SFWL vs SAIA Stock Comparison

Shengfeng Development and Saia Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SAIA Saia Inc
$343.07 +2.0% 1M +23.7% 1Y
Market cap
$9.20B
P/E
32.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.54B
Div. yield
–
Trucking Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

3 decided of 12

Saia leads on 2 of the 12 questions below (Saia 2, Shengfeng Development 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSFWLSAIALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $22.05M $9.20B SAIA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — 32.5x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 32.3x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +9.3% –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 8.0% –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 10.0% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.2x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +330.3% +23.7% SFWL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +1.9%/yr –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 271.6% 47.0% SAIA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 47/100 –

Percentile Scorecard

SFWLSAIA

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisSFWLSAIA
Valuation – 24 #104 of 136
Growth – 58 #52 of 121
Profitability – 60 #45 of 112
Financial Health 42 #82 of 140 91 #13 of 140
Shareholder Returns – 4 #77 of 80
Overall – 47
  • SFWL ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • SAIA ranked among 150 companies in Transportation

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodSFWLSAIASPY
1 month -47.9%+2.0% +0.7%
3 months +317.6%-2.2% +3.7%
6 months +373.3%-23.6% +7.1%
Year to date +348.4%+5.1% +12.8%
1 year +330.3%+23.7% +11.9%
3 years -65.5%-4.0% +85.2%
3 years, per year -29.8%-1.3% +22.8%
5 years —+9.7% +67.6%
5 years, per year —+1.9% +10.9%
10 years —+866.4% +262.0%
10 years, per year —+25.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSFWLSAIASPY
Volatility, 1Y 271.6%47.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 94.0%47.1% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.851.33 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.220.50 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -95.9%-60.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -62.7%-29.6% -1.2%
52-week high $11.43$487.14 $779.14
52-week low $0.69$250.48 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleSFWLSAIA
P/E now vs peer median —median 16.5x 32.5xmedian 16.5x
P/S now vs peer median —median 0.9x 2.6xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 8.8x 14.3xmedian 8.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 11.9x 32.8xmedian 11.9x
P/B now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 1.2x 3.2xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.84 -5.76median 0.84

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsSFWLSAIA
Revenue – $3.54B
Operating income – $378.33M
Net income – $283.09M
Free cash flow – $278.80M
EPS (diluted) – $10.56
Cash & equivalents $16.90M $202.52M
Total debt $212.66M $100.00M
Shares (diluted) 5.50M 26.82M
Enterprise value -$118.57M $8.86B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricSFWLSAIA
P/E – 32.5x
P/FCF – 32.8x
P/Operating cash flow – 14.8x
P/S – 2.6x
P/B 0.3x 3.2x
P/Tangible book 0.3x 3.2x
EV/EBITDA – 14.3x
EV/EBIT – 23.9x
EV/Revenue – 2.6x
EV/FCF – 32.5x
EV/Operating cash flow – 14.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -5.76

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSFWLSAIA
Revenue growth (1Y) – 9.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 8.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – -2.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -4.9%
Net income growth (1Y) – -0.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -5.6%
EPS growth (1Y) – -0.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -5.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -0.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 4.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 2,140%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 33.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSFWLSAIA
Gross margin – –
EBITDA margin – 17.9%
Operating margin – 10.7%
Pretax margin – 10.6%
Net margin – 8.0%
FCF margin – 7.9%
Operating cash flow margin – 17.5%
Return on equity – 8.5%
Return on assets – 6.2%
Return on invested capital – 10.0%
Return on capital employed – 11.1%
Asset turnover – 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 2.2x
Stock comp / revenue – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSFWLSAIA
Debt / assets 23.6% 2.6%
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.2x
Debt / FCF – 0.4x
Liabilities / assets 57.4% 26.7%
Equity / assets 42.6% 73.3%
Interest coverage – 39.5x
Current ratio 1.3x 1.8x
Quick ratio 1.1x 1.7x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.5x
Altman Z-score – 7.60

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSFWLSAIA
Dividend yield – –
Net buyback yield – 0.0%
Shareholder yield – 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusSFWLSAIA
Forward P/E – 32.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $10.63FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +16.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +28.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $3.87BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +19.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – -5.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSFWLSAIA
Held by institutions – 100.0%
Institutions holding – 514
Change in shares held, QoQ – +1.0%
Institutions buying – 292
Institutions selling – 152
Buyers to sellers – 1.92

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

SFWLSAIA
SFWL 1.00 -0.04
SAIA -0.04 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SFWL and SAIA?

Saia (SAIA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Shengfeng Development (SFWL) $22.05M, Saia (SAIA) $9.20B.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Shengfeng Development (SFWL) returned the most: Shengfeng Development (SFWL) +330.3%, Saia (SAIA) +23.7%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Saia (SAIA) has been the steadiest (Shengfeng Development (SFWL) 271.6%, Saia (SAIA) 47.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Do SFWL and SAIA move together?

Their daily returns over the past year have a correlation of -0.04, a negative relationship. Holding both diversifies more than two closely linked stocks would.

Which is the better stock, SFWL and SAIA?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Saia (SAIA) leads on 2. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.