Saia (SAIA) Debt Ratio (2010 - 2026)
Saia's (SAIA) Debt Ratio was 0.03 for Q2 2026, down 69.9% from 0.09 a year earlier and down 15.1% from the prior quarter.
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Saia (SAIA) Debt Ratio (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Debt Ratio at Saia was 0.05, down 25.6% from FY2024.
- By year, Debt Ratio came in at 0.06 in FY2024 (+891.0%), 0.01 in FY2023 (-55.2%), 0.01 in FY2022 (-47.8%) and 0.03 in FY2021 (-40.4%).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Debt Ratio since Q4 2023.
- Year over year, Debt Ratio has now declined in each of the last three quarters, with growth averaging 210.6% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Debt Ratio in five years was Q4 2024 (growth of 891.0%); the low point was Q2 2026 (a decline of 69.9%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 0.03 (Q1 2026), 0.05 (Q4 2025) and 0.06 (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt Ratio (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 171.23 Bn | 165.76 Bn | - | 0.43 |
| 2 | Csx | 89.85 Bn | 86.05 Bn | - | 0.42 |
| 3 | United Parcel Service | 85.26 Bn | 62.16 Bn | - | 0.34 |
| 4 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 78.22 Bn | 77.24 Bn | - | 0.28 |
| 5 | Norfolk Southern | 73.47 Bn | 68.11 Bn | - | 0.37 |
| 6 | Fedex | 70.95 Bn | 36.90 Bn | - | 0.26 |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 51.78 Bn | 33.97 Bn | - | 0.16 |
| 8 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 39.33 Bn | 38.59 Bn | - | 0.00 |
| 9 | United Airlines Holdings | 33.90 Bn | -22.47 Bn | - | 0.31 |
| 10 | Saia | 9.08 Bn | 8.90 Bn | - | 0.03 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.03 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.03 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.05 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.06 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.09 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.09 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.06 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.06 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.06 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.03 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.01 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.01 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.01 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.01 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.01 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.02 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.02 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.02 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.03 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.03 |
API Access
Saia Debt 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=debt-ratio&ticker=SAIA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "debt-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=debt-ratio&ticker=SAIA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();