Last 15 quarters of trend data · Basic Materials · Steel & Aluminum
Quarterly valuation ratios — annualised for comparability. YoY Δ shows same-quarter-prior-year change.
| Metric | TTM | Q1 '27 | Q4 '26 | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E Ratio → | -62.24 | — | — | 47.23 | 22.20 | 11.40 | 5.66 | 24.69 | 44.84 | 15.80 | 7.78 | 7.99 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — | — | +91.2% | -50.5% | -27.8% | -27.3% | +208.9% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| P/S Ratio | 0.35 | 0.16 | 0.57 | 0.67 | 0.48 | 0.47 | 0.37 | 0.49 | 0.77 | 0.53 | 0.45 | 0.48 | 0.42 | — | — | — |
| — | -66.6% | +52.8% | +37.2% | -37.3% | -11.6% | -17.2% | +1.2% | +83.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| P/B Ratio | 1.43 | 1.01 | 1.64 | 1.52 | 1.25 | 1.24 | 1.03 | 1.18 | 1.98 | 1.56 | 1.46 | 1.46 | 1.16 | — | — | — |
| — | -18.4% | +59.7% | +29.4% | -37.1% | -20.5% | -29.3% | -19.2% | +71.2% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| P/FCF | 18.67 | — | — | 4.41 | 5.62 | — | 36.68 | 13.36 | 17.09 | 13.48 | — | 17.50 | 2.80 | — | — | — |
| — | — | — | -67.0% | -67.1% | — | — | -23.6% | +509.9% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| EV / EBITDA | 10.36 | 12.11 | 10.20 | 28.86 | 10.60 | 6.95 | 4.27 | 10.55 | 17.07 | 8.16 | 5.43 | 5.24 | 46.42 | — | — | — |
| — | +74.2% | +139.0% | +173.6% | -37.9% | -14.8% | -21.4% | +101.4% | -63.2% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| EV / EBIT | 20.32 | 19.97 | 16.06 | 35.55 | 16.43 | 8.68 | 4.67 | 19.90 | 27.57 | 12.53 | 5.83 | 6.21 | — | — | — | — |
| — | +130.0% | +243.7% | +78.6% | -40.4% | -30.7% | -19.8% | +220.3% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Quarterly margins and returns. Watch for margin compression across consecutive quarters.
| Metric | TTM | Q1 '27 | Q4 '26 | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 11.7% | 9.6% | 12.7% | 9.9% | 10.7% | 13.2% | 15.2% | 11.8% | 10.8% | 12.0% | 14.4% | 14.9% | 7.5% | 14.2% | 17.4% | 8.2% |
| — | -27.4% | -16.6% | -16.3% | -1.3% | +9.6% | +6.0% | -20.7% | +45.3% | -15.1% | -17.1% | +80.8% | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating Margin | 3.1% | 2.1% | 4.0% | -0.2% | 2.6% | 5.5% | 8.0% | 2.7% | 2.6% | 5.2% | 7.4% | 8.2% | -1.1% | 7.7% | 10.9% | 3.8% |
| — | -62.9% | -50.2% | -106.8% | +0.0% | +6.3% | +7.9% | -67.6% | +334.8% | -32.4% | -32.4% | +116.3% | — | — | — | — | |
| Net Margin | 0.5% | -0.4% | -5.2% | 1.4% | 2.2% | 4.2% | 6.7% | 2.0% | 1.7% | 3.4% | 5.8% | 6.1% | -0.7% | 6.5% | 7.3% | 2.8% |
| — | -108.8% | -178.4% | -32.7% | +24.5% | +22.1% | +14.5% | -67.0% | +333.2% | -47.3% | -19.6% | +117.0% | — | — | — | — |
| Metric | TTM | Q1 '27 | Q4 '26 | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE | 1.4% | -0.7% | -3.7% | 0.8% | 1.4% | 2.9% | 4.8% | 1.2% | 1.1% | 2.5% | 4.9% | 4.4% | -0.5% | 5.2% | 5.3% | 2.4% |
