Commercial Metals CMC
NYSE CMC
$65.32 -2.86 (-4.19%)
At close: Aug 20, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Commercial Metals (CMC) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)

Commercial Metals (CMC) posted quarterly FCF Payout Ratio of 0.29 for Q2 2026, down 7.32% year-over-year from 0.31 in Q2 2025, and down 36.73% quarter-over-quarter from 0.46 in Q1 2026.

Commercial Metals (CMC) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Commercial Metals' FCF Payout Ratio history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.29 for Q2 2026.

  • In Q2 2026, FCF Payout Ratio fell 7.32% year-over-year to 0.29; the TTM figure through May 2026 stood at 0.11 (down 51.02% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 0.12, down 12.39% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio for Q2 2026 stood at 0.29, down from 0.46 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for FCF Payout Ratio was 0.62 in Q1 2023, with the low at 3.86 in Q1 2024.
  • The 5-year median for FCF Payout Ratio is 0.09 (2023), against an average of 0.08.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: FCF Payout Ratio surged 437.5% in 2023, then slumped 725.69% in 2024.
  • Commercial Metals' FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.08 in 2022, then increased by 23.06% to 0.1 in 2023, then surged by 124.35% to 0.22 in 2024, then gained by 17.18% to 0.25 in 2025, then grew by 14.17% to 0.29 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows CMC's FCF Payout Ratio at 0.29 in Q2 2026, 0.46 in Q1 2026, and 0.25 in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Ati 28.47 Bn 27.69 Bn 309.80 Mn -
2 Carpenter Technology 24.45 Bn 24.05 Bn 268.90 Mn 0.07
3 Mueller Industries 13.49 Bn 12.07 Bn 395.35 Mn 0.20
4 Commercial Metals 7.25 Bn 6.69 Bn 455.14 Mn 0.29
5 Esab 4.82 Bn 4.61 Bn 307.21 Mn -
6 Gpgi 3.71 Bn 3.71 Bn - 0.09
7 Worthington Enterprises 2.78 Bn 2.75 Bn 101.89 Mn 0.17
8 Proto Labs 1.90 Bn 1.75 Bn 69.34 Mn -
9 Ryerson Holding 1.26 Bn 1.22 Bn 355.20 Mn 1.90
10 Insteel Industries 590.85 Mn 567.91 Mn 20.10 Mn 0.06

Historic Data

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DateValue
May 31, 2026 0.29
Feb 28, 2026 0.46
Nov 30, 2025 0.25
Aug 31, 2025 0.04
May 31, 2025 0.31
Feb 28, 2025 -0.38
Nov 30, 2024 0.22
Aug 31, 2024 0.08
May 31, 2024 0.18
Feb 29, 2024 -3.86
Nov 30, 2023 0.10
Aug 31, 2023 0.08
May 31, 2023 0.08
Feb 28, 2023 0.62
Nov 30, 2022 0.08
Aug 31, 2022 0.06
May 31, 2022 0.20
Feb 28, 2022 -0.18
Nov 30, 2021 -0.38
Aug 31, 2021 0.07