Worthington Steel (WS) Return on Capital Employed (2024 - 2026)

Worthington Steel's (WS) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 9.38% in Q1 2026, down 247.0% year-on-year from 6.38% in Q1 2025, and down 2.27% quarter-over-quarter from 9.6% in Q4 2025.

Worthington Steel (WS) Return on Capital Employed (2024 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Worthington Steel has disclosed Return on Capital Employed across 3 years of filings, most recently posting 9.38% for Q1 2026.

  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 9.38%, down 247.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 was 9.38% (down 247.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 11.46%, down 479.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed came in at 9.38% for Q1 2026 at Worthington Steel, down from 9.6% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 17.67% in Q1 2024 to a low of 9.38% in Q1 2026.
  • The 3-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 11.85% (2025), against an average of 12.74%.
  • Peak annual rise in Return on Capital Employed reached 226 bps in 2025, while the deepest fall reached 583 bps in 2025.
  • Worthington Steel's Return on Capital Employed stood at 14.88% in 2024, then plunged by 35 bps to 9.6% in 2025, then slipped by 2 bps to 9.38% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 9.38% (Q1 2026), 9.6% (Q4 2025), and 10.78% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Ternium 94.27 Bn 84.31 Bn 686.87 Mn 4.28%
2 Nucor 58.23 Bn 56.84 Bn 1.50 Bn 11.08%
3 ArcelorMittal 51.15 Bn 48.81 Bn - 4.68%
4 Steel Dynamics 38.88 Bn 38.02 Bn 763.22 Mn 12.08%
5 Reliance 20.36 Bn 20.12 Bn 1.17 Bn 11.59%
6 Cleveland-Cliffs 7.71 Bn 7.86 Bn -82.00 Mn -7.44%
7 Algoma Steel 2.77 Bn 2.77 Bn -92.32 62.17%
8 National Steel 2.24 Bn -552.84 Mn 479.33 Mn -
9 Worthington Steel 2.07 Bn 2.07 Bn 76.10 Mn 9.38%
10 NWPX Infrastructure 1.13 Bn 1.11 Bn 26.67 Mn 11.70%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Feb 28, 2026 9.38%
Nov 30, 2025 9.60%
Aug 31, 2025 10.78%
May 31, 2025 11.77%
Feb 28, 2025 11.85%
Nov 30, 2024 14.88%
Aug 31, 2024 13.04%
May 31, 2024 15.69%
Feb 29, 2024 17.67%