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WS · Worthington Steel, Inc.

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$37.94 -0.10 (-0.26%) At close · Aug 14
Market Cap
$1.94B
Shares
50.95M

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$37.94 Open$38.13 Day$37.47–38.56 52W close$28.10–48.69 Avg vol 30d224K Short int1.4M · 2.8% float · 6.2d Short vol52% Last earningsJun 25, 2026 DataNov 2023–Aug 2026 Filing10-K · Jul 30

Up next

Next earnings call
Sep 24, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 6 wks
FQ1-27 quarter ends
~Aug 31, 2026 Est
filed Jul 30, 2026

AI Brief

TL;DR.

Bullish
    Bearish

      AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice

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      Equibles Rating

      blended score · not investment advice
      Overall
      Sell
      SellHoldBuy
      Technical Buy Momentum Neutral Sentiment Neutral Fundamentals Weak Quant / Vol Very High
      Market backdrop VIX 14.3 · calm Equity put/call 0.52
      Technical
      price trend
      Buy
      50 / 200-day cross No cross
      Price vs 200-day avg +3%
      above
      Price vs 50-day avg +2%
      above
      RSI (14) 56
      neutral
      MACD trend Positive
      52-week position 48%
      mid-range
      Volume (OBV) Confirms
      volume backs price
      Momentum
      relative strength
      Neutral
      1-month return +7%
      trailing
      6-month return −14%
      trailing
      YTD return +10%
      this year
      Relative strength −27%
      vs S&P · 6-mo
      Sentiment
      smart money
      Neutral
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $37 › 200d $37 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Distributing
      -5% holders QoQ · +30 funds added
      Insider flow Flat
      No net insider activity over 90 days
      Short interest Falling
      2.80% of float · ▼ -11.6% MoM · 6.2 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Steady
      232 holders — mid 2-yr range
      Squeeze score 54
      elevated · 0–100
      Fundamentals
      Weak
      Revenue growth +11%
      Y/Y
      Gross margin 12%
      contracting
      EPS growth −92%
      Y/Y
      Free cash flow $80.0M
      Balance sheet $172.2M
      net debt
      Quant / Vol
      risk profile
      Very High
      Volatility 47%
      annualized · 1-yr
      Max drawdown −42%
      past year
      ATR 4.3%
      of price · 14-day

      Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

      Guidance & track record

      Latest guidance · from the Earnings Call filed Feb 29, 2024
      Estimated inventory holding losses · fourth quarter $5M – $10M
      Prior guidance period ended · from the 8-K filed Dec 19, 2025
      Capital expenditures · fiscal 2026 $110M

      Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.

      Technicals

      trend & momentum for long-term holders Buy
      0 · 4 · 3
      50 / 200-day cross
      No cross Neutral
      Price vs 200-day avg
      +3% Bullish
      Price vs 50-day avg
      +2% Bullish
      RSI (14)
      56 Neutral
      MACD trend
      Positive Bullish
      52-week position
      48% Neutral
      Volume (OBV)
      Confirms Neutral
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Mixed
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $37 › 200d $37 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Distributing
      -5% holders QoQ · +30 funds added
      Insider flow Flat
      No net insider activity over 90 days
      Short interest Falling
      2.80% of float · ▼ -11.6% MoM · 6.2 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Steady
      232 holders — mid 2-yr range
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      Range low $28 Now $38 · 48% Range high $49
      vs 200-day avg +3% vs 50-day avg +2%

      Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

      Key metrics

      the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings
      Metric Latest Period YoY
      Adjusted EBIT (Non-GAAP) non-GAAP $160.8M FY 2026
      Adjusted net earnings per diluted share attributable to controlling interest (Non-GAAP) non-GAAP $0.27 3Q 2026

      Figures exactly as the company stated them in writing · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "filing" marks figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs an exactly comparable prior-year period

      Versus peers

      Steel — same industry group
      Open screener →
      Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
      WS
      Worthington Steel, Inc.
      this stock
      $1.94B +9.6% +11.3% 223.8 2.8%
      NUE
      Nucor Corp
      $61.01B +64.9% +5.7% 21.5 1.6%
      MT
      ArcelorMittal
      $55.69B +62.1% 0.3%
      STLD
      Steel Dynamics Inc
      $37.72B +50.9% +20.9% 23.9 2.8%
      RS
      Reliance, Inc.
      $21.77B +47.7% -13.0% 27.8 1.9%

      Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

      At a glance

      key data from every section
      Ownership
      Institutional Holders Reducing
      Holders
      232
      % held
      54.5%
      Net QoQ
      -71.0K sh
      Top holder
      BlackRock, Inc.
      Held Float
      View
      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      260
      View
      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Falling
      Shares short
      1.4M
      Days to cover
      6.2d
      Change
      -187.0K sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      52%
      As of
      Aug 14, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      1.2K
      Value
      $38.0K
      As of
      Jul 6, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      35.6%
      Week of
      Jul 6, 2026
      Off-exch Lit
      View
      Financials
      Financials
      Revenue (FY)
      $3.4B
      Net income (FY)
      $8.5M
      EPS diluted
      $0.17
      View
      Filings
      SEC Filings
      Latest
      DEF 14A
      Filed
      Aug 14, 2026
      This year
      16
      View
      Proposed Sales
      Value
      $99.9K
      Shares
      2.4K
      Filed
      Jun 1, 2026
      View
      Earnings & Events
      Earnings Calls
      Last call
      Jun 25, 2026
      View
      Investor Relations
      Latest news
      Worthington Steel Announces Start…
      Published
      Jul 15, 2026
      View

      Performance

      5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
      WS -0.8% +7.4% -13.7% +5.4% +9.6%
      SPY +0.4% +4.5% +13.8% +3.9% +13.9%
      vs SPY -1.2% +2.9% -27.4% +1.4% -4.3%

      Capital returns

      Latest dividend
      $0.16 / share · ex Jun 12, 2026
      Declared · upcoming
      $0.16 / share · ex Sep 15, 2026
      Paid (TTM)
      $0.64 / share · 4 payouts
      Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
      1.69%

      Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

      Key facts CIK 1968487 CUSIP 982104101 13F (30d) 220 filings 220 filers Visit website Investor relations