Saia
SAIA
334.72
-6.93
-2.03%
Saia
US · SAIA
#1537 by market cap
Listed 1970
334.72
-6.93
-2.03%
Live - 5344 symbols - heartbeat 487s ago
· 2026-10-08 05:30
Pre-market
331.51
-0.96%
After-hours
336.29
+0.47%
- Market cap
- 8.93B
- P/E (TTM)i
- 32.31
- P/Bi
- 3.27
- EPSi
- 9.52
- Div yieldi
- 0.00%
- 52W posi
- 35%
Reader sentiment
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✦ Quant Financial Health how this is computed
Good
- Altman Z-Score is 8.16, above the 3.0 "safe zone" threshold.
- Most reliable for industrial/manufacturing companies; less meaningful for banks, insurers and other financials.
Revenue annual, last 8 years
Latest year +0.79% YoY
Margins
- Gross margin
- 15.97%
- Operating margin
- 10.89%
- Net margin
- 7.89%
Key ratios & quality
- Enterprise valuei
- 9.10B
- Altman Z-Scorei
- 8.16
Altman Z-Score below ~1.8 suggests financial distress risk, above ~3.0 suggests low risk; the model is most reliable for industrial/manufacturing companies and less meaningful for banks and other financial firms.
Income statement
| Line item | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 1.65B | 1.79B | 1.82B | 2.29B | 2.79B | 2.88B | 3.21B | 3.23B |
| Gross profit | 230.07M | 249.65M | 283.85M | 451.69M | 590.96M | 598.93M | 644.41M | 516.62M |
| Selling & admin expenses | 38.43M | 43.07M | 49.76M | 61.35M | 56.60M | 67.98M | 77.65M | 92.79M |
| Research & development | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Operating profit | 141.18M | 152.59M | 180.32M | 335.14M | 470.49M | 460.50M | 482.16M | 352.20M |
| Pretax profit | 135.83M | 146.65M | 176.28M | 332.77M | 468.05M | 466.23M | 476.01M | 337.39M |
| Tax | 30.85M | 32.93M | 37.94M | 79.54M | 110.63M | 111.37M | 113.94M | 82.35M |
| Net profit | 104.98M | 113.72M | 138.34M | 253.24M | 357.42M | 354.86M | 362.07M | 255.04M |
| Basic EPS | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 10 |
| Diluted EPS | 3.99 | 4.30 | 5.20 | 9.48 | 13.40 | 13.26 | 13.51 | 9.52 |
| Line item | 2025-03 | 2025-06 | 2025-09 | 2025-12 | 2026-03 | 2026-06 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 787.58M | 817.12M | 839.64M | 789.95M | 806.23M | 956.49M |
| Gross profit | 112.76M | 144.26M | 149.49M | 110.11M | 112.92M | 174.21M |
| Selling & admin expenses | 21.55M | 22.83M | 23.61M | 24.80M | 22.90M | 24.41M |
| Research & development | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Operating profit | 70.17M | 99.40M | 118.61M | 64.02M | 66.81M | 125.21M |
| Pretax profit | 65.57M | 95.56M | 114.83M | 61.44M | 65.04M | 125.48M |
| Tax | 15.76M | 24.17M | 28.51M | 13.92M | 15.17M | 31.22M |
| Net profit | 49.81M | 71.39M | 86.32M | 47.52M | 49.87M | 94.26M |
| Basic EPS | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Diluted EPS | 1.86 | 2.67 | 3.22 | 1.77 | 1.86 | 3.51 |
Balance sheet
| Line item | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total current assets | 213.37M | 232.38M | 271.70M | 416.26M | 530.89M | 648.69M | 435.77M | 434.56M |
| Cash & ST investments | 2.19M | 248.00K | 25.31M | 106.59M | 187.39M | 296.22M | 19.47M | 19.72M |
| Inventory | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Total assets | 1.13B | 1.42B | 1.55B | 1.85B | 2.17B | 2.58B | 3.17B | 3.48B |
| Total current liabilities | 209.31M | 241.25M | 275.75M | 321.35M | 274.09M | 322.06M | 278.36M | 265.38M |
| Short-term debt | 18.08M | 38.43M | 40.80M | 40.96M | 39.44M | 35.93M | 32.69M | 28.88M |
| Long-term debt | 104.78M | 117.03M | -- | -- | -- | -- | 194.98M | 163.00M |
| Total liabilities | 437,879,000.00 | 600,467,000.00 | 587,486,000.00 | 624,917,000.00 | 595,369,000.00 | 642,071,000.00 | 855,586,000.00 | 904,982,000.00 |
| Total equity | 695.86M | 815.23M | 961.29M | 1.22B | 1.58B | 1.94B | 2.31B | 2.58B |
| Retained earnings | 444.48M | 558.20M | 696.54M | 949.78M | 1.31B | 1.66B | 2.02B | 2.28B |
| Line item | 2025-03 | 2025-06 | 2025-09 | 2025-12 | 2026-03 | 2026-06 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total current assets | 469.60M | 451.15M | 496.99M | 434.56M | 499.39M | 587.65M |
| Cash & ST investments | 16.54M | 18.84M | 35.50M | 19.72M | 39.18M | 84.01M |
