AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Worthington Steel (WS)

Worthington Steel Q2 sales rise 18% to $871.9 million; diluted EPS $0.37 vs $0.25

Positive Impact 3 of 5 earnings Written later

Worthington Steel reported fiscal 2026 second-quarter results for the three months ended November 30, 2025, with net sales up 18% and net earnings attributable to the controlling interest up to $18.8 million from $12.8 million. The board also declared a quarterly dividend of $0.16 per share, which shareholders of record on March 13, 2026 will receive on March 27, 2026.

Key points

  • Net sales of $871.9 million, up from $739.0 million a year earlier, driven mainly by higher direct volumes
  • Diluted EPS attributable to controlling interest of $0.37 vs. $0.25; adjusted diluted EPS of $0.38 vs. $0.19
  • Operating income of $21.7 million vs. $18.9 million; toll volumes fell 24% year over year
  • Quarterly dividend of $0.16 per share, payable March 27, 2026, to holders of record on March 13, 2026

The filing

CompanyWorthington Steel (WS)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECDec 19, 2025, 4:23 PM ET
Accession number0001193125-25-326924

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations8.01 Other Events

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI (Anthropic Claude, claude-haiku-5-5) on Nov 8, 2026, 1:55 AM ET, from the text of the filing and its press-release exhibits only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on December 19, 2025.

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