Werner Enterprises (WERN) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Derek J. Leathers, Chief Executive Officer, was paid $6M in 2025, up 4% from $5.8M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 113:1, on median employee pay of $53,436.

Filed
March 31, 2026
Annual meeting
May 12, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$6M+4% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
113:1median $53,436
CEO pay in equity
69%$4.2M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
92%of votes cast
CEO Target Bonus Payout
125%Percentage of base salary
Operating Income
$11.7MDecreased 82% due to challenges
Total Revenues
$3.0BDecreased 2% year over year
Cash Flow From Operations
$181.8MGenerated during 2025

How Leathers was paid

$6M in total for 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary16%Stock awards69%Non-equity incentive12%All other compensation2%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Derek J. LeathersChief Executive Officer$6,048,549
Christopher D. WikoffEVP, Treasurer & Chief Financial Officer$1,258,730
Nathan J. MeisgeierPresident & Chief Legal Officer$1,384,742
Eric J. DowningEVP & Chief Operating Officer$1,162,263
Daragh P. MahonEVP & Chief Information Officer$1,077,476

What changed and why

  • $6MCEO total compensation increased to $6,048,549 in 2025 from $5,824,493 in 2024.
  • 4%Base salary increases for executive officers ranged from 4% to 18% based on role.
  • 125%Target cash annual incentive payout percentages remained at 125% of base salary for the CEO.
  • Long-term equity incentives were split equally between restricted stock and performance stock.
  • 92%Stockholders cast 92% of votes in favor of the say-on-pay resolution at the 2025 annual meeting.

About this page

Figures are automated and can be wrong; check the filing for the exact numbers. Totals follow SEC rules, which value stock and option awards at grant. Read the DEF 14A proxy statement for footnotes and the compensation committee's full reasoning.