Eric Downing compensation by year
WERNER ENTERPRISES Summary Compensation Table · all 2 fiscal years held| Component | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Salary | $402,308 | $472,308 |
| Bonus | $0 | $0 |
| Stock awards | $1,000,000 | $500,000 |
| Option awards | $0 | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive | $208,280 | $186,822 |
| Pension and deferred compensation | $0 | $0 |
| All other | $8,129 | $3,133 |
| Total | $1,618,717 | $1,162,263 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: WERNER ENTERPRISES INC DEF 14A filed March 31, 2026, accession 0000793074-26-000083, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.
How this page was built: the WERNER ENTERPRISES INC filed document, accession 0000793074-26-000083. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed March 31, 2026.
Equity holdings
unvested awards at FY2025 year-end| Type | Unvested units | Value at year-end | Exercise price |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSU | 12,702 | $381,187 | — |
| RSU | 7,496 | $224,955 | — |
| RSU | 4,069 | $122,111 | — |
| RSU | 3,807 | $114,248 | — |
| RSU | 1,256 | $37,693 | — |
Per the Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End table in WERNER ENTERPRISES INC's FY2025 proxy; value at the fiscal year-end close, as the company printed it.
WERNER ENTERPRISES’s named executive officers, FY2025
as the company reported each| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Derek Leathers | Chief Executive Officer | $6,048,549 |
| Nathan Meisgeier | President & Chief Legal Officer | $1,384,742 |
| Christopher Wikoff | EVP, Treasurer & Chief Financial Officer | $1,258,730 |
| Eric Downing · this page | EVP & Chief Operating Officer | $1,162,263 |
| Daragh Mahon | EVP & Chief Information Officer | $1,077,476 |
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