Saia (SAIA) Net Margin (2010 - 2026)
Saia posted quarterly Net Margin of 6.19% for Q1 2026, down 14.0% year-on-year from 7.19% in Q1 2025, and up 2.83% on a QoQ basis from 6.02% in Q4 2025.
Saia (SAIA) has 17 years of Net Margin data on file, last reported at 6.19% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Net Margin fell 14.0% year-over-year to 6.19%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 7.84% (down 207.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 7.89%, down 340.0% from the prior year.
- Net Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 6.19%, up from 6.02% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Net Margin topped out at 14.65% in Q2 2022 and bottomed at 6.02% in Q4 2025.
- The 5-year median for Net Margin is 11.52% (2023), against an average of 10.83%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Net Margin soared 431 bps; it then plunged 569 bps in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Net Margin shows it stood at 10.81% in 2022, then gained by 22 bps to 13.22% in 2023, then fell by 27 bps to 9.65% in 2024, then sank by 38 bps to 6.02% in 2025, then grew by 3 bps to 6.19% in 2026.
- The last three Net Margin figures came in at 6.19% (Q1 2026), 6.02% (Q4 2025), and 10.28% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Net Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 47.65 Bn | 47.37 Bn | 1.33 Bn | 17.85% |
| 2 | Xpo | 25.84 Bn | 25.61 Bn | 1.67 Bn | 4.82% |
| 3 | Saia | 12.92 Bn | 12.88 Bn | - | 6.19% |
| 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 | 1.46% |
| 6 | Rxo | 4.55 Bn | 4.53 Bn | 254.00 Mn | -2.53% |
| 7 | Arcbest | 3.15 Bn | 3.06 Bn | 951.93 Mn | -0.10% |
| 8 | Werner Enterprises | 2.55 Bn | 2.51 Bn | 726.17 Mn | -0.55% |
| 9 | Marten Transport | 1.43 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 203.18 Mn | -6.48% |
| 10 | Heartland Express | 1.20 Bn | 1.16 Bn | 167.03 Mn | -2.74% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 6.19% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 6.02% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 10.28% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 8.74% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 6.32% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 9.65% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 11.01% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 12.45% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 12.02% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 13.22% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 12.67% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 13.15% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 11.52% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 10.81% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 13.42% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 14.65% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 12.01% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 11.95% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 12.94% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 10.93% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 7.70% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 8.44% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 8.63% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 6.81% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 6.30% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 10.40% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 7.03% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 7.99% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 5.42% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 6.24% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 6.63% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 7.06% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 5.38% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 7.50% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 4.03% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 4.82% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 3.53% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 7.70% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 4.37% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 4.26% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 3.65% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 3.96% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 3.71% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 5.95% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 4.30% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 4.38% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 4.89% |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 4.11% |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 2.86% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 7.21% |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 4.40% |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 4.61% |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 3.34% |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 1.78% |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 3.33% |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 4.12% |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 2.06% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 0.98% |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 1.80% |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 1.26% |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 0.29% |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 0.31% |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 1.06% |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 0.86% |