Saia SAIA
NASDAQ SAIA
$362.15 +2.52 (+0.70%)
At close: Aug 21, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Saia (SAIA) Return on Invested Capital (2011 - 2026)

Saia's (SAIA) quarterly Return on Invested Capital came in at 0.71% in Q2 2026, up 57.0% YoY from 0.45% in Q2 2025, and up 72.96% on a QoQ basis from 0.41% in Q1 2026.

Saia (SAIA) Return on Invested Capital (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Saia (SAIA) has 16 years of Return on Invested Capital data on file, last reported at 0.71% in Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Invested Capital rose 57.0% year-over-year to 0.71% in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was 0.71% (up 57.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.85%, up 37.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Invested Capital advanced to 0.71% in Q2 2026, from 0.41% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Invested Capital ranged from a high of 0.71% in Q2 2026 to a low of 0.04% in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 0.15% and a median of 0.09% in 2024 frame the typical range for Return on Invested Capital.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Invested Capital gained 1 bps — and 2026, when it surged 57 bps.
  • Tracing SAIA's Return on Invested Capital over 5 years: stood at 0.05% in 2022, then soared by 36 bps to 0.07% in 2023, then surged by 75 bps to 0.12% in 2024, then surged by 113 bps to 0.26% in 2025, then jumped by 170 bps to 0.71% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Invested Capital figures came in at 0.71% (Q2 2026), 0.41% (Q1 2026), and 0.26% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROIC (Qtr)
1 Old Dominion Freight Line 42.90 Bn 42.61 Bn 1.52 Bn 0.13%
2 Xpo 23.22 Bn 22.92 Bn 1.89 Bn 0.01%
3 TFI International 11.64 Bn 11.44 Bn - 0.00%
4 Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings 11.60 Bn 11.42 Bn 1.77 Bn 0.00%
5 Saia 9.69 Bn 9.61 Bn - 0.71%
6 Schneider National 6.27 Bn 5.74 Bn 1.00 Bn 0.03%
7 Rxo 3.79 Bn 3.78 Bn 302.00 Mn 0.00%
8 Arcbest 3.14 Bn 2.97 Bn 1.14 Bn 0.00%
9 Werner Enterprises 2.33 Bn 2.27 Bn - 0.00%
10 Marten Transport 1.22 Bn 1.11 Bn 184.72 Mn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 0.71%
Mar 31, 2026 0.41%
Dec 31, 2025 0.26%
Sep 30, 2025 0.20%
Jun 30, 2025 0.15%
Mar 31, 2025 0.13%
Dec 31, 2024 0.12%
Sep 30, 2024 0.11%
Jun 30, 2024 0.10%
Mar 31, 2024 0.08%
Dec 31, 2023 0.07%
Sep 30, 2023 0.06%
Jun 30, 2023 0.06%
Mar 31, 2023 0.06%
Dec 31, 2022 0.05%
Sep 30, 2022 0.05%
Jun 30, 2022 0.04%
Mar 31, 2022 0.04%
Dec 31, 2021 0.03%
Sep 30, 2021 0.03%