Commercial Metals (CMC) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)
Commercial Metals (CMC) recorded FCF Margin of 10.55% in fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Aug 31, 2026), up 0.79 percentage points from 9.76% a year earlier and up 7.47 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Commercial Metals (CMC) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Aug 31, 2026), Commercial Metals reported FCF Margin of 5.10%, up 1.10 percentage points from FY2025.
- Annual FCF Margin has a five-year change of +4.44 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Across earlier fiscal years, FCF Margin came in at 4.00% in FY2025 (-3.26 pp), 7.26% in FY2024 (-1.12 pp), 8.38% in FY2023 (+5.57 pp) and 2.81% in FY2022 (+2.15 pp).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure is the highest quarterly FCF Margin since fiscal Q4 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, FCF Margin rose in two of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.15 percentage points.
- Peak year-over-year performance for FCF Margin in the last five years was a gain of 12.98 percentage points in fiscal Q1 2023, against a drop of 4.72 percentage points in fiscal Q1 2025 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at 3.08% (Q3 2026), 2.04% (Q2 2026) and 3.71% (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio Tinto | 166.15 Bn | 128.95 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Southern Copper | 145.61 Bn | 120.34 Bn | 3.10 Bn | 36.38% |
| 3 | Rio Tinto | 138.54 Bn | 138.54 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | Newmont | 127.15 Bn | 92.29 Bn | 4.22 Bn | 30.05% |
| 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 | 13.43% |
| 8 | Barrick Mining | 69.35 Bn | 47.84 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 9.73% |
| 9 | Nucor | 59.10 Bn | 48.48 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 7.97% |
| 10 | Commercial Metals | 7.17 Bn | 6.40 Bn | 501.51 Mn | 10.55% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | 10.55% |
| May 31, 2026 | 3.08% |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 2.04% |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 3.71% |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 9.76% |
| May 31, 2025 | 3.22% |
| Feb 28, 2025 | -3.07% |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 4.97% |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 13.54% |
| May 31, 2024 | 5.57% |
| Feb 29, 2024 | -0.26% |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 9.69% |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 10.98% |
| May 31, 2023 | 9.61% |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 1.50% |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 10.74% |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 12.58% |
| May 31, 2022 | 3.36% |
| Feb 28, 2022 | -4.62% |
| Nov 30, 2021 | -2.24% |
API Access
Commercial Metals FCF 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=fcf-margin&ticker=CMC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "fcf-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=fcf-margin&ticker=CMC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();