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Worthington Steel, Inc.

WS

NYSE·Basic Materials·Steel·Mkt cap $1.6B

$32.02

▼ -0.37%

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Our plain-language verdict, the thesis, risk factors, and what is changing about the business.

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52-Week Range

$27.22 - $49.17

P/E

91.49

Fwd P/E

12.56

Beta

2.20

Div Yield

1.99%

Avg Vol

290.1K

Shares Out

50.8M

Mkt Cap

$1.6B

Price action

Price chart

Up 0.5% over the trailing year

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Total returns

Price performance

Total return across standard periods - splits & dividends adjusted by FMP. Periods longer than 1Y show annualized in the tooltip.

Why we rate it this way

The thesis at a glance

Bull and bear case · plain-English context across the five lenses we evaluate.

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Bull Case

4 reasons

  • Integrated North American manufacturing footprint with strategic processing capabilities
  • Specialized expertise in tailor welded blanks reducing customer production costs and complexity
  • Long-standing relationships with major OEMs in automotive and industrial sectors
  • Advanced electrical steel lamination technology for electric motor and transformer applications
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Bear Case

1 risk

  • High volatility (beta 2.2). Larger-than-normal price swings expected.

Growth

Moderate growth ahead

Rising electric vehicle production driving demand for specialized electrical steel and lightweight components

Value

Fairly valued vs Steel & Aluminum peers

Momentum

Strong

+6.3% over 3m

Quality

Thin

Strong fundamentals

Dividend

Modest

1.99% yield

Earnings track record

Recent earnings results

AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.

Next: Sep 23, 2026

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Q2 26 RECAP

JUN 24, 2026

Reported EPS of $0.74 vs $0.73 consensus (+1.4% surprise). Revenue of $929.2M vs $992.0M expected (-6.3%).

EPS beat +1.4%
Revenue miss

EPS surprise · last 4Q

1 of 1 beats

Q2 26

+1.4%

Next: Sep 23, 2026

Revenue trend · last 8Q

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-15%

-9%

+5%

+18%

+12%

+12%

Q1 24

Q2 24

Q3 25

Q4 25

Q1 25

Q2 25

Q3 26

Q4 26

$834.0M

$739.0M

$687.4M

$832.9M

$872.9M

$871.9M

$769.8M

$929.2M

Margins · last 8Q

Gross

12.7%

Operating

-5.8%

Profit

-5.3%

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Wall Street consensus

1 analyst · 100% Buy

Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.

Buy

1

100%

Hold

0%

Sell

0%

Median Price Target

$46.00

▲ +43.7% vs $32.02

Low $46.00
Median $46.00
High $46.00

Latest: KeyBanc · Jun 29, 2026

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How WS stacks vs Steel

Stock metrics vs industry averages. Green = better than industry.

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