Heartland Financial USA, Inc. (NASDAQ: HTLF) today reported net income available to common stockholders of $33.7 million, or $0.97 per diluted common share, for the quarter ended September 30, 2018, compared to $21.6 million, or $0.72 per diluted common share, for the third quarter of 2017. Return on average common equity was 10.58% and return on average assets was 1.18% for the third quarter of 2018, compared to 8.99% and 0.89%, respectively, for the same quarter in 2017.
