Saia, Inc. (SAIA) Spending and interest coverage
- R&D / revenue · 12 months: Value (m); Formula and calculation Research and development expense / revenue. Period ending 2026-06-30..
- Stock-based compensation / revenue · 12 months: Value (m); Formula and calculation Share-based compensation / revenue. Period ending 2026-06-30..
- Interest coverage · 12 months: Value 31.12×; Formula and calculation Operating income ÷ reported interest expense..
Spending and interest coverage
Overview →Financial period ending 2026-06-30; current quote (m). Amounts retain their stated periods and units.
| Metric | Value | Formula and calculation |
|---|---|---|
| R&D / revenue · 12 months | (m) | Research and development expense / revenue. Period ending 2026-06-30. Calculation unavailable: missing inputs remain (m). |
| Stock-based compensation / revenue · 12 months | (m) | Share-based compensation / revenue. Period ending 2026-06-30. Calculation unavailable: missing inputs remain (m). |
| Interest coverage · 12 months | 31.12× | Operating income ÷ reported interest expense. $374.65M ÷ $12.04M ≈ 31.12× |
Calculation inputs
| Input | Amount with unit | Raw financial data |
|---|---|---|
| Research and development spending | (m) | |
| Revenue | 3.39B USD | Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax |
| Stock-based compensation | (m) | Share-based Payment Arrangement, Noncash Expense |
| Operating income | 374.65M USD | Operating Income (Loss) |
| Interest expense · reported / estimated | 12.04M USD | Interest Expense · Estimated expense assumptions |
Latest interest expense basis: Reported. Estimated values carry *; expand each history row’s basis for its dated balances and rate assumptions.
Calculated history
Changes compare with the next older row (previous quarter), unless explicitly labeled otherwise. Rolling 12-month growth compares two successive quarter-end rolling totals; it is not year-over-year growth.
| Period ending | Research and development spending (USD) | Revenue (USD) | Stock-based compensation (USD) | Operating income (USD) | Interest expense · reported / estimated (USD) | R&D / revenue | SBC / revenue | Interest coverage | Interest expense basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | (m) | $3.39B | (m) | $374.65M | $12.04M | (m) | (m) | 31.12× | Reported |
| 2026-03-31 | (m) | $3.25B | (m) | $348.84M | $14.73M | (m) | (m) | 23.68× | Reported |
| 2025-12-31 | (m) | $3.23B | $17.40M | $352.20M | $16.44M | (m) | 0.54% | 21.42× | Reported |
| 2025-09-30 | (m) | $3.23B | (m) | $389.66M | $16.49M | (m) | (m) | 23.63× | Reported |
| 2025-06-30 | (m) | $3.24B | (m) | $396.22M | $15.00M | (m) | (m) | 26.41× | Reported |
| 2025-03-31 | (m) | $3.24B | (m) | $434.42M | $12.67M | (m) | (m) | 34.28× | Reported |
| 2024-12-31 | (m) | $3.21B | $14.24M | $482.16M | $8.93M | (m) | 0.44% | 53.99× | Reported |
| 2024-09-30 | (m) | $3.17B | (m) | $493.34M | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2024-06-30 | (m) | $3.10B | (m) | $496.60M | $4.34M | (m) | (m) | 114.35× | Reported |
| 2024-03-31 | (m) | $2.98B | (m) | $479.26M | $2.39M | (m) | (m) | 200.61× | Reported |
| 2023-12-31 | (m) | $2.88B | $11.64M | $460.50M | $2.54M | (m) | 0.40% | 181.66× | Reported |
| 2023-09-30 | (m) | $2.79B | (m) | $440.52M | $2.27M | (m) | (m) | 194.06× | Reported |
| 2023-06-30 | (m) | $2.74B | (m) | $440.44M | $2.40M | (m) | (m) | 183.75× | Reported |
| 2023-03-31 | (m) | $2.79B | (m) | $466.18M | $2.61M | (m) | (m) | 178.82× | Reported |
| 2022-12-31 | (m) | $2.79B | $8.83M | $470.49M | $2.61M | (m) | 0.32% | 180.19× | Reported |
| 2022-09-30 | (m) | $2.75B | (m) | $475.18M | $2.69M | (m) | (m) | 176.65× | Reported |
| 2022-06-30 | (m) | $2.64B | (m) | $452.94M | $2.89M | (m) | (m) | 156.95× | Reported |
| 2022-03-31 | (m) | $2.47B | (m) | $389.88M | $3.05M | (m) | (m) | 127.74× | Reported |
| 2021-12-31 | (m) | $2.29B | $8.70M | $335.14M | $3.21M | (m) | 0.38% | 104.34× | Reported |
| 2021-09-30 | (m) | $2.15B | (m) | $288.40M | $3.47M | (m) | (m) | 83.11× | Reported |
| 2021-06-30 | (m) | $2.01B | (m) | $237.50M | $3.87M | (m) | (m) | 61.42× | Reported |
