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Saia profit margin SAIA

Gross, operating and net profit as a share of revenue over the last twelve months, from 2011.

Net margin, 12 months
8.2%
Operating margin, 12 months
11.0%
Net margin on a year earlier
−0.8 pts
Peer median
1.9%

Over the twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Saia kept 8.2% of its revenue as net profit, with an operating margin of 11.0%.

Five years earlier its net margin was 9.0%.

The median for 7 trucking stocks of a similar size is 1.9%.

Profit margin over time

OperatingNet

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Fiscal year by fiscal year

Fiscal yearNet marginOperating margin
FY20257.9%10.9%
FY202411.3%15.0%
FY202312.3%16.0%
FY202212.8%16.9%
FY202111.1%14.6%
FY20207.6%9.9%
FY20196.4%8.5%
FY20186.3%8.5%
FY20176.5%6.7%
FY20163.9%6.5%
FY20154.5%7.4%
FY20144.1%6.7%
FY20133.8%6.5%
FY20122.9%5.3%
FY20111.1%2.7%

Quarter by quarter

QuarterEndedNet margin, 12 monthsChange on a yearOperating margin
Q2 FY268.2%−0.8 pts11.0%
Q1 FY267.8%−2.1 pts10.7%
Q4 FY257.9%−3.4 pts10.9%
Q3 FY258.8%−3.1 pts12.1%
Q2 FY259.0%−3.3 pts12.2%
Q1 FY259.9%−2.5 pts13.4%
Q4 FY2411.3%−1.0 pts15.0%
Q3 FY2411.8%−0.2 pts15.6%
Q2 FY2412.3%−0.0 pts16.0%
Q1 FY2412.4%−0.3 pts16.1%
Q4 FY2312.3%−0.5 pts16.0%
Q3 FY2312.1%−1.0 pts15.8%

Against its peers

Companies in Trucking nearest Saia's size, closest first, today.

CompanyProfit margin
SAIASaia8.2%
KNXKnight-Swift Transportation0.6%
LSTRLandstar System2.6%
SNDRSchneider National1.9%
XPOXPO Logistics4.7%
ARCBArcbest0.4%
ODFLOld Dominion Freight Line19.4%
MRTNMarten Transport1.5%
Peer median1.9%

Where Saia ranks

What the profit margin tells you

Profit as a share of revenue at three levels: gross (after making the product), operating (after running the business) and net (after everything, including tax and interest).

Compare within an industry. 10% is superb for a retailer and poor for a software company.

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