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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Heartland Express (HTLD)

Heartland Express Q4 2025 net loss of $19.4 million vs $1.9 million a year earlier

Negative Impact 4 of 5 earnings Written later

Heartland Express reported unaudited results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2025, in a press release dated February 3, 2026. Fourth-quarter operating revenue fell to $179.4 million from $242.6 million a year earlier, and the company booked a $19.0 million non-cash trade name impairment tied to unifying CFI with Heartland Express, which deepened the quarterly loss for shareholders.

Key points

  • Q4 2025 operating revenue was $179.4 million, versus $242.6 million in Q4 2024; net loss was $19.4 million, or $0.25 per share, versus a net loss of $1.9 million, or $0.02 per share.
  • Full-year 2025 operating revenue was $805.7 million, versus $1.0 billion in 2024, with a net loss of $52.5 million, or $0.67 per share.
  • Q4 2025 included a $19.0 million impairment of the CFI trade name; the company reported a Q4 operating ratio of 112.7% and a non-GAAP adjusted operating ratio of 101.6%.

The filing

CompanyHeartland Express (HTLD)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECFeb 9, 2026, 2:12 PM ET
Accession number0000799233-26-000004

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 6:59 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on February 09, 2026.

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