ArcBest vs Saia
ArcBest reported revenue of $4.0 billion in fiscal 2025, 1.2 times Saia's $3.2 billion in fiscal 2025. ArcBest's revenue fell 4.0% in its latest year, and Saia's grew 0.8%. ArcBest had an operating margin of 2.2%, against 10.9% at Saia. Free cash flow was $114 million at ArcBest and $27 million at Saia.
Side by side
| ArcBest | Saia | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 |
| Revenue | $4.0B | $3.2B |
| Revenue growth | −4.0% | 0.8% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | 6.4% | 12.2% |
| Gross margin | — | — |
| Operating margin | 2.2% | 10.9% |
| Net margin | 1.5% | 7.9% |
| Free cash flow | $114M | $27M |
| Free cash flow margin | 2.9% | 0.8% |
| Return on capital | 4.8% | 10.2% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | 0.4x | 0.2x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $87M | $0M |
| Change in diluted share count | −3.7% | −0.1% |
| Last close | $127.91 | $331.90 |
| P/E at the last close | 99.2× | 31.5× |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | sold $3.2 million | bought $117,147, sold $7.1 million |
| Piotroski F-score | 4 of 8 | 6 of 8 |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.
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