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) Return on assets

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Worthington Steel, Inc.'s return on assets over the twelve months to 31 August 2026 was −0.93%, down 1.3 percentage points from fiscal 2026 (0.40%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 0.00% (fiscal 2022) to 9.87% (fiscal 2023); the current reading is higher than 40% of that period. That is below the Steel industry median of 1.83% and below the Basic Materials sector median of 0.00%.

Return on assets, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Return on assets Change (points)
FY2026 0.40% (5.38)
FY2025 5.78% (2.74)
FY2024 8.52% (1.35)
FY2023 9.87% 9.87
FY2022 0.00% —

Against its own ten years

Low 0.00% High 9.87%
Ten-year median 5.78%
Current reading's percentile 40

Return on assets against peers

Company Return on assets
NWPX NWPX Infrastructure, Inc. compare 8.23%
SIM Grupo Simec, S.A. de C.V. compare 5.09%
TX Ternium S.A. compare 3.93%
GGB Gerdau S.A. compare 2.84%
MTUS Metallus Inc. compare 2.16%
FRD Friedman Industries Inc. compare 0.00%
WS Worthington Steel, Inc. −0.93%
CLF Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. compare −2.33%
SID National Steel Company compare −2.54%
Steel industry median 1.83%
Basic Materials sector median 0.00%
Market median 0.00%

What Return on assets is

ROA tells an investor how much profit a company earns for shareholders from the assets it uses to run its business.

Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Assets; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Assets (latest quarter)

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