Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership (Form 4)

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). Check this box to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10.

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * SCHIAVO MARY FACKLER 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Worthington Steel, Inc. [WS] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) 100 OLD WILSON BRIDGE ROAD 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 01/22/2026 (Street) COLUMBUS, OH 43085 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Shares 01/22/2026 M 291.578 A (1) 96,779.578 D Common Shares 01/22/2026 D 0.578 D $35.14 96,779 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Phantom Stock Acquired Under Deferred Compensation Plan

(1)

01/22/2026

M

291.578

01/22/2026

01/22/2026

Common Shares

291.578

(1)

18,172.848(2)

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
SCHIAVO MARY FACKLER 100 OLD WILSON BRIDGE ROAD COLUMBUS, OH 43085	X

Signatures

/s/Joseph Y. Heuer, as attorney-in-fact for Mary Schiavo		01/26/2026
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Each share of WS Phantom Stock was the economic equivalent of one common share of Worthington Steel, Inc. Pursuant to an election made in 2013, the reporting person elected to receive 1/10th of amounts she deferred in 2014 in 2026. The reporting person elected to receive her WS Phantom Stock in common shares of Worthington Steel, Inc. Per the terms of the NQ Plan, all fractional shares are paid in cash.
(2)	Represents unfunded theoretical common shares (i.e. phantom stock) of the Issuer ("WS Phantom Shares") credited to a bookkeeping account for the benefit of the Reporting Person under the Worthington Steel, Inc. Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plan for Directors ("NQ Plan"). The WS Phantom Shares credited to the Reporting Person's account track common shares of the Issuer on a one-year basis. Distributions are made only in common shares of the Issuer and generally commence upon leaving the Issuer and its subsidiaries.

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