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 equity

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Worthington Steel, Inc.'s return on equity over the twelve months to 31 August 2026 was −2.67%, down 3.4 percentage points from fiscal 2026 (0.71%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 0.00% (fiscal 2023) to 13.6% (fiscal 2024); the current reading is higher than 60% of that period. That is below the Steel industry median of 2.21% and below the Basic Materials sector median of 0.00%.

Return on equity, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Return on equity Change (points)
FY2026 0.71% (8.85)
FY2025 9.56% (4.06)
FY2024 13.6% 13.62
FY2023 0.00% 0.00
FY2022 0.00% —

Against its own ten years

Low 0.00% High 13.6%
Ten-year median 0.71%
Current reading's percentile 60

Return on equity against peers

Company Return on equity
NWPX NWPX Infrastructure, Inc. compare 13.0%
SIM Grupo Simec, S.A. de C.V. compare 6.07%
GGB Gerdau S.A. compare 4.39%
MTUS Metallus Inc. compare 3.37%
TX Ternium S.A. compare 0.00%
FRD Friedman Industries Inc. compare 0.00%
WS Worthington Steel, Inc. −2.67%
CLF Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. compare −8.10%
SID National Steel Company compare −16.0%
Steel industry median 2.21%
Basic Materials sector median 0.00%
Market median 0.51%

What Return on equity is

ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.

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

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