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) Free cash flow margin

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Worthington Steel, Inc.'s free cash flow margin over the twelve months to 31 August 2026 was 1.55%, down 1.3 percentage points from fiscal 2026 (2.81%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 0.68% (fiscal 2022) to 8.12% (fiscal 2023); the current reading is higher than 40% of that period. That is above the Steel industry median of 0.00% and above the Basic Materials sector median of 0.00%.

Free cash flow margin, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Free cash flow margin Change (points)
FY2026 2.81% (0.46)
FY2025 3.27% 0.43
FY2024 2.84% (5.28)
FY2023 8.12% 7.44
FY2022 0.68% —

Against its own ten years

Low 0.68% High 8.12%
Ten-year median 2.84%
Current reading's percentile 40

Free cash flow margin against peers

Company Free cash flow margin
NWPX NWPX Infrastructure, Inc. compare 14.4%
GGB Gerdau S.A. compare 4.94%
WS Worthington Steel, Inc. 1.55%
FRD Friedman Industries Inc. compare 0.68%
TX Ternium S.A. compare −0.50%
SIM Grupo Simec, S.A. de C.V. compare −2.29%
CLF Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. compare −2.42%
MTUS Metallus Inc. compare −7.78%
SID National Steel Company compare −13.9%
Steel industry median 0.00%
Basic Materials sector median 0.00%
Market median 0.00%

What Free cash flow margin is

Free Cash Flow Margin tells an investor how much of each sale turns into cash the company keeps after paying for investment in its assets.

(Operating Cash Flow + Property, Plant, Equipment Change (Net) + Intangible Assets Change (Net)) ÷ Revenue

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