Worthington Steel, Inc.

WS Basic Materials Steel

Worthington Steel, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2026 (year ended May 2026) was $3.4 billion, up 11.3% from fiscal 2025.

Revenue
+212.4%
EPS
−125.7%
Free cash flow
−42.6%
Total debt
+823.5%

Quarter to August 2026, against a year earlier

36.33 4.15 −10.25%
Market cap
$1.8B
P/E
0.0×
Fwd P/E
8.7×
Dividend yield
1.76%
F-score
4/9
Altman Z
3.00
Beneish M
−2.77
Dividend safety
45/100

Worthington Steel, Inc. (WS) Debt to equity

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Worthington Steel, Inc.'s debt to equity at the end of the quarter to 31 August 2026 was 1.4×, up 1.1× from fiscal 2026 (0.2×). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 0.0× (fiscal 2022) to 0.2× (fiscal 2026) — the current reading is the highest in ten years. That is above the Steel industry median of 0.3× and above the Basic Materials sector median of 0.2×.

Debt to equity, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Debt to equity Change
FY2026 0.2× 73.12%
FY2025 0.1× (4.46%)
FY2024 0.1× 572.08%
FY2023 0.0× —
FY2022 0.0× —

Quarterly newest first

Period Debt to equity Change
Aug 2026 1.4× 516.85%
May 2026 0.2× 7.62%
Feb 2026 0.2× 35.49%
Nov 2025 0.2× (22.62%)
13 more quarters

Against its own ten years

Low 0.0× High 0.2×
Ten-year median 0.1×
Current reading's percentile 100

Debt to equity against peers

Company Debt to equity
MTUS Metallus Inc. compare 0.0×
SIM Grupo Simec, S.A. de C.V. compare 0.0×
FRD Friedman Industries Inc. compare 0.0×
NWPX NWPX Infrastructure, Inc. compare 0.1×
TX Ternium S.A. compare 0.2×
GGB Gerdau S.A. compare 0.3×
CLF Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. compare 1.3×
WS Worthington Steel, Inc. 1.4×
SID National Steel Company compare 3.5×
Steel industry median 0.3×
Basic Materials sector median 0.2×
Market median 0.1×

What Debt to equity is

Debt to Equity Ratio shows how much a company relies on borrowed money compared with the money its shareholders have in the business.

(Long Term Debt (Total) + Current Part of Debt) ÷ Shareholders Equity (Total)

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