Worthington Steel, Inc. (WS)

Steel processor, 5,400 employees, 81% U.S. revenue. Read October 20, 2026 from the annual report for the period ending May 31, 2026, filed July 30, 2026. Ranked 38 of the 62 Basic Materials companies read so far, by the share within reach now.

The filing states about 5,400 employees in one steel processing segment with electrical steel laminations and automotive blanks described among its products, and no count by plant, so the split is by description.

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: 17% now, 25% at the end of 2027, 28% at the end of 2028, 29% at the end of 2030. By the patterns, the work is about 29% desk work, 12% people work and 59% 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 69% of the working time stays with people (conversation, in-person and hands-on work), 25% becomes checking a model's work and 4% could be handed over with lighter checks, from the industries' own figures, not the company's roles.

Headcount

5,400 employees as of May 31, 2026 (stated). The filing counts no employees by country; the United States is 81% of revenue, Canada 12% and Mexico 7%, and all union members are outside the United States.

The filing: “As of May 31, 2026, we had approximately 5,400 employees and our unconsolidated joint venture employed approximately 500 additional individuals.”

The workforce as industry patterns

What the filing says about the workforce: About 5,400 employees plus about 500 at an unconsolidated joint venture, not counted; about 19% of the two groups together are represented by collective bargaining units, all outside the United States; nineteen facilities hold ISO 45001 certification.

What the filing says about AI

16 sentences in the filing name AI. The filing's sentences naming AI sit in its forward-looking statement and risk factor lists; the excerpt describes no use of AI in operations.

• “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; expected financial and operational performance, and future opportunities; the tax treatment of the Separation; future or expected growth, growth potential, forward momentum, pe...”
• “Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") and other governmental agencies; the effect of healthcare laws in the U.S. and potential changes to such laws, which may increase our healthcare and other costs and negatively impact our operations and financial results; the effect of tax laws in the U.S. and potential changes to such laws, which may increase our costs and negatively impact our ope...”
• “(collectively, the "Detroit Three" automakers); The closing, idling or relocation of our customers' facilities; Strikes, work stoppages or other labor disruptions affecting our suppliers; The closing or idling of our suppliers' manufacturing facilities; Sales conflicts with our customers and/or suppliers; The loss of key supplier relationships; Increased competition may impact demand and pricin...”
• “As cybersecurity threats continue to increase in frequency, sophistication, and scale, especially through the use of AI, we may be required to incur significant costs and invest additional resources to protect against and, if required, remediate the damage caused by such disruptions or system failures in the future.”
• “Threat actors may use AI-enhanced techniques, and may also attempt to exploit vulnerabilities introduced through third-party software, cloud-based services, vendor software updates or other software supply chain compromises.”

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 20231median 1
• Fiscal 202411median 4
• Fiscal 202516median 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 unconsolidated joint venture's 500 are not the company's employees (rule 8) and are left out; the union share the filing states covers both groups.
• No count by plant or product line; the split by description is loose, and the data service shows one segment at 100%.

Source: the company's annual report on EDGAR, accession 0001968487-26-000026, 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.