Growth Metrics

Saia (SAIA) Cash from Operations (2010 - 2026)

Saia posted quarterly Cash from Operations of 139634000.0 for Q1 2026, up 28.02% year-on-year from 109073000.0 in Q1 2025, and up 1.69% on a QoQ basis from 137308000.0 in Q4 2025.

Saia (SAIA) has 17 years of Cash from Operations data on file, last reported at 139634000.0 in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Cash from Operations rose 28.02% year-over-year to 139634000.0; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 625534000.0 (up 6.69% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 594973000.0, up 1.93% from the prior year.
  • Cash from Operations for Q1 2026 stood at 139634000.0, up from 137308000.0 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Cash from Operations topped out at 181721000.0 in Q3 2024 and bottomed at 95961000.0 in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Cash from Operations is 136169000.0 (2022), against an average of 139369411.76.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Cash from Operations jumped 57.39%; it then decreased 24.03% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Cash from Operations shows it stood at 128952000.0 in 2022, then rose by 25.38% to 161677000.0 in 2023, then climbed by 1.89% to 164739000.0 in 2024, then dropped by 16.65% to 137308000.0 in 2025, then climbed by 1.69% to 139634000.0 in 2026.
  • The last three Cash from Operations figures came in at 139634000.0 (Q1 2026), 137308000.0 (Q4 2025), and 177850000.0 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash from Operations (Qtr)
1 Old Dominion Freight Line 47.65 Bn 47.37 Bn 1.33 Bn 373.63 Mn
2 Xpo 25.84 Bn 25.61 Bn 1.67 Bn 183.00 Mn
3 Saia 12.92 Bn 12.88 Bn - 139.63 Mn
4 Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings 12.67 Bn 12.61 Bn 1.57 Bn 142.54 Mn
5 Schneider National 6.38 Bn 6.12 Bn 1.27 Bn 92.90 Mn
6 Rxo 4.55 Bn 4.53 Bn 254.00 Mn -7.00 Mn
7 Arcbest 3.15 Bn 3.06 Bn 951.93 Mn 8.54 Mn
8 Werner Enterprises 2.55 Bn 2.51 Bn 726.17 Mn 83.45 Mn
9 Marten Transport 1.43 Bn 1.38 Bn 203.18 Mn 5.58 Mn
10 Heartland Express 1.20 Bn 1.16 Bn 167.03 Mn 23.15 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 139.63 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 139.63 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 137.31 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 137.31 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 177.85 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 177.85 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 170.74 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 170.74 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 109.07 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 109.07 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 164.74 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 164.74 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 181.72 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 181.72 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 130.77 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 130.77 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 106.47 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 106.47 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 161.68 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 161.68 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 124.86 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 124.86 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 172.14 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 172.14 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 119.27 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 119.27 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 128.95 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 128.95 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 136.17 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 136.17 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 111.94 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 111.94 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 95.96 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 95.96 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 114.91 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 114.91 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 127.55 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 127.55 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 79.17 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 79.17 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 60.97 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 60.97 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 70.18 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 70.18 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 90.73 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 90.73 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 96.97 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 96.97 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 51.27 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 51.27 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 65.58 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 65.58 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 93.72 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 93.72 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 83.17 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 83.17 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 30.40 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 30.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 69.33 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 69.33 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 74.99 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 74.99 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 76.62 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 76.62 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 35.50 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 35.50 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 30.11 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 30.11 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 48.42 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 48.42 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 55.19 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 55.19 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 24.13 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 24.13 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 28.12 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 28.12 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 51.85 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 51.85 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 49.51 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 49.51 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 16.96 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 16.96 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 31.80 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 31.80 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 46.99 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 46.99 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 40.89 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 40.89 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 26.16 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 26.16 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 10.15 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 10.15 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 45.14 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 45.14 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 42.76 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 42.76 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 4.12 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 4.12 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 33.76 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 33.76 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 35.58 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 35.58 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 24.96 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 24.96 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 7.02 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 7.02 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 23.25 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 23.25 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 27.10 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 27.10 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 26.28 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 26.28 Mn
Mar 31, 2012 24.05 Mn
Mar 31, 2012 24.05 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 23.56 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 23.56 Mn
Sep 30, 2011 23.94 Mn
Sep 30, 2011 23.94 Mn
Jun 30, 2011 11.71 Mn
Jun 30, 2011 11.71 Mn
Mar 31, 2011 -999,000.00
Mar 31, 2011 -999,000.00
Dec 31, 2010 3.86 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 3.86 Mn
Sep 30, 2010 14.48 Mn
Sep 30, 2010 14.48 Mn