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SAIA INC SAIA

Nasdaq · stock · Trucking (No Local) · website · IPO 2002-09-11 · LEI

SAIA INC statistics & valuation

Market cap$11.5B
P / E45.0×
P / S3.6×
P / B4.5×
P / FCF420.1×
Net margin7.9%
Return on equity9.9%
FCF margin0.8%
Net debt$143.3M
Net debt / EBITDA0.2×
Enterprise value USD$11.6B
EV / EBITDA19.4×
Earnings yield EBIT/EV3%
Return on capital10.9%
Graham number -60.6%$143.57

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($143.57); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
3.80% 6.50% 6.30% 6.40% 7.60% 11.10% 12.80% 12.30% 11.30% 7.90% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
6.30% 6.70% 8.50% 8.50% 9.90% 14.60% 16.90% 16.00% 15.00% 10.90% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
9.90% 15.60% 15.10% 13.90% 14.40% 20.80% 22.60% 18.30% 15.70% 9.90% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
25.7M 26.1M 26.3M 26.4M 26.6M 26.7M 26.7M 26.8M 26.8M 26.8M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
-$106.6M -$187.4M -$296.2M $174.5M $143.3M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
6.00% 9.40% 9.30% 8.00% 8.90% 13.70% 16.40% 13.70% 11.40% 7.30% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
2.20% -2.10% 2.00% -0.80% 4.30% 4.20% 3.80% 4.80% -14.30% 0.80% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
0.00× 0.00× 0.00× 0.08× 0.06× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$1.87 $3.49 $3.99 $4.30 $5.20 $9.48 $13.40 $13.26 $13.51 $9.52 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

SAIA INC trades at about 38.3× earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 15×–35.5×, median 30×).

15× 38.3×

Shaded band = 10-year range (15×–35.5×); dot = today's 38.3×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Operating margin10.9%15.0%16.0%16.9%14.6%9.9%8.5%8.5%6.7%6.3%
Net margin7.9%11.3%12.3%12.8%11.1%7.6%6.4%6.3%6.5%3.8%
FCF margin0.8%-14.3%4.8%3.8%4.2%4.3%-0.8%2.0%-2.1%2.2%
Return on assets7.3%11.4%13.7%16.4%13.7%8.9%8.0%9.3%9.4%6.0%
Return on equity9.9%15.7%18.3%22.6%20.8%14.4%13.9%15.1%15.6%9.9%
Debt / equity0.06×0.08×0.00×0.00×0.00×—————
Current ratio1.641.572.011.941.300.990.961.021.221.15

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.