WOR Worthington Industries margins

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Gross margin

27.2%

Operating margin

5.6%

EBITDA margin

19.7%

Net margin

11.5%

Based on the latest figures, Worthington Industries reports a gross margin of 27.2%, an operating margin of 5.6%, an EBITDA margin of 19.7%, and a net margin of 11.5%. Operating margin led the available margin improvements with a 5.3 percentage-point increase, while gross margin fell by 1 percentage points.

WOR margin history

Gross, operating, EBITDA and net margin trends

Looking back over the last 3 years, Worthington Industries recorded average margins of 25.82% gross, -0.55% operating, 18.61% EBITDA, and 10.12% net. Compared with their three-year averages, all four current margins are higher.

WOR margin expansion

Year-over-year margin changes in percentage points

The strongest improvement was in operating margin, which increased by 5.3 percentage points, and EBITDA margin also expanded by 3.4 percentage points and net margin also expanded by 2.6 percentage points, whereas gross margin contracted by 1 percentage point.

Gross margin expansion

-1pp

Operating margin expansion

5.3pp

EBITDA margin expansion

3.4pp

Net margin expansion

2.6pp

WOR Gross margin

Across the last 3 years, Worthington Industries recorded an average gross margin of 25.82%. Worthington Industries currently reports a gross margin of 27.2%, 1.4 percentage points above its three-year average. The highest gross margin for Worthington Industries was 28.2% in Aug 2025, while the lowest was 22.9% in May 2024.

WOR Operating margin

Worthington Industries recorded an average operating margin of -0.55% across the last 3 years. Worthington Industries currently reports an operating margin of 5.6%, 6.2 percentage points above its three-year average. Operating margin was highest at 5.6% in Aug 2026 and lowest at -5.9% in May 2024.

WOR EBITDA margin

Across the last 3 years, Worthington Industries's EBITDA margin stood at 18.61%. Worthington Industries currently reports an EBITDA margin of 19.7%, 1.1 percentage points above its three-year average. EBITDA margin was highest at 34.3% in Nov 2023 and lowest at 11.3% in Nov 2024.

WOR Net margin

Worthington Industries recorded an average net margin of 10.12% across the last 3 years. The latest net margin for Worthington Industries is 11.5%, 1.4 percentage points above its three-year average. Over the last 3 years, Worthington Industries's net margin peaked at 22.4% in Nov 2023 and reached a low of 3.3% in Aug 2024.

WOR margin group comparison

Margins compared with peer-group, industry and sector averages

With a gross margin of 27.2%, WOR is above the industry and its peers average but below the Industrials sector average. Compared to its Industrials sector average of 32.5%, Worthington Industries's gross margin is 16% lower.

WOR margin peer comparison

Compare margins with selected peers

Frequently asked questions

What is Worthington Industries's gross margin?

For the period ending Aug 31, 2026, WOR recorded a gross margin of 27.2%.

What is Worthington Industries's operating margin?

As of Aug 31, 2026, WOR has an operating margin of 5.6%.

What is Worthington Industries's EBITDA margin?

As of Aug 31, 2026, WOR has an EBITDA margin of 19.7%.

What is Worthington Industries's net margin?

The current net margin for WOR is 11.5% as of Aug 31, 2026.

What are the average margins of WOR?

Worthington Industries's average margins over the last 3 years were 25.8% gross, -0.6% operating, 18.6% EBITDA, and 10.1% net.

What are the highest historical margins of WOR?

Worthington Industries's highest recorded margins during the past 5 years were 28.2% gross in Aug 2025, 9.5% operating in Nov 2021, 64.6% EBITDA in Feb 2023, and 40% net in Feb 2023.

What are the lowest historical margins of WOR?

Looking back across 5 years, WOR reached its lowest margins at 12.8% gross in Nov 2022, -29.2% operating in Feb 2023, 11.3% EBITDA in Nov 2024, and 3.3% net in Aug 2024.