Worthington Steel (WS) Debt Ratio (2023 - 2026)
Worthington Steel's Debt Ratio was 0.11 in fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended May 31, 2026), up 47.6% from 0.08 a year earlier and up 5.0% from the prior quarter.
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Worthington Steel (WS) Debt Ratio (2023 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
From fiscal Q4 2023 onward, Worthington Steel has reported Debt Ratio for 12 quarters.
- In earlier fiscal years, Debt Ratio was 0.08 in FY2025 (-51.3%), 0.16 in FY2024 (+993.1%) and 0.01 in FY2023.
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Debt Ratio since fiscal Q2 2025.
- Compared with a year earlier, Debt Ratio was higher in two of the last seven quarters, with an average decline of 11.5%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Debt Ratio over five years was fiscal Q4 2024 (growth of 993.1%); the worst was fiscal Q3 2025 (a decline of 60.8%).
- Per Business Quant data, WS's Debt Ratio in the three fiscal quarters before Q4 2026 was 0.11 (Q3 2026), 0.08 (Q2 2026) and 0.10 (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt Ratio (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 338.40 Bn | 310.10 Bn | 7.76 Bn | 0.44 |
| 2 | Amphenol | 197.43 Bn | 192.01 Bn | 3.55 Bn | 0.42 |
| 3 | Deere | 170.03 Bn | 138.13 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 0.54 |
| 4 | Eaton | 152.39 Bn | 149.58 Bn | 2.86 Bn | 0.37 |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 120.20 Bn | 118.32 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 0.28 |
| 6 | Emerson Electric | 90.58 Bn | 83.32 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 0.31 |
| 7 | 3M | 88.69 Bn | 70.09 Bn | 2.68 Bn | 0.36 |
| 8 | Vertiv Holdings | 82.99 Bn | 73.61 Bn | 1.23 Bn | 0.18 |
| 9 | Illinois Tool Works | 79.01 Bn | 75.57 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 0.59 |
| 10 | Worthington Steel | 2.04 Bn | 1.70 Bn | 118.80 Mn | 0.11 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 31, 2026 | 0.11 |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 0.11 |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 0.08 |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 0.10 |
| May 31, 2025 | 0.08 |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 0.06 |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 0.13 |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 0.13 |
| May 31, 2024 | 0.16 |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 0.16 |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 0.21 |
| May 31, 2023 | 0.03 |
API Access
Worthington Steel Debt Ratio API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=debt-ratio&ticker=WS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "debt-ratio", "ticker": "WS", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=debt-ratio&ticker=WS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();