Aug 2026 (Q1 FY27) — Oct 7, 2026
Worthington Steel Q1 FY27 — First Kloeckner consolidation lifts EBIT but interest burden cuts adjusted EPS
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- Aug 2026
- Aug 2026 (Q1 FY27)
- May 2026
Worthington Steel earnings: last reported Wed, 7 Oct 2026, for the quarter ended Aug 2026.
Reported
The figures, each with its period
Each figure keeps its basis and period; nothing is filled in.
| Metric | Value | Change | Basis | Period | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 2,727 | +212.4% YoY | Quarterly, as filed | Quarter to Aug 2026 | Revenue from operations as filed. |
| Operating margin | 2.0 | −3.5 pts YoY | Operating profit / revenue | Quarter to Aug 2026 | For the quarter; a change is in percentage points. |
| Net profit | -10.0 | −127.2% YoY | Quarterly, as filed | Quarter to Aug 2026 | Profit after tax as filed. |
Price
$41.66 +4.99% · +$1.98
Performance +37.1% 1Y
1Y: $30.38 on 17 Oct 2025 → $41.66. High $48.69 (9 Feb 2026), low $28.1 (27 Mar 2026).
- Previous close
- $39.68
- 52-week range
- $28.1 – $48.69
- One year
- +32.93%
Overview
- Symbol
- WS
- Sector
- Materials
- Exchange
- US
- Currency
- USD
Call summaries
May 2026 (Q4 FY26) — Jun 25, 2026
Worthington Steel Q4 FY26 — Klockner close transforms scale as spreads compress
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Financials
What the filings say
Net profit, year on year: −127% (quarter to aug 2026 against aug 2025).
| Line item | Nov 2024 | Feb 2025 | May 2025 | Aug 2025 | Nov 2025 | Feb 2026 | May 2026 | Aug 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 739 | 687 | 833 | 873 | 872 | 770 | 929 | 2,727 |
| Operating profit | 19 | 18 | 66 | 48 | 22 | 3 | -74 | 56 |
| Operating margin | 2.6% | 2.7% | 8.0% | 5.5% | 2.5% | 0.4% | −8.0% | 2.0% |
| Interest | 2 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 3 | 2 | — | -39 |
| Profit before tax | 20 | 17 | 67 | 52 | 26 | 14 | -63 | 12 |
| Tax rate | 18.3% | 29.2% | 24.4% | 25.8% | 16.3% | 24.5% | 1.7% | 100.8% |
| Net profit | 13 | 14 | 56 | 37 | 19 | 10 | -57 | -10 |
| EPS ($ per share) | 0.26 | 0.28 | — | 0.74 | 0.38 | 0.21 | — | -0.20 |
| Line item | May 2022 | May 2023 | May 2024 | May 2025 | May 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Equity capital | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reserves | — | 0 | 86 | 164 | 140 |
| Total liabilities | — | 610 | 749 | 764 | 990 |
| Fixed assets | — | 414 | 475 | 548 | 649 |
| Total assets | — | 1,764 | 1,866 | 1,962 | 2,252 |
| Line item | May 2022 | May 2023 | May 2024 | May 2025 | May 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash from operations | 40 | 315 | 200 | 230 | 201 |
| Cash from investing | -395 | -22 | -123 | -129 | -213 |
| Cash from financing | 358 | -280 | -69 | -48 | 3 |
| Net cash flow | 3 | 13 | 8 | 53 | -8 |
| Capital expenditure | -36 | -45 | -103 | -130 | -121 |
| Free cash flow | 3 | 270 | 96 | 100 | 80 |
WS operating KPIs by quarter
| KPI | May 2026 Q4 FY26 | Aug 2026 Q1 FY27 | Change vs prior quarter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shipments | ~939K tonsTotal shipments were approximately 939,000 tons down 44,000 tons or 4% year over year as lower toll volumes more than offset volume growth in direct sales.Source: earnings call transcript | ~1.9M tonsTotal shipments were approximately 1.9 million tons, a consolidated mix with 77% direct sale and 23% toll processing, compared with 63% direct sales and 37% toll processing a year ago.Source: earnings call transcript | — |
Operating figures the company stated on at least two of the calls shown, checked against each call's transcript. Click a figure to read the sentence. A dash means it was not stated that quarter.
