Werner Enterprises
Financial ratios & Valuation

Forward Multiples (2025 – 2026)

20252026
Price/Earnings ratio
14.4611.73
Price/Sales ratio
0.570.53
Earnings per Share (EPS)
$1.98$2.45

Historical Multiples (2014 – 2023)

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 TTM Median
Valuation Ratios
Price/Earnings ratio
22.7413.6124.5713.7912.3715.1616.0012.4010.7023.8948.7912.37
Price/Sales ratio
1.040.800.961.320.841.021.141.170.780.810.721.02
Price/Book Value ratio
2.691.791.952.361.642.272.262.421.781.751.542.27
Price/Cash Flow ratio
10.864.546.229.924.975.936.079.655.755.665.944.97
Price/Free Cash Flow ratio
-24.91-20.11-8.62-81.10-20.45429.3682.41-84.50-44.10-21.58-90.88429.36
Price/Earnings Growth ratio
1.500.53-0.680.08-0.8436.247.680.21-5.13-0.4515.49-0.84
Dividend Yield
0.64%0.89%0.88%0.67%1.10%11.30%0.91%0.90%1.24%1.27%1.15%1.10%
Profitability Indicator Ratios
Gross Profit Margin
16.12%18.39%16.14%16.29%17.00%17.34%19.42%17.47%15.85%12.90%7.14%17.34%
Operating Profit Margin
7.48%9.57%6.27%6.79%9.12%-0.84%-1.44%1.55%1.35%5.37%2.92%2.92%
Pretax Profit Margin
7.56%9.60%6.34%6.82%9.10%9.00%9.47%12.65%9.87%4.50%1.94%9.00%
Net Profit Margin
4.61%5.90%3.93%9.58%6.84%6.77%7.12%9.47%7.33%3.42%1.48%6.77%
Effective Tax Rate
39.01%38.5%37.91%-40.35%24.89%24.76%24.75%24.43%24.38%24.01%24.87%24.87%
Return on Assets
6.66%7.66%4.41%11.22%8.07%7.78%7.83%10.00%7.78%3.55%1.47%7.78%
Return On Equity
11.83%13.22%7.95%17.12%13.29%15.02%14.14%19.51%16.71%7.35%3.08%15.02%
Return on Capital Employed
12.37%14.01%7.98%9.12%12.64%-1.13%-1.82%1.82%1.59%6.23%3.28%3.28%
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio
2.282.211.731.721.471.501.66N/AN/AN/A1.521.47
Quick Ratio
2.192.121.671.671.431.481.622.242.411.861.481.43
Cash ratio
0.120.170.070.050.100.080.100.200.340.180.150.10
Days of Sales Outstanding
45.5043.7647.4852.4554.1255.5656.0964.7360.8752.2948.2255.56
Days of Inventory outstanding
3.623.502.762.401.801.652.301.801.912.301.951.80
Operating Cycle
49.1347.2750.2554.8555.9257.2258.4066.5362.7854.6050.1857.22
Days of Payables Outstanding
13.1815.0914.4315.2017.4916.9615.9015.2016.4117.3520.8617.49
Cash Conversion Cycle
35.9432.1735.8139.6538.4240.2642.5051.3346.3737.2429.3140.26
Debt Ratios
Debt Ratio
0.050.040.100.050.050.130.090.160.220.200.220.05
Debt Equity Ratio
0.080.080.180.080.090.270.160.320.480.420.470.09
Long-term Debt to Capitalization
0.080.070.130.050.030.160.120.240.320.290.320.03
Total Debt to Capitalization
0.080.070.150.070.080.210.140.240.320.290.320.08
Interest Coverage Ratio
181.71101.5448.9264.1183.1932.8953.95N/AN/AN/A2.4532.89
Cash Flow to Debt Ratio
2.754.931.732.913.341.422.220.770.640.730.541.42
Company Equity Multiplier
1.771.721.801.521.641.921.801.952.142.062.151.64
Cash Flow Ratios
Operating Cash Flow / Sales Ratio
0.090.170.150.130.170.170.180.120.130.140.120.17
Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow Ratio
-0.43-0.22-0.72-0.12-0.240.010.07-0.11-0.13-0.26-0.06-0.24
Cash Flow Coverage Ratio
2.754.931.732.913.341.422.220.770.640.730.541.42
Short Term Coverage Ratio
N/AN/A15.6113.085.575.6817.8366.5671.79189.74N/A5.68
Dividend Payout Ratio
14.63%12.21%21.84%9.25%13.68%171.42%14.71%11.22%13.33%30.43%76.85%13.68%