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Worthington Steel, Inc. Materials Steel Works, Blast Furnaces & Rolling & Finishing Mills Russell 3000
$40.66Close
$2.0BMarket cap
$28.00 – $48.2752-week range
Dec 16, 2026Next report
Highlights
Cautions
- Not in an uptrend 5 of 8 trend conditions
- Earnings shrinking EPS −127% year on year
Price
Filing Results Screen pick 52-week high and low Adjusted prices
Key figures
Off 12-month high
16%
1wk
down 0.5%
price change
1mo
up 15.4%
price change
12-month return
up 31%
market up 11% ·
its own up 19%
F-score
3 / 9
Weak
Altman Z
3.03
Low risk
P/E
—
price / earnings
PEG
—
P/E / EPS growth
P/B
1.9×
price / book
Earnings yield
down 0.1%
EBIT / enterprise value
Cheaper than
51%
of the market · around average
Revenue growth
up 11%
year on year
EPS growth
down 127%
latest quarter · +94 pts
Sales growth
up 212%
latest quarter · +201 pts
ROE
down 1%
return on equity
Free cash margin
up 2%
$80.0M FCF
D/E
0.04
long-term debt / equity
Net debt / EBITDA
-0.5×
net cash
Interest cover
Lossoperating loss
Piotroski tests
- not yet profitable on its assets
- profitability slipped from last year
- took on more long-term debt
- short-term liquidity weakened
- issued more shares
- gross margin narrowed
- generating cash from operations
- profits backed by cash
- assets working harder
Repair signals
- Revenue reaccelerating (-10% then +11%)
Trade setup
ATR%
4.8%
$1.95 a day · 2×ATR $36.76
RS
66 / 99
vs the universe
Trend
5 / 8
150-day under the 200-day, 50-day under the 150/200-day, RS under 70
Relative volume
0.9×
vs 50-day average
Up/down volume
1.00
50 sessions
Implied move
—
no option chain · report Dec 16, 2026
Trend template · 5 of 8
- Price above the 150 and 200-day averages: passes
- 150-day average above the 200-day: fails
- 200-day average rising for a month: passes
- 50-day average above the 150 and 200-day: fails
- Price above the 50-day average: passes
- At least 30% above the 52-week low: passes
- Within 25% of the 52-week high: passes
- RS rank 70 or higher: fails
Screen verdict
Did not qualify for any screen.
Warning signs
- Losing money before interest is even paid The company made an operating loss, so interest is not covered at all - the debt is being serviced from cash reserves, asset sales or new borrowing rather than from the business.
Last reported
Oct 7, 2026
Results reaction
Oct 7, 2026-9% vs market2 sessions after results
Financials
- Gross 12%
- Net -0%
- Free cash 2%
- Cash
- Long-term debt
| FY2022May 31, 2022 | FY2023May 31, 2023 | FY2024May 31, 2024 | FY2025May 31, 2025 | FY2026May 31, 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $4.1B | $3.6B | $3.4B | $3.1B | $3.4B |
| Gross margin | 10% | 9% | 13% | 13% | 12% |
| Operating income | $226.6M | $120.3M | $194.5M | $147.0M | -$1.4M |
| Net income | $180.4M | $87.1M | $170.0M | $119.0M | -$13.0M |
| Net margin | 4% | 2% | 5% | 4% | -0% |
| Earnings per share | $3.66 | $1.77 | $3.41 | $2.36 | -$0.26 |
| Free cash flow | $3.1M | $269.5M | $96.1M | $99.9M | $80.0M |
| Free cash margin | 0% | 7% | 3% | 3% | 2% |
| Cash | $20.1M | $32.7M | $40.2M | $38.0M | $84.6M |
| Long-term debt | — | $0 | $0 | $2.3M | $44.4M |
| Shareholders' equity | $1.3B | $1.0B | $985.3M | $1.1B | $1.1B |
| Shares outstanding | — | 100 | 49.33m | 49.55m | 49.92m |
Filings
| Filed | Report | Period to | Lag |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 13, 2026 | Quarterly ↗ | Aug 31, 2026 | 43d |
| Jul 30, 2026 | Annual ↗ | May 31, 2026 | 60d |
| Apr 9, 2026 | Quarterly ↗ | Feb 28, 2026 | 40d |
| Jan 8, 2026 | Quarterly ↗ | Nov 30, 2025 | 39d |
| Oct 10, 2025 | Quarterly ↗ | Aug 31, 2025 | 40d |
| Jul 29, 2025 | Annual ↗ | May 31, 2025 | 59d |
| Apr 11, 2025 | Quarterly ↗ | Feb 28, 2025 | 42d |
| Jan 13, 2025 | Quarterly ↗ | Nov 30, 2024 | 44d |
| Oct 15, 2024 | Quarterly ↗ | Aug 31, 2024 | 45d |
| Aug 2, 2024 | Annual ↗ | May 31, 2024 | 63d |
| Apr 12, 2024 | Quarterly ↗ | Feb 29, 2024 | 43d |
| Jan 16, 2024 | Quarterly ↗ | Nov 30, 2023 | 47d |
Current reports
| Filed | Disclosed |
|---|---|
| Oct 23, 2026 | Regulation FD ↗ |
| Oct 21, 2026 | Regulation FD ↗ |
| Oct 7, 2026 | Results · Other events ↗ |
| Sep 24, 2026 | Shareholder vote ↗ |
| Sep 8, 2026 | Material agreement · Regulation FD ↗ |
| Jul 15, 2026 | Regulation FD ↗ |
| Jun 30, 2026 | Material agreement · Agreement ended · New obligation ↗ |
| Jun 25, 2026 | Results · Director or officer change · Other events ↗ |
| Jun 3, 2026 | Acquisition or disposal · Regulation FD ↗ |
| Jun 2, 2026 | Material agreement · New obligation · Other events ↗ |
| May 27, 2026 | Regulation FD ↗ |
| May 26, 2026 | Regulation FD ↗ |