Worthington Steel (WS) Total Debt (2023 - 2026)
Worthington Steel (WS) reported Total Debt of $2.2 billion for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Aug 31, 2026), up 841.0% from $233.4 million a year earlier and up 755.3% from the prior quarter.
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Worthington Steel (WS) Total Debt (2023 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2026 (ended May 31, 2026), Worthington Steel posted Total Debt of $256.8 million, up 69.5% from FY2025.
- Total Debt has a three-year compound annual growth rate of 77.9% (FY2023 to FY2026).
- By fiscal year, Total Debt came in at $151.5 million in FY2025 (-48.8%), $296 million in FY2024 (+549.1%) and $45.6 million in FY2023.
- The fiscal Q1 2027 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Total Debt in data going back to fiscal Q4 2023.
- Year over year, Total Debt has now increased in each of the last three quarters, with growth averaging 107.2% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Total Debt in five years was fiscal Q1 2027 (growth of 841.0%); the low point was fiscal Q3 2025 (a decline of 61.9%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027 came in at $256.8 million (Q4 2026), $251.4 million (Q3 2026) and $182.1 million (Q2 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Total Debt (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 323.56 Bn | 295.25 Bn | 7.76 Bn | 45.15 Bn |
| 2 | Amphenol | 180.19 Bn | 174.89 Bn | 3.55 Bn | 18.81 Bn |
| 3 | Deere | 173.53 Bn | 182.29 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 57.74 Bn |
| 4 | Eaton | 143.22 Bn | 140.45 Bn | 2.86 Bn | 20.61 Bn |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 112.51 Bn | 110.65 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 8.52 Bn |
| 6 | 3M | 90.71 Bn | 73.12 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 15.00 Bn |
| 7 | Emerson Electric | 89.39 Bn | 82.15 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 13.11 Bn |
| 8 | Illinois Tool Works | 79.53 Bn | 76.09 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 9.69 Bn |
| 9 | Vertiv Holdings | 75.29 Bn | 65.91 Bn | 1.23 Bn | 2.94 Bn |
| 10 | Worthington Steel | 2.07 Bn | 2.16 Bn | 261.20 Mn | 2.20 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | 2.20 Bn |
| May 31, 2026 | 256.80 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 251.40 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 182.10 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 233.40 Mn |
| May 31, 2025 | 151.50 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 112.20 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 230.00 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 244.40 Mn |
| May 31, 2024 | 296.00 Mn |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 294.40 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 390.00 Mn |
| May 31, 2023 | 45.60 Mn |
API Access
Worthington Steel Total Debt 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=total-debt&ticker=WS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "total-debt", "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=total-debt&ticker=WS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();