For the quarter ended March 2025, Werner Enterprises (WERN) reported revenue of $712.11 million, down 7.4% over the same period last year. EPS came in at -$0.12, compared to $0.14 in the year-ago quarter.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of -4.65% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $746.81 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.12, the EPS surprise was -200.00%.

While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.

Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.

Here is how Werner performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

• Truckload Transportation Services - Operating Ratio: 100.2% versus the three-analyst average estimate of 96.5%.
• Dedicated - Average trucks in service: 4,783 versus the two-analyst average estimate of 5,044.
• One-Way Truckload - Average % change YOY in revenues per total mile: 0.3% versus 0.1% estimated by two analysts on average.
• One-Way Truckload - Average % change YOY in total miles per truck per week: -3.5% versus the two-analyst average estimate of -0.5%.
• Revenues- Werner Logistics: $195.56 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $204.15 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -3.4%.
• Revenues- Truckload Transportation Services- Trucking fuel surcharge revenues: $57.64 million versus $61.75 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -21% change.
• Revenues- Truckload Transportation Services: $501.88 million compared to the $530.15 million average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of -8.9% year over year.
• Revenues- Truckload Transportation Services- Trucking revenues, net of fuel surcharge: $433.07 million versus $458.51 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -7.8% change.
• Revenues- Truckload Transportation Services- Non-trucking and other: $11.16 million versus $9.90 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +35.1% change.
• Revenues- Other: $18.22 million compared to the $16.44 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of -3.9% year over year.
• Trucking revenues, net of fuel surcharge- Dedicated: $278.65 million compared to the $299.14 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of -7.4% year over year.
• Trucking revenues, net of fuel surcharge- One-Way Truckload: $154.42 million versus $164.13 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -8.5% change.

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Shares of Werner have returned -4.3% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -0.8% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell), indicating that it could underperform the broader market in the near term.

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