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Werner Enterprises WERN Return on invested capital

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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

Calculated from Werner Enterprises’s reported figures.

Based on trailing twelve months.

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 return on invested capital?
Werner Enterprises (WERN) reported return on invested capital of 1% in Q1 2026.
How has Werner Enterprises's return on invested capital changed year-over-year?
Werner Enterprises's return on invested capital decreased by 43.9% year-over-year, from 1.9% to 1%.
What is the long-term trend for Werner Enterprises's return on invested capital?
Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Werner Enterprises's return on invested capital has grown at a -46.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 13.7% to 0.6%.
What does return on invested capital mean?
Net operating profit after tax (operating income taxed at the effective rate) divided by average invested capital (debt plus equity minus cash). Measures the after-tax return on all capital put to work in the business, independent of capital structure.