Worthington Steel Inc's Competitiveness
A competitive positioning analysis and financial ratio benchmarking of Worthington Steel Inc (WS) against its publicly traded competitors: sales growth, net income, profitability, valuation and market share, plus each peer's market capitalization, revenue, income and employees. Free below: the top 5 peers. Subscriber access adds the full competitor list and CSV downloads.
Key Findings: Worthington Steel Inc vs Its Competitors
- TTM: Trailing 12-month revenue of 3,444M vs -M combined for tracked competitors (100.0% combined share).
- Trending: Latest-quarter revenue run-rate is accelerating (+7.9% annualized vs trailing 12 months).
- Scale: Worthington Steel Inc ranks #13 of 30 companies by market capitalization in the Iron & Steel industry, holding 0.6% of industry market cap.
- Peer revenue share: Worthington Steel Inc accounted for 100.0% of combined revenue among its tracked peer group, up from 100.0% a year earlier.
Every figure above is sourced and cited in detail further down this page (Market Structure, Profitability & Cost Structure, Productivity vs Peers).
WS Sales vs. its Competitors, Q4 2026
Worthington Steel Inc generated 100.00 % of the combined sales of its peer group, up from 100.00 % a year earlier.
For context: the Iron & Steel industry grew revenue 0.0% year over year, combined, vs 11.6% for Worthington Steel Inc. Worthington Steel Inc's share of combined industry revenue moved from 0.37% to 0.42%, a gain of 0.04 percentage points.
Worthington Steel Inc's Competitor Quality Breadth
Share of each group, trailing 12 months: profitable (net margin > 0), expanding (revenue growth > 0), growing faster than the industry's own median, and financially distressed (Piotroski F-Score of 2 or below).
| Entity | Profitable | Expanding | Above Industry Growth | Distressed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Worthington Steel Inc | No | Yes | Yes | - |
| Similar-Size Competitors (10) | ||||
| Similar Growth & Profitability (8) | 62.50 % (5 of 8) | 100.00 % (8 of 8) | 62.50 % (5 of 8) | 33.30 % (2 of 6) |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Altman Z-Score is not shown here: it is not populated in the underlying data for any company. Percentages are of companies in each group that report the relevant metric, not of the full group size.
WS Stock Performance relative to its Competitors
WS Stock Performance relative to Similar-Size Competitors
WS Stock Performance relative to Similar Growth & Profitability Competitors
Worthington Steel Inc's Comment on Competition and Industry Peers
Worthington Steel Inc's Competitors Named by the Company
Competitive relationships identified from SEC filings and corroborating sources, each with a basis and confidence.| Competitor | Basis | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kloeckner | Named by the company | 85% |
Filing basis, confidence, active dates and source counts for Worthington Steel Inc's named competitors require a Commercial License.
Methodology: relationships are extracted from SEC filings (named-competitor disclosures) and corroborating sources. Named by the company = explicitly disclosed as a competitor; Inferred = derived from corroborating signals. Confidence reflects evidence strength.