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Old Dominion vs Saia

Old Dominion ODFL · Saia SAIA · Cargo Ground Transportation

Old Dominion reported revenue of $5.5 billion in fiscal 2025, 1.7 times Saia's $3.2 billion in fiscal 2025. Old Dominion's revenue fell 5.5% in its latest year, and Saia's grew 0.8%. Old Dominion had an operating margin of 24.8%, against 10.9% at Saia. Free cash flow was $955 million at Old Dominion and $27 million at Saia.

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Old DominionSaia
Latest fiscal yearFY2025, Dec 31, 2025FY2025, Dec 31, 2025
Revenue$5.5B$3.2B
Revenue growth−5.5%0.8%
Revenue growth a year, last 5 years6.5%12.2%
Gross margin——
Operating margin24.8%10.9%
Net margin18.6%7.9%
Free cash flow$955M$27M
Free cash flow margin17.4%0.8%
Return on capital24.3%10.2%
Net debt to EBITDA−0.1x0.2x
Dividends and buybacks$966M$0M
Change in diluted share count−2.3%−0.1%
Last close$182.47$326.87
P/E at the last close35.1×31.6×
Insider trades, last 12 monthssold $26.2 millionbought $117,147, sold $7.1 million
Piotroski F-score6 of 86 of 8
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ 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.

Ten years

Revenue
US$ billions, fiscal years
Old DominionSaia
Operating margin
Percent of revenue
Old DominionSaia
Free cash flow
US$ billions. Cash from operations minus capital expenditure.
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Source: the companies' Form 10-K filings, from SEC EDGAR, and the last close. For information only, not investment advice: the figures describe results, not which company is the better investment. The Filing Desk is not affiliated with either company. Full figures on the Old Dominion and Saia pages.