WS

Worthington Steel, Inc.

Basic Materials · $1.8B market cap

Verdict

Share price

$36.97

close of Oct 3, 2026

Fair value

$53.24

Sticker Price

Payback Price

$21.30

buy price

Undervalued

WS is Undervalued: at $36.97 it trades 31% below its fair value of $53.24. Its buy price (Payback Price) is $21.30, 42% below today's price. Business quality is limited: none of the 5 key numbers clears the 10% bar.

How we valued it

Owner Earnings. Earnings have been shrinking, but the business still generates cash, so we value it on its cash flow instead of its earnings.

Business quality

0 of 5 clear the 10% bar. What are the Big Five?

Earnings per share growth-66.3% a year✗
Equity per share growth3.8% a year✗
Sales growth-1.5% a year✗
Free cash flow growth-8.6% a year✗
Return on invested capital6.5%✗

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Insider activity

Since Jun 26, 2026: no open-market purchases and 22 other filings (stock awards, tax withholding and similar). Why purchases matter

Other filings

KLINGLER JEFFREY R

Chief Operating Officer · 2026-07-07

Tax withholding

$124K

KLINGLER JEFFREY R

Chief Operating Officer · 2026-07-07

Award

8,655 shares

ADAMS TIMOTHY A

Chief Financial Officer · 2026-07-07

Tax withholding

$41K

ADAMS TIMOTHY A

Chief Financial Officer · 2026-07-07

Award

2,837 shares

Larivey Clifford

President Flat Rolled Stl Proc · 2026-07-07

Tax withholding

$42K

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Larivey Clifford

President Flat Rolled Stl Proc · 2026-07-07

Award

2,906 shares

BLYSTONE JOHN B

Executive Chairman · 2026-07-07

Tax withholding

$206K

BLYSTONE JOHN B

Executive Chairman · 2026-07-07

Award

14,750 shares

GILMORE GEOFFREY G

President and CEO · 2026-07-07

Tax withholding

$339K

GILMORE GEOFFREY G

President and CEO · 2026-07-07

Award

23,664 shares

Larivey Clifford

President Flat Rolled Stl Proc · 2026-06-30

Tax withholding

$63K

KLINGLER JEFFREY R

Chief Operating Officer · 2026-06-30

Tax withholding

$164K

GILMORE GEOFFREY G

President and CEO · 2026-06-30

Tax withholding

$305K

ADAMS TIMOTHY A

Chief Financial Officer · 2026-06-30

Tax withholding

$39K

BLYSTONE JOHN B

Executive Chairman · 2026-06-29

Tax withholding

$261K

Heuer Joseph

General Counsel · 2026-06-26

Award

4,890 shares

Larivey Clifford

President Flat Rolled Stl Proc · 2026-06-26

Award

6,110 shares

ADAMS TIMOTHY A

Chief Financial Officer · 2026-06-26

Award

8,150 shares

Joseph Gwen

Corporate Controller · 2026-06-26

Award

1,630 shares

BLYSTONE JOHN B

Executive Chairman · 2026-06-26

Award

14,665 shares

GILMORE GEOFFREY G

President and CEO · 2026-06-26

Award

39,915 shares

KLINGLER JEFFREY R

Chief Operating Officer · 2026-06-26

Award

10,590 shares

About Worthington Steel, Inc.

Worthington Steel, Inc. functions as a specialized steel processing enterprise serving the North American market. The company supplies a variety of steel products, notably flat-rolled carbon steel, custom-welded blanks (both steel and aluminum varieties), and laminated electrical steel components. These materials are crucial for numerous industries, including automotive manufacturing, heavy truck production…

Steel

Fair value and Payback Price are estimates from the company's reported financials, not investment advice. Prices as of the close of Oct 3, 2026. How the Payback Price works

WS stock (Worthington Steel, Inc.): fair value $53.24, Undervalued — PaybackPrice