Saia (SAIA) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026)
Saia's (SAIA) quarterly Operating Margin came in at 13.09% in Q2 2026, up 93.0% YoY from 6.78% in Q2 2025, and up 57.98% on a QoQ basis from 8.29% in Q1 2026.
Saia (SAIA) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Saia (SAIA) has 17 years of Operating Margin data on file, last reported at 13.09% in Q2 2026.
- Quarterly Operating Margin rose 93.0% year-over-year to 13.09% in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was 11.04% (down 120.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 10.89%, down 414.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin climbed to 13.09% in Q2 2026, from 8.29% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Operating Margin ranged from a high of 19.58% in Q2 2022 to a low of 8.1% in Q4 2025.
- A 5-year average of 14.2% and a median of 14.93% in 2023 frame the typical range for Operating Margin.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Margin soared 558 bps — and 2025, when it plunged 671 bps.
- Tracing SAIA's Operating Margin over 5 years: stood at 14.14% in 2022, then increased by 6 bps to 15.0% in 2023, then dropped by 14 bps to 12.86% in 2024, then slumped by 37 bps to 8.1% in 2025, then soared by 62 bps to 13.09% in 2026.
- The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 13.09% (Q2 2026), 8.29% (Q1 2026), and 8.1% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| 5 | Saia | 9.61 Bn | 9.53 Bn | - | 13.09% |
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 13.09% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 8.29% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 8.10% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 14.13% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 12.16% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 8.91% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 12.86% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 14.86% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 16.71% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 15.62% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 15.00% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 16.57% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 17.31% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 15.01% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 14.14% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 17.59% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 19.58% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 15.65% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 15.78% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 17.22% |