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
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |