Stocks · Basic Materials · Steel
Commercial Metals Company CMC
$63.58 +1.37% Close, Oct 2, 2026 · NYSE · Market cap $7.03B
Strong growthInexpensive vs sector
Next earnings report: Oct 15, 2026
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Three things to know
- Diluted EPS over the last four quarters was $5.31, up 1612.9% year over year.
- The stock is in a downtrend: below its 200-day average, with the 50-day average below the 200-day.
- Revenue over the last four quarters was $8.85B, up 15.2% from a year earlier, accelerating from 8.4% a quarter earlier.
PromtFinance scores
Each score is a percentile within the Basic Materials sector (0–100). Under each score: how the stock ranks in its sector on every component. As of Oct 5, 2026.
Growth89Strong
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are growing.
- Revenue growth (TTM, YoY)Top 26%
- EPS growth (TTM, YoY)Top 1%
- FCF growth (TTM, YoY)Top 41%
- Revenue growth, 3-year CAGRBottom 36%
- Revenue growth accelerationTop 15%
Quality48Neutral
Returns on capital, margins, earnings quality and balance-sheet strength.
- Return on invested capitalTop 38%
- Gross marginBottom 34%
- Operating marginTop 48%
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Top 48%
- Accruals (lower is better)Bottom 31%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Bottom 37%
- Interest coverTop 40%
Value83Strong
How cheap the shares are relative to earnings, cash flow and their own history.
- Earnings yieldTop 9%
- Free-cash-flow yieldTop 33%
- EBITDA / enterprise valueTop 18%
- Sales / enterprise valueTop 28%
- P/E vs own 5-year history (lower is better)Bottom 39%
Momentum53Neutral
Strength and persistence of the price trend, including versus the S&P 500.
- 12-month return excluding last monthTop 43%
- 6-month returnTop 34%
- 1-year return vs S&P 500Top 45%
- Distance from 52-week highTop 44%
- Trend checklist (0–4)Bottom 26%
Revisions32Weak
Earnings surprises and analyst sentiment (estimate-revision history is being collected).
- Average EPS surprise, last 4 quartersTop 50%
- Consecutive EPS beatsTop 50%
- Share of analysts rating BuyBottom 27%
- Upside to consensus price targetBottom 44%
Stability55Neutral
Low volatility, shallow drawdowns, low market sensitivity and modest leverage.
- Volatility, 60 days (lower is better)Top 32%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 yearsTop 22%
- Beta vs S&P 500 (lower is better)Bottom 26%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Bottom 37%
What changed
Latest four quarters versus the same period a year earlier (growth: versus one quarter earlier).
| Measure | Before | Now | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | 8.4% | 15.2% | ↑ |
| EPS growth (YoY) | 648.3% | 1612.9% | ↑ |
| Gross margin | 15.0% | 18.6% | ↑ |
| Operating margin | 6.0% | 9.2% | ↑ |
| FCF margin | 4.9% | 4.6% | ↓ |
Fundamental momentum
| Measure | Now (TTM) | Year / quarter before | Sector rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM, YoY) | 15.2% | 8.4% | ↑ | Top 26% |
| EPS growth (TTM, YoY) | 1612.9% | 648.3% | ↑ | Top 1% |
| Gross margin | 18.6% | 15.0% | ↑ | Bottom 34% |
| Operating margin | 9.2% | 6.0% | ↑ | Top 48% |
| Net margin | 6.7% | 0.5% | ↑ | — |
| Free-cash-flow margin | 4.6% | 4.9% | ↓ | — |
| Return on invested capital | 8.5% | — | Top 38% | |
| Revenue growth, 3-year CAGR | -4.4% | — | Bottom 36% |
Quality of earnings and balance sheet
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Above 1× means profits are backed by cash.
- 1.54×
- Accruals (net income − OCF) / assetsLower is better; high accruals can signal weaker earnings quality.
- -3.3%
- Stock-based compensation / revenueA cost to shareholders through dilution.
- 0.5%
- Receivables growth vs revenue growthReceivables growing much faster than sales can be a warning.
- +5.1 pp
- Net debt / EBITDABelow 1× is conservative; above 3× is high leverage.
- 2.47×
- Interest cover (operating income / interest)How many times operating profit covers interest.
