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Last updated: April 2026

SAIA PEER ANALYSIS

Saia Inc — metric-by-metric comparison with peers and the industry median

SAIASaia Inc

🇺🇸 USA · NASDAQ · Industrials · Trucking

Value itDuel
PriceFinancialsPeers

Overall Profile & Returns

· Trucking

Position Within Industry

0 = weak quartile, 100 = strong quartile
ValuationProfitabilityGrowthFinancial Health
SAIAIndustry median

Scores normalize each metric against industry quartiles (p25–p75); direction is inverted for lower-is-better metrics.

Return Comparison

1-Year
Split-adjusted
SAIA+45.5%TFII+68.4%MTL+59.8%
Year-to-Date (YTD)
SAIA+27.4%TFII+46.3%MTL+42.3%
1-Year
Split-adjusted
SAIA+45.5%KNX+63.2%SNDR+43.2%XPO+56.4%RXO+66.2%ARCB+84.2%
Year-to-Date (YTD)
SAIA+27.4%KNX+43.0%SNDR+35.8%XPO+49.2%RXO+112.6%ARCB+96.1%

Key Metric Comparison

P/E

Lower is better
SAIA43.72TFII40.47MTL22.42Median 61.12

ROE

Higher is better
SAIA10.2%TFII12.2%MTL8.8%Median 2.6%

Net Margin

Higher is better
SAIA7.8%TFII3.8%MTL4.3%Median 1.5%

Revenue Growth

Higher is better
SAIA0.3%TFII1.6%MTL7.9%Median 1.4%

P/E

Lower is better
SAIA43.72KNX356.79SNDR64.27XPO69.34RXO—ARCB57.97Median 61.12

ROE

Higher is better
SAIA10.2%KNX0.5%SNDR3.3%XPO19.9%RXO-6.8%ARCB4.3%Median 2.6%

Net Margin

Higher is better
SAIA7.8%KNX0.5%SNDR1.7%XPO4.2%RXO-1.8%ARCB1.4%Median 1.5%

Revenue Growth

Higher is better
SAIA0.3%KNX1.1%SNDR5.5%XPO3.6%RXO13.1%ARCB-1.7%Median 1.4%

All Metrics

Valuation
MetricSAIATFIIMTLInd. Median
P/E43.7240.4722.42●61.12
P/B4.254.501.85●2.30
EV/EBITDA18.6611.879.23●13.03
P/S3.431.390.97●1.25
Financial Health
MetricSAIATFIIMTLInd. Median
Current Ratio1.521.072.07●1.27
Debt/Equity5.7%●119.6%91.7%42.0%
NetDebt/EBITDA0.18●2.372.771.89
Profitability
MetricSAIATFIIMTLInd. Median
Net Margin7.8%●3.8%4.3%1.5%
ROE10.2%12.2%●8.8%2.6%
ROA7.4%●4.4%3.8%1.7%
EBITDA Margin18.6%●14.7%15.0%13.3%
Growth + Dividend
MetricSAIATFIIMTLInd. Median
Rev. Growth0.3%1.6%7.9%●1.4%
NI Growth-20.6%-14.9%-12.4%●-21.0%
Div. Yield—0.9%4.0%●1.0%
Payout—50.6%80.1%50.6%
Valuation
MetricSAIAKNXSNDRXPORXOARCBInd. Median
P/E43.72●356.7964.2769.34—57.9761.12
P/B4.251.72●2.0813.043.012.522.30
EV/EBITDA18.6614.6010.52●22.98—13.5913.03
P/S3.431.621.112.910.79●0.801.25
Financial Health
MetricSAIAKNXSNDRXPORXOARCBInd. Median
Current Ratio1.52●0.701.270.991.270.931.27
Debt/Equity5.7%●37.7%13.2%217.8%46.3%35.8%42.0%
NetDebt/EBITDA0.182.390.223.12-32.30●1.401.89
Profitability
MetricSAIAKNXSNDRXPORXOARCBInd. Median
Net Margin7.8%●0.5%1.7%4.2%-1.8%1.4%1.5%
ROE10.2%0.5%3.3%19.9%●-6.8%4.3%2.6%
ROA7.4%●0.3%2.0%4.3%-3.2%2.3%1.7%
EBITDA Margin18.6%●13.2%10.8%14.6%-0.4%6.6%13.3%
Growth + Dividend
MetricSAIAKNXSNDRXPORXOARCBInd. Median
Rev. Growth0.3%1.1%5.5%3.6%13.1%●-1.7%1.4%
NI Growth-20.6%-77.5%-21.4%-10.5%●—-68.8%-21.0%
Div. Yield—1.0%1.1%●——0.3%1.0%
Payout—355.4%68.5%——19.4%50.6%

The green dot marks the best value in the group given the metric direction (higher/lower is better). All metrics use trailing-twelve-month (TTM) data.

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