WEX
WEX Inc.
WEX's fundamentals are mixed, but it looks cheap: trading at 15x earnings, about half its usual 29x. Analysts expect strong earnings growth, though they disagree widely on how much.
WEX Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Weak | |
| Weak |
WEX's revenue and profitability are currently healthy, but its cash flow and balance sheet are weak.
WEX PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 7.9x | $179 | — |
| Current | 15x | $179 | — |
| Cheap | 19x | $215 | +20% |
| Fair | 28x | $329 | +83% |
| Expensive | 53x | $610 | +240% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
WEX's PE is in its cheap range at 15x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 7.9x next year's earnings.
WEX Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Low |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for WEX, with profitability improving. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
WEX Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $22.68 | +96% |
| Q3 2026 | $11.59 | +51% |
| Q2 2026 | $10.01 | +27% |
| Q1 2026 | $8.88 | +14% |
| Q4 2025 | $8.47 | +13% |
| Q3 2025 | $7.69 | -2.4% |
| Q2 2025 | $7.91 | +37% |
| Q1 2025 | $7.76 | +26% |
| Q4 2024 | $7.50 | +22% |
WEX earned $11.59 per share over the past year, up 51% from the year before.
WEX Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $780.1M | +13% |
| Q2 2026 | $753.5M | +14% |
| Q1 2026 | $673.8M | +5.8% |
| Q4 2025 | $672.9M | +5.7% |
| Q3 2025 | $691.8M | +4% |
| Q2 2025 | $659.6M | -2.1% |
| Q1 2025 | $636.6M | -2.5% |
| Q4 2024 | $636.5M | -4% |
WEX's revenue has grown year over year for five quarters in a row: $780M last quarter, up 13% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 31% | +4.1 points |
| Q2 2026 | 27% | +3.2 points |
| Q1 2026 | 23% | -1.2 points |
| Q4 2025 | 25% | 0 points |
| Q3 2025 | 27% | -3 points |
| Q2 2025 | 24% | -1.2 points |
| Q1 2025 | 25% | -0.5 points |
| Q4 2024 | 25% | +0.8 points |
WEX's operating margin was 31% last quarter, up 4.1 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the top of its range since 2019.
WEX Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$58.2M | -117% |
| Q2 2026 | -$121.1M | -153% |
| Q1 2026 | -$368.3M | +$145.9M |
| Q4 2025 | $236.1M | -61% |
| Q3 2025 | $341.6M | +$373.3M |
| Q2 2025 | $230M | +$276.6M |
| Q1 2025 | -$514.2M | -$326.9M |
| Q4 2024 | $599.7M | -17% |
WEX's free cash flow was −$312M over the past year, against $657M the year before.
WEX Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.9% | -300K shares |
| 1 year | -0.6% | -200K shares |
| 3 years | -20% | -8.8M shares |
| 5 years | -24% | -10.7M shares |
| Available history | -21% | -9.2M shares |
WEX has 35M diluted shares, down 0.6% from a year ago, with $267M in buybacks over the past year.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $203.6M |
| Q2 2026 | $63.8M |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | $100,000 |
| Q2 2025 | $9.7M |
| Q1 2025 | $790M |
| Q4 2024 | $108.4M |
WEX spent $267M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 71% from the year before.
WEX Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 4.7x | High |
| Q2 2026 | 4.4x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 5.0x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 4.3x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 4.6x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 5.1x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 5.3x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 4.0x | High |
WEX's net debt is about 4.7 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), about the same as a year ago.
WEX Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 52.2 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 41.5 | Neutral |
WEX's weekly RSI is 52 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 41 (neutral).
WEX PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | WEX | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 15x | 28x | 44% below |
| PE % | 1 | 35 | 34 pts below |
WEX is trading at 15x earnings, a 44% discount to the Technology sector's median of 28x.
WEX Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $180.7 | 0.7% below |
| 20 week MA | $181.5 | 1.1% below |
| 50 week MA | $163.9 | 9.5% above |
| 100 week MA | $158.9 | 13% above |
| 200 week MA | $175.3 | 2.4% above |
WEX has slipped below its 8- and 20-week averages, though it's still 2.4% above its 200-week average.
WEX Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $209.4 | $203.5 | -2.8% |
| 2021 | $203.5 | $137.6 | -32% |
| 2022 | $137.6 | $161.9 | +18% |
| 2023 | $161.9 | $194.6 | +20% |
| 2024 | $194.6 | $173.1 | -11% |
| 2025 | $173.1 | $153.1 | -12% |
| 2026 YTD | $153.1 | $179.5 | +17% |
WEX has finished lower in four of the last six years. It's up 17% so far in 2026.