Worthington Steel, Inc. (WS) is a publicly traded company in the Basic Materials — Steel industry listed on NYSE. This overview shows the latest price, key valuation ratios, profitability metrics and financial-health indicators used by fundamental investors.
Worthington Steel, Inc. functions as a specialized steel processing enterprise serving the North American market. The company supplies a variety of steel products, notably flat-rolled carbon steel, custom-welded blanks (both steel and aluminum varieties), and laminated electrical steel components. These materials are crucial for numerous industries, including automotive manufacturing, heavy truck production, agriculture, construction, and energy. Worthington Steel, Inc.
Is Worthington Steel, Inc. stock overvalued or undervalued in 2026?
As of October 30, 2026, Worthington Steel, Inc. (WS) trades at $40.66 with no positive earnings over the last twelve months, according to Kaplio. No valuation verdict: it has no earnings to calculate a P/E from.
Kaplio overview: Worthington Steel, Inc.
Market cap $2B · 52 weeks $28 – $49 (12 % below the high) · P/E no earnings · 2027 expected P/E 10.0× · Dividend 1.6 % · Next earnings December 16, 2026 · expected EPS $0.99 · Closing price, Oct 30 · accounts published Oct 6.
- Valuation: EV/EBITDA 20.0× (no earnings).
- Business: ROIC 3 % (weak).
- Balance sheet: Net debt/EBITDA 1.4× (solid).
- Earnings: 3 of 8 (disappointing).
What would it be worth at its usual multiples?
No valuation verdict: it has no earnings to calculate a P/E from.
In cyclicals the P/E misleads: today's earnings are not the normal ones.
What matters in materials: 6 of 8 pass
- Gross margin 11.7 %, fails.
- Cycle-adjusted EV/EBITDA 20.0×, fails.
- FCF yield 8.3 %, passes, near the threshold.
- Net debt / EBITDA (trough) 1.4×, passes.
- Dividend coverage 2.5×, passes.
- Capex / D&A 1.4×, passes.
- Altman Z-Score 3.2, passes.
- P/B across cycles 2.0×, passes, near the threshold.
Against its peers (reference peers) — Worthington Steel, Inc.: P/E —; EV/EBITDA 20.0×; ROIC 2.5 %; $2.1B. Grupo Simec, S.A.B. de C.V. (P/E 18.3×; EV/EBITDA 2.2×; ROIC 27.9 %; $4.2B), Allied Gold Corporation (P/E —; EV/EBITDA 6.0×; ROIC -1.4 %; $2.6B), Commercial Metals Company (P/E 10.9×; EV/EBITDA 7.7×; ROIC 9.2 %; $7.0B).
Dividend
fragile · Yield 1.6 % ($0.65 per share in 2026) · Years raising it ≥ 2 · paying since 2024 · Free cash flow coverage 3.8× · With $1,000 invested today you'd collect $15.60 a year ($1.30 a month).
Profitability
| Return on Equity | -2.72% |
| Return on Invested Capital | 2.53% |
| Return on Assets | -0.49% |
| Gross Margin | 10.36% |
| Operating Margin | 2.15% |
| Net Margin | -0.56% |
Financial Health
| Debt / Equity | 2.50 |
| Current Ratio | 1.81 |
| Piotroski F-Score | 4 |
| Altman Z-Score | 3.24 |
Price Performance
| 1 month | +15.85% |
| 3 months | +16.88% |
| Year-to-date | +21.58% |
| 1 year | +31.57% |
Dividend History
Paid in the last 12 months: $0.6400 per share in 4 payments.
| Date | Amount |
|---|---|
| 2026-12-14 | $0.1600 |
| 2026-09-15 | $0.1600 |
| 2026-06-12 | $0.1600 |
| 2026-03-13 | $0.1600 |
| 2025-12-12 | $0.1600 |
| 2025-09-12 | $0.1600 |
| 2025-06-13 | $0.1600 |
| 2025-03-14 | $0.1600 |
| 2024-12-13 | $0.1600 |
| 2024-09-13 | $0.1600 |
Amounts adjusted for stock splits.
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Explore sector: Basic Materials · Steel
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