Growth Metrics

Saia (SAIA) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2025)

Historic Return on Capital Employed for Saia (SAIA) over the last 17 years, with Q3 2025 value amounting to 0.12%.

  • Saia's Return on Capital Employed fell 600.0% to 0.12% in Q3 2025 from the same period last year, while for Sep 2025 it was 0.12%, marking a year-over-year decrease of 600.0%. This contributed to the annual value of 0.19% for FY2024, which is 400.0% down from last year.
  • Latest data reveals that Saia reported Return on Capital Employed of 0.12% as of Q3 2025, which was down 600.0% from 0.13% recorded in Q2 2025.
  • In the past 5 years, Saia's Return on Capital Employed registered a high of 0.27% during Q2 2022, and its lowest value of 0.12% during Q3 2025.
  • Over the past 5 years, Saia's median Return on Capital Employed value was 0.21% (recorded in 2023), while the average stood at 0.2%.
  • Per our database at Business Quant, Saia's Return on Capital Employed skyrocketed by 1000bps in 2022 and then tumbled by -700bps in 2025.
  • Over the past 5 years, Saia's Return on Capital Employed (Quarter) stood at 0.22% in 2021, then increased by 12bps to 0.25% in 2022, then fell by -17bps to 0.21% in 2023, then decreased by -19bps to 0.17% in 2024, then decreased by -28bps to 0.12% in 2025.
  • Its Return on Capital Employed stands at 0.12% for Q3 2025, versus 0.13% for Q2 2025 and 0.15% for Q1 2025.