Does WERN pay a dividend?

Yes. Werner Enterprises, Inc. pays a quarterly dividend, currently yielding 1.54% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $0.56 per share.

How much does WERN pay in dividends?

$0.56 per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly. Special and one-off distributions are excluded from that figure because they do not recur.

When is the next WERN ex-dividend date?

No upcoming ex-dividend date is currently on record for WERN. Dates appear here once the company declares them.

WERN Dividend

Werner Enterprises, Inc.

NASDAQIndustrialsStockData as of August 12, 2026

Dividend yield: 1.54%
Annual dividend: $0.56
Payout ratio: -0.72
Frequency: Quarterly
Share price: $36.43
Market cap: $2.2B

Is WERN a good dividend stock?

What the data shows. These are observations, not recommendations — see the disclaimer at the foot of the page.

Yield is below the market median1.54% against a median of 2.78%. A lower yield is common among companies that reinvest more of their earnings or whose shares have risen.
Earnings are negativeA payout ratio of -0.72 means the company is paying a dividend while reporting a loss. That can be funded from cash or borrowing for a time, but not from profits.
Dividend has been cut 6 timesAcross 39 complete years, the annual total fell in 2013, 2015, 2023 and earlier. The most recent reduction was in 2023.

WERN dividend history

Annual dividend per share, 1987 to 2025.

Peak $0.5600 in 2025Year the total fellTypical payment × payments that year, split-adjusted, excluding special and one-off distributions. Robust to duplicate records in the source data. The current year is omitted while incomplete.

Recent dividend payments

The last 40 dividend payments for WERN, most recent first.
Ex-dividend date	Pay date	Amount	Type
July 6, 2026	July 22, 2026	$0.1400	Quarterly
April 13, 2026	May 6, 2026	$0.1400	Quarterly
January 5, 2026	January 21, 2026	$0.1400	Quarterly
October 6, 2025	October 22, 2025	$0.1400	Quarterly
July 7, 2025	July 23, 2025	$0.1400	Quarterly
April 14, 2025	May 7, 2025	$0.1400	Quarterly
January 2, 2025	January 15, 2025	$0.1400	Quarterly
October 7, 2024	October 23, 2024	$0.1400	Quarterly
July 1, 2024	July 17, 2024	$0.1400	Quarterly
April 12, 2024	May 1, 2024	$0.1400	Quarterly
December 29, 2023	January 17, 2024	$0.1400	Quarterly
September 29, 2023	October 18, 2023	$0.1400	Quarterly
June 30, 2023	July 19, 2023	$0.1400	Irregular
April 14, 2023	May 3, 2023	$0.1300	Quarterly
December 30, 2022	January 17, 2023	$0.1300	Quarterly
September 30, 2022	October 18, 2022	$0.1300	Quarterly
July 1, 2022	July 19, 2022	$0.1300	Quarterly
April 14, 2022	May 3, 2022	$0.1200	Quarterly
December 31, 2021	January 18, 2022	$0.1200	Quarterly
October 1, 2021	October 19, 2021	$0.1200	Quarterly
July 2, 2021	July 20, 2021	$0.1200	Quarterly
April 16, 2021	May 4, 2021	$0.1000	Quarterly
December 31, 2020	January 19, 2021	$0.0900	Quarterly
October 2, 2020	October 20, 2020	$0.0900	Quarterly
July 2, 2020	July 21, 2020	$0.0900	Quarterly
April 17, 2020	May 5, 2020	$0.0900	Quarterly
January 3, 2020	January 21, 2020	$0.0900	Quarterly
October 4, 2019	October 22, 2019	$0.0900	Quarterly
June 28, 2019	July 16, 2019	$0.0900	Quarterly
May 23, 2019	June 7, 2019	$3.7500	Monthly
April 12, 2019	May 7, 2019	$0.0900	Quarterly
December 31, 2018	January 15, 2019	$0.0900	Quarterly
September 28, 2018	October 16, 2018	$0.0900	Quarterly
June 29, 2018	July 17, 2018	$0.0900	Quarterly
April 13, 2018	May 1, 2018	$0.0700	Quarterly
December 29, 2017	January 16, 2018	$0.0700	Quarterly
September 29, 2017	October 17, 2017	$0.0700	Quarterly
June 30, 2017	July 18, 2017	$0.0700	Quarterly
April 12, 2017	May 2, 2017	$0.0600	Quarterly
December 29, 2016	January 17, 2017	$0.0600	Quarterly

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Frequently asked questions

Does WERN pay a dividend?: Yes. Werner Enterprises, Inc. pays a quarterly dividend, currently yielding 1.54% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $0.56 per share.
How much does WERN pay in dividends?: $0.56 per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly. Special and one-off distributions are excluded from that figure because they do not recur.
When is the next WERN ex-dividend date?: No upcoming ex-dividend date is currently on record for WERN. Dates appear here once the company declares them.