Worthington Steel WS
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$40.84 -0.40 (-0.97%)
As of: Oct 21, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

Worthington Steel (WS) EBIT Margin (2022 - 2026)

Updated

Worthington Steel's EBIT Margin came in at -8.02% for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended May 31, 2026), down 15.99 percentage points from 7.97% a year earlier and down 8.42 percentage points from the prior quarter.

Analysis

Worthington Steel (WS) EBIT Margin (2022 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

For FY2026 (ended May 31, 2026), Worthington Steel's EBIT Margin was -0.04%, down 4.79 percentage points from FY2025.

  • EBIT Margin carries a four-year change of -5.61 percentage points (FY2022 to FY2026).
  • Going back by fiscal year, EBIT Margin was 4.75% in FY2025 (-0.92 pp), 5.67% in FY2024 (+2.34 pp), 3.33% in FY2023 (-2.23 pp) and 5.57% in FY2022.
  • The fiscal Q4 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly EBIT Margin in data going back to fiscal Q2 2023.
  • Year-over-year, EBIT Margin has declined for three consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -2.73 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
  • The fastest year-over-year change in EBIT Margin over five years came in fiscal Q3 2024 (a gain of 7.01 percentage points), and the weakest in fiscal Q4 2026 (a drop of 15.99 percentage points).
  • Business Quant data shows WS's EBIT Margin at 0.40% (Q3 2026), 2.49% (Q2 2026) and 5.53% (Q1 2026) in the three fiscal quarters before Q4 2026.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBIT Margin (Qtr)
1 Caterpillar 340.33 Bn 312.03 Bn 7.76 Bn 20.91%
2 Amphenol 195.04 Bn 189.62 Bn 3.55 Bn 29.51%
3 Deere 171.72 Bn 139.81 Bn 4.66 Bn 14.72%
4 Eaton 152.74 Bn 149.93 Bn 2.86 Bn 16.32%
5 Parker-Hannifin 120.82 Bn 118.95 Bn 2.25 Bn 23.86%
6 Emerson Electric 91.30 Bn 84.04 Bn 2.66 Bn 26.92%
7 3M 90.37 Bn 71.82 Bn 2.78 Bn 23.66%
8 Vertiv Holdings 81.71 Bn 72.33 Bn 1.23 Bn 19.48%
9 Illinois Tool Works 79.34 Bn 75.90 Bn 1.90 Bn 26.67%
10 Worthington Steel 2.05 Bn 1.53 Bn 261.20 Mn 2.05%
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Aug 31, 2026 2.05%
May 31, 2026 -8.02%
Feb 28, 2026 0.40%
Nov 30, 2025 2.49%
Aug 31, 2025 5.53%
May 31, 2025 7.97%
Feb 28, 2025 2.66%
Nov 30, 2024 2.56%
Aug 31, 2024 5.20%
May 31, 2024 7.39%
Feb 29, 2024 8.23%
Nov 30, 2023 -1.09%
Aug 31, 2023 7.69%
May 31, 2023 10.16%
Feb 28, 2023 1.22%
Nov 30, 2022 -2.29%
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