WERN Dividend History & Yield

Werner Enterprises, Inc. · NasdaqGS

Stock Industrials Quarterly payer Industrial
$39.82
-0.55% today
as of Sep 8, 2026
TTM yield
1.41%
$0.56/share over the last 12 months
Forward yield
1.41%
$0.56/share indicated annual rate
Annual dividend
$0.56
per share, forward
Per payment
$0.14
per share, every quarter
Frequency
Quarterly
4 payments a year
Next ex-dividend date
Oct 5, 2026 Declared
in 26 days
Next pay date
Oct 21, 2026
in 42 days
Last ex-dividend date
Jul 6, 2026
$0.14 per share
Payout ratio
137%
of earnings
Market cap
2.4B
P/E n/a
5y dividend CAGR
+7.0%
annualised, regular payments
Growth streak
0 yrs
no current streak
Years paying
37.9
since Oct 11, 1988
1y total return
+40.0%
price +38.0% + dividends 1.9%

Upcoming dividend payments

Ex-datePay datePer sharePer 100 sharesStatus
Mon, Oct 5, 2026 (in 26 days) Oct 21, 2026 $0.14 $14.00 Declared
Mon, Jan 4, 2027 (in 117 days) Jan 20, 2027 $0.14 $14.00 Estimated
Mon, Apr 5, 2027 (in 208 days) Apr 21, 2027 $0.14 $14.00 Estimated
Mon, Jul 5, 2027 (in 299 days) Jul 21, 2027 $0.14 $14.00 Estimated

Estimated dates and amounts are projected from WERN's recent payment pattern and will be replaced by declared figures when the company announces them. Total over the next 12 months: about $0.56 per share.

Dividend payment history

Last 40 payments per share. RegularSpecial

Last 40 payments per share from Dec 29, 2016 to Jul 6, 2026; most recent $0.14$0.00$2.00$4.00Dec 29, 2016: $0.06Dec '16Apr 12, 2017: $0.06Jun 30, 2017: $0.07Sep 29, 2017: $0.07Dec 29, 2017: $0.07Apr 13, 2018: $0.07Apr '18Jun 29, 2018: $0.09Sep 28, 2018: $0.09Dec 31, 2018: $0.09Apr 12, 2019: $0.09May 23, 2019: $3.75 (special)May '19Jun 28, 2019: $0.09Oct 4, 2019: $0.09Jan 3, 2020: $0.09Apr 17, 2020: $0.09Jul 2, 2020: $0.09Jul '20Oct 2, 2020: $0.09Dec 31, 2020: $0.09Apr 16, 2021: $0.10Jul 2, 2021: $0.12Oct 1, 2021: $0.12Oct '21Dec 31, 2021: $0.12Apr 14, 2022: $0.12Jul 1, 2022: $0.13Sep 30, 2022: $0.13Dec 30, 2022: $0.13Dec '22Apr 14, 2023: $0.13Jun 30, 2023: $0.14Sep 29, 2023: $0.14Dec 29, 2023: $0.14Apr 12, 2024: $0.14Apr '24Jul 1, 2024: $0.14Oct 7, 2024: $0.14Jan 2, 2025: $0.14Apr 14, 2025: $0.14Jul 7, 2025: $0.14Jul '25Oct 6, 2025: $0.14Jan 5, 2026: $0.14Apr 13, 2026: $0.14Jul 6, 2026: $0.14

Annual dividends per share

Annual dividend per share by calendar year, 2017 to 2026 (year to date)$0.00$0.30$0.602017: $0.27$0.2720172018: $0.34$0.3420182019: $0.27$0.2720192020: $0.45$0.4520202021: $0.46$0.4620212022: $0.51$0.5120222023: $0.55$0.5520232024: $0.42$0.4220242025: $0.56$0.5620252026 (YTD): $0.42$0.422026 YTD

How much WERN do you need for monthly income?

