SAIA vs UPS
Saia, Inc. and United Parcel Service, Inc., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
At a glance
Most recent reported year
| Metric | SAIA | UPS |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $3.2B | $88.7B |
| Net income | $255.0M | $5.6B |
| Gross margin | — | — |
| Net margin | 7.9% | 6.3% |
| Return on equity | 10.4% | 33.8% |
| Diluted EPS | $9.52 | $6.56 |
| Dividend / share | — | $6.56 |
| Payout ratio | — | 96.9% |
| Free cash flow | $27.3M | $4.8B |
| Equity | $2.6B | $16.2B |
| Net debt / equity | 0.06× | 1.13× |
| Current ratio | 1.64× | 1.22× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 12.2% | 0.9% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | 13.0% | 32.9% |
UPS bills 27.4× the revenue of SAIA, and SAIA keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (7.9% against 6.3%).
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 | SAIA | UPS |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $3.2B | $88.7B |
| FY2024 | $3.2B | $91.1B |
| FY2023 | $2.9B | $91.0B |
| FY2022 | $2.8B | $100.3B |
| FY2021 | $2.3B | $97.3B |
| FY2020 | $1.8B | $84.6B |
| FY2019 | $1.8B | $74.1B |
| FY2018 | $1.7B | $71.9B |
| FY2017 | $1.4B | $66.6B |
| FY2016 | $1.3B | $61.6B |
Net income by year
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | SAIA | UPS |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $255.0M | $5.6B |
| FY2024 | $362.1M | $5.8B |
| FY2023 | $354.9M | $6.7B |
| FY2022 | $357.4M | $11.5B |
| FY2021 | $253.2M | $12.9B |
| FY2020 | $138.3M | $1.3B |
| FY2019 | $113.7M | $4.4B |
| FY2018 | $105.0M | $4.8B |
| FY2017 | $91.1M | $4.9B |
| FY2016 | $48.0M | $3.4B |
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