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    Saia Inc (SAIA)

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    INDUSTRIALS • TRUCKING • NASDAQ

    $334.80
    -2.72 (-0.81%)

    Market Cap: $9.08B

    Last updated: Oct 16, 2026 at 5:00 PM ET

    Earnings

    Performance (10Y)

    Beat Rate
    72%(28/39)
    Avg Surprise
    +4.48%
    Streak
    2 Q

    Upcoming Estimates

    Period ending Sep 30, 2026
    EPS Consensus$3.30
    Range$3.22 - $3.41
    19 analysts
    EPS Revisions
    3
    0
    7d
    8
    1
    30d
    EPS Estimate DriftChange to current
    90d ago$3.35-1.6%
    60d ago$3.26+1.3%
    30d ago$3.27+0.9%
    7d ago$3.29+0.1%
    Current$3.30
    Revenue Consensus
    $965M
    Range$948M - $989M
    15 analysts
    Period ending Dec 31, 2026
    EPS Consensus$2.86
    Range$2.60 - $3.34
    20 analysts
    Revenue Consensus
    $930M
    Range$867M - $1.0B
    17 analysts
    PeriodReportedEst.SurpriseB/MYoY
    Dec 26EST
    		-$2.86---
    Sep 26EST
    		-$3.30---
    Jun 26
    Reported Jul 30
    		$3.51$3.34+5.09%Beat+31.5%
    Mar 26
    Reported Apr 30
    		$1.86$1.82+2.20%Beat+0.0%
    Dec 25
    Reported Feb 10
    		$1.77$1.91-7.33%Miss-37.7%
    Sep 25
    Reported Oct 30
    		$2.81$2.56+9.77%Beat-18.8%
    Jun 25
    Reported Jul 25
    		$2.67$2.39+11.72%Beat-30.3%
    Mar 25
    Reported Apr 25
    		$1.86$2.76-32.61%Miss-45.0%
    Dec 24
    Reported Feb 3
    		$2.84$2.77+2.53%Beat-14.7%
    Sep 24
    Reported Oct 25
    		$3.46$3.53-1.98%Miss-5.7%
    Jun 24
    Reported Jul 26
    		$3.83$4.00-4.25%Miss+12.0%
    Mar 24
    Reported Apr 26
    		$3.38$3.45-2.03%Miss+18.6%
    Dec 23
    Reported Feb 2
    		$3.33$3.20+4.06%Beat+25.7%
    Sep 23
    Reported Oct 27
    		$3.67$3.61+1.66%Beat+0.0%
    Jun 23
    Reported Jul 28
    		$3.42$3.28+4.27%Beat-16.6%
    Mar 23
    Reported Apr 28
    		$2.85$2.68+6.34%Beat-4.4%
    Dec 22
    Reported Feb 3
    		$2.65$2.81-5.69%Miss-4.0%
    Sep 22
    Reported Oct 31
    		$3.67$3.70-0.81%Miss+28.3%
    Jun 22
    Reported Jul 27
    		$4.10$3.58+14.53%Beat+75.2%
    Mar 22
    Reported May 2
    		$2.98$2.72+9.56%Beat+112.9%
    Dec 21
    Reported Feb 2
    		$2.76$2.57+7.39%Beat+82.8%
    Sep 21
    Reported Oct 28
    		$2.86$2.35+21.70%Beat+83.3%
    Jun 21
    Reported Jul 29
    		$2.34$2.05+14.15%Beat+118.7%
    Mar 21
    Reported Apr 28
    		$1.40$1.38+1.45%Beat+32.1%
    Dec 20
    Reported Feb 8
    		$1.51$1.30+16.15%Beat+86.4%
    Sep 20
    Reported Oct 29
    		$1.56$1.31+19.08%Beat+24.8%
    Jun 20
    Reported Jul 29
    		$1.07$0.90+18.89%Beat-23.6%
    Mar 20
    Reported Apr 29
    		$1.06$0.81+30.86%Beat+24.7%
    Dec 19
    Reported Feb 3
    		$0.81$0.85-4.71%Miss-16.5%
    Sep 19
    Reported Oct 30
    		$1.25$1.28-2.34%Miss+16.8%
    Jun 19
    Reported Jul 31
    		$1.40$1.33+5.26%Beat+21.7%
    Mar 19
    Reported May 1
    		$0.85$0.89-4.49%Miss+10.4%
    Dec 18
    Reported Feb 4
    		$0.97$0.88+10.23%Beat+83.0%
    Sep 18
    Reported Oct 31
    		$1.07$1.04+2.88%Beat+94.5%
    Jun 18
    Reported Aug 1
    		$1.15$1.11+3.60%Beat+69.1%
    Mar 18
    Reported Apr 27
    		$0.77$0.72+6.94%Beat+75.0%
    Dec 17
    Reported Feb 2
    		$0.53$0.53+0.00%Beat+32.5%
    Sep 17
    Reported Oct 27
    		$0.55$0.55+0.00%Beat-
    Jun 17
    Reported Jul 28
    		$0.68$0.63+7.94%Beat-
    Mar 17
    Reported Apr 28
    		$0.44$0.41+7.32%Beat-
    Dec 16
    Reported Feb 3
    		$0.40$0.42-4.76%Miss-

