WS Worthington Steel, Inc.
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Basic Materials · Steel Works, Blast Furnaces & Rolling & Finishing Mills
Worthington Steel, Inc. (WS) is a basic materials company in the Steel Works, Blast Furnaces & Rolling & Finishing Mills industry, with a market capitalization of $2.1 billion. Shares last traded at $40.27, 17.9% below their 52-week high. Over the past year the stock is up 25.7%. Net profit margin is -0.7%, below the peer median of 4.0%. Revenue grew 11.3% year over year. The shares yield 1.6% in dividends.
* P/E (TTM) = market cap ÷ net income over the trailing twelve months where four consecutive quarters are reported, otherwise the latest fiscal year — the same basis as the peer table and the screener, so it can differ from price ÷ EPS.
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Trailing twelve months where four consecutive quarters are reported, otherwise the latest fiscal year; revenue is the fiscal-year figure where quarterly revenue covers under half of it (typical for banks, insurers and REITs), and margins are taken on it; latest reported period ends 2026-08-31. Source: SEC EDGAR/XBRL.
WS Dividend History
| Fiscal year end | Total dividends paid | Per share* | Payout ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-31 | $33M | $0.64 | — |
| 2025-05-31 | $32M | $0.63 | 27% |
| 2024-05-31 | $8M | $0.16 | 5% |
*Per share derived as total dividends paid ÷ weighted diluted shares (SEC EDGAR/XBRL annual cash-flow facts). Reported history — not a forecast of future dividends.
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Recent earnings
| Period | EPS (diluted) | Reported |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2027 | -$0.20 | 2026-10-13 |
| Q4 2026 (derived) | -$1.13 | 2026-07-30 |
| FY 2026 | $0.17 | 2026-07-30 |
| Q3 2026 | $0.20 | 2026-04-09 |
| Q2 2026 | $0.37 | 2026-01-08 |
| Q1 2026 | $0.73 | 2025-10-10 |
Q4 marked "derived" = fiscal-year EPS minus Q1–Q3 (10-Ks report only the annual figure); EPS is not strictly additive, so it can differ by a cent or two from the issuer's own Q4.
Steel Works, Blast Furnaces & Rolling & Finishing Mills peers
WS vs 7 industry peers (Steel Works, Blast Furnaces & Rolling & Finishing Mills), by market cap. Data as of close
| WOR | Worthington Enterprises, Inc. | $3.2B | 19.27 | 2.22 | 11.5% | -1.53% |
| WS | Worthington Steel, Inc. | $2.1B | — | 0.39 | -0.7% | -3.66% |
| ROCK | Gibraltar Industries, Inc. | $1.2B | — | 0.84 | -10.4% | -1.75% |
| IIIN | Insteel Industries Inc | $553M | 18.72 | 0.75 | 4.0% | -1.02% |
| FRD | FRIEDMAN INDUSTRIES INC | $296M | 10.84 | 2.44 | 22.5% | -1.17% |
| GGB | Gerdau S.A. | — | — | — | — | +0.76% |
| SID | National Steel Co | — | — | — | — | -2.32% |
Source: SEC EDGAR (fundamentals/EPS/dividends) · Databento EQUS.MINI (prices) · market cap & yield computed by tradmap. Informational only — not financial advice.