Seasonality
HTLD seasonality — Heartland Express, Inc.
Over the last 11 years, HTLD's strongest month on average has been November (+7.3%) and its weakest October (-6.6%).
Average return by month
Month-by-month statistics
| Month | Avg | Median | Up % | Best | Worst | Yrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | +0.33% | +1.57% | 60% | +11.7% | -11.2% | 10 |
| Feb | -3.00% | -3.52% | 30% | +9.3% | -14.0% | 10 |
| Mar | -3.02% | -3.68% | 20% | +7.6% | -10.7% | 10 |
| Apr | -1.47% | -1.40% | 40% | +28.6% | -17.6% | 10 |
| May | +5.66% | +6.25% | 70% | +17.8% | -9.2% | 10 |
| Jun | +0.65% | +0.18% | 50% | +8.9% | -5.6% | 10 |
| Jul | +0.15% | +0.56% | 50% | +14.2% | -19.6% | 10 |
| Aug | +0.97% | +1.52% | 60% | +9.8% | -7.7% | 10 |
| Sep | -1.80% | -3.09% | 20% | +13.1% | -10.1% | 10 |
| Oct | -6.62% | -4.88% | 20% | +4.0% | -20.6% | 10 |
| Nov | +7.34% | +6.57% | 100% | +18.1% | +0.8% | 9 |
| Dec | -1.76% | -1.87% | 40% | +14.9% | -12.1% | 10 |
Monthly returns heat map — HTLD
price return, %| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11.7 | 9.3 | -5.7 | 28.6 | 12.0 | 1.5 | -19.6 | 1.1 | -6.1 | -12.0 | -1.3 | +11.7% | |
| 2025 | 2.0 | -9.8 | -10.7 | -17.6 | 17.8 | -3.5 | -9.5 | 9.8 | -2.4 | -6.9 | 0.8 | 14.9 | -19.5% |
| 2024 | -9.2 | -1.3 | -6.6 | -16.8 | 13.9 | 8.9 | 5.2 | -4.5 | -0.8 | -12.0 | 18.1 | -12.1 | -21.3% |
| 2023 | 9.7 | -4.1 | -1.3 | -9.1 | 7.7 | 5.2 | -0.4 | -7.7 | -2.6 | -20.6 | 15.1 | 6.3 | -7.0% |
| 2022 | -11.1 | -4.0 | -2.0 | -1.9 | 3.5 | -2.6 | 14.2 | -4.6 | -5.5 | 4.0 | 12.5 | -8.4 | -8.8% |
| 2021 | 3.7 | -3.0 | 7.6 | -5.1 | -2.4 | -5.6 | -0.6 | -1.5 | -4.5 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 0.5 | -7.1% |
| 2020 | -11.2 | -4.2 | 3.7 | 5.5 | 11.8 | -4.9 | -2.5 | 2.0 | -10.1 | -1.6 | 0.9 | -2.1 | -14.0% |
| 2019 | 9.3 | 0.4 | -4.0 | 2.1 | -9.2 | 1.1 | 9.8 | 3.7 | 4.6 | -2.8 | 2.4 | -1.7 | +15.0% |
| 2018 | -2.8 | -14.0 | -7.8 | -0.9 | 4.8 | -0.7 | 3.5 | 6.6 | -3.5 | -1.3 | 6.6 | -11.8 | -21.6% |
| 2017 | 1.2 | 0.7 | -3.3 | 0.3 | -3.3 | 7.0 | 1.5 | 4.9 | 13.1 | -14.9 | 7.1 | 2.2 | +14.6% |
| 2016 | -5.3 |