# Werner Enterprises Inc. (WERN) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NASDAQ, United States. Sector: Industrials / Transportation Infrastructure. Price $40.04, market value $2.4 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): n/a** (negative earnings). Werner Enterprises Inc. reported negative earnings over the last twelve months, so the P/E is not meaningful; use price-to-sales, EV/EBITDA and free-cash-flow yield instead.
- **Price / sales: 0.8×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 0.8×, a low multiple typical of thin-margin businesses or out-of-favour stocks.
- **Price / book: 1.8×**. The shares trade at 1.8× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 2.2%** (5-yr avg -3.2%). Free cash flow equals 2.2% of the market value, above its five-year average of -3.2%, so the shares are cheaper on cash than they have usually been.

## Profitability
- **Operating margin: -0.9%**. Operating margin is negative: the business loses money before interest and tax.
- **Net margin: -0.5%**. The company reported a net loss over the last twelve months.
- **Return on equity: -1.1%**. Return on equity is negative because earnings are negative.
- **Return on invested capital: -1.1%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is -1.1%: close to or below the cost of capital, so growth may not create value.
- **Return on assets: -1.6%**. Each dollar of assets produces -1.6% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): -1.9%** (3-yr -3.4%/yr, 5-yr 4.1%/yr). Revenue fell 1.9% over the last year, against 4.1% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -143.6%**. Earnings per share fell 143.6%, slower than revenue, so margins compressed.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.55**. Debt is 0.55 times equity, moderate leverage.
- **Altman Z-score: 2.64**. A Z-score of 2.64 is in the grey zone; not distressed, not clearly safe.
- **Piotroski F-score: 4/9**. 4 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 1.40%** ($0.56 per share, trailing). Werner Enterprises Inc. yields 1.40%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 1**. 1 straight year of increases.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 4.5%/yr** (1-yr 33.3%). The dividend has grown 4.5% a year over five years.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: hold** (15 analysts). 15 analysts cover Werner Enterprises Inc.; the consensus is hold, with an average price target of $43.20 (+8% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 41.4%** (YTD 35.1%, 3-mo -7.6%). The shares are up 41.4% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -15.7%** (73.6% above the low). Trading 16% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 56**. An RSI of 56 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 1.06** (volatility 41%). Beta of 1.06 against the S&P 500: the shares move roughly with the market.

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