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Werner Enterprises (Werner Enterprises) Dividend Yield %

: 1.57% (As of Today)
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As of today (2024-04-16), the Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of Werner Enterprises is 1.57%.

Good Sign:

Werner Enterprises Inc stock dividend yield is close to 10-year high.

The historical rank and industry rank for Werner Enterprises's Dividend Yield % or its related term are showing as below:

WERN' s Dividend Yield % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.6   Med: 0.88   Max: 1.57
Current: 1.57

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Yield of Werner Enterprises was 1.57%. The lowest was 0.60%. And the median was 0.88%.

WERN's Dividend Yield % is ranked worse than
74.8% of 623 companies
in the Transportation industry
Industry Median: 2.96 vs WERN: 1.57

Werner Enterprises's Dividend Payout Ratio for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.36.

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Werner Enterprises was 0.29. The lowest was 0.10. And the median was 0.15.

As of today (2024-04-16), the Forward Dividend Yield % of Werner Enterprises is 1.57%.

Werner Enterprises's Dividends per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.14.

During the past 12 months, Werner Enterprises's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 7.80% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 15.20% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 11.10% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 11.60% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of Werner Enterprises was 51.00% per year. The lowest was -12.90% per year. And the median was 12.30% per year.

The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.

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Werner Enterprises Dividend Yield % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Werner Enterprises's Dividend Yield % can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Werner Enterprises Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Dividend Yield %
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.99 0.92 0.97 1.23 1.30

Werner Enterprises Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Dividend Yield % Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.23 1.12 1.20 1.39 1.30

Competitive Comparison

For the Trucking subindustry, Werner Enterprises's Dividend Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and Dividend Yield % data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Werner Enterprises Dividend Yield % Distribution

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Werner Enterprises's Dividend Yield % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Werner Enterprises's Dividend Yield % falls into.



Werner Enterprises Dividend Yield % Calculation

Dividend Yield measures how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its share price.

Werner Enterprises Recent Full-Year* Dividend History

Amount Ex-date Record Date Pay Date Type Frequency Forex Rate
USD 0.1402024-04-122024-04-152024-05-01Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.1402023-12-292024-01-022024-01-17Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.1402023-09-292023-10-022023-10-18Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.1402023-06-302023-07-032023-07-19Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000

* GuruFocus has an internal rule that if the most recent dividend payment frequency is at least 4 times a year, then the full year will be calculated according to the frequency of payment or the one-year time frame, whichever is stricter.
* GuruFocus converts dividend currency to local traded share price currency in order to calculate dividend yield. Please refer to the last column "Forex Rate" in the above table.

Werner Enterprises's Trailing Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Trailing Annual Dividend Yield=Most Recent Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=0.56/36.10
=1.55 %

Current Share Price is $36.10.
Werner Enterprises's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is $0.56.

Werner Enterprises's Forward Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Forward Annual Dividend Yield=Forward Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=0.56/36.10
=1.55 %

Current Share Price is $36.10.
Werner Enterprises's Dividends per Share for the forward twelve months is calculated as $0.14 * 4 = $0.56.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Werner Enterprises  (NAS:WERN) Dividend Yield % Explanation

Over the long term, the return from dividends has been a significant contributor to the total returns produced by equity securities. Studies by Elroy Dimson, Paul Marsh, and Mike Staunton of Princeton University (2002) found that a market-oriented portfolio, which included reinvested dividends, would have generated nearly 85 times the wealth generated by the same portfolio relying solely on capital gains.

Dividends may also qualify a lower tax rate for investors.

In dividends investing, Payout Ratio and Dividend Growth Rate are the two most important variables for consideration. A lower payout ratio may indicate that the company has more room to increase its dividends.

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Werner Enterprises (Werner Enterprises) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
14507 Frontier Road, Post Office Box 45308, Omaha, NE, USA, 68145-0308
Werner Enterprises Inc ranks among the top five full-truckload carriers by revenue, with a fleet of more than 7,800 tractors, including owner-operators. The company has two reportable segments - TTS and Werner Logistics. It derives about 80% of its top line from a wide array of full-truckload shipping services (including dedicated contract carriage; roughly 20% comes from non-asset based logistics operations, including truck brokerage.
Executives
Michelle D. Greene director 1141 N. OLD WORLD 3RD STREET, UNIT # 2414, MILWAUKEE WI 53203
Christopher D Wikoff officer: Exec VP - Treasurer & CFO P.O. BOX 45308, OMAHA NE 68145
Eric J Downing officer: Exec VP and COO P.O. BOX 45308, OMAHA NE 68145
Carmen A Tapio director P.O. BOX 45308, OMAHA NE 68145
Michelle Dye Livingstone director P.O. BOX 45308, OMAHA NE 68145
Scott C Arves director SCHNEIDER NATIONAL, INC., P.O. BOX 2545, GREEN BAY WI 54306
Alexi Wellman director ALTABA, 140 E 45TH STREET, 15TH FLOOR, SUITE 15A, NEW YORK NY 10017
Vikram Mansharamani director P.O. BOX 45308, OMAHA NE 68145
Jim S Schelbe officer: Vice President - Sales C/O WERNER ENTERPRISES INC, PO BO X45308, OMAHA NE 68415-0308
H Marty Nordlund officer: Senior VP-Specialized Services PO BOX 45308, OMAHA NE 68145-0308
Derek J Leathers officer: Senior VP - Van PO BOX 45308, OMAHA NE 68145-0308
Craig T Callahan officer: VP Logistics & Corporate Sales P.O. BOX 45308, OMAHA NE 68145
Clarence L Werner director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chief Executive Officer PO BOX 45308, OMAHA NE 68145
Daragh P Mahon officer: Executive Vice President & CIO P.O. BOX 45308, OMAHA NE 68145
James Lynn Johnson officer: Vice President - Controller PO BOX 45308, OMAHA NE 68145-0308