Heartland Express Inc risk profile
68 Stretched several inputs deteriorating together
Measured 1 September 2026 from HTLD's filed statements. Recomputed nightly.
68 (Stretched), driven by Cash conversion at 97, over 5 weighted categories on the MANUFACTURER profile.
What is measured
| Mechanism | Reading | Band | Direction | Driver |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market expectation | 47 | Elevated | Stable | One-year price volatility — 40.1% |
| Operating pressure | 69 | Stretched | Stable | Operating-margin drift — -26.6 percentage points |
| Cash conversion | 97 | Acute | Worsening | Capital spending against operating cash — 1.75x |
| Leverage and coverage | 24 | Normal | Stable | Current ratio — 1.04x |
| Competitive position | 79 | Stretched | Stable | Operating-margin gap against peers — -13.6 percentage points |
| Concentration | Reads identified supplier spend, customers above the 10% disclosure threshold and revenue by region. No reading is stored for this company. | |||
These are descriptive readings of disclosed mechanisms, not investment advice, and not a prediction. A band says where a measured input sits, never what to do about it or what happens next.
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