WERNER ENTERPRISES INC (WERN) Fundamental Analysis & Valuation

NASDAQ:WERN • US9507551086

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This WERN fundamental analysis includes valuation metrics, fair value assessment, financial health analysis, profitability trends, growth metrics and dividend sustainability analysis.

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1. WERN Profitability Analysis

1.1 Basic Checks

  • WERN had positive earnings in the past year.
  • WERN had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
  • Of the past 5 years WERN 4 years were profitable.
  • WERN had a positive operating cash flow in each of the past 5 years.
WERN Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFWERN Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 200M -200M 400M

1.2 Ratios

  • WERN has a Return On Assets (-0.50%) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.
  • WERN has a Return On Equity (-1.06%) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.
  • WERN's Return On Invested Capital of 1.76% is in line compared to the rest of the industry. WERN outperforms 40.48% of its industry peers.
  • The Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years for WERN is below the industry average of 7.17%.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -0.5%
ROE -1.06%
ROIC 1.76%
ROA(3y)1.39%
ROA(5y)4.38%
ROE(3y)2.88%
ROE(5y)8.98%
ROIC(3y)2.87%
ROIC(5y)5.66%
WERN Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICWERN Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 5 10 15

1.3 Margins

  • WERN has a Operating Margin of 1.92%. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: WERN outperforms 40.48% of its industry peers.
  • WERN's Operating Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
  • Looking at the Gross Margin, with a value of 83.32%, WERN belongs to the top of the industry, outperforming 92.86% of the companies in the same industry.
  • WERN's Gross Margin has been stable in the last couple of years.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM 1.92%
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 83.32%
OM growth 3Y-41.94%
OM growth 5Y-27.48%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y1.79%
GM growth 5Y-0.62%
WERN Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsWERN Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 20 40 60 80

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2. WERN Health Analysis

2.1 Basic Checks

  • The Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), so WERN is destroying value.
  • WERN has less shares outstanding than it did 1 year ago.
  • WERN has less shares outstanding than it did 5 years ago.
  • The debt/assets ratio for WERN is higher compared to a year ago.
WERN Yearly Shares OutstandingWERN Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 20M 40M 60M
WERN Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsWERN Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 1B 2B 3B

2.2 Solvency

  • WERN has an Altman-Z score of 3.01. This indicates that WERN is financially healthy and has little risk of bankruptcy at the moment.
  • WERN has a Altman-Z score (3.01) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.
  • WERN has a Debt/Equity ratio of 0.55. This is a neutral value indicating WERN is somewhat dependend on debt financing.
  • WERN has a Debt to Equity ratio (0.55) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.55
Debt/FCF N/A
Altman-Z 3.01
ROIC/WACC0.17
WACC10.43%
WERN Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFWERN Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 500M 1B 1.5B

2.3 Liquidity

  • A Current Ratio of 1.95 indicates that WERN should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.
  • WERN has a Current ratio of 1.95. This is amongst the best in the industry. WERN outperforms 85.71% of its industry peers.
  • WERN has a Quick Ratio of 1.91. This is a normal value and indicates that WERN is financially healthy and should not expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
  • WERN's Quick ratio of 1.91 is amongst the best of the industry. WERN outperforms 83.33% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 1.95
Quick Ratio 1.91
WERN Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesWERN Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 200M 400M 600M

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3. WERN Growth Analysis

3.1 Past

  • The earnings per share for WERN have decreased strongly by -46.43% in the last year.
  • WERN shows a very negative growth in Earnings Per Share. Measured over the last years, the EPS has been decreasing by -67.11% yearly.
  • Looking at the last year, WERN shows a decrease in Revenue. The Revenue has decreased by -1.84% in the last year.
  • The Revenue has been growing slightly by 4.63% on average over the past years.
EPS 1Y (TTM)-46.43%
EPS 3Y-86.1%
EPS 5Y-67.11%
EPS Q2Q%116.67%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-1.84%
Revenue growth 3Y-3.31%
Revenue growth 5Y4.63%
Sales Q2Q%13.55%

3.2 Future

  • Based on estimates for the next years, WERN will show a very strong growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS will grow by 503.85% on average per year.
  • Based on estimates for the next years, WERN will show a quite strong growth in Revenue. The Revenue will grow by 9.82% on average per year.
EPS Next Y7962.08%
EPS Next 2Y1250.92%
EPS Next 3Y503.85%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year18.86%
Revenue Next 2Y12.42%
Revenue Next 3Y9.82%
Revenue Next 5YN/A

