What is Worthington Steel's return on assets?

Worthington Steel (WS) reported return on assets of 5.9% in Q4 2025.

How has Worthington Steel's return on assets changed year-over-year?

Worthington Steel's return on assets decreased by 0.3% year-over-year, from 5.9% to 5.9%.

What does return on assets mean?

Trailing-twelve-month net income divided by average total assets. Measures how efficiently the asset base generates profit, independent of how those assets are financed. Computed as net income over average total assets — note this is OpenCapital's standard definition and may differ from data vendors that use alternative numerators.

Worthington Steel WS Return on assets

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$769.8M+12.0%

Gross profit$76.1M-6.3%

Operating income$3.1M-83.1%

Net income$10.4M-24.6%

EPS (diluted)$0.20-25.9%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$90.0M+42.2%

Total debt$325.5M+72.0%

Total equity$1.1B+11.1%

Total assets$2.3B+28.7%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$63.3M+17.7%

CapEx$30.0M+4.9%

Free cash flow$33.3M+32.1%

Valuation

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Market cap$2.02B+56.0%

Enterprise value$2.26B+58.6%

P/E16.6×+4.6×

P/S0.6×+0.2×

Profitability

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Gross margin12.3%-0.1pp

Operating margin4.2%-0.5pp

Net margin3.6%+0.2pp

FCF margin2.4%-0.5pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity11.4%+0.3pp

Debt / equity0.3×+0.1×

Current ratio1.5×-0.3×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Worthington Steel’s reported figures.

net income/total assets=5.9%

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: Worthington Steel’s 10-Q, filed April 9, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Worthington Steel's return on assets?: Worthington Steel (WS) reported return on assets of 5.9% in Q4 2025.
How has Worthington Steel's return on assets changed year-over-year?: Worthington Steel's return on assets decreased by 0.3% year-over-year, from 5.9% to 5.9%.
What does return on assets mean?: Trailing-twelve-month net income divided by average total assets. Measures how efficiently the asset base generates profit, independent of how those assets are financed. Computed as net income over average total assets — note this is OpenCapital's standard definition and may differ from data vendors that use alternative numerators.