Worthington Steel (WS) Change in Inventory (2022 - 2026)

Worthington Steel's (WS) quarterly Change in Inventory came in at $21.1 million in Q1 2026, up 3616.67% year-on-year from $567713.0 in Q1 2025, and up 131.97% quarter-over-quarter from -$66.0 million in Q4 2025.

Worthington Steel (WS) Change in Inventory (2022 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Worthington Steel has disclosed Change in Inventory across 5 years of filings, most recently posting $21.1 million for Q1 2026.

  • Change in Inventory for Q1 2026 came in at $21.1 million, up 3616.67% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 was $51.2 million (up 177.58% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $16.7 million, up 201.83% from the prior year.
  • Change in Inventory came in at $21.1 million for Q1 2026 at Worthington Steel, up from -$66.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Change in Inventory ranged from a high of $79.7 million in Q2 2025 to a low of -$91.5 million in Q4 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Change in Inventory is -$1.8 million (2024), against an average of -$8.9 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Change in Inventory sank 130.56% in 2024 and soared 3616.67% in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Worthington Steel's Change in Inventory stood at -$86.9 million in 2022, then dropped by 5.29% to -$91.5 million in 2023, then surged by 46.23% to -$49.2 million in 2024, then plunged by 34.15% to -$66.0 million in 2025, then surged by 131.97% to $21.1 million in 2026.
  • The last three Change in Inventory figures came in at $21.1 million (Q1 2026), -$66.0 million (Q4 2025), and $16.4 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change in Inventory (Qtr)
1 Ternium 94.27 Bn 84.31 Bn 686.87 Mn -
2 Nucor 58.23 Bn 56.84 Bn 1.50 Bn 183.00 Mn
3 ArcelorMittal 51.15 Bn 48.81 Bn - 18.71 Bn
4 Steel Dynamics 38.88 Bn 38.02 Bn 763.22 Mn 174.43 Mn
5 Reliance 20.36 Bn 20.12 Bn 1.17 Bn 47.70 Mn
6 Cleveland-Cliffs 7.71 Bn 7.86 Bn -82.00 Mn -174.00 Mn
7 Algoma Steel 2.77 Bn 2.77 Bn -92.32 -
8 National Steel 2.24 Bn -552.84 Mn 479.33 Mn -
9 Worthington Steel 2.07 Bn 2.07 Bn 76.10 Mn 21.10 Mn
10 NWPX Infrastructure 1.13 Bn 1.11 Bn 26.67 Mn -6.39 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Feb 28, 2026 21.10 Mn
Feb 28, 2026 21.10 Mn
Nov 30, 2025 -66.00 Mn
Nov 30, 2025 -66.00 Mn
Aug 31, 2025 16.40 Mn
Aug 31, 2025 16.40 Mn
May 31, 2025 79.70 Mn
May 31, 2025 79.70 Mn
Feb 28, 2025 -600,000.00
Feb 28, 2025 -600,000.00
Nov 30, 2024 -49.20 Mn
Nov 30, 2024 -49.20 Mn
Aug 31, 2024 -13.20 Mn
Aug 31, 2024 -13.20 Mn
May 31, 2024 -3.00 Mn
May 31, 2024 -3.00 Mn
Feb 29, 2024 34.90 Mn
Feb 29, 2024 34.90 Mn
Nov 30, 2023 -91.50 Mn
Nov 30, 2023 -91.50 Mn