| Inventory | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Total assets | 3.37B | 3.46B | 3.50B | 3.48B | 3.56B | 3.72B |
| Total current liabilities | 327.70M | 302.81M | 295.90M | 265.38M | 328.50M | 370.90M |
| Short-term debt | 31.69M | 30.94M | 28.20M | 28.88M | 30.01M | 30.44M |
| Long-term debt | 291.76M | 307.12M | 218.00M | 163.00M | 112.00M | 100.00M |
| Total liabilities | 1,004,794,000.00 | 1,021,204,000.00 | 974,933,000.00 | 904,982,000.00 | 937,400,000.00 | 998,232,000.00 |
| Total equity | 2.36B | 2.44B | 2.53B | 2.58B | 2.63B | 2.73B |
| Retained earnings | 2.07B | 2.15B | 2.23B | 2.28B | 2.33B | 2.42B |
Cash flow
| Line item | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | 256.44M | 272.88M | 309.15M | 382.59M | 473.03M | 577.95M | 583.70M | 594.97M |
| Depreciation & amortization | 102.15M | 119.14M | 134.66M | 141.70M | 157.20M | 178.85M | 210.11M | 248.57M |
| Free cash flow | 32.76M | -14.78M | 78.00M | 96.85M | 105.60M | 138.07M | -459.86M | 27.33M |
| Dividends paid | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Stock buybacks / issuance | -1.40M | -3.47M | -3.60M | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Ending cash balance | 2.19M | 248.00K | 25.31M | 106.59M | 187.39M | 296.22M | 19.47M | 19.72M |
| Line item | 2025-03 | 2025-06 | 2025-09 | 2025-12 | 2026-03 | 2026-06 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | 109.07M | 170.74M | 177.85M | 137.31M | 139.63M | 151.60M |
| Depreciation & amortization | 59.04M | 62.55M | 64.04M | 62.95M | 62.19M | 64.18M |
| Free cash flow | -93.82M | -3.91M | 87.58M | 37.48M | 73.52M | 56.65M |
| Dividends paid | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Stock buybacks / issuance | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Ending cash balance | 16.54M | 18.84M | 35.50M | 19.72M | 39.18M | 84.01M |
Returns & efficiency
| Line item | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE %i | 16.42 | 15.05 | 15.57 | 23.22 | 25.53 | 20.16 | 17.03 | 10.43 |
| ROA %i | 9.99 | 8.92 | 9.33 | 14.92 | 17.78 | 14.92 | 12.59 | 7.67 |
| ROIC %i | 14.23 | 12.68 | 12.92 | 20.22 | 23.08 | 18.46 | 15.61 | 9.69 |
| 5-year avg ROE %i | 14.68 | 14.59 | 14.94 | 17.47 | 19.16 | 19.91 | 20.30 | 19.27 |
| EBIT margin %i | 8.54 | 8.58 | 9.96 | 14.68 | 16.86 | 16.27 | 15.11 | 10.94 |
| FCF / sales %i | 1.98 | -- | 4.28 | 4.23 | 3.78 | 4.79 | -- | 0.85 |
| Current ratioi | 1.02 | 0.96 | 0.99 | 1.30 | 1.94 | 2.01 | 1.57 | 1.64 |
| Quick ratioi | 0.89 | 0.85 | 0.88 | 1.19 | 1.83 | 1.89 | 1.39 | 1.45 |
| Debt / assetsi | 10.84 | 17.07 | 12.04 | 8.69 | 7.11 | 5.37 | 10.25 | 8.76 |
| LT debt / equityi | 15.06 | 24.93 | 15.16 | 9.79 | 7.29 | 5.29 | 12.62 | 10.71 |
| Interest coveragei | 26.07 | 22.93 | 35.05 | 104.60 | 180.26 | 184.92 | 54.30 | 21.52 |
| Revenue CAGR (3Y) %i | 10.63 | 12.63 | 9.06 | 11.44 | 16.04 | 16.50 | 11.93 | 5.02 |
| Net income CAGR (3Y) %i | 24.03 | 33.29 | 14.93 | 34.11 | 46.48 | 36.89 | 12.66 | -10.64 |
| FCF CAGR (3Y) %i | -17.96 | -- | -- | 43.51 | -- | 20.96 | -- | -36.27 |
| Line item | 2025-03 | 2025-06 | 2025-09 | 2025-12 | 2026-03 | 2026-06 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE %i | 14.63 | 12.69 | 11.92 | 10.43 | 10.23 | 10.77 |
| ROA %i | 10.48 | 9.04 | 8.62 | 7.67 | 7.36 | 7.74 |
| ROIC %i | 13.18 | 11.33 | 10.93 | 9.69 | 9.39 | 9.76 |
| 5-year avg ROE %i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| EBIT margin %i | 13.43 | 12.29 | 12.10 | 10.94 | 10.81 | 11.17 |
| FCF / sales %i | -- | -- | -- | 0.85 | 5.98 | 7.52 |
| Current ratioi | 1.43 | 1.49 | 1.68 | 1.64 | 1.52 | 1.58 |
| Quick ratioi | 1.23 | 1.29 | 1.52 | 1.45 | 1.29 | 1.40 |
| Debt / assetsi | 12.42 | 12.85 | 9.95 | 8.76 | 7.35 | 7.23 |
| LT debt / equityi | 16.37 | 16.97 | 12.68 | 10.71 | 8.83 | 8.76 |
| Interest coveragei | 34.35 | 26.50 | 23.73 | 21.52 | 23.86 | 31.47 |
| Revenue CAGR (3Y) %i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Net income CAGR (3Y) %i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| FCF CAGR (3Y) %i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Revenue breakdown most recent period
Business
Transportation Services100.00%
Quote time 2026-10-08 05:30:23 · For reference only, not investment advice and not tailored to your situation.