    Key Metrics

    Valuation
    P/E Ratio33.65EV/EBITDA14.22x
    Price/FCF35.13xFCF Yield2.85%
    Profitability
    Profit Margin8.19%Operating Margin13.10%
    ROE10.80%ROIC10.14%
    Financial Health
    Debt/Equity0.04xInterest Coverage31.43x
    Current Ratio1.58xQuick Ratio1.58x
    Trading Statistics
    Beta2.19Avg Volume328.53K
    52-Week High$494.7152-Week Low$249.32

    Technical Indicators Dashboard

    Moving Averages

    SMA 10$340.21
    SMA 20$339.70
    SMA 50$350.05
    SMA 200$389.05
    EMA 10$338.67
    EMA 20$341.12
    EMA 50$355.21
    EMA 200$373.22

    MACD

    Line: -4.25Signal: -4.92Hist: 0.67

    ADX

    ADX: 13.8+DI: 19.6-DI: 21.7

    Aroon & PSAR

    Aroon UpN/A
    Aroon Down52.0
    PSAR$326.39

    Bollinger Bands

    Upper Band$353.21
    Lower Band$326.18
    %B Position796%(Upper)
    Band Width0.32

    RSI (14-Day)

    Neutral
    43.6

    Momentum Oscillators

    Stoch %K40.3
    Stoch %D43.4
    Williams %R-63.9
    ROC (10d)-0.5%
    Momentum-1.52
    CCI (20d)-49.0
    MFI (14d)47.2

    Volatility Measures

    ATR (14d)$11.86(3.5%)
    StdDev (20d)6.76
    Hist Vol29.2%(Moderate)

    Volume Flow

    VWAP$336.36
    OBV-5.2M
    AD Line1.3M
    CMF (20d)-0.156

    Volume Metrics

    Avg Vol (20d)328.2K
    Vol Ratio0.6x
    VWMA (20d)$340.00

    Pivot Points

    R3$348.16
    R2$344.25
    R1$340.88
    Pivot Point$336.97
    S1$333.60
    S2$329.69
    S3$326.32

    Advanced Oscillators

    TSI-10.32
    Ultimate Osc39.1
    KST-35.10

    Financial Data

    QuarterJun 2026Mar 2026Dec 2025Sep 2025Jun 2025Mar 2025Dec 2024Sep 2024Jun 2024Mar 2024Dec 2023Sep 2023
    Total Revenue$956.49M$806.23M$789.95M$839.64M$817.12M$787.58M$788.95M$842.10M$823.24M$754.77M$751.13M$775.14M
    Cost of Revenue$434.38M$457.62M$573.77M$460.39M$448.67M$389.26M$547.48M$463.72M$372.24M$341.71M$584.52M$344.61M
    Gross Profit$522.11M$348.60M$216.18M$379.26M$368.44M$398.32M$241.47M$378.38M$451.00M$413.06M$166.61M$430.54M
    Operating Expenses$396.90M$281.80M$152.16M$260.65M$269.04M$328.15M$139.99M$253.21M$313.41M$295.15M$53.95M$302.10M
    R&D$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
    SG&A$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
    Operating Income$125.21M$66.81M$64.02M$118.61M$99.40M$70.17M$101.48M$125.17M$137.59M$117.91M$112.66M$128.44M
    Interest Income$317,000$63,000$34,000$44,000$34,000$39,000$139,000$45,000$110,000$755,000$3.16M$2.42M
    Interest Expense$2.05M$2.57M$2.93M$4.48M$4.74M$4.29M$2.98M$3.00M$2.41M$542,000$935,000$454,000
    Income Before Tax$125.47M$65.03M$61.44M$114.83M$95.56M$65.56M$98.80M$122.68M$135.62M$118.91M$115.61M$130.25M
    Income Tax Expense$31.21M$15.17M$13.92M$28.51M$24.17M$15.76M$22.70M$29.93M$33.10M$28.22M$26.38M$32.03M
    Net Income$94.26M$49.87M$47.52M$86.32M$71.39M$49.81M$76.10M$92.75M$102.52M$90.69M$89.23M$98.21M
    EBITDA$191.39M$129.74M$127.28M$183.30M$162.82M$128.85M$155.70M$180.29M$190.46M$167.55M$159.07M$173.90M
    EBIT$127.21M$67.55M$64.33M$119.26M$100.27M$69.81M$101.64M$125.63M$137.92M$118.70M$113.39M$128.28M
    * Some calculated fields are derived from available data when not provided by source

