Stocks · Industrials · Trucking
Werner Enterprises, Inc. WERN
$35.35 +3.06% Close, Oct 2, 2026 · NASDAQ · Market cap $2.12B
Next earnings report: Oct 27, 2026
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Three things to know
- Diluted EPS over the last four quarters was $-0.77, down 189.7% year over year.
- Net debt is 3.2× EBITDA, a high level of leverage.
- Revenue over the last four quarters was $3.25B, up 9.6% from a year earlier, accelerating from 3.3% a quarter earlier.
PromtFinance scores
Each score is a percentile within the Industrials sector (0–100). Under each score: how the stock ranks in its sector on every component. As of Oct 5, 2026.
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are growing.
- Revenue growth (TTM, YoY)Top 44%
- EPS growth (TTM, YoY)Bottom 5%
- Revenue growth, 3-year CAGRBottom 20%
- Revenue growth accelerationTop 16%
Returns on capital, margins, earnings quality and balance-sheet strength.
- Return on invested capitalBottom 28%
- Gross marginTop 6%
- Operating marginBottom 25%
- Accruals (lower is better)Top 17%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Bottom 28%
- Interest coverBottom 27%
How cheap the shares are relative to earnings, cash flow and their own history.
- Earnings yieldBottom 28%
- Free-cash-flow yieldBottom 43%
- EBITDA / enterprise valueTop 22%
- Sales / enterprise valueTop 19%
Strength and persistence of the price trend, including versus the S&P 500.
- 12-month return excluding last monthTop 19%
- 6-month returnTop 32%
- 1-year return vs S&P 500Top 28%
- Distance from 52-week highBottom 49%
- Trend checklist (0–4)Bottom 40%
Earnings surprises and analyst sentiment (estimate-revision history is being collected).
- Average EPS surprise, last 4 quartersBottom 31%
- Consecutive EPS beatsBottom 16%
- Share of analysts rating BuyBottom 16%
- Upside to consensus price targetBottom 47%
Low volatility, shallow drawdowns, low market sensitivity and modest leverage.
- Volatility, 60 days (lower is better)Top 41%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 yearsTop 41%
- Beta vs S&P 500 (lower is better)Top 31%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Bottom 28%
What changed
Latest four quarters versus the same period a year earlier (growth: versus one quarter earlier).
| Measure | Before | Now | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | 3.3% | 9.6% | ↑ |
| EPS growth (YoY) | -152.1% | -189.7% | ↓ |
| Gross margin | 9.8% | 57.8% | ↑ |
| Operating margin | 3.1% | 0.5% | ↓ |
| FCF margin | -4.0% | 1.6% | ↑ |
Fundamental momentum
| Measure | Now (TTM) | Year / quarter before | Sector rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM, YoY) | 9.6% | 3.3% | ↑ | Top 44% |
| EPS growth (TTM, YoY) | -189.7% | -152.1% | ↓ | Bottom 5% |
| Gross margin | 57.8% | 9.8% | ↑ | Top 6% |
| Operating margin | 0.5% | 3.1% | ↓ | Bottom 25% |
| Net margin | -1.4% | 1.8% | ↓ | — |
| Free-cash-flow margin | 1.6% | -4.0% | ↑ | — |
| Return on invested capital | 0.5% | — | Bottom 28% | |
| Revenue growth, 3-year CAGR | -3.3% | — | Bottom 20% |
Quality of earnings and balance sheet
- Accruals (net income − OCF) / assetsLower is better; high accruals can signal weaker earnings quality.
- -10.1%
- Stock-based compensation / revenueA cost to shareholders through dilution.
- 0.3%
- Receivables growth vs revenue growthReceivables growing much faster than sales can be a warning.
- +5.1 pp
- Net debt / EBITDABelow 1× is conservative; above 3× is high leverage.
- 3.22×
- Interest cover (operating income / interest)How many times operating profit covers interest.
