Worthington Steel, Inc. (WS) Q1 Earnings and Revenues Beat Estimates

Core Insights - Worthington Steel, Inc. reported quarterly earnings of $0.77 per share, exceeding the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.72 per share, and showing an increase from $0.56 per share a year ago, resulting in an earnings surprise of +6.94% [1] - The company achieved revenues of $872.9 million for the quarter ended August 2025, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 18.60% and up from $834 million year-over-year [2] - Worthington Steel's stock has increased by approximately 3.9% since the beginning of the year, while the S&P 500 has gained 13.2% [3] Earnings Outlook - The future performance of Worthington Steel's stock will largely depend on management's commentary during the earnings call and the company's earnings outlook [4] - The current consensus EPS estimate for the upcoming quarter is $0.49 on revenues of $727 million, and for the current fiscal year, it is $2.77 on revenues of $3.1 billion [7] Industry Context - The Steel - Specialty industry, to which Worthington Steel belongs, is currently ranked in the top 20% of over 250 Zacks industries, indicating a favorable outlook compared to the bottom 50% [8] - Empirical research suggests a strong correlation between near-term stock movements and trends in earnings estimate revisions, which can be tracked by investors [5]