WERN Stock Analysis: Werner Enterprises | NASDAQ
Trucking | NASDAQ, USA | Market Cap: 2.760m USD | 12M Return: 68.3% | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis
Avg Turnover: 40.6M
EPS Trend: -89.4%
Qual. Beats: 1
Rev. Trend: -89.0%
Qual. Beats: 0
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Werner Enterprises, Inc. (NASDAQ: WERN) is a Nebraska-based, asset-based truckload carrier founded in 1956 and headquartered in Omaha. The company transports general commodities in interstate and intrastate commerce across the United States, Mexico, Canada, and internationally, operating multiple specialized fleet segments including medium-to-long-haul vans, expedited driver-team services, regional short-haul, and temperature-controlled trailers for sensitive freight.
In addition to its owned-trucking operations, Werner provides non-asset-based logistics services, including truckload brokerage, freight management, intermodal rail transport through alliances with rail and drayage providers, and residential and commercial final-mile delivery of large or heavy goods. The company also generates ancillary revenue by selling and trading used trucks and trailers to original equipment manufacturers. As of December 31, 2025, Werner operated a fleet of approximately 7,100 trucks and 28,780 trailers.
Within the Industrials sector and the Cargo Ground Transportation sub-industry, Werner competes in a highly fragmented U.S. trucking market where carriers typically combine asset-based trucking with non-asset brokerage operations to improve truck utilization and offset cyclical freight-rate volatility. Its intermodal and final-mile segments also reflect the industrys broader shift toward offering shippers multi-modal, door-to-door supply chain solutions rather than single-mode linehaul service.
- Dedicated truckload segment revenue expands with new contract wins
- Truckload spot rates recover as freight cycle normalizes
- Insurance and claims costs pressure operating margin
- Used truck sale gains support quarterly earnings
| Net Income: -8.56m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: -0.01 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA 2.29 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: 7.00% < 20% (prev 7.23%; Δ -0.23% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.07 > 3% & CFO 235.9m > Net Income -8.56m |
| Net Debt (1.14b) to EBITDA (320.3m): 3.57 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 1.44 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (59.9m) vs 12m ago -3.20% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 8.41% > 18% (prev 8.83%; Δ -0.42% > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 98.29% > 50% (prev 99.55%; Δ -1.26% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 0.68 > 6 (EBIT TTM 27.8m / Interest Expense TTM 41.2m) |
| A: 0.07 (Total Current Assets 702.9m - Total Current Liabilities 487.8m) / Total Assets 3.26b |
| B: 0.58 (Retained Earnings 1.89b / Total Assets 3.26b) |
| C: 0.01 (EBIT TTM 27.8m / Avg Total Assets 3.12b) |
| D: 0.72 (Book Value of Equity 1.35b / Total Liabilities 1.88b) |
| Altman-Z'' = 3.14 = A |
| DSRI: 1.16 (Receivables 500.9m/418.8m, Revenue 3.07b/2.97b) |
| GMI: 1.05 (GM 8.83% / 8.41%) |
| AQI: 0.85 (AQ_t 0.15 / AQ_t-1 0.18) |
| SGI: 1.03 (Revenue 3.07b / 2.97b) |
| TATA: -0.07 (NI -8.56m - CFO 235.9m) / TA 3.26b) |
| Beneish M = -2.92 (Cap -4..+1) = A |
As of July 20, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 46.04 with a total of 1,253,481 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by +4.99%, over one month by +13.04%, over three months by +37.88% and over the past year by +68.32%.
Current recommended Stop Loss: 43.80 (which is 4.9% or 1.5 ATR below the current price).
Werner Enterprises has received a consensus analysts rating of 2.87. Therefore, it is recommended to hold WERN.
- StrongBuy: 1
- Buy: 2
- Hold: 8
- Sell: 2
- StrongSell: 2
| Analysts Target Price | 42.5 | -7.6% |
P/E Forward = 42.5532
P/S = 0.8988
P/B = 2.0382
P/EG = 3.8335
Revenue TTM = 3.07b USD
EBIT TTM = 27.8m USD
EBITDA TTM = 320.3m USD
Long Term Debt = 869.6m USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 84.1m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 1.20b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) + Leases 163.1m
Net Debt = 1.14b USD (calculated: Debt 1.20b - CCE 61.5m)
Enterprise Value = 3.90b USD (2.76b + Debt 1.20b - CCE 61.5m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 0.68 (Ebit TTM 27.8m / Interest Expense TTM 41.2m)
EV/FCF = -89.25x (Enterprise Value 3.90b / FCF TTM -43.7m)
FCF Yield = -1.12% (FCF TTM -43.7m / Enterprise Value 3.90b)
FCF Margin = -1.42% (FCF TTM -43.7m / Revenue TTM 3.07b)
Net Margin = -0.28% (Net Income TTM -8.56m / Revenue TTM 3.07b)
Gross Margin = 8.41% ((Revenue TTM 3.07b - Cost of Revenue TTM 2.81b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 4.88% (prev 10.83%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 1.20 (Enterprise Value 3.90b / Total Assets 3.26b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 3.42% (Interest Expense 41.2m / Debt 1.20b)
Taxrate = 21.0% (US federal default 21%)
NOPAT = 22.0m (EBIT 27.8m * (1 - 21.00%))
Current Ratio = 1.44 (Total Current Assets 702.9m / Total Current Liabilities 487.8m)
Debt / Equity = 0.89 (Debt 1.20b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 1.35b)
Debt / EBITDA = 3.57 (Net Debt 1.14b / EBITDA 320.3m)
Debt / FCF = -26.14 (negative FCF - burning cash) (Net Debt 1.14b / FCF TTM -43.7m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 1.38b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = -0.27% (Net Income -8.56m / Total Assets 3.26b)
RoE = -0.62% (Net Income TTM -8.56m / Total Stockholder Equity 1.38b)
RoCE = 1.24% (EBIT 27.8m / Capital Employed (Equity 1.38b + L.T.Debt 869.6m))
RoIC = 0.79% (NOPAT 22.0m / Invested Capital 2.80b)
WACC = 6.97% (E(2.76b)/V(3.96b) * Re(8.84%) + D(1.20b)/V(3.96b) * Rd(3.42%) * (1-Tc(0.21)))
Discount Rate = 8.84% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: -93.55 | Cagr: -2.83%
[DCF] Fair Price = unknown (Cash Flow -43.7m)
EPS Correlation: -89.40 | EPS CAGR: -82.36% | SUE: 0.87 | # QB: 1
Revenue Correlation: -88.96 | Revenue CAGR: -4.34% | SUE: -0.33 | # QB: 0
EPS current Quarter (2026-06-30): EPS=0.23 | Chg30d=+5.92% | Revisions=+50% | Analysts=16
EPS next Quarter (2026-09-30): EPS=0.35 | Chg30d=+13.60% | Revisions=+50% | Analysts=15
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=1.04 | Chg30d=+10.17% | Revisions=+57% | GrowthEPS=+5308.6% | GrowthRev=+22.1%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=2.13 | Chg30d=+7.87% | Revisions=+62% | GrowthEPS=+104.8% | GrowthRev=+7.7%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: +83% (up=15, down=0)