Growth Metrics

Saia (SAIA) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026)

Saia posted quarterly Operating Expenses of $739.4 million for Q1 2026, up 3.07% year-on-year from $717.4 million in Q1 2025, and up 1.86% on a QoQ basis from $725.9 million in Q4 2025.

Saia (SAIA) has 17 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $739.4 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Expenses rose 3.07% year-over-year to $739.4 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $2.9 billion (up 3.44% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $2.9 billion, up 5.69% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 stood at $739.4 million, up from $725.9 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $739.4 million in Q1 2026 and bottomed at -$1.8 billion in Q4 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $646.7 million (2023), against an average of $516.1 million.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Operating Expenses plunged 437.51%; it then surged 136.4% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at -$1.8 billion in 2022, then soared by 136.4% to $638.5 million in 2023, then increased by 7.67% to $687.5 million in 2024, then increased by 5.59% to $725.9 million in 2025, then grew by 1.86% to $739.4 million in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $739.4 million (Q1 2026), $725.9 million (Q4 2025), and $721.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Old Dominion Freight Line 47.65 Bn 47.37 Bn 1.33 Bn 1.02 Bn
2 Xpo 25.84 Bn 25.61 Bn 1.67 Bn 423.00 Mn
3 Saia 12.92 Bn 12.88 Bn - 739.42 Mn
4 Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings 12.67 Bn 12.61 Bn 1.57 Bn 1.82 Bn
5 Schneider National 6.38 Bn 6.12 Bn 1.27 Bn 187.80 Mn
6 Rxo 4.55 Bn 4.53 Bn 254.00 Mn 197.00 Mn
7 Arcbest 3.15 Bn 3.06 Bn 951.93 Mn 995.36 Mn
8 Werner Enterprises 2.55 Bn 2.51 Bn 726.17 Mn 804.62 Mn
9 Marten Transport 1.43 Bn 1.38 Bn 203.18 Mn 205.53 Mn
10 Heartland Express 1.20 Bn 1.16 Bn 167.03 Mn 179.55 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 739.42 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 725.93 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 721.03 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 717.72 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 717.41 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 687.47 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 716.93 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 685.65 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 636.86 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 638.47 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 646.71 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 574.37 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 561.39 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -1.75 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 601.21 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 599.56 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 557.77 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 519.70 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 510.10 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 488.41 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 435.36 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 425.83 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 426.16 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 382.43 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 407.62 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 415.64 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 423.53 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 413.03 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 381.95 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 373.41 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 386.87 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 387.17 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 365.23 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 337.27 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 332.44 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 334.72 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 305.56 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 314.95 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 293.80 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 290.18 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 272.33 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 269.99 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 297.35 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 292.20 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 271.79 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 289.08 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 305.40 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 307.66 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 284.50 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 264.96 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 271.15 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 269.30 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 259.26 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 254.35 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 261.61 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 266.35 Mn
Mar 31, 2012 257.64 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 246.84 Mn
Sep 30, 2011 258.67 Mn
Jun 30, 2011 257.65 Mn
Mar 31, 2011 238.93 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 222.63 Mn
Sep 30, 2010 228.12 Mn
Jun 30, 2010 225.47 Mn