Saia (SAIA) Times Interest Earned (2010 - 2026)
Saia's Times Interest Earned came in at 61.14 for Q2 2026, up 191.7% from 20.96 a year earlier and up 135.6% from the prior quarter.
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Saia (SAIA) Times Interest Earned (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Saia reported Times Interest Earned of 31.12, up 17.8% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 21.42, down 60.3% from FY2024.
- Going back by year, Times Interest Earned was 53.99 in FY2024 (-70.3%), 181.66 in FY2023 (+0.8%), 180.19 in FY2022 (+72.7%) and 104.34 in FY2021 (+199.6%).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Times Interest Earned since Q1 2024.
- Year-over-year, Times Interest Earned increased in two of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 16.9%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Times Interest Earned over five years came in Q2 2026 (growth of 191.7%), and the weakest in Q1 2025 (a decline of 92.5%).
- Business Quant data shows SAIA's Times Interest Earned at 25.95 (Q1 2026), 21.82 (Q4 2025) and 26.46 (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Times Interest Earned (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 170.50 Bn | 165.03 Bn | - | 8.83 |
| 2 | Csx | 88.86 Bn | 85.07 Bn | - | 7.14 |
| 3 | United Parcel Service | 82.91 Bn | 59.81 Bn | - | 3.42 |
| 4 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 76.79 Bn | 75.81 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Norfolk Southern | 72.78 Bn | 67.42 Bn | - | 5.71 |
| 6 | Fedex | 69.54 Bn | 35.48 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 48.82 Bn | 31.01 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 38.83 Bn | 38.10 Bn | - | 6,122.38 |
| 9 | United Airlines Holdings | 31.02 Bn | -25.36 Bn | - | 3.20 |
| 10 | Saia | 8.88 Bn | 8.70 Bn | - | 61.14 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 61.14 |
| 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 | 138.34 |
| 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 |
API Access
Saia Times Interest Earned API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=times-interest-earned&ticker=SAIA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "times-interest-earned", "ticker": "SAIA", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=times-interest-earned&ticker=SAIA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();