- 0.4×
Shareholder returns
- Dividend yield (dividends paid, TTM)
- 1.58%
- Net buyback yield (TTM)
- -2.61%
- Shareholder yield
- -1.03%
- Share count change, 1 year
- -2.2%
- Share count change, 3-year CAGR
- -1.9%
Shareholder yield = dividends + net buybacks over the last four quarters, divided by market cap.
Based on the four quarters through Jun 30, 2026 (filed Aug 7, 2026).
Earnings and expectations
Earnings momentum
- Consecutive EPS beats
- 0
- Beats in the last 8 reports
- 2 of 8
- Average EPS surprise, last 4
- -1.2%
- Average 2-day reaction, last 8
- -1.8%
- Positive 20 days after report
- 3 of 8
Analysts
- Consensus price target
- $45.38
- Target vs current price
- +28.4%
- Analysts with a rating
- 36
- Share rating Buy or Strong Buy
- 33%
- Consensus rating
- Hold
How the stock reacted to recent reports
| Report date | EPS surprise | 2 days | 5 days | 20 days | 60 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 28, 2026 | -6.9% | -5.2% | -8.2% | -6.8% | — |
| Apr 28, 2026 | +166.7% | +0.8% | +0.7% | +19.4% | +28.6% |
| Feb 5, 2026 | -44.4% | +0.1% | -8.9% | -12.3% | -5.1% |
| Oct 30, 2025 | -120.0% | -5.6% | -0.9% | -5.0% | +22.8% |
| Jul 29, 2025 | +120.0% | -2.8% | -5.5% | +1.2% | +0.8% |
| Apr 29, 2025 | -200.0% | -1.4% | -8.4% | -6.0% | +3.1% |
| Feb 6, 2025 | -65.2% | -0.5% | -0.9% | -7.3% | -25.2% |
| Oct 29, 2024 | -31.8% | +0.3% | -2.3% | +5.4% | +0.1% |
Returns from the close before each report. Past reactions do not determine future ones.
Earnings history
| Report date | EPS | Estimate | Surprise | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 28, 2026 | $0.22 | $0.24 | -6.9% | $933.9M |
| Apr 28, 2026 | $0.02 | -$0.03 | +166.7% | $808.6M |
| Feb 5, 2026 | $0.05 | $0.09 | -44.4% | $737.6M |
| Oct 30, 2025 | -$0.03 | $0.15 | -120.0% | $771.5M |
| Jul 29, 2025 | $0.11 | $0.05 | +120.0% | $753.1M |
| Apr 29, 2025 | -$0.12 | $0.12 | -200.0% | $712.1M |
| Feb 6, 2025 | $0.08 | $0.23 | -65.2% | $754.7M |
| Oct 29, 2024 | $0.15 | $0.22 | -31.8% | $745.7M |
Valuation in context
| Multiple | Now | 5-year median | 5-year percentile | Sector rank (cheapness) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (forward) | 30.9× | — | — | — |
| EV / EBITDA | 10.9× | — | — | Top 22% |
| EV / Sales | 0.92× | — | — | Top 19% |
| Free-cash-flow yield | 2.52% | — | — | Bottom 43% |
| Earnings yield | -2.18% | — | — | Bottom 28% |
P/E over the past five years
Range 9.8× – 90.4× since Jun 30, 2021. Each point: price on the filing date divided by trailing-twelve-month EPS known then.
What moved the stock over the past year
- Price return, 1 year
- +36.1%
- Earnings per share growth (TTM)
- -189.7%
- Change in P/E multiple
- +12.5%
Most of the move came from a change in the valuation multiple.
