Growth Metrics

Saia (SAIA) Change in Cash (2010 - 2026)

Saia posted quarterly Change in Cash of $19.5 million for Q1 2026, up 762.25% year-on-year from $2.3 million in Q1 2025, and up 223.3% on a QoQ basis from -$15.8 million in Q4 2025.

Saia (SAIA) has 17 years of Change in Cash data on file, last reported at $19.5 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Change in Cash rose 762.25% year-over-year to $19.5 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $22.6 million (up 435.65% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $247000.0, up 100.09% from the prior year.
  • Change in Cash for Q1 2026 stood at $19.5 million, up from -$15.8 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Change in Cash topped out at $68.6 million in Q2 2023 and bottomed at -$283.9 million in Q1 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Change in Cash is $5.1 million (2024), against an average of -$4.0 million.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when Change in Cash soared 2085.29%; it then plunged 1254.2% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Change in Cash shows it stood at $37.6 million in 2022, then advanced by 24.99% to $47.0 million in 2023, then sank by 89.21% to $5.1 million in 2024, then tumbled by 411.37% to -$15.8 million in 2025, then jumped by 223.3% to $19.5 million in 2026.
  • The last three Change in Cash figures came in at $19.5 million (Q1 2026), -$15.8 million (Q4 2025), and $16.7 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change in Cash (Qtr)
1 Old Dominion Freight Line 47.65 Bn 47.37 Bn 1.33 Bn 167.99 Mn
2 Xpo 25.84 Bn 25.61 Bn 1.67 Bn -72.00 Mn
3 Saia 12.92 Bn 12.88 Bn - 19.46 Mn
4 Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings 12.67 Bn 12.61 Bn 1.57 Bn -9.16 Mn
5 Schneider National 6.38 Bn 6.12 Bn 1.27 Bn 26.30 Mn
6 Rxo 4.55 Bn 4.53 Bn 254.00 Mn 4.00 Mn
7 Arcbest 3.15 Bn 3.06 Bn 951.93 Mn -37.97 Mn
8 Werner Enterprises 2.55 Bn 2.51 Bn 726.17 Mn 1.62 Mn
9 Marten Transport 1.43 Bn 1.38 Bn 203.18 Mn -6.21 Mn
10 Heartland Express 1.20 Bn 1.16 Bn 167.03 Mn 26.57 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 19.46 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -15.78 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 16.66 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 2.30 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -2.94 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 5.07 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 3.24 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -1.14 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -283.91 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 46.95 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 14.27 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 68.57 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -20.97 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 37.57 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 11.95 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -3.45 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 34.74 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -18.78 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 72.51 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 -400,000.00
Mar 31, 2021 27.95 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 -161,000.00
Sep 30, 2020 -3.81 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 -17.63 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 46.66 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 233,000.00
Sep 30, 2019 -488,000.00
Jun 30, 2019 472,000.00
Mar 31, 2019 -2.16 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 1.67 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 -660,000.00
Jun 30, 2018 693,000.00
Mar 31, 2018 -4.22 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 4.64 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 -318,000.00
Jun 30, 2017 -312,000.00
Mar 31, 2017 -828,000.00
Dec 31, 2016 750,000.00
Sep 30, 2016 429,000.00
Jun 30, 2016 122,000.00
Mar 31, 2016 114,000.00
Dec 31, 2015 -4.42 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 877,000.00
Jun 30, 2015 3.47 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 -4.17 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 -2.88 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 5.46 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 946,000.00
Mar 31, 2014 683,000.00
Dec 31, 2013 -3.90 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 1.19 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 2.44 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 116,000.00
Dec 31, 2012 -483,000.00
Sep 30, 2012 -22,000.00
Jun 30, 2012 766,000.00
Mar 31, 2012 -1.26 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 -2.21 Mn
Sep 30, 2011 -7.19 Mn
Jun 30, 2011 -11.29 Mn
Mar 31, 2011 -7.04 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 1.84 Mn
Sep 30, 2010 13.58 Mn