The dividend is unchanged from the prior quarter, providing no new signal about financial performance or management outlook. Monitor the next quarterly earnings release for any change in the dividend rate or commentary on capital allocation.
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Executive Summary
Heartland Express declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.02 per share, payable October 7, 2026, to shareholders of record September 25, 2026. The total payout is estimated at $1.5 million on approximately 77 million shares outstanding. This is the company's 93rd consecutive quarterly dividend, reflecting a consistent capital return policy but no change in the dividend rate or financial outlook.
Key Facts
- Dividend of $0.02 per share declared
- Payable October 7, 2026 to holders of record September 25, 2026
- Estimated total payout of $1.5 million on ~77 million shares
- 93rd consecutive quarterly cash dividend
- Total dividends paid since program inception: $566.1 million, including four special dividends
Financial Impact
$1.5 million total dividend payment, unchanged from prior quarterly rate
Risk Factors
- No change in dividend rate suggests stable but unexciting capital return policy
- Dividend yield is low at approximately 0.3% annualized based on current market cap
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Investment Themes
Documents Analyzed
This report is based on 1 press release from GlobeNewswire.
| Document | Accession Number |
|---|---|
| PRESS-RELEASE Data (Synthetic) | press-3362708 |
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Sep 15, 2026 16d ago | Press Release | $11.88 $11.68 | ▼ −1.68% | ▼ −4.25% | $11.93 (+0.42%) |
Sep 11, 2026 21d ago | Press Release | $12.34 $11.87 | ▼ −3.81% | ▼ −3.59% | $11.93 (−3.32%) |
Sep 2, 2026 4w ago | 8-K | $12.10 $12.19 | ▲ +0.74% | ▲ +1.70% | $11.93 (−1.40%) |
Jun 11, 2026 16w ago | Institutional Cluster | $16.22 $14.33 | ▼ −11.65% | ▼ −12.09% | $11.93 (−26.45%) |
May 14, 2026 20w ago | Press Release | $13.30 $14.35 | ▲ +7.89% | ▲ +6.93% | $11.93 (−10.30%) |
Apr 23, 2026 23w ago | Press Release | $12.02 $13.25 | ▲ +10.23% | ▲ +8.76% | $11.93 (−0.75%) |
Apr 2, 2026 26w ago | DEFA14A | $10.64 $11.01 | ▲ +3.48% | ▼ −0.14% | $11.93 (+12.12%) |
Mar 18, 2026 28w ago | 8-K | $9.49 $10.38 | ▲ +9.37% | ▲ +10.08% | $11.93 (+25.70%) |
Mar 13, 2026 29w ago | Press Release | $9.51 $9.63 | ▲ +1.26% | ▲ +3.38% | $11.93 (+25.44%) |
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