ODFL vs SAIA
OLD Dominion Freight Line, Inc. and Saia, Inc., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
At a glance
Most recent reported year
| Metric | ODFL | SAIA |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $5.5B | $3.2B |
| Net income | $1.0B | $255.0M |
| Gross margin | — | — |
| Net margin | 18.6% | 7.9% |
| Return on equity | 23.9% | 10.4% |
| Diluted EPS | $4.84 | $9.52 |
| Dividend / share | $1.12 | — |
| Payout ratio | 23.0% | — |
| Free cash flow | $955.1M | $27.3M |
| Equity | $4.3B | $2.6B |
| Net debt / equity | −0.02× | 0.06× |
| Current ratio | 1.44× | 1.64× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 6.5% | 12.2% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | 8.8% | 13.0% |
ODFL bills 1.7× the revenue of SAIA, and keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (18.6% against 7.9%).
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 | ODFL | SAIA |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $5.5B | $3.2B |
| FY2024 | $5.8B | $3.2B |
| FY2023 | $5.9B | $2.9B |
| FY2022 | $6.3B | $2.8B |
| FY2021 | $5.3B | $2.3B |
| FY2020 | $4.0B | $1.8B |
| FY2019 | $4.1B | $1.8B |
| FY2018 | $4.0B | $1.7B |
| FY2017 | $3.4B | $1.4B |
| FY2016 | $3.0B | $1.3B |
Net income by year
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | ODFL | SAIA |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $1.0B | $255.0M |
| FY2024 | $1.2B | $362.1M |
| FY2023 | $1.2B | $354.9M |
| FY2022 | $1.4B | $357.4M |
| FY2021 | $1.0B | $253.2M |
| FY2020 | $672.7M | $138.3M |
| FY2019 | $615.5M | $113.7M |
| FY2018 | $605.7M | $105.0M |
| FY2017 | $463.8M | $91.1M |
| FY2016 | $295.8M | $48.0M |
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