Worthington Steel (WS) Times Interest Earned (2022 - 2026)
Worthington Steel's Times Interest Earned came in at 1.44 for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Aug 31, 2026), down 91.3% from 16.66 a year earlier.
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Worthington Steel (WS) Times Interest Earned (2022 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Aug 31, 2026, Worthington Steel reported Times Interest Earned of 0.47, down 99.5% year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended May 31, 2026), it was -0.05.
- Going back by fiscal year, Times Interest Earned was 20.70 in FY2025 (-36.1%), 32.42 in FY2024 (-19.2%), 40.10 in FY2023 (-46.9%) and 75.53 in FY2022.
- The five-year range for quarterly Times Interest Earned is -44.00 (fiscal Q2 2024) to 299.33 (fiscal Q4 2023).
- Year-over-year, Times Interest Earned increased in 1 of the last six quarters, with an average decline of 16.2%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Times Interest Earned over five years came in fiscal Q4 2025 (growth of 136.8%), and the weakest in fiscal Q1 2027 (a decline of 91.3%).
- Business Quant data shows WS's Times Interest Earned at -3.60 (Q4 2026), 1.48 (Q3 2026) and 8.04 (Q2 2026) in the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Times Interest Earned (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 317.63 Bn | 289.33 Bn | 7.76 Bn | 8.64 |
| 2 | Amphenol | 178.82 Bn | 173.40 Bn | 3.55 Bn | 12.09 |
| 3 | Deere | 172.60 Bn | 140.69 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 2.81 |
| 4 | Eaton | 141.13 Bn | 138.32 Bn | 2.86 Bn | 6.93 |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 110.71 Bn | 108.84 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 14.45 |
| 6 | 3M | 89.77 Bn | 71.21 Bn | 2.78 Bn | - |
| 7 | Emerson Electric | 88.41 Bn | 81.15 Bn | 2.66 Bn | - |
| 8 | Illinois Tool Works | 79.77 Bn | 76.33 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 14.52 |
| 9 | Vertiv Holdings | 73.67 Bn | 64.29 Bn | 1.23 Bn | 36.66 |
| 10 | Worthington Steel | 2.01 Bn | 1.50 Bn | 261.20 Mn | 1.44 |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | 1.44 |
| May 31, 2026 | -3.60 |
| 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 |
API Access
Worthington Steel Times Interest Earned 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=times-interest-earned&ticker=WS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "times-interest-earned", "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=times-interest-earned&ticker=WS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();