Worthington Steel (WS) Invested Capital (2023 - 2026)
Worthington Steel (WS) posted Invested Capital of $1.45 billion for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended May 31, 2026), up 7.8% from $1.35 billion a year earlier but down 3.8% from the prior quarter.
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Worthington Steel (WS) Invested Capital (2023 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Since fiscal Q4 2023, Worthington Steel has reported Invested Capital for 12 quarters.
- Annual Invested Capital shows a three-year compound annual growth rate of 7.2% (FY2023 to FY2026).
- In prior fiscal years, Worthington Steel's Invested Capital was $1.35 billion in FY2025 (-4.5%), $1.41 billion in FY2024 (+19.8%) and $1.18 billion in FY2023.
- Quarterly Invested Capital has run from a low of $1.18 billion in fiscal Q4 2023 to a high of $1.54 billion in fiscal Q2 2024 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Invested Capital has increased in each of the last four quarters, with growth averaging 2.1% over the last seven quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Invested Capital in the past five years was fiscal Q3 2026, with growth of 20.4%; the weakest was fiscal Q2 2025, with a decline of 10.8%.
- According to Business Quant data, Invested Capital for the three prior fiscal quarters was $1.51 billion (Q3 2026), $1.43 billion (Q2 2026) and $1.47 billion (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Invested Cap. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 321.38 Bn | 293.08 Bn | 7.76 Bn | 64.54 Bn |
| 2 | Amphenol | 179.17 Bn | 173.75 Bn | 3.55 Bn | 34.42 Bn |
| 3 | Deere | 169.52 Bn | 137.62 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 85.74 Bn |
| 4 | Eaton | 142.16 Bn | 139.35 Bn | 2.86 Bn | 40.91 Bn |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 112.89 Bn | 111.02 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 23.93 Bn |
| 6 | 3M | 90.34 Bn | 71.78 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 19.17 Bn |
| 7 | Emerson Electric | 87.81 Bn | 80.54 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 33.51 Bn |
| 8 | Illinois Tool Works | 79.50 Bn | 76.06 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 12.59 Bn |
| 9 | Vertiv Holdings | 74.83 Bn | 65.45 Bn | 1.23 Bn | 7.70 Bn |
| 10 | Worthington Steel | 1.97 Bn | 1.46 Bn | 261.20 Mn | 3.83 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | 3.83 Bn |
| May 31, 2026 | 1.45 Bn |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 1.51 Bn |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 1.43 Bn |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 1.47 Bn |
| May 31, 2025 | 1.35 Bn |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 1.26 Bn |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 1.38 Bn |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 1.39 Bn |
| May 31, 2024 | 1.41 Bn |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 1.36 Bn |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 1.56 Bn |
| May 31, 2023 | 1.20 Bn |
API Access
Worthington Steel Invested Capital 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=invested-capital&ticker=WS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "invested-capital", "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=invested-capital&ticker=WS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();