Technical state
Trend checklist
- ✗ Price above 20-day average
- ✗ Price above 50-day average
- ✗ Price above 200-day average
- ✓ 50-day average above 200-day
- ✓ MACD histogram positive
Trend quality
- Days above the 50-day average
- 0
- Days above the 200-day average
- 0
- 50-day average slope (20 days)
- -8.2%
- 200-day average slope (20 days)
- +2.5%
- Distance from 50-day average
- -5.2%
- Distance from 200-day average
- -2.1%
- RSI (14)
- 45.5
- Relative volume
- 0.74×
Risk and drawdowns
- Volatility, 60 days (annualized)
- 37.9%
- Volatility vs own 5-year history
- 81th percentile · High for this stock
- Beta vs S&P 500 (2 years, weekly)
- 0.84
- Correlation with S&P 500
- 0.36
- Current drawdown from 1-year high
- -25.2%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 years
- -46.2%
Largest declines in the past six years
| From peak | To low | Decline | Length | Recovery |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2, 2023 | Nov 20, 2025 | -53.2% | 703 days | Not yet recovered |
| May 10, 2021 | Apr 18, 2022 | -24.6% | 237 days | 200 days (Feb 2, 2023) |
| Oct 15, 2020 | Oct 30, 2020 | -14.8% | 11 days | 82 days (Mar 2, 2021) |
Declines of 10% or more from a closing high, measured on daily closes.
Financial statements
- Market cap
- $2.12B
- EPS, diluted (TTM)
- -$0.77
- Revenue (TTM)
- $3.25B
- Dividend yield
- 1.98%
- 52-week range
- $23.06 – $47.49
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $2.73B | $3.29B | $3.28B | $3.03B | $2.97B |
| Gross profit | $477.9M | $521.6M | $423.7M | $338.6M | $172.4M |
| Operating income | $309.1M | $323.1M | $176.4M | $66.1M | $69.8M |
| Net income | $259.1M | $241.3M | $112.4M | $34.2M | -$14.4M |
| EPS (diluted) | $3.82 | $3.74 | $1.76 | $0.55 | -$0.24 |
| Q3 2024 | Q4 2024 | Q1 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q4 2025 | Q1 2026 | Q2 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $745.7M | $754.7M | $712.1M | $753.1M | $771.5M | $737.6M | $808.6M | $933.9M |
| Net income | $6.6M | $11.9M | -$10.1M | $44.1M | -$20.6M | -$27.8M | -$4.3M | $6.3M |
| EPS (diluted) | $0.11 | $0.19 | -$0.16 | $0.72 | -$0.34 | -$0.46 | -$0.07 | $0.10 |
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $332.8M | $448.7M | $474.4M | $329.7M | $181.8M |
| Capital expenditure | -$370.9M | -$507.3M | -$598.8M | -$413.8M | -$250.4M |
| Free cash flow | -$38.0M | -$58.5M | -$124.4M | -$84.1M | -$68.5M |
| Dividends paid | -$29.1M | -$32.2M | -$34.2M | -$35.1M | -$34.1M |
| Net share buybacks | -$104.4M | -$110.4M | -$6.4M | -$67.1M | -$55.6M |
Cash outflows are shown as negative numbers.
- Cash and short-term investments
- $57.0M
- Total assets
- $3.16B
- Total liabilities
- $1.77B
- Total debt
- $941.9M
- Net debt
- $884.9M
- Shareholders’ equity
- $1.36B
As of Jun 30, 2026 (filed Aug 7, 2026).
Dividends
| Ex-date | Amount | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 5, 2026 | $0.14 | Oct 21, 2026 |
| Jul 6, 2026 | $0.14 | Jul 22, 2026 |
| Apr 13, 2026 | $0.14 | May 6, 2026 |
| Jan 5, 2026 | $0.14 | Jan 21, 2026 |
| Oct 6, 2025 | $0.14 | Oct 22, 2025 |
| Jul 7, 2025 | $0.14 | Jul 23, 2025 |
| Apr 14, 2025 | $0.14 | May 7, 2025 |
| Jan 2, 2025 | $0.14 | Jan 15, 2025 |
Short interest
- Shares sold short
- 4,984,778
- Days to cover
- 6.62
- Change vs previous report
- -7.0%
FINRA short interest, settlement date Sep 15, 2026.
Stock splits
- Oct 1, 2003
- 5-for-4
- Mar 15, 2002
- 4-for-3
- May 14, 1998
- 5-for-4
- Aug 12, 1996
- 3-for-2
- Sep 22, 1992
- 2-for-1