Growth Metrics

Saia (SAIA) EPS (Basic) (2010 - 2026)

Saia posted quarterly EPS (Basic) of $1.86 for Q1 2026, little changed year-on-year from $1.86 in Q1 2025, and up 4.49% on a QoQ basis from $1.78 in Q4 2025.

Saia (SAIA) has 17 years of EPS (Basic) data on file, last reported at $1.86 in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, EPS (Basic) changed 0.0% year-over-year to $1.86; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $9.54 (down 20.63% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $9.54, down 29.7% from the prior year.
  • EPS (Basic) for Q1 2026 stood at $1.86, up from $1.78 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, EPS (Basic) topped out at $4.12 in Q2 2022 and bottomed at $1.78 in Q4 2025.
  • The 5-year median for EPS (Basic) is $3.23 (2025), against an average of $3.05.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when EPS (Basic) soared 111.97%; it then plunged 45.29% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of EPS (Basic) shows it stood at $2.67 in 2022, then grew by 25.09% to $3.34 in 2023, then slipped by 14.67% to $2.85 in 2024, then sank by 37.54% to $1.78 in 2025, then increased by 4.49% to $1.86 in 2026.
  • The last three EPS (Basic) figures came in at $1.86 (Q1 2026), $1.78 (Q4 2025), and $3.23 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EPS (Basic) (Qtr)
1 Old Dominion Freight Line 47.65 Bn 47.37 Bn 1.33 Bn 1.14
2 Xpo 25.84 Bn 25.61 Bn 1.67 Bn 0.87
3 Saia 12.92 Bn 12.88 Bn - 1.86
4 Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings 12.67 Bn 12.61 Bn 1.57 Bn -0.01
5 Schneider National 6.38 Bn 6.12 Bn 1.27 Bn 0.12
6 Rxo 4.55 Bn 4.53 Bn 254.00 Mn -0.21
7 Arcbest 3.15 Bn 3.06 Bn 951.93 Mn -0.05
8 Werner Enterprises 2.55 Bn 2.51 Bn 726.17 Mn -0.07
9 Marten Transport 1.43 Bn 1.38 Bn 203.18 Mn 0.04
10 Heartland Express 1.20 Bn 1.16 Bn 167.03 Mn -0.06

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 1.86
Dec 31, 2025 1.78
Sep 30, 2025 3.23
Jun 30, 2025 2.67
Mar 31, 2025 1.86
Dec 31, 2024 2.85
Sep 30, 2024 3.47
Jun 30, 2024 3.84
Mar 31, 2024 3.40
Dec 31, 2023 3.34
Sep 30, 2023 3.69
Jun 30, 2023 3.43
Mar 31, 2023 2.86
Dec 31, 2022 2.67
Sep 30, 2022 3.69
Jun 30, 2022 4.12
Mar 31, 2022 3.01
Dec 31, 2021 2.80
Sep 30, 2021 3.03
Jun 30, 2021 2.37
Mar 31, 2021 1.42
Dec 31, 2020 1.54
Sep 30, 2020 1.59
Jun 30, 2020 1.09
Mar 31, 2020 1.08
Dec 31, 2019 0.82
Sep 30, 2019 1.27
Jun 30, 2019 1.43
Mar 31, 2019 0.86
Dec 31, 2018 0.98
Sep 30, 2018 1.09
Jun 30, 2018 1.18
Mar 31, 2018 0.82
Dec 31, 2017 1.87
Sep 30, 2017 0.56
Jun 30, 2017 0.69
Mar 31, 2017 0.45
Dec 31, 2016 0.41
Sep 30, 2016 0.55
Jun 30, 2016 0.53
Mar 31, 2016 0.42
Dec 31, 2015 0.46
Sep 30, 2015 0.47
Jun 30, 2015 0.77
Mar 31, 2015 0.51
Dec 31, 2014 0.55
Sep 30, 2014 0.66
Jun 30, 2014 0.55
Mar 31, 2014 0.35
Dec 31, 2013 0.33
Sep 30, 2013 0.53
Jun 30, 2013 0.56
Mar 31, 2013 0.38
Dec 31, 2012 0.23
Sep 30, 2012 0.39
Jun 30, 2012 0.50
Mar 31, 2012 0.23
Dec 31, 2011 0.16
Sep 30, 2011 0.31
Jun 30, 2011 0.21
Mar 31, 2011 0.05
Dec 31, 2010 0.04
Sep 30, 2010 0.16
Jun 30, 2010 0.13