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Werner Enterprises, Inc. (WERN)

Industrials | Trucking | Omaha, United States | NasdaqGS
32.20 USD -0.52 (-1.589%) ⇩ (Oct. 13, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 32.20
Short-term:★★☆☆☆Long-term:★⯪☆☆☆Dividends:★★⯪☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 3:24 a.m. EDT

The investment case for Werner Enterprises is currently fractured by a severe disconnect between its cyclical reality and its reported earnings. While the company is generating robust top-line growth (+24%) and trading at an attractive multiple relative to sales, the bottom line is collapsing, with earnings plunging by roughly 85% year-over-year. This has pushed the stock into a multi-year downtrend where the last two annual periods were negative, signaling that the market views the current profitability as unsustainable or structurally impaired. The balance sheet carries significant debt relative to equity, compounding the risk profile. Despite the gloomy earnings picture, the dividend remains stable, offering a modest yield that acts as a floor but does not compensate for the capital destruction seen in the share price. On the short end, the stock is technically weak, trading well below its moving averages, yet there is a glimmer of hope in the options chain where traders are buying calls at higher strikes, betting on a cyclical recovery. However, the statistical forecast models are weak and leaning negative, reflecting the uncertainty surrounding the turnaround. Until earnings stabilize and the multi-year decline halts, the risk-reward profile remains skewed against the buyer.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.155415
AutoARIMA0.155749
AutoETS0.155753
AutoTheta0.206917

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 42%
H-stat 1.65
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.146
Excess Kurtosis 1.07
Attribute Value
Sector Industrials
Ex Dividend Date 2026-10-04
Last Dividend Date 2026-10-04
Debt to Equity Ratio 68.379
Revenue per Share 54.3
Market Cap 1,930,393,728
Forward P/E 14.66
Beta 1.29
Profit Margins -1.42%
Website https://www.werner.com

As of Oct. 10, 2026, 3:24 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning defensively with heavy out-of-the-money put open interest at strikes significantly below the current price, suggesting a fear of a deeper decline rather than a near-term crash. Conversely, call activity is concentrated in the out-of-the-money range, indicating a speculative hope for a cyclical rebound to higher levels, though volume is thin compared to the put protection.