| 2021-03-31 | (m) | $1.86B | (m) | $190.26M | $4.63M | (m) | (m) | 41.12× | Reported |
| 2020-12-31 | (m) | $1.82B | $7.54M | $180.32M | $5.18M | (m) | 0.41% | 34.83× | Reported |
| 2020-09-30 | (m) | $1.79B | (m) | $157.10M | $5.70M | (m) | (m) | 27.54× | Reported |
| 2020-06-30 | (m) | $1.78B | (m) | $147.25M | $6.40M | (m) | (m) | 23.01× | Reported |
| 2020-03-31 | (m) | $1.82B | (m) | $162.73M | $6.71M | (m) | (m) | 24.26× | Reported |
| 2019-12-31 | (m) | $1.79B | $6.19M | $152.59M | $6.69M | (m) | 0.35% | 22.81× | Reported |
| 2019-09-30 | (m) | $1.75B | (m) | $158.49M | $6.48M | (m) | (m) | 24.45× | Reported |
| 2019-06-30 | (m) | $1.71B | (m) | $151.83M | $6.02M | (m) | (m) | 25.20× | Reported |
| 2019-03-31 | (m) | $1.67B | (m) | $142.23M | $5.58M | (m) | (m) | 25.51× | Reported |
| 2018-12-31 | (m) | $1.65B | $5.62M | $141.18M | $5.42M | (m) | 0.34% | 26.06× | Reported |
| 2018-09-30 | (m) | (m) | (m) | $130.80M | $5.38M | (m) | (m) | 24.32× | Reported |
| 2018-06-30 | (m) | (m) | (m) | $116.67M | $5.28M | (m) | (m) | 22.09× | Reported |
| 2018-03-31 | (m) | (m) | (m) | $104.79M | $5.37M | (m) | (m) | 19.53× | Reported |
| 2017-12-31 | (m) | (m) | $5.08M | $94.74M | $5.05M | (m) | (m) | 18.76× | Reported |
| 2017-09-30 | (m) | (m) | (m) | $89.03M | $4.75M | (m) | (m) | 18.76× | Reported |
| 2017-06-30 | (m) | (m) | (m) | $87.07M | $4.62M | (m) | (m) | 18.86× | Reported |
| 2017-03-31 | (m) | (m) | (m) | $79.07M | $4.34M | (m) | (m) | 18.21× | Reported |
| 2016-12-31 | (m) | (m) | $4.60M | $79.14M | $4.39M | (m) | (m) | 18.01× | Reported |
| 2016-09-30 | (m) | (m) | (m) | $79.56M | $4.39M | (m) | (m) | 18.12× | Reported |
| 2016-06-30 | (m) | (m) | (m) | $76.77M | $4.24M | (m) | (m) | 18.10× | Reported |
| 2016-03-31 | (m) | (m) | (m) | $86.33M | $4.05M | (m) | (m) | 21.31× | Reported |
| 2015-12-31 | (m) | (m) | $3.88M | $89.97M | $4.11M | (m) | (m) | 21.91× | Reported |
| 2015-09-30 | (m) | (m) | (m) | $92.93M | $4.13M | (m) | (m) | 22.49× | Reported |
| 2015-06-30 | (m) | (m) | (m) | $100.23M | $4.16M | (m) | (m) | 24.07× | Reported |
| 2015-03-31 | (m) | (m) | (m) | $91.69M | $4.27M | (m) | (m) | 21.49× | Reported |
| 2014-12-31 | (m) | (m) | $4.17M | $85.69M | $4.56M | (m) | (m) | 18.78× | Reported |
| 2014-09-30 | (m) | (m) | (m) | $79.81M | $5.14M | (m) | (m) | 15.52× | Reported |
| 2014-06-30 | (m) | (m) | (m) | $74.60M | $5.84M | (m) | (m) | 12.78× | Reported |
| 2014-03-31 | (m) | (m) | (m) | $75.12M | $6.28M | (m) | (m) | 11.97× | Reported |
| 2013-12-31 | (m) | (m) | $2.90M | $74.42M | $6.49M | (m) | (m) | 11.47× | Reported |
| 2013-09-30 | (m) | (m) | (m) | $69.80M | $6.61M | (m) | (m) | 10.56× | Reported |
| 2013-06-30 | (m) | (m) | (m) | $64.28M | $6.79M | (m) | (m) | 9.46× | Reported |
| 2013-03-31 | (m) | (m) | (m) | $62.22M | $7.37M | (m) | (m) | 8.44× | Reported |
| 2012-12-31 | (m) | (m) | $2.69M | $58.73M | $7.81M | (m) | (m) | 7.52× | Reported |
| 2012-09-30 | (m) | (m) | (m) | $54.84M | $8.42M | (m) | (m) | 6.51× | Reported |
| 2012-06-30 | (m) | (m) | (m) | $48.04M | $8.67M | (m) | (m) | 5.54× | Reported |
| 2012-03-31 | (m) | (m) | (m) | $35.10M | $9.43M | (m) | (m) | 3.72× | Reported |
| 2011-12-31 | (m) | (m) | $1.79M | $28.15M | $10.47M | (m) | (m) | 2.69× | Reported |
| 2011-09-30 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2011-06-30 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2011-03-31 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2010-12-31 | (m) | (m) | $1.89M | $12.10M | $10.60M | (m) | (m) | 1.14× | Reported |
| 2010-09-30 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2010-06-30 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2009-12-31 | (m) | (m) | $1.84M | $-3.69M | $12.16M | (m) | (m) | -0.30× | Reported |
(m) means missing inputs. Historical market-based ratios use the saved close on or immediately before period ending and that period’s reported shares; current quotes are not substituted. Five-year projections repeat historical CAGR, not analyst forecasts.
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