Worthington Steel (WS) FCF Payout Ratio (2022 - 2026)
Worthington Steel's (WS) quarterly FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.74 in Q1 2026, down 1.5% year-on-year from 0.75 in Q1 2025, and up 780.37% quarter-over-quarter from 0.11 in Q4 2025.
Worthington Steel (WS) FCF Payout Ratio (2022 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Worthington Steel has disclosed FCF Payout Ratio across 5 years of filings, most recently posting 0.74 for Q1 2026.
- FCF Payout Ratio for Q1 2026 came in at 0.74, down 1.5% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 was 0.4 (up 15.18% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 0.32, up 248.71% from the prior year.
- FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.74 for Q1 2026 at Worthington Steel, up from 0.11 in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, FCF Payout Ratio ranged from a high of 0.95 in Q2 2025 to a low of 0.54 in Q2 2024.
- The 5-year median for FCF Payout Ratio is 0.09 (2024), against an average of 0.17.
- Across the five-year window, FCF Payout Ratio slumped 554.19% in 2024 and jumped 780.26% in 2025, its largest moves.
- Worthington Steel's FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.13 in 2022, then plunged by 137.63% to 0.05 in 2023, then surged by 286.75% to 0.09 in 2024, then sank by 216.28% to 0.11 in 2025, then soared by 780.37% to 0.74 in 2026.
- The last three FCF Payout Ratio figures came in at 0.74 (Q1 2026), 0.11 (Q4 2025), and 0.23 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ternium | 94.27 Bn | 84.31 Bn | 686.87 Mn | - |
| 2 | Nucor | 58.23 Bn | 56.84 Bn | 1.50 Bn | 0.98 |
| 3 | ArcelorMittal | 51.15 Bn | 48.81 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | Steel Dynamics | 38.88 Bn | 38.02 Bn | 763.22 Mn | 7.01 |
| 5 | Reliance | 20.36 Bn | 20.12 Bn | 1.17 Bn | 0.76 |
| 6 | Cleveland-Cliffs | 7.71 Bn | 7.86 Bn | -82.00 Mn | - |
| 7 | Algoma Steel | 2.77 Bn | 2.77 Bn | -92.32 | - |
| 8 | National Steel | 2.24 Bn | -552.84 Mn | 479.33 Mn | - |
| 9 | Worthington Steel | 2.07 Bn | 2.07 Bn | 76.10 Mn | 0.74 |
| 10 | NWPX Infrastructure | 1.13 Bn | 1.11 Bn | 26.67 Mn | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Feb 28, 2026 | 0.74 |
| Nov 30, 2025 | -0.11 |
| Aug 31, 2025 | -0.23 |
| May 31, 2025 | 0.95 |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 0.75 |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 0.09 |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 0.06 |
| May 31, 2024 | -0.54 |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 0.09 |
| Aug 31, 2023 | -0.05 |
| May 31, 2023 | 0.12 |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 0.13 |