Industrials
Saia, Inc.(SAIA)
Live Price
Offline$435.12
+2.17% today
1Y Change
+88.33%
Window
Jun 20, 2025 โ Jun 12, 2026
- Market Cap
- $10.80B
- Revenue Growth
- +0.8%
- EPS Growth
- -29.6%
- Dividend Yield
- 0.0%
Coverage: 246 bars ยท Jun 20, 2025 โ Jun 12, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
Saia, Inc. (SAIA) is a Industrials stock with a market cap of $10.80B and listed on NASDAQ. The stock last traded around $435.12 and up 88.3% across the available one-year price window (Jun 20, 2025 โ Jun 12, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of +0.8%, EPS growth of -29.6%, a dividend yield of 0.0%. What stands out right now is revenue +0.8%, EPS -29.6%, free cash flow +105.9% with operating margin 10.7% and ROIC 8.1%. Valuation already assumes a fairly strong business story at P/E 42.5 and price/sales 3.3. Overall, the current profile looks closer to a turnaround or cyclical reset than a generic broad-market placeholder. Stock Foundry combines SAIA price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Industrials peers on this page.
Sector Context
How this name stacks up against nearby peers on first-pass metrics.
Revenue Growth
Below sector median
+0.8% vs +3.6% peer median
Operating Margin
Below sector median
+10.7% vs +16.9% peer median
P/E
Above sector median
42.5 vs 36.7 peer median
What Changed This Quarter
Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.
Latest report is on the board
2026 was reported on Apr 30, 2026, but the surprise data is still limited.
The operating picture looks softer than before
Revenue is at +0.8% and EPS is at -29.6%, with operating margin around 10.7%.
Earnings Reaction Memory
How the stock has tended to move after recent reports.
Across the last 3 reported quarters, the stock averaged -0.4% over the next 5 trading days and finished higher after 2 of those reports.
View quarter-by-quarter reaction table
| Quarter | EPS ฮ | 1D | 5D | 20D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 Apr 30, 2026 | โ | -1.7% | +0.0% | +5.2% |
2026 Feb 10, 2026 | -6.8% | +1.8% | +2.3% | -10.5% |
2025 Oct 30, 2025 | +11.5% | +3.2% | -3.4% | -0.7% |
Benchmark Comparison
Normalized Performance vs SPY
Compare this ticker against a broad index, growth benchmark, or sector ETF using a shared 1Y normalization window.
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Relative to SPY
SAIA Max Drawdown
-24.92%
Trailing 1Y
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Calendar-Year Returns
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Company Overview
Saia, Inc.
NASDAQ Global Select
Saia, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates as a transportation company in North America. The company provides less-than-truckload services for shipments between 400 and 10,000 pounds; and other value-added services, including non-asset truckload, expedited, and logistics services. As of December 31, 2021, it operated 176 owned and leased facilities; and owned approximately 5,600 tractors and 19,300 trailers. The company was formerly known as SCS Transportation, Inc. and changed its name to Saia, Inc. in July 2006. Saia, Inc. was founded in 1924 and is headquartered in Johns Creek, Georgia.
- Leadership
- Frederick J. Holzgrefe
- IPO Date
- Sep 11, 2002
- Employees
- 15.3k
- Street Address
- 11465 Johns Creek Parkway
- Mailing
- Johns Creek, GA, 30097
- Region
- Johns Creek, GA, US
- Reporting Currency
- USD
- Investor Line
- 770 232 5067
- Last Updated
- May 4, 2026
Key Fundamentals
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Valuation
- P/E
- 42.5
- EV/EBITDA
- 18.1
- Price/Sales
- 3.3
- Price/Book
- 4.1
Growth
- Revenue
- +0.8%
- EPS
- -29.6%
- Free Cash Flow
- +105.9%
Profitability
- Gross Margin
- 19.8%
- Operating Margin
- 10.7%
- Net Margin
- 7.8%
- ROE
- 10.0%
- ROIC
- 8.1%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- 0.06
- Current Ratio
- 1.52
Earnings Reports
Latest News
Official Releases
Company announcements and filings-style updates.
Next Step
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