SAIA
Saia, Inc.
SAIA's fundamentals are mixed: revenue grew 9.3%, but its operating margin fell 1 points to 11%. At 31x earnings, it's trading right at its usual valuation. Analysts expect strong earnings growth.
SAIA Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong |
SAIA's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
SAIA PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 21x | $217 | -35% |
| Forward | 24x | $331 | — |
| Fair | 31x | $327 | -1.3% |
| Current | 31x | $331 | — |
| Expensive | 39x | $415 | +25% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
SAIA's PE is in its fair range at 31x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 24x next year's earnings, in its cheap range.
SAIA Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for SAIA, with profitability improving.
SAIA Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $13.82 | +31% |
| Q3 2026 | $10.55 | -0.4% |
| Q2 2026 | $10.36 | -4.3% |
| Q1 2026 | $9.52 | -21% |
| Q4 2025 | $9.52 | -30% |
| Q3 2025 | $10.59 | -24% |
| Q2 2025 | $10.83 | -24% |
| Q1 2025 | $11.99 | -13% |
| Q4 2024 | $13.51 | +1.9% |
SAIA's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $10.55 over the past year, against $14.20 in mid-2024.
SAIA Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $982.5M | +17% |
| Q2 2026 | $956.5M | +17% |
| Q1 2026 | $806.2M | +2.4% |
| Q4 2025 | $790M | +0.1% |
| Q3 2025 | $839.6M | -0.3% |
| Q2 2025 | $817.1M | -0.7% |
| Q1 2025 | $787.6M | +4.3% |
| Q4 2024 | $789M | +5% |
SAIA's revenue has grown year over year for four quarters in a row: $982M last quarter, up 17% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 12% | -1.7 points |
| Q2 2026 | 13% | +0.9 points |
| Q1 2026 | 8.3% | -0.6 points |
| Q4 2025 | 8.1% | -4.8 points |
| Q3 2025 | 14% | -0.7 points |
| Q2 2025 | 12% | -4.6 points |
| Q1 2025 | 8.9% | -6.7 points |
| Q4 2024 | 13% | -2.1 points |
SAIA's operating margin was 12% last quarter, down 1.7 points from the same quarter a year ago.
SAIA Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $111.1M | +27% |
| Q2 2026 | $56.7M | +$60.6M |
| Q1 2026 | $73.5M | +$167.3M |
| Q4 2025 | $37.5M | +$41M |
| Q3 2025 | $87.6M | +$99.2M |
| Q2 2025 | -$3.9M | +$90.1M |
| Q1 2025 | -$93.8M | +$256.9M |
| Q4 2024 | -$3.5M | -106% |
SAIA's free cash flow has turned positive after two years mostly in the red: $279M over the past year.
SAIA Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.1% | -18K shares |
| 1 year | +0.1% | +25K shares |
| 3 years | +0.1% | +36K shares |
| 5 years | +0.4% | +102K shares |
| Available history | +1.4% | +380K shares |
SAIA has 27M diluted shares, about the same as a year ago.
SAIA Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | 0.0x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.4x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 0.3x | Very low |
SAIA has more cash than debt.
SAIA Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 41.2 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 19.1 | Oversold |
SAIA's weekly RSI is 41 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 19 (oversold).
SAIA PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | SAIA | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 31x | 24x | 31% above |
| PE % | 52 | 58 | 6 pts below |
SAIA is trading at 31x earnings, a 31% premium to the Industrials sector's median of 24x.
SAIA Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $335.8 | 1.5% below |
| 20 week MA | $362.3 | 8.7% below |
| 50 week MA | $379.9 | 13% below |
| 100 week MA | $357.1 | 7.3% below |
| 200 week MA | $384.1 | 14% below |
SAIA is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 14% below its 200-week average.
SAIA Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $92.4 | $185.5 | +101% |
| 2021 | $185.5 | $323.5 | +74% |
| 2022 | $323.5 | $214.4 | -34% |
| 2023 | $214.4 | $438.2 | +104% |
| 2024 | $438.2 | $475.3 | +8.5% |
| 2025 | $475.3 | $331.0 | -30% |
| 2026 YTD | $331.0 | $331.0 | 0% |
SAIA has finished higher in four of the last six years, three of them by more than 50%. It's roughly flat so far in 2026.