Worthington Steel (WS) Return on Capital Employed (2024 - 2026)
Worthington Steel (WS) posted Return on Capital Employed of 0.09% for Q2 2026, down 100.99% sequentially from 9.38% in Q1 2026, and down 1186.0% YoY from 0.01% in Q2 2025.
Worthington Steel (WS) Return on Capital Employed (2024 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Worthington Steel has reported Return on Capital Employed for 3 years, with the latest figure at 0.09% in Q2 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 1186.0% year-over-year to 0.09% in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 was 0.09% (down 1186.0% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at 0.11%, down 1157.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed retreated to 0.09% in Q2 2026 per WS's latest filing, from 9.38% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 17.67% in Q1 2024 and troughed at 0.09% in Q2 2026.
- A 3-year average of 11.46% and a median of 11.81% in 2025 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2025 and 2026: Return on Capital Employed sank 226 bps in 2025, then sank 1186 bps in 2026.
- Over 3 years, Return on Capital Employed stood at 14.88% in 2024, then plunged by 35 bps to 9.6% in 2025, then slumped by 101 bps to 0.09% in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods registered 0.09%, 9.38%, and 9.6% for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.
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| 9 | Posco Holdings | 4.32 Bn | 1.83 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 4.09% |
| 10 | Worthington Steel | 1.74 Bn | 1.66 Bn | 118.80 Mn | -0.09% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 31, 2026 | -0.09% |
| 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% |