Growth Metrics

Saia (SAIA) Interest Expenses (2010 - 2026)

Saia posted quarterly Interest Expenses of $2.6 million for Q1 2026, down 39.93% year-on-year from $4.3 million in Q1 2025, and down 12.27% on a QoQ basis from $2.9 million in Q4 2025.

Saia (SAIA) has 17 years of Interest Expenses data on file, last reported at $2.6 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Interest Expenses fell 39.93% year-over-year to $2.6 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $14.7 million (up 16.26% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $16.4 million, up 84.14% from the prior year.
  • Interest Expenses for Q1 2026 stood at $2.6 million, down from $2.9 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Interest Expenses topped out at $4.7 million in Q2 2025 and bottomed at $454000.0 in Q3 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Interest Expenses is $935000.0 (2023), against an average of $1.9 million.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2025, when Interest Expenses soared 690.59%; it then tumbled 39.93% in 2026.
  • A 5-year view of Interest Expenses shows it stood at $670000.0 in 2022, then jumped by 39.55% to $935000.0 in 2023, then soared by 218.61% to $3.0 million in 2024, then declined by 1.51% to $2.9 million in 2025, then decreased by 12.27% to $2.6 million in 2026.
  • The last three Interest Expenses figures came in at $2.6 million (Q1 2026), $2.9 million (Q4 2025), and $4.5 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Interest Expense (Qtr)
1 Old Dominion Freight Line 47.65 Bn 47.37 Bn 1.33 Bn 299,000.00
2 Xpo 25.84 Bn 25.61 Bn 1.67 Bn 53.00 Mn
3 Saia 12.92 Bn 12.88 Bn - 2.57 Mn
4 Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings 12.67 Bn 12.61 Bn 1.57 Bn 30.73 Mn
5 Schneider National 6.38 Bn 6.12 Bn 1.27 Bn 7.00 Mn
6 Rxo 4.55 Bn 4.53 Bn 254.00 Mn -
7 Arcbest 3.15 Bn 3.06 Bn 951.93 Mn 4.29 Mn
8 Werner Enterprises 2.55 Bn 2.51 Bn 726.17 Mn 11.65 Mn
9 Marten Transport 1.43 Bn 1.38 Bn 203.18 Mn -
10 Heartland Express 1.20 Bn 1.16 Bn 167.03 Mn 2.21 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 2.57 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 2.57 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 2.93 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 2.93 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 4.48 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 4.48 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 4.74 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 4.74 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 4.29 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 4.29 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 2.98 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 2.98 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 3.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 3.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 2.41 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 2.41 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 542,000.00
Mar 31, 2024 542,000.00
Dec 31, 2023 935,000.00
Dec 31, 2023 935,000.00
Sep 30, 2023 454,000.00
Sep 30, 2023 454,000.00
Jun 30, 2023 458,000.00
Jun 30, 2023 458,000.00
Mar 31, 2023 688,000.00
Mar 31, 2023 688,000.00
Dec 31, 2022 670,000.00
Dec 31, 2022 670,000.00
Sep 30, 2022 581,000.00
Sep 30, 2022 581,000.00
Jun 30, 2022 668,000.00
Jun 30, 2022 668,000.00
Mar 31, 2022 692,000.00
Mar 31, 2022 692,000.00
Dec 31, 2021 749,000.00
Dec 31, 2021 749,000.00
Sep 30, 2021 777,000.00
Sep 30, 2021 777,000.00
Jun 30, 2021 834,000.00
Jun 30, 2021 834,000.00
Mar 31, 2021 852,000.00
Mar 31, 2021 852,000.00
Dec 31, 2020 1.01 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 1.01 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 1.17 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 1.17 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 1.59 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 1.59 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 1.40 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 1.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 1.53 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 1.53 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 1.87 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 1.87 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 1.90 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 1.90 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 1.38 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 1.38 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 1.33 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 1.33 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 1.41 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 1.41 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 1.45 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 1.45 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 1.23 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 1.23 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 1.29 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 1.29 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 1.31 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 1.31 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 1.54 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 1.54 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 911,000.00
Mar 31, 2017 911,000.00
Dec 31, 2016 984,000.00
Dec 31, 2016 984,000.00
Sep 30, 2016 1.18 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 1.18 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 1.26 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 1.26 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 963,000.00
Mar 31, 2016 963,000.00
Dec 31, 2015 981,000.00
Dec 31, 2015 981,000.00
Sep 30, 2015 1.03 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 1.03 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 1.07 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 1.07 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 1.02 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 1.02 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 1.01 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 1.01 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 1.06 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 1.06 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 1.18 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 1.18 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 1.32 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 1.32 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 1.58 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 1.58 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 1.76 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 1.76 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 1.62 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 1.62 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 1.53 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 1.53 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 1.71 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 1.71 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 1.94 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 1.94 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 2.20 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 2.20 Mn
Mar 31, 2012 1.96 Mn
Mar 31, 2012 1.96 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 2.32 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 2.32 Mn
Sep 30, 2011 2.19 Mn
Sep 30, 2011 2.19 Mn
Jun 30, 2011 2.96 Mn
Jun 30, 2011 2.96 Mn
Mar 31, 2011 3.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2011 3.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 2.38 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 2.38 Mn
Sep 30, 2010 2.47 Mn
Sep 30, 2010 2.47 Mn
Jun 30, 2010 2.69 Mn
Jun 30, 2010 2.69 Mn