Saia (SAIA) Asset Utilization Ratio (2011 - 2026)
Saia's (SAIA) Asset Utilization Ratio stood at 0.93 in Q2 2026, down 1.9% from 0.95 a year earlier but up 0.8% from the prior quarter.
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Saia (SAIA) Asset Utilization Ratio (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Saia's Asset Utilization Ratio came in at 0.97, down 12.8% from FY2024.
- Annual Asset Utilization Ratio has declined for three straight years.
- Across earlier years, Asset Utilization Ratio came in at 1.12 in FY2024 (-7.8%), 1.21 in FY2023 (-12.8%), 1.39 in FY2022 (+3.0%) and 1.35 in FY2021 (+9.7%).
- Quarterly Asset Utilization Ratio has ranged from 0.92 in Q1 2026 to 1.33 in Q2 2022 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Asset Utilization Ratio has declined for 14 consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 9.0% over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Asset Utilization Ratio in the last five years was growth of 10.9% in Q1 2022, against a decline of 12.6% in Q2 2025 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 0.92 (Q1 2026), 0.93 (Q4 2025) and 0.93 (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Asset Util. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 170.50 Bn | 165.03 Bn | - | 0.36 |
| 2 | Csx | 88.86 Bn | 85.07 Bn | - | 0.33 |
| 3 | United Parcel Service | 82.91 Bn | 59.81 Bn | - | 1.26 |
| 4 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 76.79 Bn | 75.81 Bn | - | 0.18 |
| 5 | Norfolk Southern | 72.78 Bn | 67.42 Bn | - | 0.28 |
| 6 | Fedex | 69.54 Bn | 35.48 Bn | - | 0.98 |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 48.82 Bn | 31.01 Bn | - | 0.83 |
| 8 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 38.83 Bn | 38.10 Bn | - | 0.98 |
| 9 | United Airlines Holdings | 31.02 Bn | -25.36 Bn | - | 0.76 |
| 10 | Saia | 8.88 Bn | 8.70 Bn | - | 0.93 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.93 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.92 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.93 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.93 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.95 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.99 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.03 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.05 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.08 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.11 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.14 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.16 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.20 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.26 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.29 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.31 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.33 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.31 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.26 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.25 |
API Access
Saia Asset Utilization Ratio API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=asset-utilization-ratio&ticker=SAIA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "asset-utilization-ratio", "ticker": "SAIA", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=asset-utilization-ratio&ticker=SAIA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();