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Worthington Steel, Inc. key statistics and ratios

In fiscal 2026, Worthington Steel, Inc. had return on equity of 0.8% and a net margin of 0.2%. Each ratio below is calculated from the figures on its income statement, balance sheet and cash flow pages.

Financial ratios

US$ thousands unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Fiscal year2022May 20222023May 20232024May 20242025May 20252026May 2026LTMAug 2026
Net margin4.4%2.4%4.5%3.6%0.2%−0.7%
Return on equity14.2%7.6%15.4%10.8%0.8%−3.7%
Return on assets—4.9%8.5%5.8%0.4%−0.9%
Effective tax rate21.2%22.5%21.3%19.4%——
SG&A as % of revenue4.4%5.6%6.5%7.5%8.6%8.3%
Dividends ÷ net income0.0%0.0%5.1%28.8%383.5%—

Returns use average equity or assets over the year. Return on equity is left blank when equity is negative or so small that the ratio says nothing (above ±200%); interest cover is left blank above 200 times. Price-based ratios such as P/E are on the valuation page.

Financial health

2 of 6 checks passed · August 31, 2026
What it owns · $6.0bn
Short-term assets $3.8bnLonger-term assets $2.2bn
What it owes, and who funded it · $5.4bn
Short-term liabilities $2.1bnLonger-term liabilities $2.2bnShareholders' equity $1.0bn
  • Short-term assets cover short-term liabilities $3.8bn of assets due within a year against $2.1bn of liabilities due within a year.
  • Short-term assets cover long-term liabilities $3.8bn short-term assets against $2.2bn of longer-dated liabilities.
  • More cash than debt $248m of cash against $2.2bn of debt.
  • Debt below 40% of shareholders' equity Debt is 213% of equity.
  • Debt burden no higher than five years ago Five-year comparison not available. Not assessable.
  • A year's operating cash flow covers at least 20% of debt $202m of operating cash flow against $2.2bn of debt.
  • Operating profit covers interest at least five times over Operating income of $6m against $64m of interest.

From Worthington Steel, Inc.'s latest balance sheet as filed. Checks are fixed, documented rules (methodology), counted only where the company reports the figures — a dot means the filing doesn't break the item out. Descriptions of reported data, not advice.

Moat

Not assessed: fewer than five years of comparable figures in the filings. AI disruption exposure for this industry: Low.

A rules-based reading of reported figures, not a forecast and not investment advice. How the score is built: methodology.

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Figures from Worthington Steel, Inc.'s SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 26, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to Worthington Steel, Inc.