Werner Enterprises (WERN) Return on Invested Capital (2013 - 2026)
Werner Enterprises (WERN) posted Return on Invested Capital of 0.02% for Q3 2025, down 29.07% sequentially from 0.03% in Q2 2025, and down 2.0% YoY from 0.02% in Q3 2024.
Werner Enterprises (WERN) Return on Invested Capital (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Werner Enterprises has reported Return on Invested Capital for 10 years, with the latest figure at 0.02% in Q3 2025.
- Quarterly Return on Invested Capital fell 2.0% year-over-year to 0.02% in Q3 2025, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Sep 2025 was 0.02% (down 2.0% YoY) and the FY2024 annual result came in at 0.05%, down 26.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Invested Capital slipped to 0.02% in Q3 2025 per WERN's latest filing, from 0.03% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Return on Invested Capital peaked at 0.13% in Q1 2022 and troughed at 0.01% in Q1 2025.
- A 5-year average of 0.07% and a median of 0.08% in 2023 frame the typical range for Return on Invested Capital.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Return on Invested Capital increased 10 bps in 2022, then fell 7 bps in 2025.
- Over 5 years, Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.09% in 2021, then surged by 33 bps to 0.12% in 2022, then plunged by 33 bps to 0.08% in 2023, then slumped by 71 bps to 0.02% in 2024, then dropped by 14 bps to 0.02% in 2025.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Invested Capital over the past three periods registered 0.02%, 0.03%, and 0.01% for Q3 2025, Q2 2025, and Q1 2025 respectively.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 42.90 Bn | 42.61 Bn | 1.52 Bn | 0.13% |
| 2 | Xpo | 23.22 Bn | 22.92 Bn | 1.89 Bn | 0.01% |
| 3 | TFI International | 11.64 Bn | 11.44 Bn | - | 0.00% |
| 4 | Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings | 11.60 Bn | 11.42 Bn | 1.77 Bn | 0.00% |
| 5 | Saia | 9.69 Bn | 9.61 Bn | - | 0.71% |
| 6 | Schneider National | 6.27 Bn | 5.74 Bn | 1.00 Bn | 0.03% |
| 7 | Rxo | 3.79 Bn | 3.78 Bn | 302.00 Mn | 0.00% |
| 8 | Arcbest | 3.14 Bn | 2.97 Bn | 1.14 Bn | 0.00% |
| 9 | Werner Enterprises | 2.33 Bn | 2.27 Bn | - | 0.00% |
| 10 | Marten Transport | 1.22 Bn | 1.11 Bn | 184.72 Mn | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.00% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.02% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.03% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.01% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.02% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.04% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.06% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.08% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.08% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.09% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.10% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.10% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.12% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.12% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.12% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.13% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.09% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.07% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 0.08% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 0.03% |