	quarterly quarterly
2021	$0.0194 $0.02	Mar 19 2021 Mar 19 2021 Apr 01 2021 Mar 19 21 Apr 01 21	Apr 01 2021	quarterly quarterly
2020	$0.0194 $0.02	Dec 07 2020 Dec 07 2020 Dec 18 2020 Dec 07 20 Dec 18 20	Dec 18 2020	quarterly quarterly
2020	$0.0194 $0.02	Sep 18 2020 Sep 18 2020 Oct 01 2020 Sep 18 20 Oct 01 20	Oct 01 2020	quarterly quarterly
2020	$0.0194 $0.02	Jun 18 2020 Jun 18 2020 Jul 01 2020 Jun 18 20 Jul 01 20	Jul 01 2020	quarterly quarterly
2020	$0.0194 $0.02	Mar 19 2020 Mar 19 2020 Apr 01 2020 Mar 19 20 Apr 01 20	Apr 01 2020	quarterly quarterly
2019	$0.0194 $0.02	Dec 09 2019 Dec 09 2019 Dec 20 2019 Dec 09 19 Dec 20 19	Dec 20 2019	quarterly quarterly
2019	$0.0194 $0.02	Sep 19 2019 Sep 19 2019 Oct 01 2019 Sep 19 19 Oct 01 19	Oct 01 2019	quarterly quarterly
2019	$0.0194 $0.02	Jun 20 2019 Jun 20 2019 Jul 01 2019 Jun 20 19 Jul 01 19	Jul 01 2019	quarterly quarterly
2019	$0.0194 $0.02	Mar 21 2019 Mar 21 2019 Apr 01 2019 Mar 21 19 Apr 01 19	Apr 01 2019	quarterly quarterly
2018	$0.0194 $0.02	Dec 03 2018 Dec 03 2018 Dec 14 2018 Dec 03 18 Dec 14 18	Dec 14 2018	quarterly quarterly
2018	$0.0194 $0.02	Sep 20 2018 Sep 20 2018 Oct 01 2018 Sep 20 18 Oct 01 18	Oct 01 2018	quarterly quarterly
2018	$0.0194 $0.02	Jun 21 2018 Jun 21 2018 Jul 02 2018 Jun 21 18 Jul 02 18	Jul 02 2018	quarterly quarterly
2018	$0.0194 $0.02	Mar 22 2018 Mar 22 2018 Apr 02 2018 Mar 22 18 Apr 02 18	Apr 02 2018	quarterly quarterly
2017	$0.0194 $0.02	Dec 11 2017 Dec 11 2017 Dec 22 2017 Dec 11 17 Dec 22 17	Dec 22 2017	quarterly quarterly
2017	$0.0194 $0.02	Sep 21 2017 Sep 21 2017 Oct 02 2017 Sep 21 17 Oct 02 17	Oct 02 2017	quarterly quarterly
2017	$0.0194 $0.02	Jun 21 2017 Jun 21 2017 Jul 03 2017 Jun 21 17 Jul 03 17	Jul 03 2017	quarterly quarterly
2017	$0.0194 $0.02	Mar 22 2017 Mar 22 2017 Apr 03 2017 Mar 22 17 Apr 03 17	Apr 03 2017	quarterly quarterly
2016	$0.0194 $0.02	Dec 02 2016 Dec 02 2016 Dec 16 2016 Dec 02 16 Dec 16 16	Dec 16 2016	quarterly quarterly
2016	$0.0194 $0.02	Sep 21 2016 Sep 21 2016 Oct 03 2016 Sep 21 16 Oct 03 16	Oct 03 2016	quarterly quarterly
2016	$0.0194 $0.02	Jun 17 2016 Jun 17 2016 Jul 01 2016 Jun 17 16 Jul 01 16	Jul 01 2016	quarterly quarterly
2016	$0.0194 $0.02	Mar 17 2016 Mar 17 2016 Apr 01 2016 Mar 17 16 Apr 01 16	Apr 01 2016	quarterly quarterly
2015	$0.0194 $0.02	Dec 04 2015 Dec 04 2015 Dec 18 2015 Dec 04 15 Dec 18 15	Dec 18 2015	quarterly quarterly
2015	$0.0194 $0.02	Sep 15 2015 Sep 15 2015 Oct 01 2015 Sep 15 15 Oct 01 15	Oct 01 2015	quarterly quarterly
2015	$0.0194 $0.02	Jun 18 2015 Jun 18 2015 Jul 02 2015 Jun 18 15 Jul 02 15	Jul 02 2015	quarterly quarterly
2015	$0.0194 $0.02	Mar 19 2015 Mar 19 2015 Apr 02 2015 Mar 19 15 Apr 02 15	Apr 02 2015	quarterly quarterly
