Werner Enterprises (WERN) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2010 - 2026)
Werner Enterprises (WERN) reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of -1.02% for Q2 2026, down 4.49 percentage points from 3.47% a year earlier and down 1.85 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Werner Enterprises (WERN) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Werner Enterprises posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 0.44%, down 1.97 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has declined for four consecutive years, with a five-year change of -11.68 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 2.41% in FY2024 (-3.90 pp), 6.31% in FY2023 (-6.41 pp), 12.71% in FY2022 (-1.93 pp) and 14.64% in FY2021 (+2.52 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in data going back to Q4 2010.
- Year over year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has now declined in each of the last 16 quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -2.58 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in five years was Q3 2021 (a gain of 2.05 percentage points); the low point was Q4 2023 (a drop of 5.91 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 0.83% (Q1 2026), 0.45% (Q4 2025) and 2.35% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 171.45 Bn | 165.97 Bn | - | 15.69% |
| 2 | Csx | 90.36 Bn | 86.57 Bn | - | 12.29% |
| 3 | United Parcel Service | 82.96 Bn | 59.85 Bn | - | 11.61% |
| 4 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 77.40 Bn | 76.42 Bn | - | 6.99% |
| 5 | Norfolk Southern | 73.28 Bn | 67.92 Bn | - | 9.67% |
| 6 | Fedex | 69.58 Bn | 35.52 Bn | - | 7.01% |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 49.43 Bn | 31.61 Bn | - | 10.05% |
| 8 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 39.04 Bn | 38.30 Bn | - | 28.03% |
| 9 | United Airlines Holdings | 31.23 Bn | -25.14 Bn | - | 8.86% |
| 10 | Werner Enterprises | 1.97 Bn | 1.74 Bn | - | -1.02% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -1.02% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.83% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.45% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.35% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 3.47% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.66% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.42% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 3.30% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 4.05% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 4.94% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 6.20% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 8.04% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 9.49% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 10.45% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 12.11% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 13.06% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 14.41% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 14.13% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 13.60% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 13.46% |
API Access
Werner Enterprises Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=WERN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "WERN", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=WERN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();