Worthington Steel, Inc. (WS) stock
WSNYSESteel Works, Blast Furnaces & Rolling & Finishing MillsFiscal year ends May 31
Financials through Q1 FY2027, quarter ended Aug 31, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Oct 13, 2026Score 4/303% above fair value
$38.54−0.92 (-2.33%)
Close on Nov 12, 2026Market cap $1.97BP/E –Yield 1.66%
Worthington Steel statistics
102 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.
Important dates
- Next earnings
- Dec 18, 2026 (estimated, after the close)
- Last ex-dividend date
- Sep 15, 2026
- Fundamentals through
- Aug 31, 2026
- Share price as of
- Nov 12, 2026
Valuation ratiosIndustry
- P/TBV Ratio
- 2.16
- 2.01
- P/OCF Ratio
- 9.80
- 10.65
Enterprise valuationIndustry
- EV / Sales
- 0.85
- 1.00
- EV / EBIT
- 718.46
- 17.23
- EV / FCF
- 96.92
- 20.44
Share statisticsIndustry
- Shares Change (YoY)
- 0.25%
- 0.06%
- Shares Change (QoQ)
- 0.30%
- -0.10%
- Float
- 50M
- 37M
- Shares Held by Insiders
- 2.47%
- 6.82%
- Shares Held by Institutions
- 55.0%
- 78.9%
Short sellingIndustry
- Short Interest
- 2M
- –
- Short Interest Change
- -0.84%
- -1.35%
- Short % of Float
- 3.84%
- 3.87%
- Short % of Shares Outstanding
- 3.74%
- 3.28%
- Days to Cover
- 4.31
- 3.05
Stock price statisticsIndustry
- 52-Week High
- $49.17
- –
- 52-Week Low
- $27.22
- –
- 20-Day Moving Average
- $40.31
- –
- 50-Day Moving Average
- $37.52
- –
- 200-Day Moving Average
- $37.63
- –
- Average True Range (14)
- $2.28
- –
- Price Change (1 Week)
- 7.35%
- 6.86%
- Price Change (1 Month)
- -0.54%
- -3.85%
- Price Change (3 Months)
- 1.58%
- -19.7%
- Price Change (6 Months)
- -5.21%
- -18.1%
- Price Change (YTD)
- 11.3%
- -3.91%
- Price Change (1 Year)
- 22.8%
- 8.62%
- Average Volume (10 Days)
- 323,507
- –
- Average Volume (20 Days)
- 387,452
- –
- Average Volume (90 Days)
- 329,631
- –
- Relative Volume
- 1.08
- 0.75
- Relative Strength Index (14)
- 48.0
- 43.6
- Volatility (1 Year)
- 48.3%
- 49.3%
- Beta (5 Years)
- 1.71
- 1.13
MarginsIndustry
- Pretax Margin
- -0.62%
- 5.52%
- EBITDA Margin
- 1.85%
- 10.5%
- FCF Margin
- 0.88%
- 4.12%
Returns on capitalIndustry
- Return on Equity (ROE)
- -3.58%
- 7.87%
- Return on Assets (ROA)
- -0.93%
- 3.75%
- Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
- 0.23%
- 6.09%
- Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
- 0.16%
- 5.64%
Financial positionIndustry
- Current Ratio
- 1.81
- 2.34
- Quick Ratio
- 0.78
- 1.05
- Debt / Equity
- 2.13
- 0.32
- Debt / EBITDA
- 22.41
- 2.19
- Debt / FCF
- 47.03
- 4.28
- Net Debt / EBITDA
- 19.88
- 1.41
- Interest Coverage
- 0.10
- 3.31
GrowthIndustry
- Revenue Growth (YoY)
- 69.1%
- 17.7%
- Net Income Growth (YoY)
- -132.2%
- 35.5%
- EPS Growth (YoY)
- -132.3%
- 41.1%
- FCF Growth (YoY)
- 50.2%
- 16.6%
- Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)
- -1.54%
- 0.04%
- EPS Growth (3Y CAGR)
- -54.2%
- -1.79%
EfficiencyIndustry
- Asset Turnover
- 1.28
- 0.95
- Inventory Turnover
- 4.34
- 4.48
- Revenue Per Employee
- $981.02K
- $673.42K
- Profits Per Employee
- -$7.09K
- $13.78K
- Employee Count
- 5,400
- 2,906
- WACC
- 8.38%
- 9.49%
Income statement (TTM)Industry
- Pretax Income
- -$32.90M
- $60.65M
Balance sheetIndustry
- Net Cash (Debt)
- -$1.95B
- -$26.02M
- Net Cash Per Share
- -$38.04
- -$0.85
- Equity (Book Value)
- $1.03B
- $718.87M
- Book Value Per Share
- $20.16
- $15.12
- Tangible Book Value
- $912.80M
- $275.23M
- Working Capital
- $1.72B
- $297.61M
Cash flow (TTM)Industry
- Capital Expenditures
- -$154.80M
- -$52.11M
- FCF Per Share
- $0.91
- $1.10
Dividends and yieldsIndustry
- Earnings Yield
- -1.94%
- 4.02%
- FCF Yield
- 2.37%
- 2.33%
- Dividend Yield
- 1.66%
- 0.92%
- Shareholder Yield
- 1.66%
- 2.05%
- Dividend Per Share
- $0.64
- $0.76
- Dividend Growth (YoY)
- 0.00%
- 0.00%
- Years of Dividend Growth
- 0
- 0
- FCF Payout Ratio
- 70.0%
- 19.3%
Taxes and interestIndustry
- Interest Expense
- $64.30M
- $33.50M
- Income Tax
- $18.70M
- $23.60M
Scores and fair valueIndustry
- Altman Z-Score
- 1.53
- 2.62
- Piotroski F-Score
- 4
- 5
- Beneish M-Score
- -2.79
- -2.50
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 12, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | WS | S&P 500 | Difference | WS per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | +1.4% | -2.7% | +4.1 pts | ||
| 3 months | +1.8% | -1.7% | +3.6 pts | ||
| Year to date | +12.8% | +11.9% | +0.9 pts | ||
| 1 year | +22.1% | +12.0% | +10.1 pts |
Short interest
Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.
2M WS shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, down 0.8% from the previous report, or 3.84% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 4.3 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 71.1% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.
| Settlement date | Shares short | Change | Avg. daily volume | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | 1,916,683 | -0.8% | 444,481 | 4.3 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 1,932,997 | +12.8% | 616,137 | 3.1 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 1,713,970 | -2.8% | 344,829 | 5.0 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 1,764,145 | +10.0% | 283,256 | 6.2 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 1,603,195 | +14.2% | 249,379 | 6.4 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 1,403,341 | -1.8% | 183,271 | 7.7 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 1,428,612 | -11.6% | 230,098 | 6.2 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 1,615,659 | +2.5% | 286,154 | 5.7 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1,576,396 | -0.3% | 549,780 | 2.9 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1,581,188 | -0.9% | 238,750 | 6.6 |
| May 29, 2026 | 1,595,163 | +3.8% | 218,072 | 7.3 |
| May 15, 2026 | 1,536,944 | -10.8% | 240,854 | 6.4 |
Ratios use trailing-twelve-month results and the latest balance sheet. How we calculate.
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