WS (Worthington Steel) 3-Year Sortino Ratio: N/A (As of Aug. 13, 2026)

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WS Worthington Steel Inc WS
53 GF Score
Price $37.96
GF Value $34.16
Valuation Modestly Overvalued
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What is Worthington Steel 3-Year Sortino Ratio?

The 3-Year Sortino Ratio measures the additional return that an investor receives per unit of the downside risk over the past three years. As of today (2026-08-13), Worthington Steel's 3-Year Sortino Ratio is Not available.

Worthington Steel  (NYSE:WS) 3-Year Sortino Ratio Explanation

The 3-Year Sortino Ratio inidicates the risk-adjusted return of an investment over the past three year. It is calculated as the annualized result of the average three-year monthly excess returns divided by the standard deviation of negative returns in the three-year period. The monthly excess return is the monthly investment return minus the monthly risk-free rate (typically the 10-year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate). If the risk-free rate for a specific region is not available, U.S. data is used by default.

Differnt from the Sharpe Ratio that penalizes both upside and downside volatility equally, the Sortino Ratio penalizes only those returns falling below a user-specified target or required rate of return. The expected returns here is set to the risk-free rate as well.

Worthington Steel 3-Year Sortino Ratio Related Terms

WS vs NWPX, MTUS, MSB: 3-Year Sortino Ratio Comparison

For the Steel subindustry, Worthington Steel's 3-Year Sortino Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and 3-Year Sortino Ratio 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 3-Year Sortino Ratio vs Steel Industry

For the Steel industry and Basic Materials sector, Worthington Steel's 3-Year Sortino Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Worthington Steel's 3-Year Sortino Ratio falls into.


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Worthington Steel 3-Year Sortino Ratio Calculation

The 3-Year Sortino Ratio measures the risk-adjusted return of an investment asset or portfolio in the last three year, focusing specifically on downside risk rather than total risk. A stock / portfolio's 3-Year Sortino Ratio can be calculated by dividing the difference between the three-year average monthly returns of the investment and the risk-free rate, by the standard deviation of the downside risks over the past three year.

A downside risk is a potential loss from the asset or investment. The Downside risk here is measured by the downside deviation, which is the standard deviation of negative returns.

Is Worthington Steel (WS) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Worthington Steel stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of $37.96 is trading 11.1% above its estimated GF Value™ of $34.16. GuruFocus considers Worthington Steel to be Modestly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for WS:

  • 3-Year Sortino Ratio: N/A
  • GF Value™: $34.16 vs. price of $37.96 (11.1% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 53/100 with 8 warning signs

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Worthington Steel Business Description

Other Exchanges Z2J:Germany
Address 100 Old Wilson Bridge Road, Columbus, OH, USA, 43085
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.
53GF Score

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$37.96
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$34.16
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