Saia (SAIA) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)
Saia posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 10.92% for Q1 2026, down 387.0% year-on-year from 3.8% in Q1 2025, and little changed on a QoQ basis from 10.92% in Q4 2025.
Saia (SAIA) has 16 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 10.92% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 387.0% year-over-year to 10.92%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 10.92% (down 387.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 11.51%, down 705.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 10.92%, roughly flat from 10.92% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 27.44% in Q2 2022 and bottomed at 3.24% in Q3 2023.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 14.78% (2025), against an average of 14.96%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when Return on Capital Employed slumped 2406 bps; it then surged 1623 bps in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 5.22% in 2022, then soared by 299 bps to 20.81% in 2023, then decreased by 19 bps to 16.94% in 2024, then slumped by 36 bps to 10.92% in 2025, then gained by 0 bps to 10.92% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 10.92% (Q1 2026), 10.92% (Q4 2025), and 12.24% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 47.65 Bn | 47.37 Bn | 1.33 Bn | 26.96% |
| 2 | Xpo | 25.84 Bn | 25.61 Bn | 1.67 Bn | 10.45% |
| 3 | Saia | 12.92 Bn | 12.88 Bn | - | 10.92% |
| 4 | Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings | 12.67 Bn | 12.61 Bn | 1.57 Bn | 1.68% |
| 5 | Schneider National | 6.38 Bn | 6.12 Bn | 1.27 Bn | 3.81% |
| 6 | Rxo | 4.55 Bn | 4.53 Bn | 254.00 Mn | -3.46% |
| 7 | Arcbest | 3.15 Bn | 3.06 Bn | 951.93 Mn | 4.94% |
| 8 | Werner Enterprises | 2.55 Bn | 2.51 Bn | 726.17 Mn | 0.83% |
| 9 | Marten Transport | 1.43 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 203.18 Mn | 0.59% |
| 10 | Heartland Express | 1.20 Bn | 1.16 Bn | 167.03 Mn | -4.27% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 | 3.24% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 3.37% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 4.85% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 5.22% |
| 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% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 17.67% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 14.95% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 14.07% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 13.05% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 12.96% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 13.86% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 14.29% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 14.53% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 15.66% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 14.91% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 13.80% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 12.89% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 11.94% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 11.66% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 11.36% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 11.47% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 12.00% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 11.96% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 11.50% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 14.11% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 15.03% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 15.51% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 16.74% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 16.49% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 15.79% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 15.12% |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 14.63% |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 15.83% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 15.82% |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 15.18% |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 15.30% |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 16.37% |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 15.07% |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 14.15% |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 12.59% |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 10.00% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 8.04% |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 6.86% |