- 6.9×
Shareholder returns
- Dividend yield (dividends paid, TTM)
- 1.17%
- Net buyback yield (TTM)
- 1.92%
- Shareholder yield
- 3.09%
- Share count change, 1 year
- -1.4%
- Share count change, 3-year CAGR
- -1.8%
Shareholder yield = dividends + net buybacks over the last four quarters, divided by market cap.
Based on the four quarters through May 31, 2026 (filed Jun 29, 2026).
Earnings and expectations
Earnings momentum
- Consecutive EPS beats
- 1
- Beats in the last 8 reports
- 4 of 8
- Average EPS surprise, last 4
- +3.1%
- Average 2-day reaction, last 8
- -0.1%
- Positive 20 days after report
- 5 of 8
Analysts
- Consensus price target
- $82.00
- Target vs current price
- +29.0%
- Analysts with a rating
- 27
- Share rating Buy or Strong Buy
- 44%
- Consensus rating
- Hold
How the stock reacted to recent reports
| Report date | EPS surprise | 2 days | 5 days | 20 days | 60 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 25, 2026 | +1.8% | +3.9% | -14.1% | -4.5% | -9.5% |
| Mar 26, 2026 | -9.4% | -4.7% | +0.7% | +9.0% | +17.4% |
| Jan 8, 2026 | +18.7% | -3.6% | +1.4% | +10.0% | -16.3% |
| Oct 16, 2025 | +1.5% | -7.3% | +0.1% | +2.8% | +22.3% |
| Jun 23, 2025 | -13.0% | +1.2% | +2.8% | +9.0% | +19.6% |
| Mar 20, 2025 | -10.0% | +1.1% | +4.2% | -11.0% | +3.2% |
| Jan 6, 2025 | -6.0% | +3.1% | -0.9% | -1.9% | -3.8% |
| Oct 17, 2024 | +1.1% | +5.1% | -4.5% | +13.0% | -8.5% |
Returns from the close before each report. Past reactions do not determine future ones.
Earnings history
| Report date | EPS | Estimate | Surprise | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 25, 2026 | $1.73 | $1.70 | +1.8% | $2.48B |
| Mar 26, 2026 | $1.16 | $1.28 | -9.4% | $2.13B |
| Jan 8, 2026 | $1.84 | $1.55 | +18.7% | $2.12B |
| Oct 16, 2025 | $1.37 | $1.35 | +1.5% | $2.11B |
| Jun 23, 2025 | $0.74 | $0.85 | -13.0% | $2.02B |
| Mar 20, 2025 | $0.26 | $0.29 | -10.0% | $1.75B |
| Jan 6, 2025 | $0.78 | $0.83 | -6.0% | $1.91B |
| Oct 17, 2024 | $0.90 | $0.89 | +1.1% | $2.00B |
Valuation in context
| Multiple | Now | 5-year median | 5-year percentile | Sector rank (cheapness) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (trailing) | 12.0× | 9.9× | 62th | Top 9% |
| P/E (forward) | 10.0× | — | — | — |
| EV / EBITDA | 8.6× | — | — | Top 18% |
| EV / Sales | 1.12× | — | — | Top 28% |
| Free-cash-flow yield | 5.76% | — | — | Top 33% |
| Earnings yield | 8.35% | — | — | Top 9% |
P/E over the past five years
Range 3.9× – 161.4× since May 31, 2021. Each point: price on the filing date divided by trailing-twelve-month EPS known then.
What moved the stock over the past year
- Price return, 1 year
- +7.9%
- Earnings per share growth (TTM)
- +1612.9%
- Change in P/E multiple
- -92.5%
Most of the move came from earnings growth.
