Seasonality
SAIA seasonality — Saia
Over the last 11 years, SAIA's strongest month on average has been November (+8.0%) and its weakest March (-5.4%).
Average return by month
Month-by-month statistics
| Month | Avg | Median | Up % | Best | Worst | Yrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | +3.95% | +4.09% | 70% | +30.1% | -15.7% | 10 |
| Feb | +5.52% | +0.83% | 70% | +27.7% | -14.7% | 10 |
| Mar | -5.44% | -8.01% | 40% | +15.0% | -15.8% | 10 |
| Apr | -1.12% | +3.54% | 60% | +27.8% | -32.2% | 10 |
| May | +3.59% | +0.67% | 50% | +24.8% | -8.4% | 10 |
| Jun | +3.66% | +3.07% | 60% | +20.5% | -10.8% | 10 |
| Jul | +6.35% | +7.66% | 70% | +26.5% | -17.5% | 10 |
| Aug | +1.78% | +3.10% | 70% | +12.3% | -13.0% | 10 |
| Sep | +0.66% | -2.20% | 40% | +16.4% | -8.1% | 10 |
| Oct | +3.66% | +3.34% | 60% | +31.3% | -17.8% | 10 |
| Nov | +8.01% | +6.39% | 78% | +22.5% | -4.1% | 9 |
| Dec | +0.37% | +2.68% | 60% | +16.0% | -19.9% | 10 |
Monthly returns heat map — SAIA
price return, %| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2.6 | 21.1 | -13.3 | 27.8 | 5.2 | -10.8 | -17.5 | 2.2 | -6.0 | 3.3 | -3.7 | +1.6% | |
| 2025 | 5.3 | -14.7 | -14.7 | -30.2 | 8.4 | 3.6 | 10.3 | -1.9 | 1.0 | -2.3 | -3.7 | 16.0 | -28.4% |
| 2024 | 2.8 | 27.7 | 1.7 | -32.2 | 3.2 | 15.8 | -11.9 | -10.1 | 16.4 | 11.7 | 16.5 | -19.9 | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 30.1 | -0.7 | 0.5 | 9.4 | -4.6 | 20.5 | 23.6 | 0.7 | -6.5 | -10.1 | 8.9 | 12.2 | +109.0% |
| 2022 | -15.7 | 1.0 | -15.1 | -15.5 | -4.1 | -4.8 | 26.5 | -13.0 | -8.1 | 4.7 | 22.5 | -13.9 | -37.8% |
| 2021 | -2.2 | 13.4 | 15.0 | 1.7 | -1.9 | -9.0 | 7.9 | 6.2 | -0.9 | 31.3 | 5.9 | 1.8 | +86.4% |
| 2020 | -6.5 | 0.2 | -15.8 | 25.8 | 17.2 | 2.5 | 7.4 | 12.3 | -6.0 | 17.1 | 18.2 | 3.6 | +94.2% |
| 2019 | 7.4 | 10.3 | -7.7 | 5.4 | -8.4 | 9.6 | 18.0 | 12.1 | 9.5 | -4.8 | 6.4 | -1.9 | +66.8% |
| 2018 | 6.8 | -3.8 | 3.4 | -12.1 | 24.8 | -1.9 | -6.8 | 5.2 | -3.5 | -17.8 | -4.1 | -7.4 | -21.1% |
| 2017 | 8.8 | 0.6 | -8.4 | 8.7 | -4.0 | 11.0 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 10.8 | 3.4 | 1.5 | 7.5 | +60.2% |
| 2016 | 5.8 |