Saia (SAIA) Return on Assets [ROA] (2011 - 2026)
Saia's Return on Assets [ROA] was 3.95% in Q2 2026, up 3.71 percentage points from 0.25% a year earlier and up 2.54 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Saia (SAIA) Return on Assets [ROA] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Assets [ROA] at Saia came in at 0.09%, down 0.18 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Assets [ROA] has now declined for three consecutive years, with a five-year change of -9.25 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Assets [ROA] was 0.27% in FY2024 (-14.65 pp), 14.92% in FY2023 (-2.87 pp), 17.78% in FY2022 (+2.86 pp) and 14.92% in FY2021 (+5.59 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] since Q3 2024.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Assets [ROA] was higher in two of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -5.74 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Assets [ROA] over five years was Q1 2022 (a gain of 6.30 percentage points); the worst was Q1 2025 (a drop of 13.49 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, SAIA's Return on Assets [ROA] in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 1.42% (Q1 2026), 0.08% (Q4 2025) and 0.16% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 170.50 Bn | 165.03 Bn | - | 10.41% |
| 2 | Csx | 88.86 Bn | 85.07 Bn | - | 7.32% |
| 3 | United Parcel Service | 82.91 Bn | 59.81 Bn | - | 6.39% |
| 4 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 76.79 Bn | 75.81 Bn | - | 4.44% |
| 5 | Norfolk Southern | 72.78 Bn | 67.42 Bn | - | 5.84% |
| 6 | Fedex | 69.54 Bn | 35.48 Bn | - | 4.58% |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 48.82 Bn | 31.01 Bn | - | 3.82% |
| 8 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 38.83 Bn | 38.10 Bn | - | 19.12% |
| 9 | United Airlines Holdings | 31.02 Bn | -25.36 Bn | - | 4.22% |
| 10 | Saia | 8.88 Bn | 8.70 Bn | - | 3.95% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 3.95% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.42% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.08% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.16% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.25% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.32% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3.15% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 6.12% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 9.79% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 13.81% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 14.00% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 13.96% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 14.68% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 16.03% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 16.57% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 17.21% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 17.19% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 15.64% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 13.94% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 12.79% |
API Access
Saia Return on Assets [ROA] 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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=SAIA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=SAIA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();