2014	$0.0194 $0.02	Dec 05 2014 Dec 05 2014 Dec 19 2014 Dec 05 14 Dec 19 14	Dec 19 2014	quarterly quarterly
2014	$0.0194 $0.02	Sep 16 2014 Sep 16 2014 Oct 02 2014 Sep 16 14 Oct 02 14	Oct 02 2014	quarterly quarterly
2014	$0.0194 $0.02	Jun 18 2014 Jun 18 2014 Jul 02 2014 Jun 18 14 Jul 02 14	Jul 02 2014	quarterly quarterly
2014	$0.0194 $0.02	Mar 19 2014 Mar 19 2014 Apr 02 2014 Mar 19 14 Apr 02 14	Apr 02 2014	quarterly quarterly
2013	$0.0194 $0.02	Dec 06 2013 Dec 06 2013 Dec 20 2013 Dec 06 13 Dec 20 13	Dec 20 2013	quarterly quarterly
2013	$0.0194 $0.02	Sep 18 2013 Sep 18 2013 Oct 02 2013 Sep 18 13 Oct 02 13	Oct 02 2013	quarterly quarterly
2013	$0.0194 $0.02	Jun 18 2013 Jun 18 2013 Jul 02 2013 Jun 18 13 Jul 02 13	Jul 02 2013	quarterly quarterly
2013	$0.0194 $0.02	Mar 20 2013 Mar 20 2013 Apr 02 2013 Mar 20 13 Apr 02 13	Apr 02 2013	quarterly quarterly
2012	$0.9713 $0.97	Dec 05 2012 Dec 05 2012 Dec 17 2012 Dec 05 12 Dec 17 12	Dec 17 2012	Special dividend Special div.
2012	$0.0194 $0.02	Dec 05 2012 Dec 05 2012 Dec 17 2012 Dec 05 12 Dec 17 12	Dec 17 2012	quarterly quarterly
2012	$0.018 $0.02	Sep 19 2012 Sep 19 2012 Oct 02 2012 Sep 19 12 Oct 02 12	Oct 02 2012	quarterly quarterly
2012	$0.018 $0.02	Jun 14 2012 Jun 14 2012 Jul 03 2012 Jun 14 12 Jul 03 12	Jul 03 2012	quarterly quarterly
2012	$0.018 $0.02	Mar 21 2012 Mar 21 2012 Apr 03 2012 Mar 21 12 Apr 03 12	Apr 03 2012	quarterly quarterly
2011	$0.018 $0.02	Dec 07 2011 Dec 07 2011 Dec 19 2011 Dec 07 11 Dec 19 11	Dec 19 2011	quarterly quarterly
2011	$0.018 $0.02	Sep 21 2011 Sep 21 2011 Oct 04 2011 Sep 21 11 Oct 04 11	Oct 04 2011	quarterly quarterly
2011	$0.018 $0.02	Jun 22 2011 Jun 22 2011 Jul 06 2011 Jun 22 11 Jul 06 11	Jul 06 2011	quarterly quarterly
2011	$0.018 $0.02	Mar 22 2011 Mar 22 2011 Apr 04 2011 Mar 22 11 Apr 04 11	Apr 04 2011	quarterly quarterly
2010	$0.018 $0.02	Dec 08 2010 Dec 08 2010 Dec 20 2010 Dec 08 10 Dec 20 10	Dec 20 2010	quarterly quarterly
2010	$0.9004 $0.9	Sep 22 2010 Sep 22 2010 Oct 05 2010 Sep 22 10 Oct 05 10	Oct 05 2010	Special dividend Special div.
2010	$0.018 $0.02	Sep 22 2010 Sep 22 2010 Oct 05 2010 Sep 22 10 Oct 05 10	Oct 05 2010	quarterly quarterly
2010	$0.0169 $0.02	Jun 18 2010 Jun 18 2010 Jul 02 2010 Jun 18 10 Jul 02 10	Jul 02 2010	quarterly quarterly
2010	$0.0169 $0.02	Mar 23 2010 Mar 23 2010 Apr 06 2010 Mar 23 10 Apr 06 10	Apr 06 2010	quarterly quarterly
2009	$0.0169 $0.02	Dec 09 2009 Dec 09 2009 Dec 22 2009 Dec 09 09 Dec 22 09	Dec 22 2009	quarterly quarterly
2009	$0.0169 $0.02	Sep 17 2009 Sep 17 2009 Oct 02 2009 Sep 17 09 Oct 02 09	Oct 02 2009	quarterly quarterly
