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Worthington Steel Inc. Common Shares (WS) fair value

Basic Materials · Steel · NYSE · United States
$40.85+0.94%
Market cap $2.0BNext earnings 2026-12-16Updated Oct 18, 2026
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Our verdict
Trades 29% above our fair value
Price
$40.85
Model fair valueConfidence: good
$31.78
Model range
$12.94 to $67.61
Fair value $31.78
Price $40.85
4 models fit Worthington Steel Inc. Common Shares and they disagree: 0 of 4 land within 15% of the average.
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Valued as a mature, profitable company: Discounted cash flow, P/E comparison, EV/EBITDA comparison, Graham number, and Dividend discount.
ACCE opinionWorthington Steel Inc. Common Shares (WS)
Fair value (4 models)
$31.78
ACCE price target
$41.00
Rating
Overvalued
Horizon
12 months
Fair value published on 18 Oct 2026, 16:04 CEST; previously $34.26 since 14 Oct 2026, 00:00 CEST.
ACCE price target published on 11 Oct 2026, 00:00 CEST.
Rating published on 18 Oct 2026, 16:04 CEST.
Price used: $40.85 at the close on 23 Oct 2026, 22:00 CEST.
Models: Discounted cash flow, P/E comparison, EV/EBITDA comparison, and Graham number.
Fair value: the average of the applicable valuation models (discounted cash flow, multiples, residual income, dividend discount, shareholder yield), each run on the latest financial statements and the market price shown. Opinion columns (fair value, target, rating) are shown apart from the data. Full methodology: acceinvestments.com/data/how-we-value-stocks
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Data
Price vs fair value
28.5% above
-22.2% to fair value
ACCE score
60
out of 100
Analysts
50% buy
2 covering
P/E
0.0x
forward 11.6x
1-year return
+31.5%
Dividend yield
1.58%

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Overview

ACCE thesis

Worthington Steel makes processed flat-rolled steel, including pickled and oiled, cold-rolled, and coated products, supplied mainly to automotive, appliance, and construction customers. Its edge is the processing layer: it cuts, slits and coats coil for OEM specifications, a service that is hard to replicate quickly and ties customers to its lines. The reported 212.4% revenue growth is a step-change rather than organic momentum, so the number needs context before anyone leans on it. Margins are thin, with a 10.4% gross margin and 2.8% operating margin, and ROE is negative at -3.4%, which keeps the story dependent on whether steel spreads hold and integration of recent volume works through. At an 8.1x forward P/E against a trailing figure that is not meaningful, the market is pricing a recovery in earnings, so the question for the deeper look is whether the forward estimates are credible given that margin base.

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Where WS's valuation models land
Price
$40.85
Model fair value
$31.78
Model range
$12.94 to $67.61
Fair value $31.78
Price $40.85
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Recent performance

1 week
+2.9%
1 month
+17.7%
3 months
+13.5%
6 months
+8.2%
YTD
+18.0%
1 year
+31.5%

SEC filings

Recommendation history, last 12 months

DateTypeNewPreviousPrice
18 Oct 2026, 16:04 CESTFair value$31.78$34.26$39.68
18 Oct 2026, 16:04 CESTRatingOvervaluedfirst publication$39.68
14 Oct 2026, 00:00 CESTFair value$34.26$31.00$37.99
11 Oct 2026, 00:00 CESTACCE price target$41.00first publication$36.05
7 Oct 2026, 00:00 CESTFair value$31.00$29.97$39.12
5 Oct 2026, 00:00 CESTFair value$29.97$29.51$36.97
1 Oct 2026, 00:00 CESTFair value$29.51$30.51$35.64
28 Sept 2026, 00:00 CESTFair value$30.51$31.05$36.26
26 Sept 2026, 00:00 CESTFair value$31.05$31.60$35.48
24 Sept 2026, 00:00 CESTFair value$31.60$30.93$34.90

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Valuation horizon: 12 months from the publication date.

Conflicts of interest. ACCE Investments is operated by Adrien Chantreuil, who may hold personal positions in the securities analysed. Positions are declared on each security. ACCE receives no payment from the companies analysed or from any intermediary for this analysis.

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Snapshot

Growth64Value65Quality27Momentum84Total60
Valuation
Trailing P/E
0.0x
Forward P/E
11.6x
PEG
no data
P/B
1.42x
EV / Revenue
0.6x
Book value/sh
$20.62
Enterprise value
$1.8B
Profitability
ROE
-3.4%
FCF yield
3.91%
ROIC
1.0%
Health and risk
Debt / equity
0.33
Dividend yield
1.58%
Beta
2.23

Price

+29.8% · 1Y

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Answered from Worthington Steel Inc. Common Shares fundamentals + recent valuations. Every number shows its source and date.

This stock Peer Peer median weaker → stronger
P/Ebetter than 100% of peers
low 0.0x0.0xhigh 41.7x
ROEbetter than 0% of peers
low -3%-3%high 9%
Div yieldbetter than 17% of peers
low 0.4%1.6%high 5.6%

Peers

Prices Oct 23, 2026
CompanyPriceFair valuevs fair valueP/EROEQualityScore
WS Worthington Steel Inc. Common Shares$40.85$3229% above--3.4%2760
TXAR.BA Ternium Argentina SAARS 776.00--9.0x5.9%5877
OUT1V.HE Outokumpu€4.64----2.4%3137
SGM.AX Sims LimitedA$19.26A$2213% below15.4x9.4%4454
SZG.DE Salzgitter AG€43.82€3526% above41.7x1.4%3840
ALLEI.ST Alleima AB (publ)kr 112.70kr 7062% above30.9x5.5%5667
APAM.AS Aperam S.A.€35.58€5131% below20.3x4.0%3951

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  • Business Wire•Oct 6, 2026
    Worthington Steel Reports First Quarter Fiscal 2027 Results
  • Business Wire•Oct 6, 2026
    Worthington Steel Declares Quarterly Dividend
  • Business Wire•Sep 28, 2026
    Worthington Steel Joint Venture TWB Company Receives Two Supplier Awards from Subaru
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40 filings
October 2026
Oct 23
8-KCurrent reportPeriod 2026-10-23
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Oct 21
Form 4Insider transactionPeriod 2026-10-19
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Oct 21
8-KCurrent reportPeriod 2026-10-21
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