Worthington Steel (WS) Interest Coverage Ratio (2022 - 2026)

Worthington Steel's (WS) quarterly Interest Coverage Ratio came in at 1.48 in Q1 2026, down 88.71% year-on-year from 13.07 in Q1 2025, and down 81.63% quarter-over-quarter from 8.04 in Q4 2025.

Worthington Steel (WS) Interest Coverage Ratio (2022 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Worthington Steel has disclosed Interest Coverage Ratio across 5 years of filings, most recently posting 1.48 for Q1 2026.

  • Interest Coverage Ratio for Q1 2026 came in at 1.48, down 88.71% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 was 16.03 (down 7.85% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 20.7, down 36.13% from the prior year.
  • Interest Coverage Ratio came in at 1.48 for Q1 2026 at Worthington Steel, down from 8.04 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Interest Coverage Ratio ranged from a high of 299.33 in Q2 2023 to a low of 44.0 in Q4 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Interest Coverage Ratio is 16.67 (2024), against an average of 40.99.
  • Across the five-year window, Interest Coverage Ratio plunged 98.99% in 2023 and jumped 136.79% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Worthington Steel's Interest Coverage Ratio stood at 22.11 in 2022, then tumbled by 98.99% to 44.0 in 2023, then jumped by 120.45% to 9.0 in 2024, then dropped by 10.7% to 8.04 in 2025, then tumbled by 81.63% to 1.48 in 2026.
  • The last three Interest Coverage Ratio figures came in at 1.48 (Q1 2026), 8.04 (Q4 2025), and 16.66 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Interest Cover (Qtr)
1 Ternium 94.27 Bn 84.31 Bn 686.87 Mn -5.78
2 Nucor 58.23 Bn 56.84 Bn 1.50 Bn 28.79
3 ArcelorMittal 51.15 Bn 48.81 Bn - -
4 Steel Dynamics 38.88 Bn 38.02 Bn 763.22 Mn 16.18
5 Reliance 20.36 Bn 20.12 Bn 1.17 Bn 23.89
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 -3.08
9 Worthington Steel 2.07 Bn 2.07 Bn 76.10 Mn 1.48
10 NWPX Infrastructure 1.13 Bn 1.11 Bn 26.67 Mn 36.37

Historic Data

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DateValue
Feb 28, 2026 1.48
Nov 30, 2025 8.04
Aug 31, 2025 16.66
May 31, 2025 66.40
Feb 28, 2025 13.07
Nov 30, 2024 9.00
Aug 31, 2024 16.69
May 31, 2024 28.04
Feb 29, 2024 22.86
Nov 30, 2023 -44.00
Aug 31, 2023 139.40
May 31, 2023 299.33
Feb 28, 2023 19.00
Nov 30, 2022 -22.11