Saia (SAIA) Net Margin (2010 - 2026)
Saia (SAIA) reported Net Margin of 9.85% for Q2 2026, up 1.12 percentage points from 8.74% a year earlier and up 3.67 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Saia (SAIA) Net Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, Saia's Net Margin came in at 8.19%, down 0.77 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 7.89%, down 3.40 percentage points from FY2024.
- Net Margin has declined for three consecutive years, though with a five-year change of +0.29 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Net Margin came in at 11.28% in FY2024 (-1.03 pp), 12.32% in FY2023 (-0.49 pp), 12.80% in FY2022 (+1.74 pp) and 11.06% in FY2021 (+3.47 pp).
- Five-year quarterly Net Margin spans a low of 6.02% in Q4 2025 and a high of 14.65% in Q2 2022.
- Year over year, Net Margin gained in 1 of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -2.09 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Net Margin in five years was Q1 2022 (a gain of 4.31 percentage points); the low point was Q1 2025 (a drop of 5.69 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 6.19% (Q1 2026), 6.02% (Q4 2025) and 10.28% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Net Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 171.36 Bn | 165.89 Bn | - | 29.04% |
| 2 | Csx | 89.10 Bn | 85.31 Bn | - | 25.46% |
| 3 | United Parcel Service | 83.99 Bn | 60.89 Bn | - | 2.65% |
| 4 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 77.81 Bn | 76.83 Bn | - | 24.59% |
| 5 | Norfolk Southern | 73.20 Bn | 67.84 Bn | - | 21.18% |
| 6 | Fedex | 70.20 Bn | 36.15 Bn | - | 6.39% |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 49.26 Bn | 31.44 Bn | - | 3.75% |
| 8 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 39.16 Bn | 38.42 Bn | - | 22.56% |
| 9 | United Airlines Holdings | 31.31 Bn | -25.06 Bn | - | 4.56% |
| 10 | Saia | 8.94 Bn | 8.77 Bn | - | 9.85% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 9.85% |
| 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 | 11.88% |
| 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% |
API Access
Saia Net Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=net-margin&ticker=SAIA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "net-margin", "ticker": "SAIA", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=net-margin&ticker=SAIA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();