KNX vs SAIA
Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. and Saia Inc., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | KNX | SAIA |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $7.5B | $3.2B |
| Net income | $65.9M | $255.0M |
| Gross margin | · | · |
| Net margin | 0.9% | 7.9% |
| Return on equity | 0.9% | 10.4% |
| Diluted EPS | $0.41 | $9.52 |
| Dividend / share | $0.72 | · |
| Payout ratio | 178.1% | · |
| Free cash flow | · | $27.3M |
| Equity | $7.1B | $2.6B |
| Net debt / equity | 0.22× | 0.06× |
| Current ratio | 0.86× | 1.64× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 9.8% | 12.2% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | −30.6% | 13.0% |
KNX bills 2.3× the revenue of SAIA, and SAIA keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (7.9% against 0.9%).
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 | KNX | SAIA |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $7.5B | $3.2B |
| FY2024 | $7.4B | $3.2B |
| FY2023 | $7.1B | $2.9B |
| FY2022 | $7.4B | $2.8B |
| FY2021 | $6.0B | $2.3B |
| FY2020 | $4.7B | $1.8B |
| FY2019 | $4.8B | $1.8B |
| FY2018 | $5.3B | $1.7B |
| FY2017 | $2.4B | $1.4B |
| FY2016 | $1.1B | $1.3B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | KNX | SAIA |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $65.9M | $255.0M |
| FY2024 | $117.6M | $362.1M |
| FY2023 | $217.1M | $354.9M |
| FY2022 | $771.3M | $357.4M |
| FY2021 | $743.4M | $253.2M |
| FY2020 | $410.0M | $138.3M |
| FY2019 | $309.2M | $113.7M |
| FY2018 | $419.3M | $105.0M |
| FY2017 | $484.3M | $91.1M |
| FY2016 | $93.9M | $48.0M |
17 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +$4,235,403,000 | KNX |
| FY2024 | +$4,201,004,000 | KNX |
| FY2023 | +$4,260,333,000 | KNX |
| FY2022 | +$4,636,525,000 | KNX |
| FY2021 | +$3,709,315,000 | KNX |
| FY2020 | +$2,851,497,000 | KNX |
| FY2019 | +$3,057,215,000 | KNX |
| FY2018 | +$3,690,217,000 | KNX |
| FY2017 | +$1,020,750,000 | KNX |
| FY2016 | −$132,357,000 | SAIA |
| FY2015 | −$38,347,000 | SAIA |
| FY2014 | +$3,026,403,000 | KNX |
| FY2013 | +$2,979,101,000 | KNX |
| FY2012 | +$2,877,406,000 | KNX |
| FY2011 | +$2,748,739,000 | KNX |
| FY2010 | +$2,027,063,000 | KNX |
| FY2009 | +$1,722,212,000 | KNX |
The higher-revenue side has changed between KNX and SAIA over this period. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
17 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
17 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −7.0 pp | SAIA |
| FY2024 | −9.7 pp | SAIA |
| FY2023 | −9.3 pp | SAIA |
| FY2022 | −2.4 pp | SAIA |
| FY2021 | +1.3 pp | KNX |
| FY2020 | +1.2 pp | KNX |
| FY2019 | +0.0 pp | KNX |
| FY2018 | +1.5 pp | KNX |
| FY2017 | +13.5 pp | KNX |
| FY2016 | +4.7 pp | KNX |
| FY2015 | +5.5 pp | KNX |
| FY2014 | −0.3 pp | SAIA |
| FY2013 | −0.1 pp | SAIA |
| FY2012 | +0.6 pp | KNX |
| FY2011 | +1.6 pp | KNX |
| FY2010 | −4.5 pp | SAIA |
| FY2009 | −16.0 pp | SAIA |
The higher net margin has changed hands between KNX and SAIA over this period.
17 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
KNX's net margin has been more volatile than SAIA's over the 17 comparable fiscal years — 7.6 percentage points of standard deviation against 4.0.
17 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in net margin changed hands between KNX and SAIA over these 17 fiscal years — KNX led in 9 and SAIA in 8.
17 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
KNX's return on equity has been more volatile than SAIA's over the 14 comparable fiscal years — 18.6 percentage points of standard deviation against 4.1.
14 of 17 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 KNX and SAIA over these 14 fiscal years — KNX led in 5 and SAIA in 9.
14 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.