Growth Metrics

Saia (SAIA) Times Interest Earned (2010 - 2026)

Saia posted quarterly Times Interest Earned of $25.95 for Q1 2026, up 58.5% year-on-year from $16.38 in Q1 2025, and up 18.94% on a QoQ basis from $21.82 in Q4 2025.

Saia (SAIA) has 17 years of Times Interest Earned data on file, last reported at $25.95 in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Times Interest Earned rose 58.5% year-over-year to $25.95; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $23.68 (down 30.93% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $21.42, down 60.33% from the prior year.
  • Times Interest Earned for Q1 2026 stood at $25.95, up from $21.82 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Times Interest Earned topped out at $282.9 in Q3 2023 and bottomed at -$417.17 in Q4 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Times Interest Earned is $57.05 (2024), against an average of $84.93.
  • Peak annual rise in Times Interest Earned reached 161.46% in 2022, while the deepest fall reached 420.85% in 2022.
  • A 5-year view of Times Interest Earned shows it stood at -$417.17 in 2022, then surged by 128.88% to $120.5 in 2023, then tumbled by 71.73% to $34.07 in 2024, then plunged by 35.95% to $21.82 in 2025, then climbed by 18.94% to $25.95 in 2026.
  • The last three Times Interest Earned figures came in at $25.95 (Q1 2026), $21.82 (Q4 2025), and $26.46 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Times Interest Earned (Qtr)
1 Old Dominion Freight Line 47.65 Bn 47.37 Bn 1.33 Bn 1,061.34
2 Xpo 25.84 Bn 25.61 Bn 1.67 Bn 3.28
3 Saia 12.92 Bn 12.88 Bn - 25.95
4 Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings 12.67 Bn 12.61 Bn 1.57 Bn 0.93
5 Schneider National 6.38 Bn 6.12 Bn 1.27 Bn 4.77
6 Rxo 4.55 Bn 4.53 Bn 254.00 Mn -
7 Arcbest 3.15 Bn 3.06 Bn 951.93 Mn 0.80
8 Werner Enterprises 2.55 Bn 2.51 Bn 726.17 Mn 0.34
9 Marten Transport 1.43 Bn 1.38 Bn 203.18 Mn -
10 Heartland Express 1.20 Bn 1.16 Bn 167.03 Mn -1.49

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 25.95
Dec 31, 2025 21.82
Sep 30, 2025 26.46
Jun 30, 2025 20.96
Mar 31, 2025 16.38
Dec 31, 2024 34.07
Sep 30, 2024 41.77
Jun 30, 2024 57.05
Mar 31, 2024 217.55
Dec 31, 2023 120.50
Sep 30, 2023 282.90
Jun 30, 2023 262.57
Mar 31, 2023 144.10
Dec 31, 2022 -417.17
Sep 30, 2022 220.92
Jun 30, 2022 218.55
Mar 31, 2022 149.49
Dec 31, 2021 130.02
Sep 30, 2021 136.57
Jun 30, 2021 99.43
Mar 31, 2021 57.18
Dec 31, 2020 50.30
Sep 30, 2020 47.03
Jun 30, 2020 22.38
Mar 31, 2020 27.66
Dec 31, 2019 17.88
Sep 30, 2019 24.28
Jun 30, 2019 26.89
Mar 31, 2019 20.70
Dec 31, 2018 25.10
Sep 30, 2018 27.44
Jun 30, 2018 28.59
Mar 31, 2018 22.50
Dec 31, 2017 17.79
Sep 30, 2017 18.71
Jun 30, 2017 19.30
Mar 31, 2017 19.24
Dec 31, 2016 17.47
Sep 30, 2016 19.14
Jun 30, 2016 17.18
Mar 31, 2016 18.26
Dec 31, 2015 17.96
Sep 30, 2015 19.21
Jun 30, 2015 29.13
Mar 31, 2015 20.84
Dec 31, 2014 20.43
Sep 30, 2014 25.52
Jun 30, 2014 19.32
Mar 31, 2014 11.57
Dec 31, 2013 9.28
Sep 30, 2013 12.46
Jun 30, 2013 14.38
Mar 31, 2013 9.51
Dec 31, 2012 5.90
Sep 30, 2012 8.46
Jun 30, 2012 9.65
Mar 31, 2012 5.63
Dec 31, 2011 2.66
Sep 30, 2011 4.38
Jun 30, 2011 2.79
Mar 31, 2011 1.36
Dec 31, 2010 0.76
Sep 30, 2010 2.65
Jun 30, 2010 2.19