Growth Metrics

Saia (SAIA) Net Cash Flow (2010 - 2026)

Saia posted quarterly Net Cash Flow of $19.5 million for Q1 2026, up 762.25% year-on-year from $2.3 million in Q1 2025, and up 223.3% on a QoQ basis from -$15.8 million in Q4 2025.

Saia (SAIA) has 17 years of Net Cash Flow data on file, last reported at $19.5 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Net Cash Flow rose 762.25% year-over-year to $19.5 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $22.6 million (up 435.65% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $247000.0, up 100.09% from the prior year.
  • Net Cash Flow for Q1 2026 stood at $19.5 million, up from -$15.8 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Net Cash Flow topped out at $68.6 million in Q2 2023 and bottomed at -$283.9 million in Q1 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Net Cash Flow is $5.1 million (2024), against an average of -$4.0 million.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when Net Cash Flow soared 2085.29%; it then plunged 1254.2% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Net Cash Flow shows it stood at $37.6 million in 2022, then advanced by 24.99% to $47.0 million in 2023, then sank by 89.21% to $5.1 million in 2024, then tumbled by 411.37% to -$15.8 million in 2025, then jumped by 223.3% to $19.5 million in 2026.
  • The last three Net Cash Flow figures came in at $19.5 million (Q1 2026), -$15.8 million (Q4 2025), and $16.7 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Old Dominion Freight Line 47.65 Bn 47.37 Bn 1.33 Bn 167.99 Mn
2 Xpo 25.84 Bn 25.61 Bn 1.67 Bn -71.00 Mn
3 Saia 12.92 Bn 12.88 Bn - 19.46 Mn
4 Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings 12.67 Bn 12.61 Bn 1.57 Bn -9.16 Mn
5 Schneider National 6.38 Bn 6.12 Bn 1.27 Bn 26.30 Mn
6 Rxo 4.55 Bn 4.53 Bn 254.00 Mn 4.00 Mn
7 Arcbest 3.15 Bn 3.06 Bn 951.93 Mn -37.97 Mn
8 Werner Enterprises 2.55 Bn 2.51 Bn 726.17 Mn 1.54 Mn
9 Marten Transport 1.43 Bn 1.38 Bn 203.18 Mn -6.21 Mn
10 Heartland Express 1.20 Bn 1.16 Bn 167.03 Mn 26.57 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 19.46 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 19.46 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -15.78 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -15.78 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 16.66 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 16.66 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 2.30 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 2.30 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -2.94 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -2.94 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 5.07 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 5.07 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 3.24 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 3.24 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -1.14 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -1.14 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -283.91 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -283.91 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 46.95 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 46.95 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 14.27 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 14.27 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 68.57 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 68.57 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -20.97 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -20.97 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 37.57 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 37.57 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 11.95 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 11.95 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -3.45 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -3.45 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 34.74 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 34.74 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -18.78 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -18.78 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 72.51 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 72.51 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 -400,000.00
Jun 30, 2021 -400,000.00
Mar 31, 2021 27.95 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 27.95 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 -161,000.00
Dec 31, 2020 -161,000.00
Sep 30, 2020 -3.81 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 -3.81 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 -17.63 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 -17.63 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 46.66 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 46.66 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 233,000.00
Dec 31, 2019 233,000.00
Sep 30, 2019 -488,000.00
Sep 30, 2019 -488,000.00
Jun 30, 2019 472,000.00
Jun 30, 2019 472,000.00
Mar 31, 2019 -2.16 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 -2.16 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 1.67 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 1.67 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 -660,000.00
Sep 30, 2018 -660,000.00
Jun 30, 2018 693,000.00
Jun 30, 2018 693,000.00
Mar 31, 2018 -4.22 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 -4.22 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 4.64 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 4.64 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 -318,000.00
Sep 30, 2017 -318,000.00
Jun 30, 2017 -312,000.00
Jun 30, 2017 -312,000.00
Mar 31, 2017 -828,000.00
Mar 31, 2017 -828,000.00
Dec 31, 2016 750,000.00
Dec 31, 2016 750,000.00
Sep 30, 2016 429,000.00
Sep 30, 2016 429,000.00
Jun 30, 2016 122,000.00
Jun 30, 2016 122,000.00
Mar 31, 2016 114,000.00
Mar 31, 2016 114,000.00
Dec 31, 2015 -4.42 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 -4.42 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 877,000.00
Sep 30, 2015 877,000.00
Jun 30, 2015 3.47 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 3.47 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 -4.17 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 -4.17 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 -2.88 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 -2.88 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 5.46 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 5.46 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 946,000.00
Jun 30, 2014 946,000.00
Mar 31, 2014 683,000.00
Mar 31, 2014 683,000.00
Dec 31, 2013 -3.90 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 -3.90 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 1.19 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 1.19 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 2.44 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 2.44 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 116,000.00
Mar 31, 2013 116,000.00
Dec 31, 2012 -483,000.00
Dec 31, 2012 -483,000.00
Sep 30, 2012 -22,000.00
Sep 30, 2012 -22,000.00
Jun 30, 2012 766,000.00
Jun 30, 2012 766,000.00
Mar 31, 2012 -1.26 Mn
Mar 31, 2012 -1.26 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 -2.21 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 -2.21 Mn
Sep 30, 2011 -7.19 Mn
Sep 30, 2011 -7.19 Mn
Jun 30, 2011 -2.86 Mn
Jun 30, 2011 -2.86 Mn
Mar 31, 2011 -7.04 Mn
Mar 31, 2011 -7.04 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 1.84 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 1.84 Mn
Sep 30, 2010 13.58 Mn
Sep 30, 2010 13.58 Mn