Worthington Steel WS
NYSE WS
$34.25 +0.30 (+0.88%)
As of: Aug 21, 2026 · 1:18 PM EDT

Worthington Steel (WS) Deferred Taxes (2022 - 2026)

Worthington Steel (WS) posted Deferred Taxes of -$2.5 million for Q2 2026, up 64.29% sequentially from -$7.0 million in Q1 2026, and down 78.57% YoY from -$11.7 million in Q2 2025.

Worthington Steel (WS) Deferred Taxes (2022 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Worthington Steel has reported Deferred Taxes for 5 years, with the latest figure at -$2.5 million in Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly Deferred Taxes fell 78.57% year-over-year to -$2.5 million in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 was -$10.4 million (down 181.08% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at -$10.4 million, down 181.08% from the prior year.
  • Deferred Taxes improved to -$2.5 million in Q2 2026 per WS's latest filing, from -$7.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Deferred Taxes peaked at $5.8 million in Q2 2024 and troughed at -$9.4 million in Q2 2023.
  • A 5-year average of -$1.4 million and a median of -$900000.0 in 2024 frame the typical range for Deferred Taxes.
  • The widest YoY moves for Deferred Taxes: up 161.7% in 2024, down 1300.0% in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, Deferred Taxes stood at -$100000.0 in 2022, then changed by 0.0% to -$100000.0 in 2023, then tumbled by 1300.0% to -$1.4 million in 2024, then surged by 135.71% to $500000.0 in 2025, then plunged by 600.0% to -$2.5 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Deferred Taxes over the past three periods registered -$2.5 million, -$7.0 million, and $500000.0 for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Deferred Taxes (Qtr)
1 Ternium 108.48 Bn 98.59 Bn 941.02 Mn -
2 Nucor 55.56 Bn 52.87 Bn 2.03 Bn -27.00 Mn
3 ArcelorMittal 55.08 Bn 50.23 Bn - 142.00 Mn
4 Steel Dynamics 32.66 Bn 32.08 Bn 958.97 Mn 29.98 Mn
5 Reliance 19.56 Bn 19.33 Bn 1.30 Bn -
6 Cleveland-Cliffs 6.48 Bn 6.41 Bn 132.00 Mn -17.00 Mn
7 Gerdau 5.42 Bn 4.28 Bn 558.98 Mn -
8 GRUPO SIMEC, S.A.B. de C.V 4.57 Bn 3.01 Bn - -
9 Posco Holdings 4.32 Bn 1.83 Bn 1.04 Bn 5.17 Mn
10 Worthington Steel 1.71 Bn 1.62 Bn 118.80 Mn -2.50 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
May 31, 2026 -2.50 Mn
Feb 28, 2026 -7.00 Mn
Nov 30, 2025 500,000.00
Aug 31, 2025 -1.40 Mn
May 31, 2025 2.70 Mn
Nov 30, 2024 -1.40 Mn
Aug 31, 2024 -900,000.00
May 31, 2024 2.20 Mn
Feb 29, 2024 -900,000.00
Nov 30, 2023 -100,000.00
Aug 31, 2023 -100,000.00
May 31, 2023 -8.30 Mn
Feb 28, 2023 -100,000.00
Nov 30, 2022 -100,000.00