Saia (SAIA) Tax Rate (2010 - 2026)
Saia posted quarterly Tax Rate of 23.32% for Q1 2026, down 71.0% year-on-year from 80.41% in Q1 2025, and up 2.95% on a QoQ basis from 22.65% in Q4 2025.
Saia (SAIA) has 17 years of Tax Rate data on file, last reported at 23.32% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Tax Rate fell 71.0% year-over-year to 23.32%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 24.27% (up 26.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 24.41%, up 47.0% from the prior year.
- Tax Rate for Q1 2026 stood at 23.32%, up from 22.65% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Tax Rate topped out at 25.3% in Q2 2025 and bottomed at 14.11% in Q4 2023.
- The 5-year median for Tax Rate is 24.02% (2022), against an average of 23.33%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when Tax Rate plunged 991 bps; it then jumped 886 bps in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Tax Rate shows it stood at 24.02% in 2022, then slumped by 41 bps to 14.11% in 2023, then jumped by 63 bps to 22.97% in 2024, then dropped by 1 bps to 22.65% in 2025, then increased by 3 bps to 23.32% in 2026.
- The last three Tax Rate figures came in at 23.32% (Q1 2026), 22.65% (Q4 2025), and 24.83% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 47.65 Bn | 47.37 Bn | 1.33 Bn | 25.00 |
| 2 | Xpo | 25.84 Bn | 25.61 Bn | 1.67 Bn | 18.55 |
| 3 | Saia | 12.92 Bn | 12.88 Bn | - | 23.32 |
| 4 | Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings | 12.67 Bn | 12.61 Bn | 1.57 Bn | 7.04 |
| 5 | Schneider National | 6.38 Bn | 6.12 Bn | 1.27 Bn | 25.00 |
| 6 | Rxo | 4.55 Bn | 4.53 Bn | 254.00 Mn | 26.53 |
| 7 | Arcbest | 3.15 Bn | 3.06 Bn | 951.93 Mn | 22.26 |
| 8 | Werner Enterprises | 2.55 Bn | 2.51 Bn | 726.17 Mn | 24.92 |
| 9 | Marten Transport | 1.43 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 203.18 Mn | 369.83 |
| 10 | Heartland Express | 1.20 Bn | 1.16 Bn | 167.03 Mn | 9.00 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 23.32 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 23.32 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 22.65 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 22.65 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 24.83 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 24.83 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 25.30 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 25.30 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 24.03 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 24.03 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 22.97 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 22.97 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 24.40 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 24.40 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 24.41 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 24.41 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 23.73 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 23.73 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 14.11 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 14.11 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 24.59 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 24.59 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 24.70 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 24.70 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 23.21 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 23.21 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 24.02 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 24.02 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 23.35 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 23.35 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 24.43 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 24.43 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 22.53 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 22.53 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 23.91 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 23.91 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 24.32 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 24.32 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 24.29 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 24.29 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 22.30 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 22.30 |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 19.82 |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 19.82 |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 23.69 |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 23.69 |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 18.32 |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 18.32 |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 23.67 |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 23.67 |
| Dec 31, 2019 | -76.18 |
| Dec 31, 2019 | -76.18 |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 24.23 |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 24.23 |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 24.96 |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 24.96 |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 19.30 |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 19.30 |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 19.93 |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 19.93 |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 24.66 |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 24.66 |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 24.77 |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 24.77 |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 20.15 |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 20.15 |
| Dec 31, 2017 | -23.98 |
| Dec 31, 2017 | -23.98 |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 38.54 |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 38.54 |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 37.38 |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 37.38 |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 31.01 |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 31.01 |
| Dec 31, 2016 | -42.48 |
| Dec 31, 2016 | -42.48 |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 35.89 |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 35.89 |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 35.22 |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 35.22 |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 36.40 |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 36.40 |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 31.86 |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 31.86 |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 37.24 |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 37.24 |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 36.31 |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 36.31 |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 37.80 |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 37.80 |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 30.82 |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 30.82 |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 37.56 |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 37.56 |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 37.18 |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 37.18 |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 38.50 |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 38.50 |
| Dec 31, 2013 | -53.38 |
| Dec 31, 2013 | -53.38 |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 36.29 |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 36.29 |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 37.70 |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 37.70 |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 29.95 |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 29.95 |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 44.31 |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 44.31 |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 36.25 |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 36.25 |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 37.63 |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 37.63 |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 39.70 |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 39.70 |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 36.96 |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 36.96 |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 33.89 |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 33.89 |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 36.88 |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 36.88 |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 39.73 |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 39.73 |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 245.96 |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 245.96 |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 40.21 |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 40.21 |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 36.66 |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 36.66 |