Werner Enterprises (WERN) Return on Equity [ROE] (2010 - 2026)
Werner Enterprises' Return on Equity [ROE] was -4.10% in Q2 2026, down 7.71 percentage points from 3.61% a year earlier and down 2.83 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Werner Enterprises (WERN) Return on Equity [ROE] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Equity [ROE] at Werner Enterprises came in at -1.63%, down 3.88 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Equity [ROE] has now declined for four consecutive years, with a five-year change of -16.30 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Equity [ROE] was 2.25% in FY2024 (-5.31 pp), 7.56% in FY2023 (-10.17 pp), 17.72% in FY2022 (-3.01 pp) and 20.73% in FY2021 (+6.07 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the lowest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] in data going back to Q4 2010.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Equity [ROE] has declined for 15 straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -4.04 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Equity [ROE] over five years was Q4 2021 (a gain of 5.62 percentage points); the worst was Q1 2024 (a drop of 10.07 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, WERN's Return on Equity [ROE] in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was -1.27% (Q1 2026), -1.67% (Q4 2025) and 1.70% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 171.45 Bn | 165.97 Bn | - | 36.57% |
| 2 | Csx | 90.36 Bn | 86.57 Bn | - | 23.52% |
| 3 | United Parcel Service | 82.96 Bn | 59.85 Bn | - | 29.59% |
| 4 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 77.40 Bn | 76.42 Bn | - | 8.28% |
| 5 | Norfolk Southern | 73.28 Bn | 67.92 Bn | - | 16.45% |
| 6 | Fedex | 69.58 Bn | 35.52 Bn | - | 14.43% |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 49.43 Bn | 31.61 Bn | - | 14.84% |
| 8 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 39.04 Bn | 38.30 Bn | - | 24.35% |
| 9 | United Airlines Holdings | 31.23 Bn | -25.14 Bn | - | 21.47% |
| 10 | Werner Enterprises | 1.97 Bn | 1.74 Bn | - | -4.10% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -4.10% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -1.27% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -1.67% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.70% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 3.61% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.18% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.31% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 3.11% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 4.18% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 5.45% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 7.39% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 9.97% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 12.30% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 15.52% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 17.35% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 19.22% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 20.23% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 20.23% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 19.85% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 18.76% |
API Access
Werner Enterprises Return on Equity [ROE] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=WERN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=WERN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();