Worthington Steel WS
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$33.90 -2.07 (-5.75%)
At close: Aug 20, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Worthington Steel (WS) Gross Margin (2022 - 2026)

Worthington Steel (WS) posted Gross Margin of 12.79% for Q2 2026, up 29.33% sequentially from 9.89% in Q1 2026, and down 246.0% YoY from 8.76% in Q2 2025.

Worthington Steel (WS) Gross Margin (2022 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Worthington Steel has reported Gross Margin for 5 years, with the latest figure at 12.79% in Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly Gross Margin fell 246.0% year-over-year to 12.79% in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 was 11.71% (down 85.0% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at 11.71%, down 85.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin grew to 12.79% in Q2 2026 per WS's latest filing, from 9.89% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Gross Margin peaked at 16.99% in Q2 2023 and troughed at 3.97% in Q4 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 11.76% and a median of 12.04% in 2024 frame the typical range for Gross Margin.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Gross Margin soared 681 bps in 2024, then sank 309 bps in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, Gross Margin stood at 3.97% in 2022, then soared by 88 bps to 7.45% in 2023, then jumped by 45 bps to 10.83% in 2024, then slipped by 1 bps to 10.69% in 2025, then gained by 20 bps to 12.79% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Gross Margin over the past three periods registered 12.79%, 9.89%, and 10.69% for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 Ternium 106.22 Bn 96.33 Bn 941.02 Mn 21.68%
2 Nucor 55.03 Bn 52.34 Bn 2.03 Bn 19.56%
3 ArcelorMittal 54.04 Bn 49.19 Bn - -
4 Steel Dynamics 31.61 Bn 31.03 Bn 958.97 Mn 15.74%
5 Reliance 19.53 Bn 19.29 Bn 1.30 Bn 28.09%
6 Cleveland-Cliffs 6.15 Bn 6.08 Bn 132.00 Mn 2.53%
7 Gerdau 5.42 Bn 4.28 Bn 558.98 Mn 15.83%
8 GRUPO SIMEC, S.A.B. de C.V 4.56 Bn 3.00 Bn - -
9 Posco Holdings 4.34 Bn 1.84 Bn 1.04 Bn 16.96%
10 Worthington Steel 1.70 Bn 1.61 Bn 118.80 Mn 12.79%

Historic Data

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DateValue
May 31, 2026 12.79%
Feb 28, 2026 9.89%
Nov 30, 2025 10.69%
Aug 31, 2025 13.20%
May 31, 2025 15.25%
Feb 28, 2025 11.81%
Nov 30, 2024 10.83%
Aug 31, 2024 12.04%
May 31, 2024 14.38%
Feb 29, 2024 14.90%
Nov 30, 2023 7.45%
Aug 31, 2023 14.19%
May 31, 2023 16.99%
Feb 28, 2023 8.10%
Nov 30, 2022 3.97%