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    Saia, Inc. (SAIA) Stock Forecasts

    Argus has lowered its target price for Saia, Inc. (SAIA) to $372.00, while the current stock price is $335.29. Saia is a major less-than-truckload carrier in the U.S....

    Yahoo! Finance Canada•10/16/26•Somewhat-Bearish

    StoneX cuts target to USD 480 for Saia stock

    StoneX has reduced its price target for Saia (SAIA) stock from USD 500.00 to USD 480.00, while maintaining a "Buy" rating. This adjustment follows Saia's second-quarter revenue increase of 17.10% year-over-year to USD...

    ad-hoc-news.de•10/15/26•Somewhat-Bearish

    StoneX cuts Saia stock price target to $480 on softer shipments

    StoneX has reduced its price target for Saia Inc. (NASDAQ: SAIA) to $480 from $500, while maintaining a Buy rating...

    Investing.com Nigeria•10/15/26•Neutral

    Saia Expands Northeast Network with New Long Island Terminal

    Saia Inc. has opened a new less-than-truckload (LTL) terminal in Deer Park, New York, expanding its network across the Northeast. This facility on Long Island aims to enhance service and capacity for customers in the New...

    GlobeNewswire•10/14/26•Bullish

    Saia, Inc. (SAIA) Stock Forecasts

    Argus has lowered its target price for Saia, Inc. (SAIA) to $375.00. Saia is a major less-than-truckload carrier in the U.S. with over 200 facilities. The current stock price for SAIA is $334.80.

    Yahoo! Finance Canada•10/14/26•Neutral

    SAIA Valuation and Fair Value

    P/E
    33.6x
    Forward P/E
    24.6x
    EV/EBITDA
    14.2x
    P/FCF
    35.1x
    PEG
    2.5x
    P/B
    3.3x
    See GNG's fair value

    SAIA Profitability: Margins, ROIC and FCF

    Gross margin
    43.2%
    Operating margin
    13.1%
    Net margin
    8.2%
    ROIC
    10.1%
    ROE
    10.8%
    FCF yield
    2.8%

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    Sector: Industrials

    SAIA Analyst Ratings

    Consensus
    Buy
    Analysts
    21
    Strong Buy
    3
    Buy
    11
    Hold
    6
    Sell
    1
    Strong Sell
    0

    SAIA Bull Case vs Bear Case

    Bull case

    • SAIA grew quarterly revenue 17.1% year over year.
    • 66.7% of SAIA's analyst ratings are Buy or Strong Buy.

    SAIA Earnings: Beat Rate and Next Report

    Beat rate
    5 of 8 quarters (62.5%)
    Average surprise
    -1.3%
    EPS estimate (fiscal period ending Sep 30, 2026)
    $3.30
    Estimate revisions (30 days, fiscal period ending Sep 30, 2026)
    8 up, 1 down

    Frequently Asked Questions About SAIA

    Does SAIA pay dividends?

    Saia Inc (SAIA) does not currently pay a regular dividend.

    What is SAIA's P/E ratio?

    Saia Inc has a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 33.65.

    What is SAIA's market cap?

    Saia Inc (SAIA) has a market capitalization of $9.08B with a current stock price of $334.80.

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