2009	$0.0169 $0.02	Jun 17 2009 Jun 17 2009 Jul 02 2009 Jun 17 09 Jul 02 09	Jul 02 2009	quarterly quarterly
2009	$0.0169 $0.02	Mar 18 2009 Mar 18 2009 Apr 02 2009 Mar 18 09 Apr 02 09	Apr 02 2009	quarterly quarterly
2008	$0.0169 $0.02	Dec 10 2008 Dec 10 2008 Dec 23 2008 Dec 10 08 Dec 23 08	Dec 23 2008	quarterly quarterly
2008	$0.0169 $0.02	Sep 17 2008 Sep 17 2008 Oct 02 2008 Sep 17 08 Oct 02 08	Oct 02 2008	quarterly quarterly
2008	$0.0169 $0.02	Jun 18 2008 Jun 18 2008 Jul 02 2008 Jun 18 08 Jul 02 08	Jul 02 2008	quarterly quarterly
2008	$0.0169 $0.02	Mar 18 2008 Mar 18 2008 Apr 02 2008 Mar 18 08 Apr 02 08	Apr 02 2008	quarterly quarterly
2007	$0.0169 $0.02	Dec 19 2007 Dec 19 2007 Jan 03 2008 Dec 19 07 Jan 03 08	Jan 03 2008	quarterly quarterly
2007	$0.0169 $0.02	Sep 18 2007 Sep 18 2007 Oct 02 2007 Sep 18 07 Oct 02 07	Oct 02 2007	quarterly quarterly
2007	$1.6871 $1.69	May 22 2007 May 22 2007 May 30 2007 May 22 07 May 30 07	May 30 2007	Special dividend Special div.
2007	$0.0169 $0.02	May 22 2007 May 22 2007 May 30 2007 May 22 07 May 30 07	May 30 2007	quarterly quarterly
2007	$0.0151 $0.02	Mar 20 2007 Mar 20 2007 Apr 02 2007 Mar 20 07 Apr 02 07	Apr 02 2007	quarterly quarterly
2006	$0.0151 $0.02	Dec 19 2006 Dec 19 2006 Jan 02 2007 Dec 19 06 Jan 02 07	Jan 02 2007	quarterly quarterly
2006	$0.0151 $0.02	Sep 18 2006 Sep 18 2006 Oct 02 2006 Sep 18 06 Oct 02 06	Oct 02 2006	quarterly quarterly
2006	$0.0151 $0.02	Jun 20 2006 Jun 20 2006 Jul 03 2006 Jun 20 06 Jul 03 06	Jul 03 2006	quarterly quarterly
2006	$0.0113 $0.01	Mar 21 2006 Mar 21 2006 Apr 03 2006 Mar 21 06 Apr 03 06	Apr 03 2006	quarterly quarterly
2005	$0.0113 $0.01	Dec 20 2005 Dec 20 2005 Jan 03 2006 Dec 20 05 Jan 03 06	Jan 03 2006	quarterly quarterly
2005	$0.0113 $0.01	Sep 20 2005 Sep 20 2005 Oct 03 2005 Sep 20 05 Oct 03 05	Oct 03 2005	quarterly quarterly
2005	$0.0113 $0.01	Jun 16 2005 Jun 16 2005 Jul 01 2005 Jun 16 05 Jul 01 05	Jul 01 2005	quarterly quarterly
2005	$0.0113 $0.01	Mar 17 2005 Mar 17 2005 Apr 01 2005 Mar 17 05 Apr 01 05	Apr 01 2005	quarterly quarterly
2004	$0.0113 $0.01	Dec 21 2004 Dec 21 2004 Jan 03 2005 Dec 21 04 Jan 03 05	Jan 03 2005	quarterly quarterly
2004	$0.0113 $0.01	Sep 16 2004 Sep 16 2004 Oct 01 2004 Sep 16 04 Oct 01 04	Oct 01 2004	quarterly quarterly
2004	$0.0075 $0.01	Jun 17 2004 Jun 17 2004 Jul 02 2004 Jun 17 04 Jul 02 04	Jul 02 2004	quarterly quarterly
2004	$0.0075 $0.01	Mar 18 2004 Mar 18 2004 Apr 02 2004 Mar 18 04 Apr 02 04	Apr 02 2004	quarterly quarterly
2003	$0.0075 $0.01	Dec 18 2003 Dec 18 2003 Jan 02 2004 Dec 18 03 Jan 02 04	Jan 02 2004	quarterly quarterly
2003	$0.0075 $0.01	Sep 15 2003 Sep 15 2003 Oct 02 2003 Sep 15 03 Oct 02 03	Oct 02 2003	- -

