WS Stock — Worthington Steel Inc

Worthington Steel Inc (WS)

Updated October 16, 2026.

WS is a Stock. its distribution rate is 1.61%, its trailing-12-month yield is 1.61%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 82/100 (Safe). Total return is 67.6% over the past 2.9 years, 6.4 points behind SPY at 74.0%.

Worthington Steel Inc is a steel processor operating in North America that produces carbon flat-rolled steel, tailor welded blanks, and automotive and electrical steel stampings, along with aluminum products and warehousing and logistics services for automotive, construction, machinery, and energy customers. The company pays a modest current distribution rate on a quarterly basis. The stock may appeal to income-focused investors seeking exposure to the industrial materials sector.

WS performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 67.6% over the past 2.9 years, 6.4 points behind SPY at 74.0%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 34.4%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 42.0%.

WS key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

82 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

1.32%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

11/28/2023

Distribution rate

1.61%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

1.61%

Last close

$39.68 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$2,021,561,842

Average volume

457957.0

Dividend

$0.16

Ex-dividend date

09/15/2026

Payment date

09/29/2026

Beta

2.226

Payout ratio

46.0%

P/E ratio

233.41

Forward P/E

8.0906

EPS

$0.17

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (1.61%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (1.61%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

WS risks and drawbacks

WS's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 42.0%.

Who may consider WS — and who may not

WS may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (WS pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields; investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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