Worthington Steel (WS) Net Margin (2022 - 2026)
Worthington Steel (WS) reported Net Margin of -0.37% for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Aug 31, 2026), down 4.53 percentage points from 4.16% a year earlier but up 5.82 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Worthington Steel (WS) Net Margin (2022 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Aug 31, 2026, Worthington Steel's Net Margin came in at -0.72%, down 4.51 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended May 31, 2026), it was 0.25%, down 3.33 percentage points from FY2025.
- Net Margin has a four-year change of -4.19 percentage points (FY2022 to FY2026).
- By fiscal year, Net Margin came in at 3.58% in FY2025 (-0.93 pp), 4.51% in FY2024 (+2.10 pp), 2.41% in FY2023 (-2.02 pp) and 4.43% in FY2022.
- Five-year quarterly Net Margin spans a low of -6.19% in fiscal Q4 2026 and a high of 7.61% in fiscal Q4 2023.
- Year over year, Net Margin has now declined in each of the last three quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -2.20 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Net Margin in five years was fiscal Q3 2024 (a gain of 5.39 percentage points); the low point was fiscal Q4 2026 (a drop of 12.88 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027 came in at -6.19% (Q4 2026), 1.35% (Q3 2026) and 2.16% (Q2 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Net Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 267.46 Bn | 238.77 Bn | 7.35 Bn | 15.89% |
| 2 | Amphenol | 197.37 Bn | 192.21 Bn | 4.02 Bn | 19.89% |
| 3 | Deere | 185.36 Bn | 194.13 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 10.92% |
| 4 | Eaton | 137.64 Bn | 134.62 Bn | 3.11 Bn | 12.05% |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 121.80 Bn | 119.79 Bn | 2.26 Bn | 14.75% |
| 6 | 3M | 97.84 Bn | 80.25 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 20.85% |
| 7 | Emerson Electric | 93.37 Bn | 85.86 Bn | 2.74 Bn | 14.30% |
| 8 | Illinois Tool Works | 81.86 Bn | 78.53 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 20.18% |
| 9 | Vertiv Holdings | 74.77 Bn | 63.62 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 17.73% |
| 10 | Worthington Steel | 1.97 Bn | 1.84 Bn | 261.20 Mn | -0.37% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | -0.37% |
| May 31, 2026 | -6.19% |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 1.35% |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 2.16% |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 4.16% |
| May 31, 2025 | 6.69% |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 2.01% |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 1.73% |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 3.41% |
| May 31, 2024 | 5.84% |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 6.08% |
| Nov 30, 2023 | -0.74% |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 6.46% |
| May 31, 2023 | 7.61% |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 0.69% |
| Nov 30, 2022 | -1.82% |
Worthington Steel Net 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
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=net-margin&ticker=WS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "net-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=net-margin&ticker=WS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();