Worthington Steel, Inc.
WSAnalytical Summary
Worthington Steel, Inc. shows mixed fundamentals. Consider comparing against peers in the Materials sector before making investment decisions.
5-Year Financial Trajectory
AnnualHealth Breakdown
Dividend History
Dividend / share · sourced from SEC filingsStatement lens
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| Metric | FY 2026 May 31, 2026 10-K ↗ | FY 2025 May 31, 2025 10-K ↗ | FY 2024 May 31, 2024 10-K ↗ | FY 2023 May 31, 2023 10-K ↗ | FY 2022 May 31, 2022 10-K ↗ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue Growth YoY (%) |
11.3%
Good
↑
Good
Improving
Year-over-year change in total revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
vs Sector:
Above avg (+127%)
|
-9.8%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Year-over-year change in total revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-297%)
|
-4.9%
Weak
Weak
Year-over-year change in total revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-198%)
|
-11.3%
Weak
Weak
Year-over-year change in total revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-327%)
|
— |
| EPS Growth YoY (%) |
-92.4%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Year-over-year change in earnings per share
Optimal:
> 10%
|
-28.7%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Year-over-year change in earnings per share
Optimal:
> 10%
|
77.4%
Excellent
Excellent
Year-over-year change in earnings per share
Optimal:
> 10%
|
-51.6%
Weak
Weak
Year-over-year change in earnings per share
Optimal:
> 10%
|
— |
| Net Income Growth YoY (%) |
-92.3%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Year-over-year change in net income |
-28.4%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Year-over-year change in net income |
77.6%
Excellent
Excellent
Year-over-year change in net income |
-51.7%
Weak
Weak
Year-over-year change in net income |
— |
| FCF Growth YoY (%) |
-20.4%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Year-over-year change in free cash flow |
3.5%
Caution
↓
Caution
Declining
Year-over-year change in free cash flow |
-64.3%
Weak
Weak
Year-over-year change in free cash flow |
8593.5%
Excellent
Excellent
Year-over-year change in free cash flow |
— |
| Revenue CAGR 3Y (%) |
-1.5%
Weak
Weak
Compound annual revenue growth over 3 years |
-8.7%
Weak
Weak
Compound annual revenue growth over 3 years |
— | — | — |
| EPS CAGR 3Y (%) |
-54.2%
Weak
Weak
Compound annual EPS growth over 3 years |
-15.1%
Weak
Weak
Compound annual EPS growth over 3 years |
— | — | — |
| Metric | FY 2026 May 31, 2026 10-K ↗ | FY 2025 May 31, 2025 10-K ↗ | FY 2024 May 31, 2024 10-K ↗ | FY 2023 May 31, 2023 10-K ↗ | FY 2022 May 31, 2022 10-K ↗ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Margin (%) (%) |
-0.0%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Operating income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-100%)
|
4.8%
Weak
→
Weak
Stable
Operating income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-68%)
|
5.7%
Weak
↑
Weak
Improving
Operating income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-62%)
|
3.3%
Weak
Weak
Operating income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-78%)
|
5.6%
Weak
Weak
Operating income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-63%)
|
| Effective Tax Rate (%) (%) |
281.7%
Weak
↑
Weak
Improving
Actual taxes paid relative to pre-tax income
Optimal:
15-25%
|
19.4%
Good
↓
Good
Declining
Actual taxes paid relative to pre-tax income
Optimal:
15-25%
|
21.3%
Fair
→
Fair
Stable
Actual taxes paid relative to pre-tax income
Optimal:
15-25%
|
22.5%
Fair
Fair
Actual taxes paid relative to pre-tax income
Optimal:
15-25%
|
21.2%
Fair
Fair
Actual taxes paid relative to pre-tax income
Optimal:
15-25%
|
| Profit Margin (%) (%) |
0.2%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Net income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-98%)
|
3.6%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Net income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-64%)
|
4.5%
Weak
↑
Weak
Improving
Net income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-55%)
|
2.4%
Weak
Weak
Net income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-76%)
|
4.4%
Weak
Weak
Net income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-56%)
|
| FCF Margin (%) (%) |
2.3%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Free cash flow as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
|
3.2%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Free cash flow as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
|
2.8%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Free cash flow as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
|
7.5%
Caution
Caution
Free cash flow as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
