Worthington Steel (WS) FCF Margin (2022 - 2026)
Worthington Steel (WS) recorded FCF Margin of 0.84% in fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended May 31, 2026), down 0.17 percentage points from 1.01% a year earlier and down 3.49 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Worthington Steel (WS) FCF Margin (2022 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended May 31, 2026), Worthington Steel reported FCF Margin of 2.32%, down 0.91 percentage points from FY2025.
- Annual FCF Margin has a four-year change of +2.25 percentage points (FY2022 to FY2026).
- Across earlier fiscal years, FCF Margin came in at 3.23% in FY2025 (+0.43 pp), 2.80% in FY2024 (-4.67 pp), 7.47% in FY2023 (+7.39 pp) and 0.08% in FY2022.
- Quarterly FCF Margin has ranged from -4.20% in fiscal Q1 2024 to 14.98% in fiscal Q2 2024 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, FCF Margin rose in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.36 percentage points.
- Peak year-over-year performance for FCF Margin in the last five years was a gain of 8.16 percentage points in fiscal Q1 2025, against a drop of 10.99 percentage points in fiscal Q3 2024 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at 4.33% (Q3 2026), 8.56% (Q2 2026) and -4.09% (Q1 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 340.33 Bn | 312.03 Bn | 7.76 Bn | 15.87% |
| 2 | Amphenol | 195.04 Bn | 189.62 Bn | 3.55 Bn | 13.72% |
| 3 | Deere | 171.72 Bn | 139.81 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 10.35% |
| 4 | Eaton | 152.74 Bn | 149.93 Bn | 2.86 Bn | 10.24% |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 120.82 Bn | 118.95 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 27.16% |
| 6 | Emerson Electric | 91.30 Bn | 84.04 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 27.13% |
| 7 | 3M | 90.37 Bn | 71.82 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 3.49% |
| 8 | Vertiv Holdings | 81.71 Bn | 72.33 Bn | 1.23 Bn | 28.30% |
| 9 | Illinois Tool Works | 79.34 Bn | 75.90 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 14.67% |
| 10 | Worthington Steel | 2.05 Bn | 1.53 Bn | 261.20 Mn | -2.53% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | -2.53% |
| May 31, 2026 | 0.84% |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 4.33% |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 8.56% |
| Aug 31, 2025 | -4.09% |
| May 31, 2025 | 1.01% |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 3.67% |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 4.49% |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 3.97% |
| May 31, 2024 | -1.01% |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 2.77% |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 14.98% |
| Aug 31, 2023 | -4.20% |
| May 31, 2023 | 7.94% |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 13.76% |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 10.23% |
Worthington Steel FCF 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
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import requests
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params = {"slug": "fcf-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=fcf-margin&ticker=WS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();