Growth Metrics

Saia (SAIA) Return on Sales (2016 - 2025)

Saia (SAIA) has disclosed Return on Sales for 16 consecutive years, with 0.06% as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • For the quarter ending Q4 2025, Return on Sales fell 4.0% year-over-year to 0.06%, compared with a TTM value of 0.08% through Dec 2025, down 3.0%, and an annual FY2025 reading of 0.08%, down 3.0% over the prior year.
  • Return on Sales was 0.06% for Q4 2025 at Saia, down from 0.1% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Sales topped out at 0.15% in Q2 2022 and bottomed at 0.06% in Q4 2025.
  • Average Return on Sales over 5 years is 0.11%, with a median of 0.12% recorded in 2022.
  • The sharpest move saw Return on Sales rose 4bps in 2021, then fell -6bps in 2025.
  • Year by year, Return on Sales stood at 0.13% in 2021, then fell by -15bps to 0.11% in 2022, then increased by 22bps to 0.13% in 2023, then fell by -27bps to 0.1% in 2024, then plummeted by -38bps to 0.06% in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows Return on Sales for SAIA at 0.06% in Q4 2025, 0.1% in Q3 2025, and 0.09% in Q2 2025.