Target incomeShares neededCapital at today's pricePer year
$100 / month2,143$85,329$1,200
$500 / month10,715$426,643$6,000
$1,000 / month21,429$853,286$12,000

Based on the forward yield of 1.41%. $10,000 in WERN would currently pay about $141 a year ($12 a month on average). Model reinvestment and growth →

WERN dividend history

Ex-datePay dateAmountChange
Jul 6, 2026 Jul 22, 2026 $0.14 +0.0%
Apr 13, 2026 May 6, 2026 $0.14 +0.0%
Jan 5, 2026 Jan 21, 2026 $0.14 +0.0%
Oct 6, 2025 Oct 22, 2025 $0.14 +0.0%
Jul 7, 2025 Jul 23, 2025 $0.14 +0.0%
Apr 14, 2025 May 7, 2025 $0.14 +0.0%
Jan 2, 2025 Jan 15, 2025 $0.14 +0.0%
Oct 7, 2024 Oct 23, 2024 $0.14 +0.0%
Jul 1, 2024 Jul 17, 2024 $0.14 +0.0%
Apr 12, 2024 May 1, 2024 $0.14 +0.0%
Dec 29, 2023 Jan 17, 2024 $0.14 +0.0%
Sep 29, 2023 Oct 18, 2023 $0.14 +0.0%
Jun 30, 2023 Jul 19, 2023 $0.14 +7.7%
Apr 14, 2023 May 3, 2023 $0.13 +0.0%
Dec 30, 2022 Jan 17, 2023 $0.13 +0.0%
Sep 30, 2022 Oct 18, 2022 $0.13 +0.0%
Jul 1, 2022 Jul 19, 2022 $0.13 +8.3%
Apr 14, 2022 May 3, 2022 $0.12 +0.0%
Dec 31, 2021 Jan 18, 2022 $0.12 +0.0%
Oct 1, 2021 Oct 19, 2021 $0.12 +0.0%
Jul 2, 2021 Jul 20, 2021 $0.12 +20.0%
Apr 16, 2021 May 4, 2021 $0.10 +11.1%
Dec 31, 2020 Jan 19, 2021 $0.09 +0.0%
Oct 2, 2020 Oct 20, 2020 $0.09 +0.0%

WERN dividend increases & cuts

Market-wide changes →

No change to WERN's regular dividend detected in the last year of data.

Detected from the regular payment stream; supplemental and special dividends are excluded. Pro members get an email the morning a holding raises or cuts.

Payout risk check

Yield-trap heuristicModerate risk

WERN scores 35/100 on our yield-trap heuristic (moderate risk).

1 warning flag raised:

  • Payout ratio above 100% of earnings

This is a rule-based screen computed from public data, not a rating or a recommendation. Read our guide to yield traps for what the signals mean.

About Werner Enterprises, Inc.

Werner Enterprises, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in transporting truckload shipments of general commodities in interstate and intrastate commerce in the United States, Mexico, Canada, and internationally. The company operates a fleet of medium-to-long-haul vans that transport various consumer nondurable products and other commodities in truckload quantities using dry van trailers; the expedited fleet, which provides time-sensitive truckload services using driver teams; a regional short-haul fleet for truckload van service; and temperature-controlled fleet, which offers truckload services for temperature-sensitive products using temperature-controlled trailers to retail…

Sector: Industrials. Industry: Trucking. First dividend on our records: Oct 11, 1988. 157 payments tracked. Data last refreshed Sep 8, 2026. Spotted a mistake? Report it and we'll fix it.

WERN dividend FAQ

When is WERN's next ex-dividend date?

WERN's next ex-dividend date is Oct 5, 2026 (in 26 days, declared by the company). You must own the shares before that date to receive the payment of about $0.14 per share, expected on Oct 21, 2026.

How often does WERN pay dividends?

WERN pays dividends every quarter, 4 times a year. The most recent payment was $0.14 per share with an ex-date of Jul 6, 2026.

What is WERN's dividend yield?

WERN's trailing 12-month dividend yield is 1.41%, based on $0.56 per share paid over the last year and a share price of $39.82. The forward yield, using the indicated annual rate of $0.56 per share, is 1.41%.

How much does WERN pay per share?

WERN pays about $0.14 per share each quarter, which works out to roughly $0.56 per share a year. 100 shares would collect about $56.00 a year.

Has WERN grown or cut its dividend?

Over the last 5 years the regular payout has grown at 7.0% a year (+0.0% over the last year). There has been no cut to a regular payment in the last 5 years.

How many shares of WERN do I need to earn $100 a month?

At the current forward yield of 1.41%, you would need about 2,143 shares of WERN (roughly $85,329 invested at today's price) to collect $1,200 a year, or $100 a month on average, before taxes. Payments arrive every quarter, so the monthly figure is an average.

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