What is Worthington Steel's return on equity?

Worthington Steel (WS) reported return on equity of 11.4% in Q4 2025.

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

Worthington Steel's return on equity increased by 2.6% year-over-year, from 11.1% to 11.4%.

What does return on equity mean?

Trailing-twelve-month net income divided by average shareholders' equity (average of the start and end of the trailing-twelve-month window). Measures the profit generated on each dollar of shareholder capital.

Worthington Steel WS Return on equity

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11.3%+1.0pp

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-19.3%+3.1pp

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15.3%+2.2pp

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46.7%—

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12%+10.2pp

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11.2%+4.7pp

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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Debt / equity0.3×+0.1×

Current ratio1.5×-0.3×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Worthington Steel’s reported figures.

net income/total stockholders equity=11.4%

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 equity?: Worthington Steel (WS) reported return on equity of 11.4% in Q4 2025.
How has Worthington Steel's return on equity changed year-over-year?: Worthington Steel's return on equity increased by 2.6% year-over-year, from 11.1% to 11.4%.
What does return on equity mean?: Trailing-twelve-month net income divided by average shareholders' equity (average of the start and end of the trailing-twelve-month window). Measures the profit generated on each dollar of shareholder capital.