Growth Metrics

Saia (SAIA) Deferred Taxes (2019 - 2026)

Saia posted quarterly Deferred Taxes of $9.3 million for Q1 2026, up 77.9% year-on-year from $5.2 million in Q1 2025, and up 284.52% on a QoQ basis from -$5.1 million in Q4 2025.

Saia (SAIA) has 8 years of Deferred Taxes data on file, last reported at $9.3 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Deferred Taxes rose 77.9% year-over-year to $9.3 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $67.1 million (up 3.15% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $63.0 million, up 2.31% from the prior year.
  • Deferred Taxes for Q1 2026 stood at $9.3 million, up from -$5.1 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Deferred Taxes topped out at $55.6 million in Q4 2024 and bottomed at -$7.4 million in Q4 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Deferred Taxes is $4.7 million (2023), against an average of $9.7 million.
  • Peak annual rise in Deferred Taxes reached 2787.87% in 2022, while the deepest fall reached 252.98% in 2022.
  • A 5-year view of Deferred Taxes shows it stood at $20.6 million in 2022, then tumbled by 136.02% to -$7.4 million in 2023, then soared by 848.14% to $55.6 million in 2024, then plunged by 109.1% to -$5.1 million in 2025, then soared by 284.52% to $9.3 million in 2026.
  • The last three Deferred Taxes figures came in at $9.3 million (Q1 2026), -$5.1 million (Q4 2025), and $50.6 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Deferred Taxes (Qtr)
1 Old Dominion Freight Line 47.65 Bn 47.37 Bn 1.33 Bn -
2 Xpo 25.84 Bn 25.61 Bn 1.67 Bn 9.00 Mn
3 Saia 12.92 Bn 12.88 Bn - 9.33 Mn
4 Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings 12.67 Bn 12.61 Bn 1.57 Bn 10.12 Mn
5 Schneider National 6.38 Bn 6.12 Bn 1.27 Bn 300,000.00
6 Rxo 4.55 Bn 4.53 Bn 254.00 Mn -15.00 Mn
7 Arcbest 3.15 Bn 3.06 Bn 951.93 Mn -12.20 Mn
8 Werner Enterprises 2.55 Bn 2.51 Bn 726.17 Mn -3.76 Mn
9 Marten Transport 1.43 Bn 1.38 Bn 203.18 Mn -1.90 Mn
10 Heartland Express 1.20 Bn 1.16 Bn 167.03 Mn 2.15 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 9.33 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -5.06 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 50.59 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 12.23 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 5.25 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 55.56 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 1.94 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 2.30 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 1.79 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -7.43 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 4.72 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 7.03 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 5.74 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 20.62 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 1.73 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 1.12 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -2.03 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -767,000.00
Sep 30, 2021 1.90 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 1.86 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 1.33 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 -2.35 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 3.04 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 501,000.00
Mar 31, 2020 7.07 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 5.32 Mn