|
0.1%
Weak
Weak
Free cash flow as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
|
| FCF / Net Income (x) |
9.41x
Excellent
↑
Excellent
Improving
Free cash flow relative to reported net income
Optimal:
> 1x
|
0.90x
Caution
↓
Caution
Declining
Free cash flow relative to reported net income
Optimal:
> 1x
|
0.62x
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Free cash flow relative to reported net income
Optimal:
> 1x
|
3.09x
Excellent
Excellent
Free cash flow relative to reported net income
Optimal:
> 1x
|
0.02x
Weak
Weak
Free cash flow relative to reported net income
Optimal:
> 1x
|
| Metric | FY 2026 May 31, 2026 10-K ↗ | FY 2025 May 31, 2025 10-K ↗ | FY 2024 May 31, 2024 10-K ↗ | FY 2023 May 31, 2023 10-K ↗ | FY 2022 May 31, 2022 10-K ↗ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on Invested Capital (%) |
0.2%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Return earned on debt + equity capital invested
Optimal:
> 10%
|
9.7%
Fair
↓
Fair
Declining
Return earned on debt + equity capital invested
Optimal:
> 10%
|
15.5%
Excellent
Excellent
Return earned on debt + equity capital invested
Optimal:
> 10%
|
9.1%
Fair
Fair
Return earned on debt + equity capital invested
Optimal:
> 10%
|
— |
| Return on Capital (%) (%) |
-0.1%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Operating profit relative to total assets
Optimal:
> 10%
|
7.5%
Fair
↓
Fair
Declining
Operating profit relative to total assets
Optimal:
> 10%
|
10.4%
Good
Good
Operating profit relative to total assets
Optimal:
> 10%
|
6.8%
Caution
Caution
Operating profit relative to total assets
Optimal:
> 10%
|
— |
| Return on Common Equity (%) (%) |
0.8%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-93%)
|
10.3%
Fair
↓
Fair
Declining
Profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-14%)
|
15.7%
Good
Good
Profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Above avg (+31%)
|
8.5%
Caution
Caution
Profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-29%)
|
— |
| Metric | FY 2026 May 31, 2026 10-K ↗ | FY 2025 May 31, 2025 10-K ↗ | FY 2024 May 31, 2024 10-K ↗ | FY 2023 May 31, 2023 10-K ↗ | FY 2022 May 31, 2022 10-K ↗ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt to Equity (x) |
0.24x
Excellent
↑
Excellent
Improving
Total debt relative to shareholder equity
Optimal:
< 0.6x
vs Sector:
Below avg (-52%)
|
0.28x
Excellent
↑
Excellent
Improving
Total debt relative to shareholder equity
Optimal:
< 0.6x
vs Sector:
Below avg (-44%)
|
0.15x
Excellent
Excellent
Total debt relative to shareholder equity
Optimal:
< 0.6x
vs Sector:
Below avg (-70%)
|
0.00x
Excellent
Excellent
Total debt relative to shareholder equity
Optimal:
< 0.6x
vs Sector:
Below avg (-99%)
|
— |
| Interest Coverage (x) |
-0.12x
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Operating income divided by interest expense
Optimal:
> 5x
|
20.70x
Excellent
↓
Excellent
Declining
Operating income divided by interest expense
Optimal:
> 5x
|
32.42x
Excellent
↓
Excellent
Declining
Operating income divided by interest expense
Optimal:
> 5x
|
40.10x
Excellent
Excellent
Operating income divided by interest expense
Optimal:
> 5x
|
75.53x
Excellent
Excellent
Operating income divided by interest expense
Optimal:
> 5x
|
| Net Debt (USD) | $172.20M | $262.70M | $107.80M | $-29.90M | — |
| Debt / EBITDA (x) |
3.58x
Caution
↑
Caution
Improving
Debt relative to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation
Optimal:
< 2x
|
1.46x
Good
↑
Good
Improving
Debt relative to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation
Optimal:
< 2x
|
0.58x
Excellent
Excellent
Debt relative to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation
Optimal:
< 2x
|
0.02x
Excellent
Excellent
Debt relative to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation
Optimal:
< 2x
|
— |
| Metric | FY 2026 May 31, 2026 10-K ↗ | FY 2025 May 31, 2025 10-K ↗ | FY 2024 May 31, 2024 10-K ↗ | FY 2023 May 31, 2023 10-K ↗ | FY 2022 May 31, 2022 10-K ↗ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Working Capital (USD) | $354.10M | $417.00M | $383.40M | $502.50M | — |
| LT Debt (USD) | $71.40M | $151.50M | $0.00 | $0.00 | — |
| Total Equity (USD) | $1.06B | $1.07B | $985.30M | $1.03B | — |
| Metric | FY 2026 May 31, 2026 10-K ↗ | FY 2025 May 31, 2025 10-K ↗ | FY 2024 May 31, 2024 10-K ↗ | FY 2023 May 31, 2023 10-K ↗ | FY 2022 May 31, 2022 10-K ↗ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales/Revenue/Turnover (USD) | $3.44B | $3.09B | $3.43B | $3.61B | $4.07B |
| Depreciation Expense (USD) | $73.10M | $59.40M | $58.50M | $62.70M | $54.20M |
| Net Income, GAAP (USD) | $8.50M | $110.70M | $154.70M | $87.10M | $180.40M |
| Operating Cash Flow (USD) | $201.20M | $230.30M | $199.50M | $315.00M | $39.50M |
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