Worthington Steel (WS) Work In Process (2023 - 2026)
Worthington Steel (WS) posted Work In Process of $145.9 million for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended May 31, 2026), down 11.9% from $165.6 million a year earlier and down 2.3% from the prior quarter.
Worthington Steel (WS) Work In Process (2023 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Since fiscal Q4 2023, Worthington Steel has reported Work In Process for 12 quarters.
- Annual Work In Process shows a three-year compound annual growth rate of -3.8% (FY2023 to FY2026).
- In prior fiscal years, Worthington Steel's Work In Process was $165.6 million in FY2025 (-6.3%), $176.8 million in FY2024 (+7.7%) and $164.1 million in FY2023.
- Quarterly Work In Process has run from a low of $127.5 million in fiscal Q2 2025 to a high of $176.8 million in fiscal Q4 2024 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Work In Process increased in three of the last seven quarters, with an average decline of 3.4%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Work In Process in the past five years was fiscal Q1 2026, with growth of 12.8%; the weakest was fiscal Q3 2025, with a decline of 20.0%.
- According to Business Quant data, Work In Process for the three prior fiscal quarters was $149.4 million (Q3 2026), $131.1 million (Q2 2026) and $169.5 million (Q1 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 341.11 Bn | 312.81 Bn | 7.76 Bn |
| 2 | Amphenol | 196.59 Bn | 191.17 Bn | 3.55 Bn |
| 3 | Deere | 170.33 Bn | 138.42 Bn | 4.66 Bn |
| 4 | Eaton | 153.20 Bn | 150.39 Bn | 2.86 Bn |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 121.58 Bn | 119.70 Bn | 2.25 Bn |
| 6 | Emerson Electric | 91.96 Bn | 84.70 Bn | 2.66 Bn |
| 7 | 3M | 90.31 Bn | 71.75 Bn | 2.78 Bn |
| 8 | Vertiv Holdings | 82.21 Bn | 72.83 Bn | 1.23 Bn |
| 9 | Illinois Tool Works | 79.46 Bn | 76.02 Bn | 1.90 Bn |
| 10 | Worthington Steel | 2.04 Bn | 1.52 Bn | 261.20 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | 182.10 Mn |
| May 31, 2026 | 145.90 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 149.40 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 131.10 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 169.50 Mn |
| May 31, 2025 | 165.60 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 140.60 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 127.50 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 150.20 Mn |
| May 31, 2024 | 176.80 Mn |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 175.80 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 137.30 Mn |
| May 31, 2023 | 164.10 Mn |
Worthington Steel Work In Process API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=work-in-process&ticker=WS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "work-in-process", "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=work-in-process&ticker=WS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();