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Heartland Express Inc cash flow statement

In fiscal 2025, Heartland Express Inc's operations generated $89.3m of cash; it spent $156m on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of −$66.9m. It returned $6.2m in dividends and $10.4m through buybacks.

Cash flow statement

US$ millions unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Fiscal year2009Dec 20092010Dec 20102011Dec 20112012Dec 20122013Dec 20132014Dec 20142015Dec 20152016Dec 20162017Dec 20172018Dec 20182019Dec 20192020Dec 20202021Dec 20212022Dec 20222023Dec 20232024Dec 20242025Dec 2025LTMJun 2026
Cash from operations10199991021111721901561101471461791231951651448978
Depreciation and amortisation5962585870110112106104101101110104133199182159144
Stock-based pay000211111122112122
Capital spending79151266713520521786184169164204133161209110156164
Free cash flow2284−2735−24−33−2770−75−23−17−25−934−4335−67−86
Free cash flow after stock pay2284−2733−25−34−2868−75−23−20−28−1033−4534−69−88
Dividends paid7777777777774666666
Share buybacks45056240074150250263200710—

Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending. Free cash flow after stock pay also subtracts stock-based compensation, a real cost to shareholders that the cash flow statement adds back. Dividends, buybacks and shares issued are cash amounts for the period.

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Figures from Heartland Express Inc's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 29, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to Heartland Express Inc.