Worthington SteelWS +4.72%21 Shareholder Yield % is -3.33% as of May. 2026. GuruFocus rates WS with a GF Score™ of 21/100. The stock has 5 warning signs investors should review. Among 616 Steel companies, Worthington Steel ranks worse than 63.15% on this metric.
Shareholder Yield % is how much money shareholders receive from a company that is in the form of cash dividends, net stock repurchases, and debt reduction. It is a measure of shareholder return.
As of today, Worthington Steel's Shareholder Yield % was -3.33%.
Shareholder Yield % is how much money shareholders receive from a company that is in the form of cash dividends, net stock repurchases, and debt reduction. The term was coined by William W. Priest of Epoch Investment Partners in a paper in 2005 entitled The Case for Shareholder Yield as a Dominant Driver of Future Equity Returns. William Priest indicated that "shareholder yield is a term that we came up with to reflect the various ways dividends can be paid to owners of a business in a publicly-traded company."
Dividend Yield % shows how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its stock price, which is most obvious form of shareholder return.
Buyback Yield % is the net repurchase of shares outstanding over the market capital of the company. Shares repurchases also increase shareholder value by returning the money back to shareholders.
Net Debt Paydown Yield % is the change in average of four quarters of company's total debt over a company's market cap. Assuming the total value of a company remains that same, shareholder value is increased as debt is reduced.
Worthington Steel Shareholder Yield % Related Terms
Worthington Steel Shareholder Yield % Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Worthington Steel's Shareholder Yield % can be seen below:
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
WS vs NWPX, MTUS, MSB: Shareholder Yield % Comparison
For the Steel subindustry, Worthington Steel's Shareholder Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and Shareholder Yield % data, can be viewed below:
* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.
Worthington Steel Shareholder Yield % vs Steel Industry
For the Steel industry and Basic Materials sector, Worthington Steel's Shareholder Yield % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Worthington Steel's Shareholder Yield % falls into.
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
* All the data are calculated by TTM values. Note that if a companies is traded in several exchanges, then we calculate the company level data for Shareholder Yield % using the primary share class stock data. The calculation result in definition page is for demonstration purpose only, and it's showing the share class level data. Therefore, the numbers in the calculation may differ from elsewhere if the stock is not a primary share.
Worthington Steel (WS) has a Shareholder Yield % of -3.33% as of May. 2026. Shareholder Yield is how much money shareholders receive from a company that is in the form of cash dividends, net stock repurchases, and debt reduction. View historical data on Worthington Steel and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Worthington Steel ranks #389 out of 616 companies in the Steel industry, placing it in the top 63.1%.
Is Worthington Steel's Shareholder Yield % too high?
Worthington Steel's current Shareholder Yield % is -3.33%. Based on the distribution chart, Worthington Steel ranks #389 out of 616 companies in the Steel industry, which is below the industry midpoint. Overall, Worthington Steel has a GF Score™ of 21/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Worthington Steel's Shareholder Yield % compare to NWPX and MTUS?
According to the Steel industry distribution chart, Worthington Steel ranks #389 out of 616 companies for Shareholder Yield %. This places Worthington Steel in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Shareholder Yield % is 0.37. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Shareholder Yield % for a Steel company?
The median Shareholder Yield % among Steel companies is 0.37, based on 616 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Shareholder Yield % significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Shareholder Yield % should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Shareholder Yield % mean?
A high Shareholder Yield % can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Shareholder Yield is how much money shareholders receive from a company that is in the form of cash dividends, net stock repurchases, and debt reduction. View historical data on Worthington Steel and its competitors. For the Steel industry, the median Shareholder Yield % is 0.37 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Worthington Steel's current Shareholder Yield % is -3.33%. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Worthington Steel stock overvalued right now?
Worthington Steel (WS) has a current Shareholder Yield % of -3.33%. The current Shareholder Yield % is -3.33%. Worthington Steel's overall GF Score™ is 21/100 with 5 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Shareholder Yield % calculated?
Shareholder Yield % is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Worthington Steel (WS), the current Shareholder Yield % is -3.33% as of May. 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.
Worthington Steel Inc is a processor of carbon flat-rolled steel, a producer of laser-welded solutions, and a provider of electrical steel laminations. The company has manufacturing facilities across the United States, Canada, China, India, Germany and Mexico. It buys coils of steel from primary steel producers and processes them to precise type, thickness, length, width, shape, and surface quality required by customer specifications. The company's product lines and processing capabilities include; carbon flat-rolled steel processing, electrical steel laminations, and tailor welded products. Geographically, the company generates a majority of its revenue from the United States followed by Canada, Mexico, and other regions.
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