| — | -123.4% | -177.6% | -36.2% | +25.5% | +14.3% | -2.2% | -72.4% | +312.8% | -51.3% | -8.8% | +83.8% | — | — | — | — | |
| ROA | 0.8% | -0.2% | -2.1% | 0.5% | 0.9% | 1.7% | 3.0% | 0.8% | 0.7% | 1.5% | 2.9% | 2.6% | -0.3% | 3.2% | 3.7% | — |
| — | -114.0% | -171.7% | -40.3% | +19.3% | +12.3% | +3.4% | -70.2% | +324.4% | -52.4% | -21.7% | — | — | — | — | — | |
| ROIC | 5.4% | 1.5% | 1.7% | -0.1% | 1.1% | 2.4% | 3.7% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 2.5% | 4.0% | 4.0% | -0.5% | 4.2% | 5.9% | 2.4% |
| — | -38.3% | -53.4% | -106.2% | -2.4% | -2.5% | -5.9% | -73.4% | +310.9% | -39.9% | -32.4% | +67.1% | — | — | — | — |
Quarterly solvency trend — watch for debt spikes or covenant pressure.
| Metric | TTM | Q1 '27 | Q4 '26 | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt / Equity | 0.28 | 1.52 | 0.28 | 0.26 | 0.21 | 0.25 | 0.19 | 0.17 | 0.16 | 0.17 | 0.20 | 0.21 | 0.23 | 0.20 | 0.07 | — |
| — | +506.8% | +45.7% | +56.9% | +26.8% | +46.1% | -5.0% | -20.3% | -29.1% | -15.8% | +187.7% | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Debt / EBITDA | 1.87 | 30.83 | 6.10 | 17.46 | 6.34 | 4.86 | 2.74 | 5.42 | 5.31 | 3.29 | 2.68 | 2.70 | 35.50 | 2.61 | 0.70 | — |
| — | +534.6% | +123.0% | +222.0% | +19.3% | +47.7% | +1.9% | +100.5% | -85.0% | +25.8% | +281.2% | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Current Ratio | 1.46 | 1.81 | 1.46 | 1.48 | 1.80 | 1.66 | 1.66 | 1.75 | 1.83 | 1.71 | 1.62 | 1.58 | 1.83 | 1.73 | 2.05 | — |
| — | +9.6% | -12.1% | -15.3% | -2.0% | -3.3% | +2.5% | +10.5% | +0.4% | -0.9% | -21.0% | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Quick Ratio | 1.46 | 1.81 | 0.92 | 0.90 | 1.09 | 0.97 | 0.99 | 1.09 | 1.10 | 1.01 | 0.96 | 0.95 | 1.20 | 0.98 | 1.18 | — |
| — | +87.8% | -7.1% | -17.8% | -0.9% | -4.3% | +2.9% | +14.9% | -8.1% | +3.0% | -18.5% | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Interest Coverage | 3.91 | 1.31 | 1.92 | 7.81 | 10.52 | 18.93 | 76.10 | 13.21 | 10.38 | 14.92 | 32.38 | 23.90 | -22.00 | 159.20 | 9.59 | 31.05 |
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Worthington Steel, Inc.'s current P/E is -62.2x. The average P/E over the last 2 quarters is 34.7x. Quarterly P/E ratios can vary due to seasonal revenue patterns and one-time charges.
Worthington Steel, Inc.'s current operating margin is 3.1%. Margins have been compressing over recent quarters. Quarterly margins are particularly useful for identifying trend inflections that annual data smooths over.
Quarterly financial ratios reveal short-term trend shifts — margin compression, debt spikes, or valuation re-ratings — that annual figures smooth over. They're essential for active investors tracking Worthington Steel, Inc.'s business trajectory between earnings reports.