Commercial Metals (CMC) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Commercial Metals (CMC) posted FCF Payout Ratio of 0.29 for Q2 2026, down 36.73% on a QoQ basis from 0.46 in Q1 2026, and down 7.32% year-over-year from 0.31 in Q2 2025.
Analysis
Commercial Metals (CMC) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Commercial Metals has reported FCF Payout Ratio for 18 years, with the latest figure at 0.29 in Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, FCF Payout Ratio fell 7.32% year-over-year to 0.29 in Q2 2026; TTM through May 2026 was 0.2, a 6.77% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 0.26, up 90.28% from the prior year.
- FCF Payout Ratio was 0.29 for Q2 2026 at Commercial Metals, 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.
- Average FCF Payout Ratio over 5 years is 0.07, with a median of 0.1 recorded in 2025.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: FCF Payout Ratio jumped 437.5% in 2023, then slumped 725.69% in 2024.
- Over 5 years, FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.08 in 2022, then gained by 23.06% to 0.1 in 2023, then jumped by 124.35% to 0.22 in 2024, then climbed by 17.18% to 0.25 in 2025, then rose by 14.17% to 0.29 in 2026.
- The last three FCF Payout Ratio figures came in at 0.29 (Q2 2026), 0.46 (Q1 2026), and 0.25 (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ternium | 112.84 Bn | 102.94 Bn | 941.02 Mn | 0.37 |
| 2 | Nucor | 58.24 Bn | 55.55 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 0.07 |
| 3 | Steel Dynamics | 34.14 Bn | 33.55 Bn | 958.97 Mn | 0.25 |
| 4 | Gerdau | 10.23 Bn | 9.16 Bn | 558.98 Mn | - |
| 5 | Commercial Metals | 7.39 Bn | 6.83 Bn | 455.14 Mn | 0.29 |
| 6 | Cleveland-Cliffs | 6.75 Bn | 6.68 Bn | 132.00 Mn | - |
| 7 | Posco Holdings | 4.67 Bn | -5.01 Bn | 1.11 Bn | 0.19 |
| 8 | GRUPO SIMEC, S.A.B. de C.V | 4.41 Bn | 2.86 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | National Steel | 1.82 Bn | -1.00 Bn | 579.08 Mn | - |
| 10 | SunCoke Energy | 866.00 Mn | 823.30 Mn | 100.40 Mn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 31, 2026 | 0.29 |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 0.46 |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 0.25 |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 0.10 |
| 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 | 0.19 |