Commercial Metals (CMC) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026)
Commercial Metals' EBIT Margin was -74.07% in fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended May 31, 2026), up 5.66 percentage points from -79.73% a year earlier and up 2.59 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Commercial Metals (CMC) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Commercial Metals' EBIT Margin was -73.81% through May 31, 2026, up 10.58 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Aug 31, 2025), it was -82.97%, down 8.14 percentage points from FY2024.
- EBIT Margin has now declined for three consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year change of -7.00 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier fiscal years, EBIT Margin was -74.84% in FY2024 (-8.18 pp), -66.66% in FY2023 (-4.48 pp), -62.17% in FY2022 (+13.46 pp) and -75.63% in FY2021 (+0.35 pp).
- Quarterly EBIT Margin has moved between -95.99% (fiscal Q1 2025) and -55.02% (fiscal Q2 2022) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, EBIT Margin has increased for four straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.35 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for EBIT Margin over five years was fiscal Q1 2026 (a gain of 23.82 percentage points); the worst was fiscal Q1 2025 (a drop of 27.13 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, CMC's EBIT Margin in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 was -76.66% (Q2 2026), -72.17% (Q1 2026) and -72.28% (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBIT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio Tinto | 179.45 Bn | 145.58 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Southern Copper | 169.08 Bn | 147.94 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 61.16% |
| 3 | Newmont | 122.31 Bn | 90.49 Bn | 4.03 Bn | 16.48% |
| 4 | Ternium | 109.20 Bn | 74.25 Bn | 941.02 Mn | 12.17% |
| 5 | Freeport-Mcmoran | 103.31 Bn | 99.46 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 28.50% |
| 6 | Agnico Eagle Mines | 92.04 Bn | 92.04 Bn | 2.43 Bn | - |
| 7 | Barrick Mining | 68.84 Bn | 53.58 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 51.63% |
| 8 | Nucor | 55.48 Bn | 46.02 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 15.67% |
| 9 | ArcelorMittal | 53.16 Bn | 34.19 Bn | - | 6.29% |
| 10 | Commercial Metals | 7.14 Bn | 6.58 Bn | 455.14 Mn | -74.07% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 31, 2026 | -74.07% |
| Feb 28, 2026 | -76.66% |
| Nov 30, 2025 | -72.17% |
| Aug 31, 2025 | -72.28% |
| May 31, 2025 | -79.73% |
| Feb 28, 2025 | -85.43% |
| Nov 30, 2024 | -95.99% |
| Aug 31, 2024 | -77.12% |
| May 31, 2024 | -75.91% |
| Feb 29, 2024 | -77.65% |
| Nov 30, 2023 | -68.86% |
| Aug 31, 2023 | -69.99% |
| May 31, 2023 | -66.19% |
| Feb 28, 2023 | -68.70% |
| Nov 30, 2022 | -62.00% |
| Aug 31, 2022 | -64.84% |
| May 31, 2022 | -61.67% |
| Feb 28, 2022 | -55.02% |
| Nov 30, 2021 | -66.84% |
| Aug 31, 2021 | -73.58% |
Commercial Metals EBIT Margin 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=ebit-margin&ticker=CMC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebit-margin", "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=ebit-margin&ticker=CMC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();