Saia (SAIA) EBT Margin (2010 - 2026)
Saia posted quarterly EBT Margin of 8.07% for Q1 2026, down 26.0% year-on-year from 10.9% in Q1 2025, and up 3.72% on a QoQ basis from 7.78% in Q4 2025.
Saia (SAIA) has 17 years of EBT Margin data on file, last reported at 8.07% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, EBT Margin fell 26.0% year-over-year to 8.07%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 10.36% (down 268.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 10.43%, down 440.0% from the prior year.
- EBT Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 8.07%, up from 7.78% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, EBT Margin topped out at 19.39% in Q2 2022 and bottomed at 7.78% in Q4 2025.
- The 5-year median for EBT Margin is 15.0% (2023), against an average of 14.13%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when EBT Margin soared 559 bps; it then plunged 743 bps in 2025.
- A 5-year view of EBT Margin shows it stood at 14.22% in 2022, then increased by 8 bps to 15.39% in 2023, then declined by 19 bps to 12.52% in 2024, then sank by 38 bps to 7.78% in 2025, then climbed by 4 bps to 8.07% in 2026.
- The last three EBT Margin figures came in at 8.07% (Q1 2026), 7.78% (Q4 2025), and 13.68% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 47.65 Bn | 47.37 Bn | 1.33 Bn | 23.80% |
| 2 | Xpo | 25.84 Bn | 25.61 Bn | 1.67 Bn | 5.92% |
| 3 | Saia | 12.92 Bn | 12.88 Bn | - | 8.07% |
| 4 | Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings | 12.67 Bn | 12.61 Bn | 1.57 Bn | -0.08% |
| 5 | Schneider National | 6.38 Bn | 6.12 Bn | 1.27 Bn | 1.94% |
| 6 | Rxo | 4.55 Bn | 4.53 Bn | 254.00 Mn | -3.44% |
| 7 | Arcbest | 3.15 Bn | 3.06 Bn | 951.93 Mn | -0.13% |
| 8 | Werner Enterprises | 2.55 Bn | 2.51 Bn | 726.17 Mn | -0.73% |
| 9 | Marten Transport | 1.43 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 203.18 Mn | 2.40% |
| 10 | Heartland Express | 1.20 Bn | 1.16 Bn | 167.03 Mn | -3.01% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 8.07% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 7.78% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 13.68% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 11.70% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 8.32% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 12.52% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 14.57% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 16.47% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 15.75% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 15.39% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 16.80% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 17.46% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 15.00% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 14.22% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 17.50% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 19.39% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 15.51% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 15.71% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 17.09% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 14.44% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 9.91% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 10.53% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 11.31% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 8.33% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 8.25% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 5.90% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 9.28% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 10.64% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 6.72% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 7.79% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 8.79% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 9.39% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 6.74% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 6.05% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 6.55% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 7.70% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 5.11% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 5.41% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 6.81% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 6.57% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 5.74% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 5.81% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 5.92% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 9.34% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 6.92% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 6.33% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 7.84% |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 6.54% |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 4.65% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 4.70% |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 6.91% |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 7.41% |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 4.77% |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 3.19% |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 5.22% |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 6.61% |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 3.42% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 1.55% |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 2.72% |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 2.00% |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 0.49% |
| Dec 31, 2010 | -0.22% |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 1.78% |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 1.35% |