Technical state
Trend checklist
- ✗ Price above 20-day average
- ✗ Price above 50-day average
- ✗ Price above 200-day average
- ✗ 50-day average above 200-day
- ✗ MACD histogram positive
Trend quality
- Days above the 50-day average
- 0
- Days above the 200-day average
- 0
- 50-day average slope (20 days)
- +0.2%
- 200-day average slope (20 days)
- +0.2%
- Distance from 50-day average
- -6.6%
- Distance from 200-day average
- -9.0%
- RSI (14)
- 42.8
- Relative volume
- 0.83×
Risk and drawdowns
- Volatility, 60 days (annualized)
- 35.7%
- Volatility vs own 5-year history
- 51th percentile · Normal for this stock
- Beta vs S&P 500 (2 years, weekly)
- 1.39
- Correlation with S&P 500
- 0.61
- Current drawdown from 1-year high
- -23.6%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 years
- -38.1%
Largest declines in the past six years
| From peak | To low | Decline | Length | Recovery |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2, 2024 | Apr 8, 2025 | -38.1% | 86 days | 161 days (Nov 26, 2025) |
| Aug 1, 2023 | Oct 23, 2023 | -30.8% | 58 days | 103 days (Mar 21, 2024) |
| Feb 11, 2026 | Mar 27, 2026 | -30.0% | 31 days | Not yet recovered |
| Apr 20, 2022 | Jul 5, 2022 | -29.0% | 51 days | 89 days (Nov 8, 2022) |
| Feb 16, 2023 | May 31, 2023 | -25.1% | 71 days | 41 days (Jul 31, 2023) |
Declines of 10% or more from a closing high, measured on daily closes.
Financial statements
- Market cap
- $7.03B
- P/E (TTM)
- 12.0
- EPS, diluted (TTM)
- $5.31
- Revenue (TTM)
- $8.85B
- Dividend yield
- 1.20%
- 52-week range
- $53.08 – $84.87
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $6.73B | $8.91B | $8.80B | $7.93B | $7.80B |
| Gross profit | $1.11B | $1.86B | $1.81B | $1.36B | $1.22B |
| Operating income | $600.7M | $1.31B | $1.17B | $693.6M | $519.9M |
| Net income | $412.9M | $1.22B | $859.8M | $485.5M | $84.7M |
| EPS (diluted) | $3.38 | $9.95 | $7.25 | $4.14 | $0.74 |
| Q4 2024 | Q1 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q4 2025 | Q1 2026 | Q2 2026 | Q3 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $2.00B | $1.91B | $1.75B | $2.02B | $2.11B | $2.12B | $2.13B | $2.48B |
| Net income | $103.9M | -$175.7M | $25.5M | $83.1M | $151.8M | $177.3M | $93.0M | $173.0M |
| EPS (diluted) | $0.90 | -$1.54 | $0.22 | $0.73 | $1.35 | $1.58 | $0.83 | $1.55 |
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $228.5M | $700.3M | $1.34B | $899.7M | $715.1M |
| Capital expenditure | -$184.2M | -$450.0M | -$606.7M | -$324.3M | -$402.8M |
| Free cash flow | $44.3M | $250.3M | $737.4M | $575.4M | $312.2M |
| Dividends paid | -$57.8M | -$67.7M | -$74.9M | -$78.9M | -$81.4M |
| Net share buybacks | -$3.2M | -$171.3M | -$113.9M | -$190.5M | -$207.6M |
Cash outflows are shown as negative numbers.
- Cash and short-term investments
- $559.8M
- Total assets
- $9.80B
- Total liabilities
- $5.26B
- Total debt
- $3.40B
- Net debt
- $2.84B
- Shareholders’ equity
- $4.53B
As of May 31, 2026 (filed Jun 29, 2026).
Dividends
| Ex-date | Amount | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 6, 2026 | $0.20 | Jul 15, 2026 |
| Apr 6, 2026 | $0.20 | Apr 15, 2026 |
| Jan 16, 2026 | $0.18 | Feb 2, 2026 |
| Oct 30, 2025 | $0.18 | Nov 13, 2025 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | $0.18 | Jul 9, 2025 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | $0.18 | Apr 9, 2025 |
| Jan 16, 2025 | $0.18 | Jan 30, 2025 |
| Oct 31, 2024 | $0.18 | Nov 14, 2024 |
Short interest
- Shares sold short
- 6,181,773
- Days to cover
- 6.47
- Change vs previous report
- +1.8%
FINRA short interest, settlement date Sep 15, 2026.
Stock splits
- May 23, 2006
- 2-for-1
- Jan 11, 2005
- 2-for-1
- Jul 1, 2002
- 2-for-1
- Dec 28, 1993
- 4-for-3
- Dec 27, 1988
- 3-for-2