A saw band, comprising: a tooth supporting body, a plurality of teeth being arranged at the tooth supporting body, and a band back being located opposite to the teeth and including a profiled back portion, the profiled back portion including the following portions: an inclination portion in which the band back is profiled such that its distance to the teeth increases in a direction towards the end of the inclination portion, a declination portion in which the band back is profiled such that its distance to the teeth decreases in a direction towards the end of the declination portion, a compensation portion in which the band back is non-profiled and designed to be straight such that its distance to the teeth is constant, characterised in that a) the declination portion is located next to the end of the inclination portion and the compensation portion is located next to the end of the declination portion, the compensation portion having a shorter length (L Ausgleich) than the inclination portion and a shorter length (L Ausgleich) than the declination portion, or b) the inclination portion is located next to the end of the declination portion and the compensation portion is located next to the end of the inclination portion, the compensation portion having a shorter length (L Ausgleich) than the inclination portion and a shorter length (L Ausgleich) than the declination portion. a tooth supporting body, a plurality of teeth being arranged at the tooth supporting body, and a band back being located opposite to the teeth and including a profiled back portion, the profiled back portion including the following portions: an inclination portion in which the band back is profiled such that its distance to the teeth increases in a direction towards the end of the inclination portion, a declination portion in which the band back is profiled such that its distance to the teeth decreases in a direction towards the end of the declination portion, a compensation portion in which the band back is non-profiled and designed to be straight such that its distance to the teeth is constant, characterised in that a) the declination portion is located next to the end of the inclination portion and the compensation portion is located next to the end of the declination portion, the compensation portion having a shorter length (L Ausgleich) than the inclination portion and a shorter length (L Ausgleich) than the declination portion, or b) the inclination portion is located next to the end of the declination portion and the compensation portion is located next to the end of the inclination portion, the compensation portion having a shorter length (L Ausgleich) than the inclination portion and a shorter length (L Ausgleich) than the declination portion. an inclination portion in which the band back is profiled such that its distance to the teeth increases in a direction towards the end of the inclination portion, a declination portion in which the band back is profiled such that its distance to the teeth decreases in a direction towards the end of the declination portion, a compensation portion in which the band back is non-profiled and designed to be straight such that its distance to the teeth is constant, characterised in that a) the declination portion is located next to the end of the inclination portion and the compensation portion is located next to the end of the declination portion, the compensation portion having a shorter length (L Ausgleich) than the inclination portion and a shorter length (L Ausgleich) than the declination portion, or b) the inclination portion is located next to the end of the declination portion and the compensation portion is located next to the end of the inclination portion, the compensation portion having a shorter length (L Ausgleich) than the inclination portion and a shorter length (L Ausgleich) than the declination portion. a) the declination portion is located next to the end of the inclination portion and the compensation portion is located next to the end of the declination portion, the compensation portion having a shorter length (L Ausgleich) than the inclination portion and a shorter length (L Ausgleich) than the declination portion, or b) the inclination portion is located next to the end of the declination portion and the compensation portion is located next to the end of the inclination portion, the compensation portion having a shorter length (L Ausgleich) than the inclination portion and a shorter length (L Ausgleich) than the declination portion.