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
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |