JBHT vs SAIA
Hunt J B Transport Services Inc. and Saia Inc., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | JBHT | SAIA |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $12.0B | $3.2B |
| Net income | $598.3M | $255.0M |
| Gross margin | · | · |
| Net margin | 5.0% | 7.9% |
| Return on equity | 15.8% | 10.4% |
| Diluted EPS | $6.12 | $9.52 |
| Dividend / share | $0.44 | · |
| Payout ratio | 28.6% | · |
| Free cash flow | $947.6M | $27.3M |
| Equity | $3.6B | $2.6B |
| Net debt / equity | 0.41× | 0.06× |
| Current ratio | 0.83× | 1.64× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 4.5% | 12.2% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | 3.4% | 13.0% |
JBHT bills 3.7× the revenue of SAIA, and SAIA keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (7.9% against 5.0%).
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | JBHT | SAIA |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $12.0B | $3.2B |
| FY2024 | $12.1B | $3.2B |
| FY2023 | $12.8B | $2.9B |
| FY2022 | $14.8B | $2.8B |
| FY2021 | $12.2B | $2.3B |
| FY2020 | $9.6B | $1.8B |
| FY2019 | $9.2B | $1.8B |
| FY2018 | $8.6B | $1.7B |
| FY2017 | $7.2B | $1.4B |
| FY2016 | $6.6B | $1.3B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | JBHT | SAIA |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $598.3M | $255.0M |
| FY2024 | $570.9M | $362.1M |
| FY2023 | $728.3M | $354.9M |
| FY2022 | $969.4M | $357.4M |
| FY2021 | $760.8M | $253.2M |
| FY2020 | $506.0M | $138.3M |
| FY2019 | $516.3M | $113.7M |
| FY2018 | $489.6M | $105.0M |
| FY2017 | $686.3M | $91.1M |
| FY2016 | $432.1M | $48.0M |
17 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +$8,764,810,000 | JBHT |
| FY2024 | +$8,878,130,000 | JBHT |
| FY2023 | +$9,948,232,000 | JBHT |
| FY2022 | +$12,021,942,000 | JBHT |
| FY2021 | +$9,879,598,000 | JBHT |
| FY2020 | +$7,814,207,000 | JBHT |
| FY2019 | +$7,378,523,000 | JBHT |
| FY2018 | +$6,961,025,000 | JBHT |
| FY2017 | +$5,784,865,000 | JBHT |
| FY2016 | +$5,305,068,000 | JBHT |
| FY2015 | +$4,966,335,000 | JBHT |
| FY2014 | +$4,893,120,000 | JBHT |
| FY2013 | +$4,445,477,000 | JBHT |
| FY2012 | +$3,956,301,000 | JBHT |
| FY2011 | +$3,496,618,000 | JBHT |
| FY2010 | +$2,890,825,000 | JBHT |
| FY2009 | +$2,354,180,000 | JBHT |
JBHT has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 17 fiscal years. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
17 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
17 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −2.9 pp | SAIA |
| FY2024 | −6.6 pp | SAIA |
| FY2023 | −6.6 pp | SAIA |
| FY2022 | −6.3 pp | SAIA |
| FY2021 | −4.8 pp | SAIA |
| FY2020 | −2.3 pp | SAIA |
| FY2019 | −0.7 pp | SAIA |
| FY2018 | −0.7 pp | SAIA |
| FY2017 | +3.1 pp | JBHT |
| FY2016 | +2.8 pp | JBHT |
| FY2015 | +2.4 pp | JBHT |
| FY2014 | +2.0 pp | JBHT |
| FY2013 | +2.3 pp | JBHT |
| FY2012 | +3.2 pp | JBHT |
| FY2011 | +4.6 pp | JBHT |
| FY2010 | +5.0 pp | JBHT |
| FY2009 | +5.2 pp | JBHT |
The higher net margin has changed hands between JBHT and SAIA over this period.
17 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
SAIA's net margin has been more volatile than JBHT's over the 17 comparable fiscal years — 4.0 percentage points of standard deviation against 1.1.
17 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in net margin changed hands between JBHT and SAIA over these 17 fiscal years — JBHT led in 9 and SAIA in 8.
17 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
JBHT's return on equity has been more volatile than SAIA's over the 17 comparable fiscal years — 9.4 percentage points of standard deviation against 7.2.
17 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in return on equity changed hands between JBHT and SAIA over these 17 fiscal years — JBHT led in 15 and SAIA in 2.
17 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.