Worthington Steel (WS) Free Cash Flow (2022 - 2026)

Worthington Steel's (WS) quarterly Free Cash Flow came in at $33.3 million in Q1 2026, up 32.14% year-on-year from $25.2 million in Q1 2025, and down 55.36% quarter-over-quarter from $74.6 million in Q4 2025.

Worthington Steel (WS) Free Cash Flow (2022 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Worthington Steel has disclosed Free Cash Flow across 5 years of filings, most recently posting $33.3 million for Q1 2026.

  • Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 came in at $33.3 million, up 32.14% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 was $80.6 million (down 2.07% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $99.9 million, up 3.95% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow came in at $33.3 million for Q1 2026 at Worthington Steel, down from $74.6 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Free Cash Flow ranged from a high of $121.0 million in Q4 2023 to a low of -$38.0 million in Q3 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is $33.2 million (2024), against an average of $38.2 million.
  • Peak annual rise in Free Cash Flow reached 191.3% in 2025, while the deepest fall reached 207.85% in 2025.
  • Worthington Steel's Free Cash Flow stood at $88.8 million in 2022, then jumped by 36.26% to $121.0 million in 2023, then plunged by 72.56% to $33.2 million in 2024, then soared by 124.7% to $74.6 million in 2025, then plunged by 55.36% to $33.3 million in 2026.
  • The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at $33.3 million (Q1 2026), $74.6 million (Q4 2025), and -$35.7 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Ternium 94.27 Bn 84.31 Bn 686.87 Mn 623.22 Mn
2 Nucor 58.23 Bn 56.84 Bn 1.50 Bn 225.00 Mn
3 ArcelorMittal 51.15 Bn 48.81 Bn - -9.00 Mn
4 Steel Dynamics 38.88 Bn 38.02 Bn 763.22 Mn 10.34 Mn
5 Reliance 20.36 Bn 20.12 Bn 1.17 Bn 87.20 Mn
6 Cleveland-Cliffs 7.71 Bn 7.86 Bn -82.00 Mn -477.00 Mn
7 Algoma Steel 2.77 Bn 2.77 Bn -92.32 -14.88
8 National Steel 2.24 Bn -552.84 Mn 479.33 Mn -147.54 Mn
9 Worthington Steel 2.07 Bn 2.07 Bn 76.10 Mn 33.30 Mn
10 NWPX Infrastructure 1.13 Bn 1.11 Bn 26.67 Mn 27.97 Mn

Historic Data

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Feb 28, 2026 33.30 Mn
Feb 28, 2026 33.30 Mn
Nov 30, 2025 74.60 Mn
Nov 30, 2025 74.60 Mn
Aug 31, 2025 -35.70 Mn
Aug 31, 2025 -35.70 Mn
May 31, 2025 8.40 Mn
May 31, 2025 8.40 Mn
Feb 28, 2025 25.20 Mn
Feb 28, 2025 25.20 Mn
Nov 30, 2024 33.20 Mn
Nov 30, 2024 33.20 Mn
Aug 31, 2024 33.10 Mn
Aug 31, 2024 33.10 Mn
May 31, 2024 -9.20 Mn
May 31, 2024 -9.20 Mn
Feb 29, 2024 22.30 Mn
Feb 29, 2024 22.30 Mn
Nov 30, 2023 121.00 Mn
Nov 30, 2023 121.00 Mn