Worthington Steel (WS) Gross Margin (2022 - 2026)
Worthington Steel's Gross Margin came in at 12.79% for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended May 31, 2026), down 2.46 percentage points from 15.25% a year earlier but up 2.90 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Worthington Steel (WS) Gross Margin (2022 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended May 31, 2026), Worthington Steel's Gross Margin was 11.71%, down 0.85 percentage points from FY2025.
- Gross Margin carries a four-year change of +1.99 percentage points (FY2022 to FY2026).
- Going back by fiscal year, Gross Margin was 12.56% in FY2025 (-0.26 pp), 12.82% in FY2024 (+3.49 pp), 9.33% in FY2023 (-0.39 pp) and 9.72% in FY2022.
- The five-year range for quarterly Gross Margin is 3.97% (fiscal Q2 2023) to 16.99% (fiscal Q4 2023).
- Year-over-year, Gross Margin has declined for three consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.55 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Gross Margin over five years came in fiscal Q3 2024 (a gain of 6.81 percentage points), and the weakest in fiscal Q3 2025 (a drop of 3.09 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows WS's Gross Margin at 9.89% (Q3 2026), 10.69% (Q2 2026) and 13.20% (Q1 2026) in the three fiscal quarters before Q4 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 338.35 Bn | 310.05 Bn | 7.76 Bn | 37.78% |
| 2 | Amphenol | 196.58 Bn | 191.16 Bn | 3.55 Bn | 40.51% |
| 3 | Deere | 170.02 Bn | 138.12 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 36.94% |
| 4 | Eaton | 151.86 Bn | 149.05 Bn | 2.86 Bn | 33.47% |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 120.43 Bn | 118.55 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 39.04% |
| 6 | Emerson Electric | 91.10 Bn | 83.83 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 54.48% |
| 7 | 3M | 89.06 Bn | 70.46 Bn | 2.68 Bn | 41.28% |
| 8 | Vertiv Holdings | 81.48 Bn | 72.10 Bn | 1.23 Bn | 37.71% |
| 9 | Illinois Tool Works | 79.16 Bn | 75.71 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 44.13% |
| 10 | Worthington Steel | 1.99 Bn | 1.65 Bn | 118.80 Mn | 12.79% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |
API Access
Worthington Steel Gross 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=gross-margin&ticker=WS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "gross-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=gross-margin&ticker=WS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();