ARCB vs SAIA
Arcbest Corporation and Saia, Inc., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
At a glance
Most recent reported year
| Metric | ARCB | SAIA |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $4.0B | $3.2B |
| Net income | $60.1M | $255.0M |
| Gross margin | — | — |
| Net margin | 1.5% | 7.9% |
| Return on equity | 4.6% | 10.4% |
| Diluted EPS | $2.62 | $9.52 |
| Dividend / share | $0.32 | — |
| Payout ratio | 18.3% | — |
| Free cash flow | $114.2M | $27.3M |
| Equity | $1.3B | $2.6B |
| Net debt / equity | 0.09× | 0.06× |
| Current ratio | 0.95× | 1.64× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 6.4% | 12.2% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | −3.3% | 13.0% |
ARCB bills 1.2× the revenue of SAIA, and SAIA keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (7.9% against 1.5%).
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner.
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Revenue by year
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | ARCB | SAIA |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $4.0B | $3.2B |
| FY2024 | $4.2B | $3.2B |
| FY2023 | $4.4B | $2.9B |
| FY2022 | $5.0B | $2.8B |
| FY2021 | $3.8B | $2.3B |
| FY2020 | $2.9B | $1.8B |
| FY2019 | $3.0B | $1.8B |
| FY2018 | $3.1B | $1.7B |
| FY2017 | $2.8B | $1.4B |
| FY2016 | $2.7B | $1.3B |
Net income by year
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | ARCB | SAIA |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $60.1M | $255.0M |
| FY2024 | $174.0M | $362.1M |
| FY2023 | $195.4M | $354.9M |
| FY2022 | $298.2M | $357.4M |
| FY2021 | $213.5M | $253.2M |
| FY2020 | $71.1M | $138.3M |
| FY2019 | $40.0M | $113.7M |
| FY2018 | $67.3M | $105.0M |
| FY2017 | $59.7M | $91.1M |
| FY2016 | $18.7M | $48.0M |
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