Growth Metrics

Werner Enterprises (WERN) Debt Ratio (2012 - 2026)

Werner Enterprises recorded quarterly Debt Ratio of 0.27 in Q1 2026, up 3.6% quarter-over-quarter from 0.26 in Q4 2025, and up 25.86% year-over-year from 0.21 in Q1 2025.

Werner Enterprises' Debt Ratio history runs 15 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.27 for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Debt Ratio rose 25.86% year-over-year to 0.27; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.27 (up 25.86% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 0.26, up 22.24% from the prior year.
  • Debt Ratio came in at 0.27 for Q1 2026 at Werner Enterprises, up from 0.26 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Debt Ratio ranged from a high of 0.27 in Q1 2026 to a low of 0.16 in Q2 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 0.22 and a median of 0.22 in 2023 frame the typical range for Debt Ratio.
  • Across the five-year window, Debt Ratio surged 105.0% in 2022 and decreased 12.51% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Werner Enterprises' Debt Ratio stood at 0.22 in 2022, then fell by 8.28% to 0.21 in 2023, then rose by 3.66% to 0.21 in 2024, then increased by 22.24% to 0.26 in 2025, then advanced by 3.6% to 0.27 in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Debt Ratio over the past three periods registered 0.27, 0.26, and 0.24 for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt Ratio (Qtr)
1 Old Dominion Freight Line 47.65 Bn 47.37 Bn 1.33 Bn 0.01
2 Xpo 25.84 Bn 25.61 Bn 1.67 Bn 0.40
3 Saia 12.92 Bn 12.88 Bn - 0.03
4 Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings 12.67 Bn 12.61 Bn 1.57 Bn 0.10
5 Schneider National 6.38 Bn 6.12 Bn 1.27 Bn 0.08
6 Rxo 4.55 Bn 4.53 Bn 254.00 Mn 0.14
7 Arcbest 3.15 Bn 3.06 Bn 951.93 Mn 0.09
8 Werner Enterprises 2.55 Bn 2.51 Bn 726.17 Mn 0.27
9 Marten Transport 1.43 Bn 1.38 Bn 203.18 Mn -
10 Heartland Express 1.20 Bn 1.16 Bn 167.03 Mn 0.13

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 0.27
Dec 31, 2025 0.26
Sep 30, 2025 0.24
Jun 30, 2025 0.25
Mar 31, 2025 0.21
Dec 31, 2024 0.21
Sep 30, 2024 0.22
Jun 30, 2024 0.22
Mar 31, 2024 0.19
Dec 31, 2023 0.21
Sep 30, 2023 0.22
Jun 30, 2023 0.21
Mar 31, 2023 0.22
Dec 31, 2022 0.22
Sep 30, 2022 0.20
Jun 30, 2022 0.16
Mar 31, 2022 0.16
Dec 31, 2021 0.16
Sep 30, 2021 0.14
Jun 30, 2021 0.13
Mar 31, 2021 0.08
Dec 31, 2020 0.09
Sep 30, 2020 0.08
Jun 30, 2020 0.08
Mar 31, 2020 0.12
Dec 31, 2019 0.17
Sep 30, 2019 0.16
Jun 30, 2019 0.18
Mar 31, 2019 0.09
Dec 31, 2018 0.06
Sep 30, 2018 0.10
Jun 30, 2018 0.05
Mar 31, 2018 0.04
Dec 31, 2017 0.04
Sep 30, 2017 0.04
Jun 30, 2017 0.04
Mar 31, 2017 0.09
Dec 31, 2016 0.10
Sep 30, 2016 0.09
Jun 30, 2016 0.08
Mar 31, 2016 0.05
Dec 31, 2015 0.05
Sep 30, 2015 0.05
Jun 30, 2015 0.05
Mar 31, 2015 0.05
Dec 31, 2014 0.05
Sep 30, 2014 0.05
Jun 30, 2014 0.03
Mar 31, 2014 0.03
Dec 31, 2013 0.03
Sep 30, 2013 0.04
Jun 30, 2013 0.03
Mar 31, 2013 0.03
Dec 31, 2012 0.07