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WERNER ENTERPRISES INC WERN

Nasdaq · stock · Trucking (No Local) · website · IPO 1986-06-20 · LEI

WERNER ENTERPRISES INC statistics & valuation

Market cap$2.5B
P / S0.8×
P / B1.9×
Dividend yield1.35%
Net margin-0.5%
Return on equity-1.1%
FCF margin-2.3%
Net debt$692.1M
Net debt / EBITDA2.4×
Enterprise value USD$3.2B
EV / EBITDA11.2×
Earnings yield EBIT/EV0.4%
Return on capital0.5%

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
3.90% 9.60% 6.80% 6.80% 7.10% 9.50% 7.30% 3.40% 1.10% -0.50% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
6.30% 6.80% 9.10% 9.20% 9.60% 11.30% 9.80% 5.40% 2.20% 0.40% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
8.00% 17.10% 13.30% 15.00% 14.10% 19.50% 16.70% 7.40% 2.40% -1.10% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
72.4M 72.6M 72.1M 70.0M 69.4M 67.9M 64.6M 63.7M 62.7M 60.6M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
$145.7M $368.3M $586.5M $587.0M $609.2M $692.1M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
4.40% 11.20% 8.10% 7.80% 7.80% 9.90% 7.80% 3.60% 1.10% -0.50% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
-11.40% -1.60% -4.10% 0.20% 1.40% -1.40% -1.80% -3.80% -2.80% -2.30% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
0.15× 0.32× 0.48× 0.42× 0.45× 0.55× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$1.09 $2.80 $2.33 $2.38 $2.44 $3.82 $3.74 $1.76 $0.55 -$0.24 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

WERNER ENTERPRISES INC trades at about 68.8× earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 11.7×–65.6×, median 15.5×).

11.7× 68.8×

Shaded band = 10-year range (11.7×–65.6×); dot = today's 68.8×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Operating margin0.4%2.2%5.4%9.8%11.3%9.6%9.2%9.1%6.8%6.3%
Net margin-0.5%1.1%3.4%7.3%9.5%7.1%6.8%6.8%9.6%3.9%
FCF margin-2.3%-2.8%-3.8%-1.8%-1.4%1.4%0.2%-4.1%-1.6%-11.4%
Return on assets-0.5%1.1%3.6%7.8%9.9%7.8%7.8%8.1%11.2%4.4%
Return on equity-1.1%2.4%7.4%16.7%19.5%14.1%15.0%13.3%17.1%8.0%
Debt / equity0.55×0.45×0.42×0.48×0.32×0.15×————
Current ratio1.951.521.922.462.351.671.511.471.721.74

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.