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Worthington Steel (WS) stock

Flat-rolled steel , market cap $1.8B

$39.37
+1.16%

As of Tuesday's close · Live for Pro members at the open

Quality Score
8
Average
In its industry
#2of 4
Checks firing
5of 14
Transition
From 52-week high
-19.9%
under its best in a year

WS's Quality Score was unchanged on Tue, Nov 10, at 8.

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Key facts on WS

Key facts on WS
The companySales up 69% on the year
Latest filing8-K, Oct 21 Issued a release: "Worthington Steel Issues Statement Ahead of Kloeckner & Co Extraordinary General Meeting"
1 more reason behind WS's 8, free with an account →1 more reason behind WS's 8, for Pro members.

What moves steel

Steel mill prices+27.6%+2.2%September, on a yearfrom Aug

The change in what US steel mills charged for their products, from the producer price index, against the same month a year earlier.

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, producer prices, September against September 2025.

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What's next

Mon Dec 14: Ex-dividend, $0.16 a shareAt the open. Pays Dec 28.

WS catalysts

Coming up

After its last 4 reports it closed -7.2% on average, higher 0 of 4 times.

12 past catalysts since 2023, with sizes and sources, for Pro members.

Why WS scores 8

Averagefor quality, not price, 5 of 14 chart checks firingWhat the Quality Score means

  • +5Chart checks 5 of 14 firing right now, one point each
  • +2Long-term trend above a rising 200-⁠day average
  • Profit subtractsRead on the last four quarters against the four before, or the last full year where no quarters are filed.
  • Growth addsSales and margins against a year earlier: up to +3 for fast growth and widening margins, down to -2 when both shrink.

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How WS ranks in Steel Products

WS is #2 of 4 by Quality Score.

How WS ranks in Steel Products
RankStockQuality Score
2Worthington Steel (WS) logoWSWorthington Steel8

More in Steel Products, on the Materials page

When does WS report earnings, and what happens after?

Expected to report Wed Dec 16, after the close (in 36 days).

What an earnings report is: every 3 months, a company tells everyone how much it sold and earned. We read the figures, the outlook, and how the stock moved after.

What WS reported on Oct 7, 2026

The quarter

Sales of $2.7B.

The quarter that ended Aug 31, from the company's press release

The press releaseThe filing on EDGAR

Where the sales came from

WS's results filing gives no sales by line in a table we read.

The outlook

No outlook figures read from this release.

The numbers

Market value
$1.8B
today
Sales
$5.3B
up 69.1% on the year
Free cash flow
$46.7M
last 12 months

Sales fell 1.5% a year over 3 years, fiscal 2023 to 2026.

Pays $0.64 a share a year.

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No analyst estimates on Breakaway: every figure here is filed.

The whole report on WS: every line of its sales, every outlook beside the one it replaced, and the company's words, for Pro members.

Close after the report, last 4

-0.0%-14.9%-7.0%-6.9%
Dec 19Mar 26Jun 25Oct 7
ReportedGapReaction5
days
Oct 7, 2026Before open-5.2%-6.9%+2.6%
Jun 25, 2026Before open-4.0%-7.0%-18.9%
Mar 26, 2026Before open-14.9%-14.9%-11.2%
Dec 19, 2025After close+0.8%-0.0%-2.0%

WS closed higher after 0 of its last 4 reports.

WS sales and profit by year

Sales and profit by year

Sales grew in one of the last four years, to $3.4B in 2026. It made a profit in each of the five years.

WS has 5 of 14 chart checks firing

Volume1 of 3 shown
Tight range1 of 3 shown
Buying1 of 3 shown
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WS RSI today: 50.9, above its 50-day and 200-day averages

Not scored

RSI 50.9, MACD below signal, above both averages. Not scored.

The deep dive on WS

9 more findings on WS, each with its source, for Pro members.

Is WS's dividend covered? What its financials say

Its dividends come to 70% of its free cash flow.

WS's dividend against its free cash flow
Dividend$0.64 a share a year Paid 4 times a year
Paid outAbout $32.8M a year $0.64 a share on 51.2M shares, the count on its cover page as of Oct 9, 2026
Free cash flow$46.7M The last four quarters, to Aug 31, 2026

WS insider trades

One insider bought $31K across 1 filing in the last 6 months. No open-⁠market sales on record. The newest:

BuyGeorge John Ganem III$31KCEO Americas Kloeckner Metalsat $39.37 on Oct 15, filed Oct 28

WS's officers and directors

Officers and directors with a Form 4 in the last 12 months.

9 more officers and directors file at WS.

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Which ETFs hold WS?

In ETFs: WS is under 0.1% of VYM and under 0.1% of VTI, the most of the 24 funds Breakaway covers, by each fund's latest filing, Jun 30 to Jul 31, 2026.

About Worthington Steel

Worthington Steel Inc is a value-added metals processors with the ability to provide a diversified products and services that span a variety of end markets. It is a value-added processor of carbon flat-rolled steel and a producer of laser welded solutions and electrical steel laminations. It is one of the independent intermediate processors of carbon flat-rolled steel in the U.S. It occupy a niche in the steel industry by focusing on products requiring exact specifications. The company has one operating and reportable segment. It has presence in United States, Canada, Mexico, and Rest of world. The company has majority of sales from United States.

5,400 employeesColumbus, OHworthingtonsteel.com

What Worthington Steel says it competes with

“The steel processing industry is fragmented and highly competitive.”

From its annual report, SEC filing · Jul 30, 2026

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BreakawayOct 28George John Ganem III bought WS$31K at $39.37, filed Oct 28

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As of Nov 10, 2026: WS's Quality Score is 8 (Average), #2 of 4 in Steel Products. Insiders bought $31K in the last 6 months (Form 4).

What does WS's Quality Score say?

WS scores 8 today, which Breakaway calls Average. It is #2 of 4 in Steel Works, Blast Furnaces & Rolling & Finishing Mills by Quality Score, with 5 of 14 chart checks firing. Breakaway does not say whether to buy any stock: the score does not know your situation, and it is not a recommendation to buy or sell anything. Please do your own research.

What is WS's Quality Score?

WS scores 8 today, which Breakaway calls Average (6 to 10). That is #2 of 4 in Steel Works, Blast Furnaces & Rolling & Finishing Mills by Quality Score. The score adds up the chart checks, the trend, the company's filed sales, its profits, the news, insider trades, and Congress trades. The section above lists the lines behind WS's 8.

Are insiders buying WS?

One insider bought $31K across 1 filing in the last 6 months. No open-⁠market sales on record. The newest is George John Ganem III, CEO Americas Kloeckner Metals, who bought $31K on Oct 15.

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