Worthington Steel (WS) EBIT Margin (2022 - 2026)
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.
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 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
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |
Worthington Steel EBIT Margin 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=ebit-margin&ticker=WS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebit-margin", "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=ebit-margin&ticker=WS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();