Worthington Steel (WS) EBIT Margin (2022 - 2026)
Worthington Steel's EBIT Margin came in at 2.05% for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Aug 31, 2026), down 3.48 percentage points from 5.53% a year earlier but up 10.07 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Worthington Steel (WS) EBIT Margin (2022 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Aug 31, 2026, Worthington Steel reported EBIT Margin of 0.12%, down 4.73 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended May 31, 2026), it came in at -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 five-year range for quarterly EBIT Margin is -8.02% (fiscal Q4 2026) to 10.16% (fiscal Q4 2023).
- Year-over-year, EBIT Margin has declined for four consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -2.85 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 -8.02% (Q4 2026), 0.40% (Q3 2026) and 2.49% (Q2 2026) in the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBIT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 267.46 Bn | 238.77 Bn | 7.35 Bn | 20.38% |
| 2 | Amphenol | 197.37 Bn | 192.21 Bn | 4.02 Bn | 29.53% |
| 3 | Deere | 185.36 Bn | 194.13 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 14.72% |
| 4 | Eaton | 137.64 Bn | 134.62 Bn | 3.11 Bn | 17.76% |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 121.80 Bn | 119.79 Bn | 2.26 Bn | 19.96% |
| 6 | 3M | 97.84 Bn | 80.25 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 23.66% |
| 7 | Emerson Electric | 93.37 Bn | 85.86 Bn | 2.74 Bn | 25.88% |
| 8 | Illinois Tool Works | 81.86 Bn | 78.53 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 27.79% |
| 9 | Vertiv Holdings | 74.77 Bn | 63.62 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 22.81% |
| 10 | Worthington Steel | 1.97 Bn | 1.84 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_KEYimport 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();