Insider filings
62 filings between Dec 22, 2025 and Oct 8, 2026.
Open market
decisions to buy or sellPurchases
$374.1K
2 purchases by 2 insiders
Sales
$1.44M
7 sales by 3 insiders
100% filed under a 10b5-1 plan — scheduled in advance, not decided on the day
Compensation
not trading decisions- 27
- Award — granted as compensation
- 10
- Option exercise — converted options into shares
- 15
- Tax withheld — shares kept back by the company to cover tax
Also filed: 1 disposition to issuer.
Who traded
open market only| Insider | Bought | Sold | Last filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| KLINGLER JEFFREY R | — | $886.7K | Jun 2, 2026 |
| Larivey Clifford | — | $453.2K | Oct 6, 2026 |
| Kelly Scott J | $273.8K | — | Jan 27, 2026 |
| BOWSHER JON J | $100.4K | — | Jan 30, 2026 |
| ADAMS TIMOTHY A | — | $100.1K | Jun 1, 2026 |
Latest filings (50)
| Date | Insider | What | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 8, 2026 | ADAMS TIMOTHY A Chief Financial Officer | Award | 6,494 | $0 |
| Oct 8, 2026 | BLYSTONE JOHN B Executive Chairman | Award | 7,086 | $0 |
| Oct 8, 2026 | Heuer Joseph General Counsel | Award | 5,485 | $0 |
| Oct 8, 2026 | Stoe George P Director | Award | 7,453 | $0 |
| Oct 8, 2026 | GILMORE GEOFFREY G President and CEO | Award | 17,084 | $0 |
| Oct 8, 2026 | McConnell John H II Director | Award | 5,625 | $0 |
| Oct 8, 2026 | KLINGLER JEFFREY R Chief Operating Officer | Award | 8,777 | $0 |
| Oct 8, 2026 | Kelly Scott J Director | Award | 5,625 | $0 |
| Oct 8, 2026 | SCHIAVO MARY FACKLER Director | Award | 5,625 | $0 |
| Oct 8, 2026 | Larivey Clifford President Flat Rolled Stl Proc | Award | 4,642 | $0 |
| Oct 8, 2026 | DAVIS MARK C Director | Award | 5,625 | $0 |
| Oct 8, 2026 | Chiappone Charles M Director | Award | 5,625 | $0 |
| Oct 8, 2026 | BOWSHER JON J Director | Award | 5,625 | $0 |
| Oct 8, 2026 | Mistretta Nancy G. Director | Award | 5,625 | $0 |
| Oct 8, 2026 | RIBEAU SIDNEY A Director | Award | 5,625 | $0 |
| Oct 6, 2026 | Larivey Clifford President Flat Rolled Stl Proc | Sale 10b5-1 plan | 200 | $8.0K |
| Sep 28, 2026 | Larivey Clifford President Flat Rolled Stl Proc | Tax withheld | 21,607 | $796.7K |
| Jul 7, 2026 | BLYSTONE JOHN B Executive Chairman | Award | 14,750 | $0 |
| Jul 7, 2026 | ADAMS TIMOTHY A Chief Financial Officer | Award | 2,837 | $0 |
| Jul 7, 2026 | Larivey Clifford President Flat Rolled Stl Proc | Tax withheld | 1,297 | $41.7K |
| Jul 7, 2026 | Larivey Clifford President Flat Rolled Stl Proc | Award | 2,906 | $0 |
| Jul 7, 2026 | KLINGLER JEFFREY R Chief Operating Officer | Tax withheld | 3,861 | $124.2K |
| Jul 7, 2026 | GILMORE GEOFFREY G President and CEO | Tax withheld | 10,555 | $339.4K |
