Saia (SAIA) EBITDA Margin (2010 - 2026)
Saia posted quarterly EBITDA Margin of 8.29% for Q1 2026, down 62.0% year-on-year from 21.81% in Q1 2025, and up 2.24% on a QoQ basis from 8.1% in Q4 2025.
Saia (SAIA) has 17 years of EBITDA Margin data on file, last reported at 8.29% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, EBITDA Margin fell 62.0% year-over-year to 8.29%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 10.72% (down 268.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 10.89%, down 414.0% from the prior year.
- EBITDA Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 8.29%, up from 8.1% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, EBITDA Margin topped out at 19.58% in Q2 2022 and bottomed at 42.63% in Q4 2022.
- The 5-year median for EBITDA Margin is 15.0% (2023), against an average of 10.93%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when EBITDA Margin slumped 5841 bps; it then surged 5762 bps in 2023.
- A 5-year view of EBITDA Margin shows it stood at 42.63% in 2022, then surged by 135 bps to 15.0% in 2023, then declined by 14 bps to 12.86% in 2024, then sank by 37 bps to 8.1% in 2025, then grew by 2 bps to 8.29% in 2026.
- The last three EBITDA Margin figures came in at 8.29% (Q1 2026), 8.1% (Q4 2025), and 14.13% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBITDA Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 47.65 Bn | 47.37 Bn | 1.33 Bn | 23.78% |
| 2 | Xpo | 25.84 Bn | 25.61 Bn | 1.67 Bn | 8.30% |
| 3 | Saia | 12.92 Bn | 12.88 Bn | - | 8.29% |
| 4 | Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings | 12.67 Bn | 12.61 Bn | 1.57 Bn | -0.05% |
| 5 | Schneider National | 6.38 Bn | 6.12 Bn | 1.27 Bn | 1.44% |
| 6 | Rxo | 4.55 Bn | 4.53 Bn | 254.00 Mn | -1.96% |
| 7 | Arcbest | 3.15 Bn | 3.06 Bn | 951.93 Mn | 0.34% |
| 8 | Werner Enterprises | 2.55 Bn | 2.51 Bn | 726.17 Mn | 0.49% |
| 9 | Marten Transport | 1.43 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 203.18 Mn | 5.69% |
| 10 | Heartland Express | 1.20 Bn | 1.16 Bn | 167.03 Mn | -2.74% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 8.29% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 8.10% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 14.13% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 12.16% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 8.91% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 12.86% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 14.86% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 16.71% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 15.62% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 15.00% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 16.57% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 17.31% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 15.01% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -42.63% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 17.59% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 19.58% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 15.65% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 15.78% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 17.22% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 14.51% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 10.06% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 10.63% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 11.47% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 8.53% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 8.69% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 6.19% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 9.67% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 11.02% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 6.97% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 8.20% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 9.09% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 9.69% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 7.02% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 6.37% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 6.88% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 8.15% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 5.42% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 5.72% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 7.16% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 6.96% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 6.07% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 6.12% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 6.26% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 9.67% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 7.25% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 6.64% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 8.16% |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 6.88% |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 5.08% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 5.25% |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 7.48% |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 7.95% |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 5.31% |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 3.81% |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 5.90% |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 7.37% |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 4.11% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 2.44% |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 3.59% |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 3.10% |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 1.68% |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 0.80% |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 2.79% |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 2.54% |