How much dividend does Heartland Express, Inc. pay?

Heartland Express, Inc. most recently paid a dividend of $0.02. Heartland Express, Inc. paid a Dividend of $0.08 Per Share in the financial year 2025. With a stock price of $11.92 at Sep 17 2026, the current dividend yield is 0.67% (calculation: $0.08 / $11.92 = 0.67%). No special dividend was paid.

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What is the Heartland Express, Inc. Dividend Yield and payout ratio?

The average Heartland Express, Inc. dividend yield over the last 5 years is 0.58% and the average over the last 10 years is 0.48%.

The payout ratio of Heartland Express, Inc. in relation to the last financial year is -11.94%. The payout ratio smoothed over 3 years is -27.91%. The calculation is based on the sum of all dividend payments divided by the cumulative earnings per share(EPS).

Metric	Heartland Express, Inc.
Current dividend yield	0.67%
Dividend Yield 5Y	0.58%
Dividend Yield 10Y	0.48%
Payout 1Y	-11.94%
Payout 3Y	-27.91%

Is the Heartland Express, Inc. dividend safe? Continuity & Dividend Growth

Is the Heartland Express, Inc. dividend safe?

Heartland Express, Inc. has been paying a dividend for 23 years and has not lowered the dividend for 23 years (dividend continuity). As a result, the dividend was not increased recently.

The Dividend Growth in relation to the previous financial year amounts to 0.00%. The average Heartland Express, Inc. Dividend Growth over the last 5 years is 0.61%. The average for the last 10 years is 0.31%.

Metric	Heartland Express, Inc.
Increased	0 Years
Continuity	23 Years
Paid	23 Years
Growth 1Y	0.00%
Growth 5Y	0.61%
Growth 10Y	0.31%

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Heartland Express, Inc. Stock Forecast 2026

On the stock exchange, the Heartland Express, Inc. stock (ISIN: US4223471040) is not traded as a top scorer in September 2026 according to the dividend strategy.

The stock price of Heartland Express, Inc. 31.45% has risen since the beginning of the year 2026. However, the return generated in the past says nothing about the future return. You can find the Heartland Express, Inc. stock price in real time at the top of the page.

Heartland Express, Inc. (symbol: HTLD) is valued at a Price / Earnings Ratio (P/E ratio) of -42.57 and a price/sales ratio (P/S ratio) of 1.25 valued. Based on analyst estimates, the Heartland Express, Inc. stock forecast 2026 of the current financial year corresponds to a valuation of 97.79 according to P/E ratio and 1.24 according to P/S.

Metric	Heartland Express, Inc.
Dividend Score	??/15
Performance 2026	31.45%
P/E TTM	-42.57
P/S TTM	1.25
P/E forward	97.79
P/S forward	1.24

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