WERN Stock Analysis: Werner Enterprises | NASDAQ
Trucking | NASDAQ, USA | Market Cap: 1.627m USD | 12M Return: 4.4% | US9507551086 | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis
Avg Turnover: 27.5M
EPS Trend: -62.8%
Qual. Beats: 0
Rev. Trend: 2.8%
Qual. Beats: 0
Warnings
Tailwinds
No distinct edge detected
Seasonality 11.7 years of data
How good or bad each month usually is (without trend). The score below shows how much you can trust it: 0 = pure chance, >40 gets interesting and >55 is strong.
Werner Enterprises, Inc. is a U.S.-based trucking and logistics company that operates across the United States, Mexico, Canada, and internationally. The company specializes in truckload transportation of general commodities, including retail store merchandise, consumer products, food and beverage products, and manufactured goods. It is classified within the Cargo Ground Transportation sub-industry under the broader Industrials sector, a segment that has historically been sensitive to fuel costs, driver availability, and freight cycle conditions.
The company runs multiple fleet segments to serve different customer needs, including medium-to-long-haul van service, an expedited fleet that uses driver teams for time-sensitive shipments, a regional short-haul fleet, and a temperature-controlled fleet for products requiring climate management. In addition to asset-based trucking, Werner provides non-asset-based services such as truckload logistics (using contracted carriers), freight management solutions, intermodal rail transportation through partnerships with rail and drayage providers, and Werner Final Mile, which handles residential and commercial deliveries of large or heavy items through third-party agents and independent contractors.
Werner also generates ancillary revenue by selling and trading used trucks and trailers. The company was founded in 1956 and is headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, and has been publicly traded since its 1990 IPO. As of December 31, 2025, the fleet included 7,100 trucks and over 28,000 trailers spanning dry vans, flatbeds, and temperature-controlled equipment, alongside additional drayage and Final Mile delivery vehicles.
- Truckload spot rates decline pressuring revenue per mile
- Insurance and claims costs rise squeezing operating margins
- Dedicated segment revenue grows on new contract wins
| Net Income: -19.1m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: 0.02 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA 5.69 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: 5.98% < 20% (prev 7.72%; Δ -1.75% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.09 > 3% & CFO 273.7m > Net Income -19.1m |
| Net Debt (1.11b) to EBITDA (322.9m): 3.43 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 1.42 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (60.3m) vs 12m ago -1.16% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 6.44% > 18% (prev 10.01%; Δ -3.57% > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 111.1% > 50% (prev 100.7%; Δ 10.38% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 0.20 > 6 (EBIT TTM 9.00m / Interest Expense TTM 44.6m) |
| A: 0.06 (Total Current Assets 695.9m - Total Current Liabilities 490.8m) / Total Assets 3.21b |
| B: 0.59 (Retained Earnings 1.89b / Total Assets 3.21b) |
| C: 0.00 (EBIT TTM 9.00m / Avg Total Assets 3.09b) |
| D: 0.74 (Book Value of Equity 1.36b / Total Liabilities 1.85b) |
| Altman-Z'' = 3.13 = A |
| DSRI: 1.01 (Receivables 535.0m/460.1m, Revenue 3.43b/2.99b) |
| GMI: 1.56 (GM 10.01% / 6.44%) |
| AQI: 1.00 (AQ_t 0.16 / AQ_t-1 0.16) |
| SGI: 1.15 (Revenue 3.43b / 2.99b) |
| TATA: -0.09 (NI -19.1m - CFO 273.7m) / TA 3.21b) |
| Beneish M = -2.41 (Cap -4..+1) = BBB |
As of October 30, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 27.63 with a total of 1,439,373 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by -5.31%, over one month by -18.53%, over three months by -24.31% and over the past year by +4.42%.
Current recommended Stop Loss: 25.90 (which is 6.3% or 1.4 ATR below the current price).
Werner Enterprises has received a consensus analysts rating of 3.31. Therefore, it is recommended to hold WERN.
- StrongBuy: 3
- Buy: 1
- Hold: 10
- Sell: 2
- StrongSell: 0
| Analysts Target Price | 36.7 | 32.7% |
P/E Forward = 13.986
P/S = 0.5004
P/B = 1.2988
P/EG = 3.8335
Revenue TTM = 3.43b USD
EBIT TTM = 9.00m USD
EBITDA TTM = 322.9m USD
Long Term Debt = 752.0m USD (from longTermDebt, last fiscal year)
Short Term Debt = 76.3m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 1.15b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) + Leases 151.9m
Net Debt = 1.11b USD (calculated: Debt 1.15b - CCE 39.2m)
Enterprise Value = 2.73b USD (1.63b + Debt 1.15b - CCE 39.2m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 0.20 (Ebit TTM 9.00m / Interest Expense TTM 44.6m)
EV/FCF = 51.24x (Enterprise Value 2.73b / FCF TTM 53.4m)
FCF Yield = 1.95% (FCF TTM 53.4m / Enterprise Value 2.73b)
FCF Margin = 1.56% (FCF TTM 53.4m / Revenue TTM 3.43b)
Net Margin = -0.56% (Net Income TTM -19.1m / Revenue TTM 3.43b)
Gross Margin = 6.44% ((Revenue TTM 3.43b - Cost of Revenue TTM 3.21b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 4.75% (prev 6.02%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 0.85 (Enterprise Value 2.73b / Total Assets 3.21b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 3.89% (Interest Expense 44.6m / Debt 1.15b)
Taxrate = 13.21% (1.00m / 7.60m)
NOPAT = 7.81m (EBIT 9.00m * (1 - 13.21%))
Current Ratio = 1.42 (Total Current Assets 695.9m / Total Current Liabilities 490.8m)
Debt / Equity = 0.84 (Debt 1.15b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 1.36b)
Debt / EBITDA = 3.43 (Net Debt 1.11b / EBITDA 322.9m)
Debt / FCF = 20.75 (Net Debt 1.11b / FCF TTM 53.4m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 1.36b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = -0.62% (Net Income -19.1m / Total Assets 3.21b)
RoE = -1.41% (Net Income TTM -19.1m / Total Stockholder Equity 1.36b)
RoCE = 0.43% (EBIT 9.00m / Capital Employed (Equity 1.36b + L.T.Debt 752.0m))
RoIC = 0.28% (NOPAT 7.81m / Invested Capital 2.75b)
WACC = 6.49% (E(1.63b)/V(2.77b) * Re(8.68%) + D(1.15b)/V(2.77b) * Rd(3.89%) * (1-Tc(0.13)))
Discount Rate = 8.68% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: -92.19 | Cagr: -1.83%
[DCF] Terminal Value 75.44% ; FCFF base≈53.4m ; Y1≈53.6m ; Y5≈56.8m
[DCF] Fair Price = N/A (negative equity: EV 882.9m - Net Debt 1.11b = -224.6m; debt exceeds intrinsic value)
EPS Correlation: -62.82 | EPS CAGR: -65.43% | SUE: 0.0 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: 2.80 | Revenue CAGR: 0.15% | SUE: 0.15 | # QB: 0
EPS current Quarter (2027-03-31): EPS=0.21 | Chg30d=-34.83% | Revisions=+12% | Analysts=10
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=0.65 | Chg30d=-39.92% | Revisions=-31% | GrowthEPS=+3367.2% | GrowthRev=+23.0%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=1.87 | Chg30d=-15.59% | Revisions=+15% | GrowthEPS=+185.8% | GrowthRev=+8.3%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: -4% (up=12, down=13)