Worthington Industries, Inc. (WOR)

Cylinders, tanks and tools maker, joint ventures out. Read November 8, 2026 from the annual report for the period ending May 31, 2026, filed July 30, 2026. Ranked 188 of the 275 Industrials companies read so far, by the share within reach now.

Worthington Enterprises states about 3,800 employees, with its unconsolidated joint ventures' 2,400 left out; its cylinders and tanks lead at the metal tank and container group and its torches and tools at the fabricated metal group, by segment revenue.

The figures on this page come from the company's own annual report and from BLS staffing patterns for its industries, never from a roster. They are estimates with a stated method. Nothing here says what the company will do: within reach is not a forecast of jobs lost or of savings.

What follows from the reading

Share of working time within reach of AI, on the long-run pace at four in five: 25% now, 29% at the end of 2027, 30% at the end of 2028, 30% at the end of 2030. By the patterns, the work is about 30% desk work, 13% people work and 57% body work. These are the site's industry estimates weighted by the shares below: estimates with a stated method and range, not a forecast of what the company will do. By the same patterns, at the end of 2028 about 70% of the working time stays with people (conversation, in-person and hands-on work), 25% becomes checking a model's work and 5% could be handed over with lighter checks, from the industries' own figures, not the company's roles.

Headcount

3,800 employees as of May 31, 2026 (stated). The filing states no count by country; plants in the United States, Austria, Poland and Portugal, with 88% of revenue in the United States by the data service.

The filing: “As of May 31, 2026, we had approximately 3,800 employees and our unconsolidated joint ventures employed approximately 2,400 additional individuals.”

The workforce as industry patterns

What the filing says about the workforce: About 3,800 employees; unconsolidated joint ventures (WAVE, ClarkDietrich and others) employ about 2,400 more who are not counted; about 9% of the two groups together are represented by collective bargaining units; the count fell from 8,200 in fiscal 2023 with the separation of Worthington Steel; fiscal year ends May 31.

Companies read with the same leading pattern

Other companies whose largest staffing pattern is also Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (3323 and 3324 only), largest first, each read from its own annual report. Within reach now and at the end of 2028, long-run pace, four in five. Now is projected from METR's April 2026 measurement and Epoch's November 2026 index.

• Crown Holdings, Inc. (CCK, 23,000 employees)24% now, 28% by 2028
• Ball Corporation (BALL, 16,000 employees)25% now, 29% by 2028
• Greif, Inc. (GEF, 14,000 employees)22% now, 27% by 2028
• Valmont Industries, Inc. (VMI, 10,791 employees)25% now, 30% by 2028
• BWX Technologies, Inc. (BWXT, 10,400 employees)28% now, 35% by 2028
• Arcosa, Inc. (ACA, 6,390 employees)23% now, 27% by 2028
• Griffon Corporation (GFF, 5,100 employees)26% now, 30% by 2028
• Apogee Enterprises, Inc. (APOG, 4,100 employees)22% now, 25% by 2028

What the filing says about AI

20 sentences in the filing name AI. The filing names AI in 20 sentences, in its glossary, forward-looking statements and risk factors on the use of AI and cybersecurity.

• “In addition, the following terms, when used in this Form 10-K, have the meanings set forth below: Term Definition ABI Architecture Billings Index AI Artificial intelligence AICPA American Institute of Certified Public Accountants AOCI Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) ASC 606 ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers ASU Accounting Standards Update Board Board of Directors...”
• “These forward-looking statements include, without limitation, statements relating to: future or expected cash positions, liquidity and ability to access financial markets and capital; outlook, strategy or business plans; future or expected growth, growth potential, forward momentum, performance, competitive position, sales, volumes, cash flows, earnings, margins, balance sheet strengths, debt,...”
• “Any number of factors could affect actual results, including, without limitation, those that follow: the effect of conditions in national and worldwide financial markets, including inflation, increases in interest rates and economic recession, and with respect to the ability of financial institutions to provide capital; the impact of tariffs, the adoption of trade restrictions affecting our pro...”
• “We, along with third parties, may use data from our information systems and publicly available sources with AI technologies and tools.”
• “The use of AI may increase risks of data exposure, including unauthorized access, misuse, or unintentional disclosure of sensitive information.”

Its annual reports, year by year

Sentences naming AI in each annual report, counted by one rule, beside the median report in the Index that year. Each count links its filing. Every company, by year and sector

• Fiscal 20210median 0
• Fiscal 20220median 0
• Fiscal 20230median 1
• Fiscal 202418median 4
• Fiscal 202520median 10

Headcount by filing year

As reported in each year's annual report, with the filing. A year marked not read had no figure the reading could take from the report's text.

Limits of this reading

• The 2,400 employees of unconsolidated joint ventures are not the company's employees and are left out under rule 8, as the filing counts them apart.
• The segment split is by revenue (c); the filing counts no employees by segment.

Source: the company's annual report on EDGAR, accession 0001193125-26-325872, the filing. Read by Claude Fable 5.1 under rubric version 1, by the method. A company can write to info@stratussc.com to have its reading checked against its filing.