3.3 Evolution

  • The EPS growth rate is accelerating: in the next years the growth will be better than in the last years.
  • The Revenue growth rate is accelerating: in the next years the growth will be better than in the last years.
WERN Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesWERN Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 1B 2B 3B 4B
WERN Yearly EPS VS EstimatesWERN Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 1 2 3

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4. WERN Valuation Analysis

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • A Price/Earnings ratio of 239.40 indicates a quite expensive valuation of WERN.
  • 64.29% of the companies in the same industry are cheaper than WERN, based on the Price/Earnings ratio.
  • When comparing the Price/Earnings ratio of WERN to the average of the S&P500 Index (26.64), we can say WERN is valued expensively.
  • The Price/Forward Earnings ratio is 19.68, which indicates a rather expensive current valuation of WERN.
  • Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio, WERN is valued cheaply inside the industry as 80.95% of the companies are valued more expensively.
  • Compared to an average S&P500 Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 21.36, WERN is valued at the same level.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 239.4
Fwd PE 19.68
WERN Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsWERN Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 50 100 150 200

4.2 Price Multiples

  • 80.95% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than WERN, based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF N/A
EV/EBITDA 8.45
WERN Per share dataWERN EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 0 10 20 30 40

4.3 Compensation for Growth

  • The low PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates a rather cheap valuation of the company.
  • A more expensive valuation may be justified as WERN's earnings are expected to grow with 503.85% in the coming years.
PEG (NY)0.03
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y1250.92%
EPS Next 3Y503.85%

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5. WERN Dividend Analysis

5.1 Amount

  • With a Yearly Dividend Yield of 1.63%, WERN has a reasonable but not impressive dividend return.
  • WERN's Dividend Yield is rather good when compared to the industry average which is at 0.62. WERN pays more dividend than 88.10% of the companies in the same industry.
  • Compared to an average S&P500 Dividend Yield of 1.82, WERN has a dividend comparable with the average S&P500 company.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 1.63%

5.2 History

  • The dividend of WERN is nicely growing with an annual growth rate of 9.05%!
  • WERN has paid a dividend for at least 10 years, which is a reliable track record.
  • WERN has decreased its dividend recently.
Dividend Growth(5Y)9.05%
Div Incr Years1
Div Non Decr Years1
WERN Yearly Dividends per shareWERN Yearly Dividends per shareYearly Dividends per share 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 1 2 3 4

5.3 Sustainability

  • The earnings of WERN are negative and hence is the payout ratio. WERN will probably not be able to sustain this dividend level.
  • WERN's earnings are growing more than its dividend. This makes the dividend growth sustainable.
DP-236.69%
EPS Next 2Y1250.92%
EPS Next 3Y503.85%
WERN Yearly Income VS Free CF VS DividendWERN Yearly Income VS Free CF VS DividendYearly Income VS Free CF VS Dividend 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 100M -100M 200M -200M

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WERN Fundamentals: All Metrics, Ratios and Statistics

WERNER ENTERPRISES INC

NASDAQ:WERN (5/1/2026, 8:02:35 PM)

After market: 35.91 0 (0%)