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.41% 1.61% 1.66% 1.50%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-10-05 0.1400 0.409956
2026-07-06 0.1400 0.325657
2026-04-13 0.1400 0.440252
2026-01-05 0.1400 0.436137
2025-10-06 0.1400 0.491056
2025-07-07 0.1400 0.494700
2025-04-14 0.1400 0.489510
2025-01-02 0.1400 0.394033
2024-10-07 0.1400 0.383772
2024-07-01 0.1400 0.395145
2024-04-12 0.1400 0.383352
2023-12-29 0.1400 0.330422
2023-09-29 0.1400 0.359435
2023-06-30 0.1400 0.316885
2023-04-14 0.1300 0.276126
2022-12-30 0.1300 0.322901
2022-09-30 0.1300 0.345745
2022-07-01 0.1300 0.334362
2022-04-14 0.1200 0.322321
2021-12-31 0.1200 0.251783
2021-10-01 0.1200 0.273848
2021-07-02 0.1200 0.269119
2021-04-16 0.1000 0.207900
2020-12-31 0.0900 0.229475
2020-10-02 0.0900 0.209546
2020-07-02 0.0900 0.212716
2020-04-17 0.0900 0.224383
2020-01-03 0.0900 0.250000
2019-10-04 0.0900 0.265330
2019-06-28 0.0900 0.289575
2019-05-23 3.7500 12.686062
2019-04-12 0.0900 0.257069
2018-12-31 0.0900 0.304672
2018-09-28 0.0900 0.254597
2018-06-29 0.0900 0.239680
2018-04-13 0.0700 0.193370
2017-12-29 0.0700 0.181113
2017-09-29 0.0700 0.191518
2017-06-30 0.0700 0.238501
2017-04-12 0.0600 0.238095
2016-12-29 0.0600 0.219780
2016-09-29 0.0600 0.256520
2016-07-06 0.0600 0.258844
2016-04-14 0.0600 0.217707
2015-12-30 0.0600 0.257069
2015-10-01 0.0600 0.235756
2015-07-01 0.0500 0.190404
2015-04-16 0.0500 0.162866
2014-12-31 0.0500 0.160514
2014-10-02 0.0500 0.202593
2014-07-02 0.0500 0.189394
2014-04-10 0.0500 0.200000
2014-01-02 0.0500 0.204082
2013-10-03 0.0500 0.214041
2013-06-27 0.0500 0.207469
2013-04-11 0.0500 0.210261
2013-01-03 0.0500 0.224719
2012-11-27 1.5000 6.846189
2012-09-27 0.0500 0.231589
2012-06-28 0.0500 0.213129
2012-04-12 0.0500 0.206954
2012-01-05 0.0500 0.205423
2011-11-28 0.5000 2.244165
2011-09-29 0.0500 0.232775
2011-06-30 0.0500 0.199601
2011-04-14 0.0500 0.190186
2011-01-06 0.0500 0.216169
2010-11-18 1.6000 7.889546
2010-09-30 0.0500 0.244021
2010-07-01 0.0500 0.222025
2010-04-15 0.0500 0.208768
2010-01-07 0.0500 0.250376
2009-11-19 1.2500 6.670224
2009-10-01 0.0500 0.276396
2009-07-01 0.0500 0.263852
2009-04-16 0.0500 0.298686
2009-01-08 0.0500 0.285714
2008-11-19 2.1000 13.182674
2008-10-02 0.0500 0.253550
2008-07-02 0.0500 0.281690
2008-04-17 0.0500 0.279955
2008-01-07 0.0500 0.312305
2007-09-27 0.0500 0.288184
2007-06-28 0.0500 0.246305
2007-04-12 0.0450 0.236345
2007-01-04 0.0450 0.238221
2006-09-28 0.0450 0.242066
2006-06-29 0.0450 0.221022
2006-04-12 0.0400 0.215983
2006-01-05 0.0400 0.198511
2005-09-29 0.0400 0.232153
2005-06-30 0.0400 0.203874
2005-04-14 0.0350 0.191152
2005-01-06 0.0350 0.160920
2004-09-30 0.0350 0.181253
2004-07-01 0.0350 0.169985
2004-04-15 0.0250 0.127033
2004-01-08 0.0250 0.125945
2003-10-02 0.0250 0.130890
2003-07-02 0.0240 0.135196
2003-04-16 0.0160 0.094029
2003-01-09 0.0160 0.094607
2002-10-03 0.0160 0.109890
2002-06-27 0.0160 0.095283
2002-04-18 0.0160 0.111111
2002-01-10 0.0150 0.096824
2001-09-27 0.0150 0.153468
2001-06-28 0.0150 0.121242
2001-04-11 0.0150 0.153374
2001-01-04 0.0150 0.143369
2000-09-28 0.0150 0.208333
2000-06-29 0.0150 0.228571
2000-04-13 0.0150 0.141844
2000-01-06 0.0150 0.182232
1999-09-30 0.0150 0.141844
1999-07-01 0.0156 0.126061
1999-04-15 0.0150 0.162602
1999-01-07 0.0150 0.132450
1998-10-01 0.0150 0.166667
1998-07-01 0.0150 0.127796
1998-04-16 0.0120 0.092166
1998-01-08 0.0120 0.115607
1997-07-02 0.0120 0.129032
1997-04-17 0.0120 0.134228
1997-01-09 0.0120 0.147059
1996-10-03 0.0120 0.148148
1996-07-03 0.0112 0.138614
1996-04-18 0.0096 0.125654
1996-01-04 0.0096 0.141176
1995-09-28 0.0096 0.146341
1995-07-06 0.0096 0.146341
1995-04-18 0.0096 0.151899
1995-01-03 0.0080 0.106952
1994-10-03 0.0080 0.101010
1994-07-05 0.0080 0.090703
1994-05-09 0.0080 0.092593
1994-01-04 0.0064 0.069565
1993-10-04 0.0064 0.082051
1993-07-08 0.0064 0.092486
1993-04-20 0.0064 0.102564
1993-01-05 0.0064 0.086022
1992-09-29 0.0064 0.105263
1992-07-01 0.0064 0.132231
1992-04-21 0.0064 0.124031
1992-01-07 0.0064 0.140351
1991-10-07 0.0064 0.156098
1991-07-03 0.0048 0.137931
1991-04-16 0.0048 0.122449
1991-01-08 0.0048 0.188976
1990-10-05 0.0048 0.250000
1990-06-29 0.0048 0.160000
1990-04-24 0.0048 0.166667
Additional Data
dividendRate 0.56
dividendYield 1.71
exDividendDate 2026-10-05
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.56
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.017114913
lastDividendValue 0.14
lastDividendDate 2026-10-05
dividendDate 2026-10-21

