Saia (SAIA) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)
Saia's (SAIA) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 11.45% in Q2 2026, down 130.0% YoY from 38.15% in Q2 2025, and up 4.82% on a QoQ basis from 10.92% in Q1 2026.
Saia (SAIA) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Saia (SAIA) has 16 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 11.45% in Q2 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 130.0% year-over-year to 11.45% in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was 11.45% (down 130.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 11.51%, down 705.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed improved to 11.45% in Q2 2026, from 10.92% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 27.44% in Q2 2022 to a low of 10.92% in Q4 2025.
- A 5-year average of 18.93% and a median of 20.05% in 2024 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed surged 1021 bps — and 2025, when it slumped 686 bps.
- Tracing SAIA's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 24.98% in 2022, then dropped by 17 bps to 20.81% in 2023, then retreated by 19 bps to 16.94% in 2024, then tumbled by 36 bps to 10.92% in 2025, then advanced by 5 bps to 11.45% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 11.45% (Q2 2026), 10.92% (Q1 2026), and 10.92% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 5 | Saia | 9.69 Bn | 9.61 Bn | - | 11.45% |
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 11.45% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 10.92% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 10.92% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 12.24% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 12.75% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 14.78% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 16.94% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 18.46% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 19.60% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 20.51% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 20.81% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 20.86% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 21.78% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 24.05% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 24.98% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 27.07% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 27.44% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 25.16% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 22.40% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 20.90% |