35.91

-0.96 (-2.6%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorIndustrials
GICS IndustryGroupTransportation
GICS IndustryGround Transportation
Industry Strength86.34
Industry Growth22.98
Earnings (Last)04-28
Earnings (Next)07-27
Inst Owners108.98%
Inst Owner Change-1.21%
Ins Owners1.43%
Ins Owner Change0.31%
Market Cap2.15B
Revenue(TTM)2.97B
Net Income(TTM)-14.40M
Analysts54.29
Price Target35.94 (0.08%)
Short Float %3.64%
Short Ratio2.14
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 1.63%
Yearly Dividend0.56
Dividend Growth(5Y)9.05%
DP-236.69%
Div Incr Years1
Div Non Decr Years1
Ex-Date04-13
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)0
Avg EPS beat(2)-87.37%
Min EPS beat(2)-121.36%
Max EPS beat(2)-53.37%
EPS beat(4)1
Avg EPS beat(4)-63.12%
Min EPS beat(4)-200.1%
Max EPS beat(4)122.36%
EPS beat(8)1
Avg EPS beat(8)-51.66%
EPS beat(12)1
Avg EPS beat(12)-39.32%
EPS beat(16)3
Avg EPS beat(16)-30.23%
Revenue beat(2)0
Avg Revenue beat(2)-2.97%
Min Revenue beat(2)-5.1%
Max Revenue beat(2)-0.85%
Revenue beat(4)1
Avg Revenue beat(4)-2.69%
Min Revenue beat(4)-5.42%
Max Revenue beat(4)0.61%
Revenue beat(8)1
Avg Revenue beat(8)-3.24%
Revenue beat(12)1
Avg Revenue beat(12)-2.99%
Revenue beat(16)3
Avg Revenue beat(16)-2.08%
PT rev (1m)-1.42%
PT rev (3m)23.6%
EPS NQ rev (1m)-371.7%
EPS NQ rev (3m)-245.04%
EPS NY rev (1m)-0.63%
EPS NY rev (3m)-1.51%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)0.43%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)11.64%
Revenue NY rev (1m)0.66%
Revenue NY rev (3m)14.56%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 239.4
Fwd PE 19.68
P/S 0.72
P/FCF N/A
P/OCF 11.84
P/B 1.58
P/tB 1.81
EV/EBITDA 8.45
EPS(TTM)0.15
EY0.42%
EPS(NY)1.82
Fwd EY5.08%
FCF(TTM)-1.14
FCFYN/A
OCF(TTM)3.03
OCFY8.45%
SpS49.61
BVpS22.73
TBVpS19.84
PEG (NY)0.03
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham Number8.75937 (-75.61%)
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -0.5%
ROE -1.06%
ROCE 2.22%
ROIC 1.76%
ROICexc 1.8%
ROICexgc 1.93%
OM 1.92%
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 83.32%
FCFM N/A
ROA(3y)1.39%
ROA(5y)4.38%
ROE(3y)2.88%
ROE(5y)8.98%
ROIC(3y)2.87%
ROIC(5y)5.66%
ROICexc(3y)2.94%
ROICexc(5y)5.82%
ROICexgc(3y)3.18%
ROICexgc(5y)6.26%
ROCE(3y)3.64%
ROCE(5y)7.16%
ROICexgc growth 3Y-42.86%
ROICexgc growth 5Y-27.58%
ROICexc growth 3Y-42.64%
ROICexc growth 5Y-28.61%
OM growth 3Y-41.94%
OM growth 5Y-27.48%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y1.79%
GM growth 5Y-0.62%
F-Score6
Asset Turnover1.03
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.55
Debt/FCF N/A
Debt/EBITDA 2.19
Cap/Depr 87.44%
Cap/Sales 8.42%
Interest Coverage 1.41
Cash Conversion 52.93%
Profit Quality N/A
Current Ratio 1.95
Quick Ratio 1.91
Altman-Z 3.01
F-Score6
WACC10.43%
ROIC/WACC0.17
Cap/Depr(3y)143.29%
Cap/Depr(5y)149.93%
Cap/Sales(3y)13.44%
Cap/Sales(5y)13.86%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)-46.43%
EPS 3Y-86.1%
EPS 5Y-67.11%
EPS Q2Q%116.67%
EPS Next Y7962.08%
EPS Next 2Y1250.92%
EPS Next 3Y503.85%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-1.84%
Revenue growth 3Y-3.31%
Revenue growth 5Y4.63%
Sales Q2Q%13.55%
Revenue Next Year18.86%
Revenue Next 2Y12.42%
Revenue Next 3Y9.82%
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1Y-13.55%
EBIT growth 3Y-43.86%
EBIT growth 5Y-24.13%
EBIT Next Year904.77%
EBIT Next 3Y134.86%
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y18.48%
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y-44.86%
OCF growth 3Y-26%
OCF growth 5Y-16.42%

WERNER ENTERPRISES INC / WERN Fundamental Analysis FAQ

What is the fundamental rating for WERN stock?

ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 5 / 10 to WERN.


Can you provide the valuation status for WERNER ENTERPRISES INC?

ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 4 / 10 to WERNER ENTERPRISES INC (WERN). This can be considered as Fairly Valued.


Can you provide the profitability details for WERNER ENTERPRISES INC?

WERNER ENTERPRISES INC (WERN) has a profitability rating of 4 / 10.


What are the PE and PB ratios of WERNER ENTERPRISES INC (WERN) stock?

The Price/Earnings (PE) ratio for WERNER ENTERPRISES INC (WERN) is 239.4 and the Price/Book (PB) ratio is 1.58.


Is the dividend of WERNER ENTERPRISES INC sustainable?

The dividend rating of WERNER ENTERPRISES INC (WERN) is 5 / 10 and the dividend payout ratio is -236.69%.