| Jul 7, 2026 | GILMORE GEOFFREY G President and CEO | Award | 23,664 | $0 |
| Jul 7, 2026 | ADAMS TIMOTHY A Chief Financial Officer | Tax withheld | 1,266 | $40.7K |
| Jul 7, 2026 | KLINGLER JEFFREY R Chief Operating Officer | Award | 8,655 | $0 |
| Jul 7, 2026 | BLYSTONE JOHN B Executive Chairman | Tax withheld | 6,408 | $206.1K |
| Jun 30, 2026 | ADAMS TIMOTHY A Chief Financial Officer | Tax withheld | 1,153 | $38.7K |
| Jun 30, 2026 | KLINGLER JEFFREY R Chief Operating Officer | Tax withheld | 4,898 | $164.5K |
| Jun 30, 2026 | GILMORE GEOFFREY G President and CEO | Tax withheld | 9,075 | $304.7K |
| Jun 30, 2026 | Larivey Clifford President Flat Rolled Stl Proc | Tax withheld | 1,873 | $62.9K |
| Jun 29, 2026 | BLYSTONE JOHN B Executive Chairman | Tax withheld | 7,414 | $260.7K |
| Jun 26, 2026 | KLINGLER JEFFREY R Chief Operating Officer | Award | 10,590 | $0 |
| Jun 26, 2026 | GILMORE GEOFFREY G President and CEO | Award | 39,915 | $0 |
| Jun 26, 2026 | Larivey Clifford President Flat Rolled Stl Proc | Award | 6,110 | $0 |
| Jun 26, 2026 | BLYSTONE JOHN B Executive Chairman | Award | 14,665 | $0 |
| Jun 26, 2026 | Joseph Gwen Corporate Controller | Award | 1,630 | $0 |
| Jun 26, 2026 | Heuer Joseph General Counsel | Award | 4,890 | $0 |
| Jun 26, 2026 | ADAMS TIMOTHY A Chief Financial Officer | Award | 8,150 | $0 |
| Jun 2, 2026 | KLINGLER JEFFREY R Chief Operating Officer | Sale 10b5-1 plan | 14,008 | $609.7K |
| Jun 2, 2026 | KLINGLER JEFFREY R Chief Operating Officer | Option exercise 10b5-1 plan | 10,335 | $148.5K |
| Jun 2, 2026 | KLINGLER JEFFREY R Chief Operating Officer | Option exercise 10b5-1 plan | 6,259 | $134.6K |
| Jun 2, 2026 | KLINGLER JEFFREY R Chief Operating Officer | Option exercise 10b5-1 plan | 3,442 | $64.2K |
| Jun 2, 2026 | KLINGLER JEFFREY R Chief Operating Officer | Sale 10b5-1 plan | 6,028 | $268.4K |
| Jun 1, 2026 | ADAMS TIMOTHY A Chief Financial Officer | Sale 10b5-1 plan | 1,267 | $54.2K |
| Jun 1, 2026 | ADAMS TIMOTHY A Chief Financial Officer | Sale 10b5-1 plan | 1,100 | $45.9K |
| Jun 1, 2026 | ADAMS TIMOTHY A Chief Financial Officer | Option exercise 10b5-1 plan | 2,367 | $31.0K |
| Jun 1, 2026 | KLINGLER JEFFREY R Chief Operating Officer | Sale 10b5-1 plan | 200 | $8.6K |
| Jun 1, 2026 | KLINGLER JEFFREY R Chief Operating Officer | Option exercise 10b5-1 plan | 200 | $4.3K |
| May 22, 2026 | Larivey Clifford President Flat Rolled Stl Proc | Option exercise 10b5-1 plan | 610 | $20.8K |
Source: SEC Form 4 filings. Form 4 reports transactions, not the cap table — absence of filings says nothing about how much an insider owns, and a quiet window is not a signal.
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