Commercial Metals (CMC) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2026)
Commercial Metals (CMC) reported Capital Expenditures of $175.57 million for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Aug 31, 2026), up 61.2% from $108.92 million a year earlier and up 12.4% from the prior quarter.
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Commercial Metals (CMC) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Aug 31, 2026), Commercial Metals posted Capital Expenditures of $579.84 million, up 43.9% from FY2025.
- Capital Expenditures has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 25.8% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- By fiscal year, Capital Expenditures came in at $402.82 million in FY2025 (+24.2%), $324.27 million in FY2024 (-46.5%), $606.67 million in FY2023 (+34.8%) and $449.99 million in FY2022 (+144.3%).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Capital Expenditures in data going back to fiscal Q1 2010.
- Year over year, Capital Expenditures has now increased in each of the last six quarters, with growth averaging 36.9% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Capital Expenditures in five years was fiscal Q4 2022 (growth of 174.2%); the low point was fiscal Q4 2024 (a decline of 51.2%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q4 2026 came in at $156.14 million (Q3 2026), $122.7 million (Q2 2026) and $125.44 million (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Capex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio Tinto | 166.15 Bn | 128.95 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Southern Copper | 145.61 Bn | 120.34 Bn | 3.10 Bn | 515.80 Mn |
| 3 | Rio Tinto | 138.54 Bn | 138.54 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | Newmont | 127.15 Bn | 92.29 Bn | 4.22 Bn | 856.00 Mn |
| 5 | Ternium | 100.63 Bn | 93.91 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Agnico Eagle Mines | 97.48 Bn | 92.69 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Freeport-Mcmoran | 88.12 Bn | 72.16 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 1.10 Bn |
| 8 | Barrick Mining | 69.35 Bn | 47.84 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 1.19 Bn |
| 9 | Nucor | 59.10 Bn | 48.48 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 571.00 Mn |
| 10 | Commercial Metals | 7.17 Bn | 6.40 Bn | 501.51 Mn | 175.57 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | 175.57 Mn |
| May 31, 2026 | 156.14 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 122.70 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 125.44 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 108.92 Mn |
| May 31, 2025 | 89.45 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 86.27 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 118.19 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 81.47 Mn |
| May 31, 2024 | 82.03 Mn |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 93.78 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 66.99 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 166.92 Mn |
| May 31, 2023 | 150.49 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 156.20 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 133.05 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 155.64 Mn |
| May 31, 2022 | 102.78 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 121.41 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 70.15 Mn |
API Access
Commercial Metals Capital Expenditures API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=capital-expenditures&ticker=CMC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "capital-expenditures", "ticker": "CMC", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=capital-expenditures&ticker=CMC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();