Worthington Steel, Inc. (WS) Lags Q2 Earnings Estimates
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AAPL TSLA AMZN META AMD NVDA PEP COST ADBE GOOG AMGN HON INTC INTU NFLX ADP SBUX MRNA AAPL TSLA AMZN META AMD NVDA PEP COST ADBE GOOG AMGN HON INTC INTU NFLX ADP SBUX MRNA AAPL TSLA AMZN META AMD NVDA PEP COST ADBE GOOG AMGN HON INTC INTU NFLX ADP SBUX MRNA Stocks Worthington Steel, Inc. (WS) Lags Q2 Earnings Estimates December 17, 2025 — 05:20 pm EST Written by Zacks Equity Research for Zacks-> Worthington Steel, Inc. (WS) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.38 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.48 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.19 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of -20.83%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this steel processing company would post earnings of $0.72 per share when it actually produced earnings of $0.77, delivering a surprise of +6.94%. Over the last four quarters, the company has surpassed consensus EPS estimates two times.Worthington Steel, Inc., which belongs to the Zacks Steel - Speciality industry, posted revenues of $871.9 million for the quarter ended November 2025, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 11.35%. This compares to year-ago revenues of $739 million. The company has topped consensus revenue estimates three times over the last four quarters.The sustainability of the stock's immediate price movement based on the recently-released numbers and future earnings expectations will mostly depend on management's commentary on the earnings call.Worthington Steel, Inc. shares have added about 11.4% since the beginning of the year versus the S&P 500's gain of 15.6%.What's Next for Worthington Steel, Inc.?While Worthington Steel, Inc. has underperformed the market so far this year, the question that comes to investors' minds is: what's next for the stock? There are no easy answers to this key question, but one reliable measure that can help investors address this is the company's earnings outlook. Not only does this include current consensus earnings expectations for the coming quarter(s), but also how these expectations have changed lately.Empirical research shows a strong correlation between near-term stock movements and trends in earnings estimate revisions. Investors can track such revisions by themselves or rely on a tried-and-tested rating tool like the Zacks Rank, which has an impressive track record of harnessing the power of earnings estimate revisions.Ahead of this earnings release, the estimate revisions trend for Worthington Steel, Inc. was mixed. While the magnitude and direction of estimate revisions could change following the company's just-released earnings report, the current status translates into a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) for the stock. So, the shares are expected to perform in line with the market in the near future. You can see the complete list of today's Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.It will be interesting to see how estimates for the coming quarters and the current fiscal year change in the days ahead. The current consensus EPS estimate is $0.68 on $803 million in revenues for the coming quarter and $2.72 on $3.39 billion in revenues for the current fiscal year.Investors should be mindful of the fact that the outlook for the industry can have a material impact on the performance of the stock as well. In terms of the Zacks Industry Rank, Steel - Speciality is currently in the top 15% of the 250 plus Zacks industries. Our research shows that the top 50% of the Zacks-ranked industries outperform the bottom 50% by a factor of more than 2 to 1. Another stock from the same industry, Insteel Industries (IIIN), has yet to report results for the quarter ended December 2025. The results are expected to be released on January 15.This maker of steel wire reinforcing for the concrete and construction industry is expected to post quarterly earnings of $0.33 per share in its upcoming report, which represents a year-over-year change of +230%. The consensus EPS estimate for the quarter has remained unchanged over the last 30 days.Insteel Industries' revenues are expected to be $162.64 million, up 25.4% from the year-ago quarter.
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