Growth Metrics

Saia (SAIA) Cash from Investing Activities (2010 - 2026)

Saia posted quarterly Cash from Investing Activities of -$63.7 million for Q1 2026, up 68.46% year-on-year from -$37.8 million in Q1 2025, and up 35.01% on a QoQ basis from -$98.0 million in Q4 2025.

Saia (SAIA) has 17 years of Cash from Investing Activities data on file, last reported at -$63.7 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Cash from Investing Activities rose 68.46% year-over-year to -$63.7 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$414.2 million (up 47.31% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was -$552.5 million, up 46.66% from the prior year.
  • Cash from Investing Activities for Q1 2026 stood at -$63.7 million, up from -$98.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Cash from Investing Activities topped out at -$45.4 million in Q1 2022 and bottomed at -$451.8 million in Q1 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Cash from Investing Activities is -$111.7 million (2023), against an average of -$145.1 million.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2024, when Cash from Investing Activities plunged 252.83%; it then surged 68.46% in 2026.
  • A 5-year view of Cash from Investing Activities shows it stood at -$87.5 million in 2022, then decreased by 27.62% to -$111.7 million in 2023, then plunged by 50.1% to -$167.6 million in 2024, then soared by 41.51% to -$98.0 million in 2025, then jumped by 35.01% to -$63.7 million in 2026.
  • The last three Cash from Investing Activities figures came in at -$63.7 million (Q1 2026), -$98.0 million (Q4 2025), and -$70.5 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash from Investing Activities (Qtr)
1 Old Dominion Freight Line 47.65 Bn 47.37 Bn 1.33 Bn -52.65 Mn
2 Xpo 25.84 Bn 25.61 Bn 1.67 Bn -107.00 Mn
3 Saia 12.92 Bn 12.88 Bn - -63.72 Mn
4 Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings 12.67 Bn 12.61 Bn 1.57 Bn -83.58 Mn
5 Schneider National 6.38 Bn 6.12 Bn 1.27 Bn -34.80 Mn
6 Rxo 4.55 Bn 4.53 Bn 254.00 Mn -17.00 Mn
7 Arcbest 3.15 Bn 3.06 Bn 951.93 Mn -11.48 Mn
8 Werner Enterprises 2.55 Bn 2.51 Bn 726.17 Mn -194.01 Mn
9 Marten Transport 1.43 Bn 1.38 Bn 203.18 Mn -7.14 Mn
10 Heartland Express 1.20 Bn 1.16 Bn 167.03 Mn 14.93 Mn

Historic Data

Download Data 🔒
DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -63.72 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -63.72 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -98.05 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -98.05 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -70.51 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -70.51 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -181.90 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -181.90 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -202.06 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -202.06 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -167.64 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -167.64 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -191.95 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -191.95 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -224.46 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -224.46 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -451.82 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -451.82 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -111.69 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -111.69 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -110.52 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -110.52 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -98.44 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -98.44 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -128.06 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -128.06 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -87.52 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -87.52 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -122.71 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -122.71 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -109.92 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -109.92 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -45.38 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -45.38 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -128.92 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -128.92 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 -48.96 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 -48.96 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 -74.58 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 -74.58 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 -25.39 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 -25.39 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 -21.31 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 -21.31 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 -54.79 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 -54.79 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 -40.05 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 -40.05 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 -102.68 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 -102.68 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 -36.51 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 -36.51 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 -78.47 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 -78.47 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 -109.59 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 -109.59 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 -56.47 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 -56.47 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 -68.15 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 -68.15 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 -36.28 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 -36.28 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 -71.37 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 -71.37 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 -46.78 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 -46.78 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 -28.94 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 -28.94 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 -26.18 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 -26.18 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 -38.63 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 -38.63 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 -87.78 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 -87.78 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 -9.86 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 -9.86 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 -6.28 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 -6.28 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 -47.92 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 -47.92 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 -53.63 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 -53.63 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 -17.51 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 -17.51 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 -12.22 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 -12.22 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 -25.34 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 -25.34 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 -52.85 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 -52.85 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 -17.66 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 -17.66 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 -10.53 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 -10.53 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 -58.43 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 -58.43 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 -8.22 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 -8.22 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 -24.28 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 -24.28 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 -26.92 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 -26.92 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 -64.80 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 -64.80 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 -6.02 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 -6.02 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 -3.54 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 -3.54 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 -17.59 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 -17.59 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 -30.07 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 -30.07 Mn
Mar 31, 2012 -39.24 Mn
Mar 31, 2012 -39.24 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 -16.15 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 -16.15 Mn
Sep 30, 2011 -31.14 Mn
Sep 30, 2011 -31.14 Mn
Jun 30, 2011 -14.57 Mn
Jun 30, 2011 -14.57 Mn
Mar 31, 2011 -6.05 Mn
Mar 31, 2011 -6.05 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 -2.08 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 -2.08 Mn
Sep 30, 2010 -951,000.00
Sep 30, 2010 -951,000.00