What is Werner Enterprises's income tax?

Werner Enterprises (WERN) reported income tax of -$1.48M in Q1 2026.

How has Werner Enterprises's income tax changed year-over-year?

Werner Enterprises's income tax increased by 53.2% year-over-year, from -$3.17M to -$1.48M.

What is the long-term trend for Werner Enterprises's income tax?

Over 3 years (2021 to 2024), Werner Enterprises's income tax has grown at a -52.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $84.54M to $8.91M.

What does income tax mean?

Total income tax expense (current + deferred) recognized in the income statement, representing the company's total tax obligation on pre-tax income.

Werner Enterprises WERN Income Tax

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$808.6M+13.6%

Operating income$4.0M+169%

Net income-$4.3M+57.8%

EPS (diluted)-$0.07+56.3%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$61.5M+18.5%

Total debt$1.0B+51.2%

Total equity$1.4B-5.8%

Total assets$3.3B+9.0%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$83.5M+184%

CapEx$52.8M+125%

Free cash flow$30.7M+424%

Valuation

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Market cap$2.46B-2.9%

Enterprise value$3.44B+11.9%

P/S0.8×-0.1×

Profitability

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Operating margin2%-0.9pp

Net margin-0.3%-0.9pp

FCF margin-1.4%-0.5pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity-0.6%-1.8pp

Debt / equity0.8×+0.3×

Current ratio1.5×-0.2×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Werner Enterprises in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit.

The official record: Werner Enterprises’s 10-Q, filed May 8, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Werner Enterprises's income tax?: Werner Enterprises (WERN) reported income tax of -$1.48M in Q1 2026.
How has Werner Enterprises's income tax changed year-over-year?: Werner Enterprises's income tax increased by 53.2% year-over-year, from -$3.17M to -$1.48M.
What is the long-term trend for Werner Enterprises's income tax?: Over 3 years (2021 to 2024), Werner Enterprises's income tax has grown at a -52.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $84.54M to $8.91M.
What does income tax mean?: Total income tax expense (current + deferred) recognized in the income statement, representing the company's total tax obligation on pre-tax income.