WERN WERNER ENTERPRISES INC

Overview and Growth

In fiscal 2025, WERNER ENTERPRISES INC recorded $2.97B of revenue, net loss of $14.40M, and an operating cash inflow of $181.83M. The $2.97B revenue base provides substantial context for the company’s earnings, cash generation, and capital requirements. Revenue was 1.8% below fiscal 2024 revenue of $3.03B, marking a top-line contraction. Diluted earnings per share were -$0.24, translating the period’s attributable earnings into the amount reported for each diluted share. Against diluted EPS of $0.55 in fiscal 2024, the current result was 143.6% lower. Total assets stood at $2.89B, showing the scale of resources supporting revenue, earnings, liquidity, and financing. Asset turnover was 1.03x, relating the company’s annual revenue directly to the total assets reported at the period end.

Profitability

Operations produced $11.66M of income after the reported operating expense base, before the remaining non-operating and tax effects. The operating result equaled 0.4% of revenue, placing the absolute operating-income figure in the context of the company’s sales base. The company ended the period with a net loss of $14.40M, extending the operating result through all remaining items. The net loss equaled 0.5% of revenue, showing the bottom-line deficit relative to the company’s sales base. The pretax result was a loss of $20.79M, establishing the deficit before tax effects. The pretax loss equaled 0.7% of revenue, measuring the pre-tax deficit against sales. The company recognized $2.21M of income tax for the period, completing the transition from pretax income to net income. Relative to period-end equity, the net loss represented 1.1%. Relative to total assets, the net loss represented 0.5%.

Liquidity and Capital Structure

At period end, the $2.89B asset base was financed through $1.50B of liabilities and $1.36B of equity. Current assets were $612.85M against $314.78M of current liabilities, framing the resources and obligations classified within the near-term balance-sheet horizon. At 1.95x, the current ratio shows that short-term assets were greater than short-term liabilities at period end. Cash and equivalents totaled $59.92M, identifying the most liquid reported component available within the broader current-asset balance. Measured only with cash and equivalents, coverage of current liabilities was 19.0%, excluding receivables and other current assets. Total debt was $752.00M, establishing the amount of borrowing carried within the company’s capital structure. Against book equity, debt measured 0.55x, placing the company’s financial leverage in clear balance-sheet terms. Relative to total assets, debt measured 26.0%, showing how much of the asset base was matched by borrowing. Liabilities represented 51.8% of total assets, quantifying the liability-funded share of the company’s resource base. Measured against total assets, cash and equivalents represented 2.1%, a balance-sheet composition measure rather than a liquidity forecast. The asset base changed 5.4% from $3.05B in fiscal 2024, leaving current total assets lower year over year. Book equity was 6.4% lower than fiscal 2024 equity of $1.46B, showing how shareholder capital changed year over year. Compared with $40.75M in fiscal 2024, the current cash balance moved 47.0% and finished higher.

Cash Flow and Earnings Quality

Operating activities produced a cash inflow of $181.83M, giving the cash-flow counterpart to the accrual-based profit measures reported for the year. Capital spending was $250.36M, absorbing part of the cash generated from operations before free cash flow. Relative to operating cash flow, capital expenditures measured 137.7%, connecting investment intensity with the company’s cash-generation base. Operating cash flow and capital spending combined to leave a $68.53M cash deficit after capital spending. Relative to revenue, the post-investment cash deficit represented 2.3%. The free-cash-flow deficit equaled 2.4% of total assets, placing the cash shortfall against the company’s resource base.

Based on the annual report for the fiscal year ending Dec 31, 2025. Analysis generated Sep 24, 2026.