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.24505329
Address1 14,507 Frontier Road
Address2 Post Office Box 45308
All Time High 50.31
All Time Low 1.64
Ask 36.45
Ask Size 1
Audit Risk 2
Average Analyst Rating 2.6 - Hold
Average Daily Volume10 Day 713,240
Average Daily Volume3 Month 1,027,444
Average Volume 1,027,444
Average Volume10Days 713,240
Beta 1.292
Bid 27.48
Bid Size 1
Board Risk 5
Book Value 22.613
City Omaha
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 4
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 32.2
Current Ratio 1.448
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,790,726,400
Day High 33.095
Day Low 31.71
Debt To Equity 68.379
Display Name Werner Enterprises
Dividend Date 1,792,540,800
Dividend Rate 0.56
Dividend Yield 1.71
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,793,131,200
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,793,131,200
Earnings Growth -0.853
Earnings Quarterly Growth -0.856
Earnings Timestamp 1,793,131,200
Earnings Timestamp End 1,793,131,200
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,793,131,200
Ebitda 342,156,992
Ebitda Margins 0.105220005
Enterprise To Ebitda 8.321
Enterprise To Revenue 0.876
Enterprise Value 2,846,932,480
Eps Current Year 1.0779
Eps Forward 2.19654
Eps Trailing Twelve Months -0.77
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,791,158,400
Exchange NMS
Exchange Data Delayed By 15
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 36.593
Fifty Day Average Change -4.3929977
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.12005023
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 24.50533
Fifty Two Week High 47.49
Fifty Two Week High Change -15.290001
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.32196254
Fifty Two Week Low 23.06
Fifty Two Week Low Change 9.140001
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.3963574
Fifty Two Week Range 23.06 - 47.49
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 519,658,200,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 1.38
Float Shares 58,811,200
Forward Eps 2.19654
Forward P E 14.659418
Free Cashflow 69,455,872
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGS
Full Time Employees 14,500
Fullday Change -0.52000046
Fullday Change Percent -1.5892434
Fullday Price 32.2
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,790,812,800
Gross Margins 0.1904
Gross Profits 619,115,008
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.01117
Held Percent Institutions 1.16574
Implied Shares Outstanding 59,950,115
Industry Trucking
Industry Disp Trucking
Industry Key trucking
Ir Website http://investor.werner.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=99642&p=irol-irhome
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,791,158,400
Last Dividend Value 0.14
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 1,064,966,400
Last Split Factor 5:4
Long Business Summary Werner Enterprises, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in transporting truckload shipments of general commodities in interstate and intrastate commerce in the United States, Mexico, Canada, and internationally. The company operates a fleet of medium-to-long-haul vans that transport various consumer nondurable products and other commodities in truckload quantities using dry van trailers; the expedited fleet, which provides time-sensitive truckload services using driver teams; a regional short-haul fleet for truckload van service; and temperature-controlled fleet, which offers truckload services for temperature-sensitive products using temperature-controlled trailers to retail distribution center or manufacturing facility, utilizing either dry van or specialized trailers. It also provides non-asset-based transportation and logistics services, comprising truckload logistics, which uses contracted carriers to complete shipments for brokerage customers and freight management customers, which it offers logistics management services and solutions; intermodal, which offers rail transportation through alliances with rail and drayage providers as an alternative to truck transportation; and werner final mile offers residential and commercial deliveries of large or heavy items using third-party agents and independent contractors. In addition, the company sells used trucks and trailers; and trades used trucks to original equipment manufacturers. It transports retail store merchandise, consumer products, food and beverage products and manufactured products. As of December 31, 2025, it had a fleet of 7,100 trucks, which included 6,785 that were company-operated, as well as 315 owned and operated by independent contractors; 28,780 trailers that comprised dry vans, flatbeds, and temperature-controlled, and other trailers; and 27 drayage company trucks and 170 Final Mile delivery trucks. Werner Enterprises, Inc. was founded in 1956 and is headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska.
Long Name Werner Enterprises, Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 1,930,393,728
Market State POSTPOST
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_313266
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common -46,275,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 2,063,813,937
Number Of Analyst Opinions 15
Open 32.72
Operating Cashflow 273,689,984
Operating Margins 0.025910001
Overall Risk 3
Payout Ratio 1.3658999
Peg Ratio 3.83
Phone 402 895 6640
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 32.2
Post Market Time 1,791,921,652
Previous Close 32.72
Price Eps Current Year 29.8729
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 1.4239596
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 0.5936621
Profit Margins -0.01423
Quick Ratio 1.226
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key hold
Recommendation Mean 2.5625
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.52
Regular Market Change Percent -1.58924
Regular Market Day High 33.095
Regular Market Day Low 31.71
Regular Market Day Range 31.71 - 33.095
Regular Market Open 32.72
Regular Market Previous Close 32.72
Regular Market Price 32.2
Regular Market Time 1,791,921,600
Regular Market Volume 702,112
Return On Assets 0.00852
Return On Equity -0.03909
Revenue Growth 0.24
Revenue Per Share 54.3
Sand P52 Week Change 0.17502642
Sector Industrials
Sector Disp Industrials
Sector Key industrials
Share Holder Rights Risk 3
Shares Outstanding 59,950,115
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0806
Shares Short 4,836,906
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,788,134,400
Shares Short Prior Month 5,362,177
Short Name Werner Enterprises, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.1102
Short Ratio 5.75
Source Interval 15
State NE
Symbol WERN
Target High Price 55.0
Target Low Price 33.0
Target Mean Price 41.13333
Target Median Price 40.0
Total Cash 57,024,000
Total Cash Per Share 0.951
Total Debt 945,793,024
Total Revenue 3,251,671,040
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.56
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.017114913
Trailing Eps -0.77
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 36.1941
Two Hundred Day Average Change -3.9940987
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.1103522
Type Disp Equity
Volume 702,112
Website https://www.werner.com
Zip 68,145-0308