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Werner Enterprises, Inc. (WERN)

Industrials | Trucking | Omaha, United States | NasdaqGS
38.42 USD -0.11 (-0.285%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 38.42
Short-term:★★☆☆☆Long-term:★⯪☆☆☆Dividends:★★☆☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 5:35 a.m. EDT

The long-term outlook remains deeply concerning due to four consecutive years of negative annual returns, culminating in a sharp 20% drop last year. While the business generated positive revenue growth recently, the market has consistently punished the stock, driving the price down significantly despite the top-line expansion. The balance sheet is also strained, with a payout ratio exceeding 100%, indicating the dividend is currently being funded by earnings cuts rather than free cash flow. This makes the 1.5% yield unreliable and unsustainable in the current environment. In the short term, the picture is mixed but leans negative. The stock is trading below its 50-day average, showing weak immediate momentum. However, the options market tells a complex story: while traders are buying cheap insurance against a crash to the $25-$30 range, there is also notable speculative interest in calls targeting a $45-$55 recovery. This suggests a belief in a cyclical bounce, but the heavy put positioning acts as a ceiling, making a strong breakout difficult without significant volume. Given the deteriorating fundamentals and the market's refusal to reward the recent revenue growth, the risk-reward profile favors caution.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoETS ✓0.079989
AutoARIMA0.079989
MSTL0.081598
AutoTheta0.122272

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS

Forecast Reliability
Score 42%
H-stat 4.95
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.097
Excess Kurtosis -1.48
Attribute Value
Sector Industrials
Ex Dividend Date 2026-10-04
Last Dividend Date 2026-07-05
Debt to Equity Ratio 68.379
Revenue per Share 54.3
Market Cap 2,303,283,456
Forward P/E 17.42
Beta 1.27
Profit Margins -1.42%
Website https://www.werner.com

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 5:35 a.m. EDT: Speculators are heavily positioned for downside protection, with massive open interest in deep out-of-the-money puts (strikes 25 and 30) expiring in September and December. This creates a 'pin risk' zone where the stock could be suppressed near these levels. Conversely, there is significant call volume at strikes 45 and 55 for the December expiration, suggesting a speculative bet on a cyclical rebound to the upper end of the range, though the heavy put wall suggests the market views this rally as potentially fragile or capped.

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.33% 1.69% 1.64% 1.47%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
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 1.45
exDividendDate 2026-10-05
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.56
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.01453413
lastDividendValue 0.14
lastDividendDate 2026-07-06
dividendDate 2026-10-21

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.3514557
Address1 14,507 Frontier Road
Address2 Post Office Box 45308
All Time High 50.31
All Time Low 1.64
Ask 43.86
Ask Size 1
Audit Risk 2
Average Analyst Rating 2.6 - Hold
Average Daily Volume10 Day 855,250
Average Daily Volume3 Month 1,113,116
Average Volume 1,113,116
Average Volume10Days 855,250
Beta 1.269
Bid 33.09
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 38.42
Current Ratio 1.448
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 39.365
Day Low 37.89
Debt To Equity 68.379
Display Name Werner Enterprises
Dividend Date 1,792,540,800
Dividend Rate 0.56
Dividend Yield 1.45
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,785,272,400
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,785,272,400
Earnings Growth -0.853
Earnings Quarterly Growth -0.856
Earnings Timestamp 1,785,268,800
Earnings Timestamp End 1,793,304,000
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,793,304,000
Ebitda 342,156,992
Ebitda Margins 0.105220005
Enterprise To Ebitda 9.411
Enterprise To Revenue 0.99
Enterprise Value 3,219,990,272
Eps Current Year 1.08793
Eps Forward 2.20562
Eps Trailing Twelve Months -0.76
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,791,158,400
Exchange NMS
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 40.8396
Fifty Day Average Change -2.4196014
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.059246454
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 35.14557
Fifty Two Week High 47.49
Fifty Two Week High Change -9.0700035
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.19098765
Fifty Two Week Low 23.06
Fifty Two Week Low Change 15.359999
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.6660884
Fifty Two Week Range 23.06 - 47.49
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 519,658,200,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 1.42
Float Shares 58,727,232
Forward Eps 2.20562
Forward P E 17.419138
Free Cashflow 69,455,872
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGS
Full Time Employees 14,500
Fullday Change -0.110001
Fullday Change Percent -0.285493
Fullday Price 38.42
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,785,542,400
Gross Margins 0.1904
Gross Profits 619,115,008
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.01117
Held Percent Institutions 1.16503
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 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,783,296,000
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 2,303,283,456
Market State CLOSED
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 2,311,519,592
Number Of Analyst Opinions 15
Open 39.16
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 38.42
Post Market Time 1,787,959,805
Previous Close 38.53
Price Eps Current Year 35.31477
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 1.6990225
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 0.7083384
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 -0.110001
Regular Market Change Percent -0.285493
Regular Market Day High 39.365
Regular Market Day Low 37.89
Regular Market Day Range 37.89 - 39.365
Regular Market Open 39.16
Regular Market Previous Close 38.53
Regular Market Price 38.42
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,201
Regular Market Volume 745,812
Return On Assets 0.00852
Return On Equity -0.03909
Revenue Growth 0.24
Revenue Per Share 54.3
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20504117
Sector Industrials
Sector Disp Industrials
Sector Key industrials
Share Holder Rights Risk 3
Shares Outstanding 59,950,115
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0679
Shares Short 4,072,152
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 4,427,239
Short Name Werner Enterprises, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.0928
Short Ratio 3.01
Source Interval 15
State NE
Symbol WERN
Target High Price 55.0
Target Low Price 38.0
Target Mean Price 43.2
Target Median Price 41.0
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 0.01453413
Trailing Eps -0.76
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 34.88795
Two Hundred Day Average Change 3.5320473
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.10123975
Type Disp Equity
Volume 745,812
Website https://www.werner.com
Zip 68,145-0308